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Gonzaga guard Joel Ayayi drives to the basket ahead of teammate guard Jalen Suggs (1) and Baylor guard Davion Mitchell (45) during the first half of the championship game in the men's Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament, Monday, April 5, 2021, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Baylor beatdown: Bears win title, hang 86-70 loss on Gonzaga

By Eddie Pells Apr. 05, 2021 11:52 PM EDT

Baylor guard Davion Mitchell (45) passes around Gonzaga forward Corey Kispert (24) during the first half of the championship game in the men's Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament, Monday, April 5, 2021, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Baylor nearly flawless in title game rout of Gonzaga

By Dave Skretta Apr. 05, 2021 11:47 PM EDT

Baylor forward Flo Thamba (0) fights for a rebound with Gonzaga forward Drew Timme (2) during the first half of the championship game in the men's Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament, Monday, April 5, 2021, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Analysis: Baylor bullied the Bulldogs to win national title

By John Marshall Apr. 05, 2021 11:42 PM EDT

Baylor guard MaCio Teague drives past Gonzaga forward Corey Kispert (24) during the first half of the championship game in the men's Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament, Monday, April 5, 2021, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
The Latest: Baylor 1st national title denies Zags perfection

By The Associated Press Apr. 05, 2021 08:37 PM EDT

High-scoring guard Jamir Harris transferring to Seton Hall

Apr. 05, 2021 02:32 PM EDT
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. (AP) — Guard Jamir Harris is returning to New Jersey and joining Seton Hall as a graduate transfer. Coach Kevin Willard...

Baylor guard MaCio Teague (31) shoots ahead of Houston guard Quentin Grimes (24) during the second half of a men's Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament semifinal game, Saturday, April 3, 2021, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Baylor trio of Butler, Teague, Mitchell headed to title game

By Dave Skretta Apr. 04, 2021 11:59 AM EDT

Oregon assistant basketball coach Tony Stubblefield, right, with head coach Dana Altman, left, questions a call during an NCAA college basketball game against Colorado on Feb. 18, 2021. DePaul has hired longtime Oregon assistan Stubblefield as head coach, hoping he can restore a struggling program, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Thursday, April 1, 2021. (Chris Pietsch/The Register-Guard via AP)
AP source: DePaul hires Oregon's Tony Stubblefield as coach

By Andrew Seligman Apr. 01, 2021 03:21 PM EDT

Creighton forward Christian Bishop (13) watches from the bench against Gonzaga in the second half of a Sweet 16 game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Sunday, March 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Creighton center Christian Bishop plans to transfer

Apr. 01, 2021 09:39 AM EDT

FILE - Villanova head coach Jay Wright, left, and assistant coach Kyle Neptune yell to their team during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Creighton in Philadelphia, in this Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020, file photo. Fordham hired longtime Villanova assistant Kyle Neptune on Tuesday, March 30, 3021, to take over a men's basketball program that has had only two winning seasons since joining the Atlantic 10 Conference in 1995. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
Fordham hires Villanova's Neptune to revive men's basketball

Mar. 30, 2021 10:46 AM EDT

Dr. Michael R. Lovell, left, the president of Marquette, embraces Shaka Smart Monday, March 29, 2021, before a news conference at the Al McGuire Center in Milwaukee. Smart is the new NCAA college head men's basketball coach at Marquette. (Ebony Cox/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)
Shaka Smart back home, eager to revitalize Marquette hoops

By Steve Megargee Mar. 29, 2021 06:21 PM EDT

AP source: Fordham taps Villanova assistant Neptune as coach

By Ralph D. Russo Mar. 29, 2021 06:02 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Fordham is finalizing a deal to hire Villanova assistant Kyle Neptune to be its new men’s basketball coach. A person with...

Gonzaga forward Anton Watson (22) drives between Creighton forward Christian Bishop, left, and Mitch Ballock (24)in the first half of a Sweet 16 game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Sunday, March 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Unbeaten Zags keep rolling with 83-65 rout of Creighton

By Michael Marot Mar. 28, 2021 04:28 PM EDT

Villanova forward Jermaine Samuels, center, tries to pass from defensive pressure from Baylor guard Adam Flagler, left, and Baylor forward Flo Thamba, right, in the second 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/Michael Conroy)
Baylor defense too much for Villanova in flat 2nd half

By Michael Marot Mar. 27, 2021 09:15 PM EDT

Oregon State guard Ethan Thompson celebrates after a Sweet 16 game against Loyola Chicago in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Saturday, March 27, 2021, in Indianapolis. Oregon State won 65-58. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Oregon State is 18th double-digit seed in NCAA Elite Eight

By Tim Booth Mar. 27, 2021 08:42 PM EDT

Baylor forward Flo Thamba (0) and Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua (23) react to a play against Villanova in the second 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/Michael Conroy)
Close range: Baylor grinds to Elite 8 in 62-51 win ova 'Nova

By Eddie Pells Mar. 27, 2021 07:41 PM EDT

Gonzaga guard Jalen Suggs (1) is fouled by Oklahoma guard Elijah Harkless (24) in the second half of a second-round game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Monday, March 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Unbeaten Zags hope to take next step against Creighton

By Michael Marot Mar. 27, 2021 02:05 PM EDT

Texas head coach Shaka Smart, left, talks with an official during the first half of a college basketball game between Texas and Abilene Christian in the first round of the NCAA tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis Saturday, March 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Shaka Smart leaves Texas to take over Marquette's program

By Steve Megargee Mar. 26, 2021 06:20 PM EDT

Baylor's MaCio Teague celebrates after scoring against Hartford during the first half of a college basketball game in the first round of the NCAA tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis Friday, March 19, 2021, in Indianapolis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
What To Watch: Baylor-Villanova, Bueckers-Clark at NCAAs

By The Associated Press Mar. 26, 2021 06:09 PM EDT

Baylor head coach Scott Drew talks with Tchamwa Tchatchoua (23) during the second half of a college basketball game against Hartford in the first round of the NCAA tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis Friday, March 19, 2021, in Indianapolis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Musselman's ground-up path leads Arkansas into Sweet 16

By John Marshall Mar. 26, 2021 02:24 PM EDT

Seton Hall forward Sandro Mamukelashvili (23) goes to the basket against St. John's guard Julian Champagnie (2) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinals of the Big East conference tournament, Thursday, March 11, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Double-double: Champagnie twins enter NBA draft process

By Mike Fitzpatrick Mar. 26, 2021 02:40 AM EDT