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Alabama hires Austin Claunch as assistant hoops coach

Apr. 18, 2023 12:17 PM EDT
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama coach Nate Oats has hired Nicholls State head coach Austin Claunch to fill one of his three vacancies on the bench. ...

Connecticut head coach Dan Hurley celebrates during the net cutting after the men's national championship college basketball game against San Diego State in the NCAA Tournament on Monday, April 3, 2023, in Houston. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
UConn March Madness steamroller could be start of a new era

By Eddie Pells Apr. 04, 2023 04:17 AM EDT

San Diego State guard Micah Parrish (3) reacts to a play during the second half of a Final Four college basketball game against Florida Atlantic in the NCAA Tournament on Saturday, April 1, 2023, in Houston. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vasquez)
Transfer portal lifts UConn, San Diego State to NCAA final

By Aaron Beard Apr. 02, 2023 05:27 PM EDT

Michigan center Hunter Dickinson (1) reacts after scoring during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Indiana, Sunday, March 5, 2023, in Bloomington, Ind. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)
Michigan center Hunter Dickinson enters the transfer portal

Mar. 31, 2023 06:29 PM EDT

San Diego State guard Adam Seiko, left, and guard Triston Broughton talk during practice for their Final Four college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament on Friday, March 31, 2023, in Houston. San Diego State and Florida Atlantic play on Saturday. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vasquez)
San Diego State's Final Four run a boon for its conference

By John Marshall Mar. 31, 2023 03:32 PM EDT

Connecticut head coach Dan Hurley speaks during a news conference in preparation for the Final Four college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Houston. Miami will face UConn on Saturday. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
March Madness came early in topsy-turvy college hoops season

By Aaron Beard Mar. 30, 2023 05:26 PM EDT

Texas head coach Rodney Terry reacts in the second half of an Elite 8 college basketball game against Miami in the Midwest Regional of the NCAA Tournament Sunday, March 26, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Texas names Terry as full-time coach after Elite Eight run

By Jim Vertuno Mar. 27, 2023 05:38 PM EDT

San Diego State forward Aguek Arop (33) celebrates victory against Creighton in the second half of a Elite 8 college basketball game in the South Regional of the NCAA Tournament, Sunday, March 26, 2023, in Louisville, Ky. San Diego State won 57-56.(AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Final Four newcomers: Grab your name tag at the door

By Eddie Pells Mar. 26, 2023 05:28 PM EDT

FILE - George Mason head coach Kim English argues a call during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Auburn Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, in Auburn, Ala. Providence has hired English to be its next basketball coach, quickly moving to fill the opening vacated after Ed Cooley left to take the job at Big East rival Georgetown. Cooley resigned from Providence after 12 seasons. (AP Photo/Julie Bennett, File)
Providence hires Kim English as next men's basketball coach

By Kyle Hightower Mar. 23, 2023 03:21 PM EDT

Tennessee guard Tyreke Key (4) drives around Duke forward Dariq Whitehead (0) during the second half of a second-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament Saturday, March 18, 2023, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Transfer portal provided boost for most March Madness teams

By Larry Lage Mar. 22, 2023 05:10 AM EDT

FILE - Arkansas head coach Eric Musselman reacts on the bench in the second half of a second-round college basketball game against Kansas in the NCAA Tournament, Saturday, March 18, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. Musselman has a support staff of 14 people beyond himself and three assistants with the goal of being “at the forefront of analytics.” That includes a director of internal operations, a director of scouting, a recruiting coordinator, an assistant director of recruiting and scouting, and seven graduate assistants. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
College hoops staffs specialize to meet roster, NIL demands

By Aaron Beard Mar. 21, 2023 01:25 PM EDT

Mississippi State's Jessika Carter (4) celebrates as she walks off the court after winning a first-round college basketball game against Creighton in the NCAA Tournament, Friday, March 17, 2023, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Michael Caterina)
Notre Dame, Miss State meet in 2018 title game rematch

By The Associated Press Mar. 18, 2023 05:37 PM EDT

TCU forward Chuck O'Bannon Jr. (5) celebrates with guard Mike Miles Jr. (1) after making a basket during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Kansas State in the second round of the Big 12 Conference tournament Thursday, March 9, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
TCU back in NCAA, motivated by OT loss to top seed last year

By Stephen Hawkins Mar. 15, 2023 06:02 PM EDT

Howard's Jelani Williams (5) embraces teammate Freedom Rhames (55) after defeating Norfolk State in an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament, Saturday, March 11, 2023, in Norfolk, Va. (AP Photo/Mike Caudill)
HBCU commissioners working together on NIL, sports growth

By Alanis Thames Mar. 15, 2023 04:41 PM EDT

Penn State's Michael Henn reacts after getting called for a foul during the second half of an NCAA semifinal basketball game against Indiana at the Big Ten men's tournament, Saturday, March 11, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Michael Henn returns to March Madness with Penn State

By Jay Cohen Mar. 14, 2023 05:10 AM EDT

FILE - Texas head coach Chris Beard looks on during the first half an NCAA college basketball game against UTEP on Nov. 7, 2022, in Austin, Texas. Mississippi has hired Chris Beard as basketball coach five weeks after his firing from Texas following a domestic violence arrest. The Rebels announced Beard's hiring on Monday, March 13, 2023, and will introduce him Tuesday in a public event at the SBJ Pavilion. (AP Photo/Michael Thomas, File)
Ole Miss hires former Texas coach Chris Beard

Mar. 13, 2023 12:11 PM EDT

Washington head coach Mike Hopkins gestures to his players against California during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Berkeley, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
Washington to bring back coach Mike Hopkins for 7th season

By Tim Booth Mar. 12, 2023 03:25 PM EDT

Today in Sports History-Elite football in Britain suspended

By The Associated Press Mar. 12, 2023 10:00 AM EDT
March 13 1894 — J.L. Johnstone of England invents the starting gate for horse racing. 1920 — NYU wins the national amateur basketball...

Georgia Tech head coach Josh Pastner directs players during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Syracuse in Syracuse, N.Y., Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)
Josh Pastner fired after 7 seasons as Georgia Tech coach

By Paul Newberry Mar. 10, 2023 03:56 PM EST

FILE - Georgetown head coach Patrick Ewing walks off the court after an NCAA college basketball game against Villanova during the first round of the Big East Conference Tournament, Wednesday, March 8, 2023, in New York. Ewing was fired as men’s basketball coach at Georgetown, Thursday, March 9, 2023, after the latest in a series of rough seasons at the school he led to a national championship as a player in the 1980s. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Patrick Ewing fired by Georgetown; went 13-50 last 2 seasons

By Howard Fendrich Mar. 09, 2023 06:16 PM EST