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The Villanova team poses after practice for the men's Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament, Friday, April 1, 2022, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Final Four sparks debate: What merits blueblood status?

By Dave Skretta Apr. 02, 2022 03:01 AM EDT

Kansas head coach Bill Self cuts down the net after a college basketball game in the Elite 8 round of the NCAA tournament against Miami Sunday, March 27, 2022, in Chicago. Kansas won 76-50 to advance to the Final Four. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Villanova-Kansas renew high-stakes history at Final Four

By Dave Skretta Apr. 01, 2022 03:37 PM EDT

Butler head coach LaVall Jordan, left, talks to Chuck Harris (3) and Aaron Thompson (2) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Providence at the Big East Conference tournament Thursday, March 10, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Butler fires LaVall Jordan after 2nd straight losing season

Apr. 01, 2022 11:37 AM EDT

Duke center Mark Williams dunks during the second half of a basketball game against Arkansas in the Elite 8 round of the NCAA men's tournament Saturday, March 26, 2022, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

A look at each Final Four team, through advanced stats

By Noah Trister Apr. 01, 2022 02:03 AM EDT

FILE - George Mikan, of the Minneapolis Lakers, polishes off the sign on the marquee of Madison Square Garden in New York, on Dec. 13, 1949. Madison Square Garden won't host the NIT semifinals and championship game the next two years, according to a person with direct knowledge of the decision — ending a college basketball tradition that dates to 1938. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity late Wednesday night, March 23, 2022, because no public announcement had been made. (AP Photo/Jacob Harris, File)

Xavier edges Texas A&M 73-72 for 1st NIT title since 1958

Mar. 31, 2022 10:05 PM EDT

Villanova guard Collin Gillespie passes around Houston guard Jamal Shead during the first half of a college basketball game in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA tournament on Saturday, March 26, 2022, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Villanova's Gillespie latest guard in low post for Wildcats

By John Marshall Mar. 31, 2022 05:04 PM EDT

New Seton Hall men's basketball coach Shaheen Holloway, center, has a moment with his former Saint Peter's player, Doug Edert, during Holloway's introductory news conference as the new head coach of Seton Hall men's basketball team at Walsh Gym Thursday, March 31, 2022, in South Orange, N.J. Holloway led underdog Saint Peter's to the Elite 8 round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament last week. (Andrew Mills/NJ Advance Media via AP)

Holloway returns to coach Seton Hall, Peacocks there as well

By Tom Canavan Mar. 31, 2022 04:37 PM EDT

Kansas head coach Bill Self talks to Ochai Agbaji during the first half of a college basketball game in the Elite 8 round of the NCAA tournament Sunday, March 27, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Final Four gets experience boost from transfer portal, COVID

By Dave Skretta Mar. 31, 2022 03:38 PM EDT

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Mar. 31, 2022 11:19 AM EDT
April 1 1938 — Joe Louis knocks out Harry Thomas in the fifth round in Chicago to retain his world heavyweight title. 1940 — Governor...

St. Peter's head coach Shaheen Holloway reacts during the first half of a college basketball game against North Carolina in the Elite 8 round of the NCAA tournament, Sunday, March 27, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

Shaheen Holloway leaves Saint Peter's for Seton Hall

By Tom Canavan Mar. 30, 2022 06:51 PM EDT

Saint Peter's basketball coach Shaheen Holloway takes job at Seton Hall after historic NCAA Tournament run as 15 seed

Mar. 30, 2022 06:40 PM EDT
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. (AP) — Saint Peter's basketball coach Shaheen Holloway takes job at Seton Hall after historic NCAA Tournament run as 15 seed. ...

Georgetown coach Patrick Ewing calls out to the team after a shot clock violation during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Seton Hall at the Big East men's tournament Wednesday, March 9, 2022, in New York. Seton Hall won 57-53. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

3 Georgetown men's basketball players enter transfer portal

Mar. 30, 2022 05:55 PM EDT

FILE -Saint Peter's Doug Edert, right, reaches for a pass past Purdue's Ethan Morton during the first half of a college basketball game in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA tournament, Friday, March 25, 2022, in Philadelphia. Kansas, Villanova, North Carolina and Duke will play in the first Final Four to take place under the new world of “name, image and likeness” endorsements in college sports. It allows college players to earn money through endorsements. And as his team's Cinderella run to the Elite Eight gained steam, Saint Peter's guard Doug Edert got into the act, announcing on Instagram that he'd struck a deal to hawk chicken wings.(AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

March Madness paying off for players under mishmash of rules

By Eddie Pells Mar. 30, 2022 01:01 PM EDT

Kansas head coach Bill Self and players hold up the winning trophy after a college basketball game in the Elite 8 round of the NCAA tournament against Miami, March 27, 2022, in Chicago. This year's Final Four is either unprecedented or pretty close. Kansas arrives having recently taken over the Division I lead in all-time wins. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

A look back at some of the best blue blood Final Fours

By Noah Trister Mar. 30, 2022 02:42 AM EDT

Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski celebrates while cutting down the net after Duke defeated Arkansas in a college basketball game in the Elite 8 round of the NCAA men's tournament in San Francisco, Saturday, March 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

What you need to know about each team in the Final Four

By Steve Megargee Mar. 30, 2022 02:39 AM EDT

Xavier outlasts St. Bonaventure 84-77 in NIT semifinals

Mar. 29, 2022 11:23 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Jack Nunge, Adam Kunkel and Zach Freemantle each scored 18 points, and Xavier outlasted St. Bonaventure 84-77 in the NIT semifinals Tuesday night. ...