Relationships
FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2021, file photo, South Carolina coach Frank Martin talks to players during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Missouri in Columbia, Mo. Martin thinks he’s bounced back from the worst season of his career. He believes his Gamecocks are ready for the same thing this year. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson, File)
South Carolina, Martin want to be physical hoops team again

By Pete Iacobelli Oct. 21, 2021 11:22 AM EDT

In this 2019 photo provided by UCLA Athletics, Hep Cronin, left, sits with his son UCLA men's basketball coach Mick Cronin, right, at the Wooden's booth at VIP's Cafe in the Tarzana section of Los Angeles where legendary UCLA coach John Wooden used to have breakfast every morning. Mike's dad has become an unlikely celebrity during the Bruins' run to the Final Four in his son's second season in Westwood. (UCLA Athletics via AP)
Father Hep: Cronin's dad relishes UCLA's run to Final Four

By Joe Reedy Apr. 02, 2021 07:19 PM EDT

Florida State head coach Leonard Hamilton directs players during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Notre Dame on Saturday, March 6, 2021, in South Bend, Ind. Notre Dame won 83-73. (AP Photo/Robert Franklin)
Love and basketball: UM's Howard faces his friend at FSU

By Eddie Pells Mar. 27, 2021 01:57 PM EDT

Kansas forward David McCormack (33) greetsEastern Washington forward Tanner Groves (35) after Kansas won a first-round game in the NCAA college basketball tournament at Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis, Saturday, March 20, 2021. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
Family affair; Groves boys steal show for Eastern Washington

By Will Graves Mar. 20, 2021 05:55 PM EDT

Grand Canyon's head coach Bryce Drew directs his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against New Mexico State for the championship of the Western Athletic Conference men's tournament Saturday, March 13, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Chase Stevens)
Drew brothers back to their Indiana roots at NCAA Tournament

By John Marshall Mar. 18, 2021 02:02 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 15, 2018, file photo, Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, left, greets the Loyola Chicago basketball team as the Ramblers walk off the court after a win over Miami in a first-round game at the NCAA college basketball tournament in Dallas. Loyola Chicago is back in the tournament. And Sister Jean will be there, too. The 101-year-old team chaplain's lobbying paid off Tuesday, March 16, when the school reversed course and announced she will go. That means she gets to watch her beloved Ramblers in person for the first time this season when No. 17 Loyola meets Georgia Tech in Indianapolis on Friday. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
Sister Jean thrilled to join Loyola Chicago for NCAA

By Andrew Seligman Mar. 16, 2021 08:27 PM EDT

Hartford's Traci Carter (25) faces off against UMass-Lowell's Anthony Blunt (14) during an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the America East conference tournament Saturday, March 13, 2021, in Hartford, Conn. (Kassi Jackson/Hartford Courant via AP)
Hartford guard leads fight off the court against violence

By Pat Eaton-Robb Mar. 16, 2021 02:17 AM EDT

USC beats Cal Baptist 95-87 in OT; Mobley has 21 in debut

By Beth Harris Nov. 25, 2020 11:54 PM EST
LOS ANGELES (AP) — No fans, coaches talking to players through masks, and a pesky opponent that refused to go away in regulation. It all added up to quite a...

FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2018, file photo, Nevada forward Cody Martin, right, dribbles downcourt as his twin brother Caleb Martin, left, trails during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Southern California in Los Angeles. Florida's Jalen Hudson and the Martins will share the court in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
Florida's Hudson welcomes NCAA game vs Nevada's Martin twins

By Mark Long Mar. 18, 2019 05:44 PM EDT

Longtime friends Vitale, Brown to call first game together

By Joe Reedy Feb. 04, 2019 05:34 PM EST
Dick Vitale gets to experience a pair of rarities Tuesday night — he will call a game with Hubie Brown and he will be the junior analyst. The longtime...