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NCAA releases APR scores
The NCAA tournament and spring football are wrapped up, but there’s still one important spring date for college athletics across the country. The NCAA released its member institutions scores for the Academic Progress Rating, which determines potential penalties and postseason ineligibility if scores do not meet certain thresholds. A score of 930 must be met […]

St. John’s nabs Michigan State transfer Clark
St. John’s officially added Michigan State transfer Marvin Clark on Wednesday, the school announced. Clark, a 6-foot-6 forward, played his freshman and sophomore seasons for Tom Izzo in East Lansing before announcing his intent to transfer last month. He visited Providence in addition to St. John’s. “We are glad Marvin has decided to join our […]

Wisconsin’s Nigel Hayes to declare for the draft
He will not be signing with an agent.

Kentucky’s Marcus Lee: ‘My plan is to go to the NBA’
Marcus Lee has officially declared for the draft, and while he has yet to sign with an agent, all signs point toward the 6-foot-9 Kentucky center leaving school. “My plan is to go to the NBA. That’s the only goal,” Lee told ESPN.com. John Calipari announced earlier this spring that every member of his team […]

Attorney: NCAA also deserves blame in UNC fraud scandal
An attorney representing two ex-North Carolina athletes says the school and NCAA are both responsible for UNC’s long-running academic fraud scandal that he says denied athletes a quality education.

Former Syracuse star Pearl Washington dead at age 52
Pearl played an enormous role is building the Syracuse brand.

Providence lands former Hoosier Holt
Former Indiana player Emmitt Holt has committed to join Ed Cooley’s program at Providence, according to multiple reports. Holt spent last season at Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa, Ia. He left the Hoosier program last August after a series of high-profile off-the-court incidents. During his freshman season, Holt was cited for illegal consumption of […]

Antonio Blakeney to return to LSU
LSU announced on Tuesday that Antonio Blakeney will be returning to for his sophomore season. “After consulting with my coaches and with my family, I have decided to return to LSU for my sophomore season,” Blakeney said in a news release. “I believe I can further improve my skill set in different areas to become […]

Regents to discuss Menzies’ five-year contract with UNLV
UNLV is proposing a five-year contract that pays $3.7 million to its new men’s basketball coach, Marvin Menzies.

Former Iowa State star Nikki Moody sues coach
Former Iowa State basketball star Nikki Moody has sued coach Bill Fennelly, the university and the state for racial discrimination and retaliation, saying she was repeatedly called a “thug” and labeled a selfish player despite being the program’s career assists leader.

Syracuse guard Richardson enters NBA Draft, won’t hire agent
Malachi Richardson averaged 13.4 points and 4.3 rebounds per game as a freshman.

Cornell names Princeton assistant Brian Earl head coach
Earl was recently promoted to associate head coach by Princeton head coach Mitch Henderson.

Former UTSA head coach hospitalized with ‘double organ failure’
Brooks Thompson, who spent ten seasons at UTSA, had been feeling less than 100 percent for quite some time according to his wife.

2016 NBA DRAFT EARLY ENTRY LIST: A complete list of who’s in, who’s out and who has an agent
There are new rules when it comes to early entry into the 2016 NBA Draft. It now works like this: Any player in the country, after their freshman season, can declare for the draft as many as three times, going through the evaluation process and, if they’re good enough, getting an invite to the NBA […]

UConn coach Auriemma hospitalized with undisclosed illness
UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma has been hospitalized with an undisclosed illness.

Georgetown lands Robert Morris transfer Rodney Pryor
Georgetown landed a commitment from Rodney Pryor over the weekend, a graduate transfer from Robert Morris that is heading into his sixth season of college basketball. “Proud to say I am a Georgetown Hoya,” Pryor tweeted out on Sunday night. Listen to this road he’s travelled: After graduating high school, he enrolled at Kirkwood Community […]

Nevada defends hire of Cal assistant accused of harassment
Nevada President Marc Johnson released a series of text messages and other documents Friday that he says demonstrate why the university was comfortable hiring an assistant basketball coach who was accused of sexual harassment before he resigned from California.

