Syracuse names John Wildhack new athletics director

Five-star Mitchell Robinson picks Western Kentucky
Robinson is ranked as the No. 1 center and No. 10 player overall in Class of 2017

NCAA committees look at selection process
The group wants to find better balance for how it evaluates possible tournament teams.

Clemson’s Littlejohn Coliseum to be new, improved and ready to go
Littlejohn, which originally opened in 1968, has been under renovation since May 2015.

Five-star talent will play overseas, not Arizona
Arizona coach Sean Miller made the news official Thursday.

Tyndall files appeal, seeks to reverse show-cause penalty
Donnie Tyndall has filed an appeal to reverse the 10-year show cause penalty he received from the NCAA in April for violations that occurred while he was coaching Southern Mississippi

Five-star Mitchell Robinson commits to W. Kentucky
Robinson is ranked as the No. 1 center and No. 10 player overall in Class of 2017

3 new coaches look forward to competing in Big 12
Brad Underwood embraces the rich history at Oklahoma State

Stallings rises early to enjoy son’s MLB debut
Pitt coach drops his kid off at his game once more – this time at Wrigley Field.

Tyndall wants NCAA’s ruling ‘completely overturned’
In an effort to have his 10-year show-cause penalty overturned, Donnie Tyndall has filed an appeal.

NCAA basketball committees look at selection process
The group wants to find better balance for how it evaluates possible tournament teams.

NCAA hoops committees could add another region
The four current regions (East, South, Midwest and West) would add a Southeast Region.

Freshman G Kobe Paras withdraws from UCLA
Guard Kobe Paras won’t be attending UCLA this fall and won’t be playing basketball for the Bruins

Wyoming nonconference schedule released
A visit by Northern Iowa highlights the Wyoming men’s basketball nonconference schedule next season

Hawaii to play in Pearl Harbor basketball invitational
The University of Hawaii men’s basketball team will play in the Fox Sports Pearl Harbor Invitational in December, part of the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor

Reserve guard Benji Bell will transfer from Florida State
Benji Bell, who came off the bench for Florida State last season, will transfer

ACC, Big East lead men’s basketball officiating alliance
Alliance will include the Atlantic 10 and Colonial League as well.

Four conferences form officiating alliance
The Big East and the Atlantic Coast Conference have formed a men’s basketball officiating alliance, which also includes the Atlantic 10 and Colonial Athletic Association, which have previously collaborated with the ACC

Obama: Pat Summitt was a role model for my daughters
President Obama mourned the death of legendary college basketball coach Pat Summitt Tuesday.

Brennan: Why we owe Pat Summitt a thank you
Every girl and every woman who plays sports, and there are millions of them in this country, owes Pat Summitt one thing today.

Pat Summitt’s timeline shows what an amazing career she experienced
The highs and lows of one of college basketball’s greatest coaches

Sherwin-Williams says LeBron James Banner will stay up at HQ
Sherwin-Williams says it won’t remove a 10-story banner of Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James after recently announcing that it would come down for 90 days starting next month

Mountaineer men’s season basketball tickets go on sale
West Virginia University says new season tickets for the upcoming basketball season go on sale Tuesday at the Mountaineer Ticket Office

Center Bola Olaniyan released from scholarship
Senior center Bola Olaniyan has been released from his scholarship by Southern Illinois University

Pitino: Mathiang out for summer, Spalding has groin surgery
Louisville coach Rick Pitino says senior forward/center Mangok Mathiang is out until November and that sophomore forward Ray Spalding has undergone groin surgery to correct an unspecified problem

Fans #PrayforPat Summitt
Fans are sending love and prayers to legendary former University of Tennessee Lady Vols basketball coach Pat Summitt. Her family said “the past few days have been difficult for Pat as her early onset dementia, Alzheimer’s Type progresses.”

Former Temple hoops star Hal Lear dies at 81
Hal Lear, the sweet-shooting guard who starred for the Temple Owls in the 1950s and still holds the school record for points in a season, has died

Nebraska’s Andrew White will get release so he can transfer
Andrew White, the second-leading scorer for the Nebraska basketball team last season, plans to play his final season at another school as a graduate transfer

Pat Summitt’s family is reportedly ‘preparing for the worst’
The legendary University of Tennessee coach stepped down as the Volunteers’ head coach after being diagnosed with dementia. Video provided by Newsy

Chris Paul tutors nation’s elite HS guards
Players learn how far they have to go at CP3 Elite Guard Camp

Art Briles, Baylor admit ‘serious shortcomings’ responding to sexual violence
Baylor and its successful football coach mutually agree to make their split official.

Fields set for 39th annual Great Alaska Shootout
The men’s and women’s fields have been announced for this year’s Great Alaska Shootout, the 39th edition of the Thanksgiving week college basketball tournament hosted by Alaska Anchorage

Art Briles, Baylor acknowledge ‘serious shortcomings’ responding to sexual violence
Baylor can now officially move on from the Art Briles era.

NC State adds forward Ted Kapita to recruiting class
North Carolina State has added another player to its men’s basketball roster

Son of iconic basketball coach Adolph Rupp dies at 75
Adolph ‘Herky’ Rupp Jr., the son of iconic University of Kentucky basketball coach Adolph Rupp, has died

Calipari: Comments weren’t specifically about Pitino
UK Basketball | John Calipari insists Mike Lupica Show comments were not about Louisville

Vols’ nonconference schedule includes trip to North Carolina
Tennessee visits defending NCAA Tournament runner-up North Carolina and faces Gonzaga in Nashville as part of its 2016-17 nonconference men’s basketball schedule

AD says North Carolina will answer NCAA charges
Bubba Cunningham hopesl the school is finally near the end of its academic fraud scandal.

NCAA paid Mark Emmert $1.9M in 2014, tax return shows
The highest-paid employee was former COO Jim Isch, at $2.7 million.

Richmond hoping Europe trip helps build unity with newcomers
Richmond basketball coach Chris Mooney considers his incoming class the best group of players he’s brought in in a dozen years, and he believes the summer will be instrumental in the Spiders’ success next season

Ex-coach downplays D-III champ’s NCAA violations
Ex-UW-Stevens Point men’s basketball coach Jack Bennett gives perspective on NCAA rules

Calipari says comments weren’t specifically about Pitino
UK Basketball | John Calipari insists Mike Lupica Show comments were not about Louisville

Utah forward Brekkott Chapman transfers to Weber State
Utah forward Brekkott Chapman has transferred to Weber State

Wake Forest promotes Childress to associate head coach
Wake Forest has promoted men’s basketball assistant Randolph Childress to associate head coach

Florida State’s Hamilton pleased with offseason progress
Leonard Hamilton had an idea that one of his talented freshmen from last season might be headed to the NBA draft after only one season at Florida State

Wyoming Cowboys bask in Cavaliers’ championship
Several in Laramie have connections to Cleveland and celebrate Cavaliers title

12 college players to watch for 2017 NBA Draft

Louisiana-Lafayette incoming freshman Williams dead at 19
Louisiana-Lafayette basketball recruit Herman Williams has died while playing basketball in his home state of Florida

Kevin Stallings rises early to enjoy son’s MLB debut with Pirates
Pitt coach drops his kid off at his game once more – this time at Wrigley Field.

Wyoming 2016-17 conference schedule is set
The Wyoming men’s basketball league schedule includes nine home contests against Mountain West Conference foes, with rival Colorado State visiting on Feb. 15

Illinoi faces VCU, DePaul Temple in Miami basketball event
Both Illinois and DePaul are scheduled to be part of the second annual Hoophall Miami Invitational in December