TIM REYNOLDS
Florida Atlantic head coach Dusty May directs his team in the first half of an Elite 8 college basketball game against Kansas State in the NCAA Tournament's East Region final, Saturday, March 25, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
May Madness: This March, FAU coach has Owls on cusp of title

By Tim Reynolds 19 hrs ago
Dusty May's March Madness run with FAU likely was one few saw coming.

Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim watches during their loss against Wake Forest in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament, Wednesday, March 8, 2023, in Greensboro, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Jim Boeheim's long career at Syracuse ends, Autry takes over

By Tim Reynolds Mar. 08, 2023 05:24 PM EST
Jim Boeheim enrolled at Syracuse in 1962. Played there until 1966. Started coaching

Pittsburgh guard Nike Sibande (22) shoots past Miami forward A.J. Casey (0) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, March 4, 2023, in Coral Gables, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Miami takes No. 1 seed in ACC, edges Pitt 78-76 for title

By Tim Reynolds Mar. 04, 2023 08:26 PM EST
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Miami coach Jim Larrañaga climbed the ladder, grabbed the

Miami guard Jordan Miller (11) and forward Anthony Walker (1) celebrate after Walker dunked the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Florida State, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, in Coral Gables, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
FSU rallies from 25 down, stuns No. 13 Miami 85-84

By Tim Reynolds Feb. 25, 2023 06:19 PM EST
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Down by 25 early in the second half, Florida State decided

Roberts scores 23, Miami tops No. 9 Virginia Tech 77-66

By Tim Reynolds Jan. 08, 2023 03:09 PM EST
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Jasmyn Roberts was recruited by Virginia Tech, so the

Miami head coach Katie Meier yells during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Notre Dame, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022, in Coral Gables, Fla. (AP Photo/Rhona Wise)
No. 5 Notre Dame moves to 11-1, holds off Miami 66-63

By Tim Reynolds Dec. 29, 2022 08:23 PM EST
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Maddy Westbeld scored 15 points and grabbed 11 rebounds,

FILE - Miami head coach Jim Larranaga speaks during the school's NCAA college basketball media day, Friday, Oct. 7, 2022, in Coral Gables, Fla. Larranaga and Miami (3-0) will play Providence (3-0) in the opening round of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament in Uncasville, Connecticut on Saturday, Nov. 19, with the Hurricanes’ coach, and 1971 Providence graduate, entering with 699 career wins(AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File)
For Miami's Jim Larrañaga, a milestone 700th win awaits

By Tim Reynolds Nov. 18, 2022 10:31 AM EST
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — It’s almost like Miami coach Jim Larrañaga wrote the script

Miami forward Norchad Omier speaks during the school's NCAA college basketball media day, Friday, Oct. 7, 2022, in Coral Gables, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Larrañaga, Miami looking for more after making Elite 8 run

By Tim Reynolds Oct. 19, 2022 10:40 AM EDT
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Absolutely nothing was expected of Miami last season, as

AP source: Miami's Chris Caputo accepts offer to be GW coach

By Tim Reynolds Mar. 31, 2022 09:41 PM EDT
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Longtime Miami associate head coach Chris Caputo has

Miami's Sam Waardenburg (21) blocks Auburn's Jabari Smith (10) during the second half of a college basketball game in the second round of the NCAA tournament Sunday, March 20, 2022, in Greenville, S.C. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Larrañaga's scramble scheme leads Miami into Sweet 16

By Tim Reynolds Mar. 21, 2022 12:03 PM EDT
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — To fully understand how long Miami coach Jim Larrañaga has

FILE - Then-Penn State head coach Patrick Chambers, left, talks to guard Jamari Wheeler during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Northwestern in Evanston, Ill., Saturday, March 7, 2020. Florida Gulf Coast introduced Patrick Chambers as its new men’s basketball coach on Tuesday, March 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
FGCU introduces Pat Chambers as men's basketball coach

By Tim Reynolds Mar. 15, 2022 11:38 AM EDT
Pat Chambers quickly convinced Florida Gulf Coast that he was the right person to

Florida Gulf Coast head coach Michael Fly shouts to his players during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Southern California, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius)
No. 25 USC tops FGCU in 'Dunk City' reunion game, 78-61

By Tim Reynolds Nov. 16, 2021 07:55 PM EST
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Just like old times. Dunk City was rocking. Fans were

Uiversity of Miami (Fla.) head coach Jim Larranaga smiles during NCAA college basketball Atlantic Coast Conference media day, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley)
Hurricanes basketball hoping transfers can make quick impact

By Tim Reynolds Oct. 20, 2021 10:25 AM EDT
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Miami’s new point guard is playing for his fourth

Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim watches against Houston in the first half of a Sweet 16 game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Saturday, March 27, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
The home of the Masters is a draw for basketball's best, too

By Tim Reynolds Apr. 07, 2021 02:33 AM EDT
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — It was April 7, 2003. Exactly 18 years ago Wednesday,

FILE - In this Aug. 3, 1996 file photo, Dream Team members Charles Barkley, left, and Grant Hill share a laugh with teammates after receiving their gold medals at the Centennial Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta. USA Basketball announced Saturday, April 3, 2021, that Hill will take over as managing director of the men’s national team after this summer’s Tokyo Olympics. (AP Photo/Hans Deryk, File)
USA Basketball picks Grant Hill as Colangelo's replacement

By Tim Reynolds Apr. 03, 2021 12:08 PM EDT
Grant Hill helped the U.S. win Olympic gold in 1996. He would have been on the

Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery questions a call against his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Wisconsin, Sunday, March 7, 2021, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Picking the bracket: The Big Ten will feel right at home

By Tim Reynolds Mar. 15, 2021 12:39 AM EDT
This is the annual story to tell you how to win your office NCAA tournament

Jimmy Walker and C.T. Pan, of Taipei, walk to the 16th green with their caddies during a practice round for the Masters golf tournament Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
March 11, 2020: The night sports, as we knew them, ended

By Tim Reynolds Mar. 11, 2021 04:36 PM EST
Nobody knew exactly what to say in Oklahoma City around 7:10 p.m. local time on

Texas A&M quarterback Kellen Mond (11) speaks to head coach Jimbo Fisher during an NCAA college football game against Tennessee in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn., Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020. (Brianna Paciorka/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Texas A&M, North Carolina look forward, await Orange Bowl

By Tim Reynolds Jan. 01, 2021 11:13 AM EST
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — If there’s one belief that Texas A&M and North

FILE - Stephen F. Austin forward Nathan Bain (23), of the Bahamas, and guard David Kachelries (4) celebrate Bain's game-winning basket against Duke in overtime of an NCAA college basketball game in Durham, N.C., in this Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019, file photo. Bain provided one of college basketball’s signature moments last season, a buzzer-beating layup in overtime to give unheralded Stephen F. Austin a stunning upset over Duke. But that became just a sliver of the story that night. His layup won a game -- and rebuilt a home, rebuilt a school and rebuilt a church, all of it directly impacting the lives of hundreds of Bahamians who have dealt with enormous challenges for the last 14 months and counting. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
After Hurricane Dorian, a layup helped the Bahamas rebuild

By Tim Reynolds Nov. 09, 2020 10:27 AM EST
The newly rebuilt Tabernacle Baptist Church in Freeport, Bahamas, doesn’t see

AP source: FIU's Garcia defers salary in virus response

By Tim Reynolds May. 06, 2020 08:02 PM EDT
MIAMI (AP) — A person with knowledge of the situation says Florida