New Mexico State coach Marvin Menzies on the verge of replacing Chris Beard at UNLV
UNLV appears to have found its new head coach in former New Mexico State coach Marvin Menzies.

Loyola coach Sheryl Swoopes being investigated for mistreatment of players after mass transfers
Loyola (IL) coach and recent Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Sheryl Swoopes is being investigated by the school for mistreatment after 10 of 12 returning players have tried to transfer this offseason.

VIDEOS: Maryland started a ‘My Boo’ dance movement that is sweeping college basketball
College basketball players from across the country are posting dance videos to a popular 20-year-old song.

Ex-UNLV coach Chris Beard to replace Tubby Smith at Texas Tech
This is a bad, bad situation for UNLV.

More issues come to light in Milwaukee athletic department after broadcaster’s retirement
Bill Johnson retired last night. If you don’t know the name Bill Johnson, you probably aren’t a fan of Milwaukee Panthers basketball. Johnson was the play-by-play voice of the basketball team for the last 16 seasons before announcing on Instagram that his tenure is over. Normally, a random play-by-play guy for a mid-major program retiring […]

Minnesota lands Milwaukee transfer Akeem Springs
Minnesota landed a key graduate transfer as former Milwaukee guard Akeem Springs committed to the Golden Gophers.

Cinderellas: Nothing in college basketball compares to Leicester City
When we’re talking about the greatest Cinderella story in college basketball history, the name that most people are going to cling to is Butler. You remember those Bulldogs, right? They made it to back-to-back national title games out of the Horizon League, and on paper, that sure makes them seem like an underdog, right? But […]

Chris Beard meets with Texas Tech; UNLV expects issue to be ‘resolved’ Friday
This is a bad, bad situation for UNLV.

Vanderbilt junior center Damian Jones entering NBA Draft
Vanderbilt junior center Damian Jones is bypassing his final year of eligibility to enter the NBA Draft.

South Florida dismisses second-leading scorer from the program
South Florida has dismissed Chris Perry from the program, head coach Orlando Antigua announced on Thursday. “We have standards and expectations at USF and everyone will be held accountable to them,” Antigua said in the release. “I appreciate Chris’ contributions to our program and wish him the best. I’m excited about the team we have […]

Reports: NBA declares Thon Maker eligible for 2016 NBA Draft
Maker’s good to go, but what will this ruling mean for other prospects?

Oregon’s Boucher, Brooks to enter NBA Draft, won’t hire agents
Should the front court tandem return, Oregon will be one of the best teams in the country next season.

Xavier reserve guard Larry Austin Jr. to transfer
Xavier returns a lot to its perimeter rotation next season, so an increase in playing time was going to be tough for Austin.

VIDEO: Villanova’s Arcidiacono, Ochefu, Howard surprise 4-year old
The two senior captains were waiting for the young child in a newly designed playhouse with a cake and other goodies.

Memphis to hire Texas Tech’s Tubby Smith
Smith spent three seasons in Lubbock, leading the Red Raiders to the NCAA tournament for the first time in nine years.

Poeltl entering NBA draft
Utah sophomore Jakob Poeltl is entering the NBA draft and hiring an agent, he announced Wednesday. It certainly not a surprising move for the 7-footer as he’s a likely lottery pick after averaging 17.2 points, 9.1 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game this past season. He’s largely considered the top center prospect in this year’s […]

Ferguson pledges to Arizona
Wildcats add another to impressive ’16 class

South Dakota State expected to T.J. Otzelberger
T.J. Otzelberger is expected to be hired as the next head coach at South Dakota State, sources told NBCSports.com. An official announcement could come within the next 24 hours. Otzelberger has been an assistant coach at Iowa State for eight of the last 10 years, with a two-year stint at Washington in between. He was […]

Rick Pitino on Louisville investigation: ‘It’s almost pretty much over’
Pitino doesn’t provide many details but he does hint that the investigation may be over.