Syracuse names John Wildhack new athletics director

Duke and Kentucky want 11-year-old LeBron James Jr.
LeBron James’ 11-year-old reportedly has scholarship offers from Duke and Kentucky.

LeBron James Jr. reportedly has scholarship offers from Kentucky and Duke
LeBron James’ 11-year-old reportedly has scholarship offers from Duke and Kentucky.

Louisiana-Lafayette signee collapses, dies while working out
Herman Williams had just turned 19.

NC State signs Johnson as late addition to recruiting class
North Carolina State has signed four-star point guard Markell Johnson as a late addition to its incoming recruiting class

Pitino responds to Calipari comments on campus conduct
Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino responds to Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari’s radio comments.

Ray Kasongo joins Iowa State after leaving Tennessee
Iowa State coach Steve Prohm says Tennessee transfer Ray Kasongo has joined the program

Philander Smith hires Todd Day as men’s basketball coach
Philander Smith College in Little Rock has hired former Arkansas Razorback and NBA player Todd Day as men’s basketball coach

UW assistant coach is stepfather of Cowboy transfer player
Transfer Ny Redding and assistant coach Jermaine Kimbrough join the Cowboys as a father-son duo

Vanderbilt to face Minnesota on Dec. 3 in South Dakota
Vanderbilt will play a regular-season basketball game with Minnesota on Dec. 3 at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Ball St. picks up graduate transfer DouDou Gueye
Ball State has signed 6-foot-10 center DouDou Gueye as a graduate transfer

Javonte Smart blossoming into No. 1 PG in 2018
Smart will spend his summer playing for Team USA and improving his game

Thon Maker’s brother ready for his time
Thon Maker will be selected in the draft this week; Matur Maker has learned from him

Openly gay coach: Love must prevail in wake of Orlando
The deadliest shooting spree in U.S. history painfully resonated with the LGBT community.

Versatile Zion Williamson breaks out on national scene
Dominating the camp scene this summer has led to a lot of phone calls from colleges

Five things we learned at NBPA Top 100 Camp
With 100 of the nation’s best on hand, these players stood out

Openly gay coach Chris Burns: Love must prevail in wake of Orlando
The deadliest shooting spree in U.S. history painfully resonated with the LGBT community.

Openly gay coach Chris Burns: Love must prevail in wake of Orlando tragedy
The deadliest shooting spree in U.S. history painfully resonated with the LGBT community.

Burman used ‘unique’ process to name Shyatt’s successor
Wyoming athletics director Tom Burman turned to 3 assistant coaches in looking for new head coach of Cowboys men’s basketball program

NABC to study NCAA tournament selection process
The group will give feedback to the Division I men’s basketball committee.

NCAA surveys members about tourney selectors
Concern grows over a potential power and money grab by the Power Five.

Wisconsin-Stevens Point broke NCAA rules
Internal investigation confirms NCAA practice rules were broken by men’s basketball

With O’Dome being renovated, Florida to open in Jacksonville
With Florida working on a $64.5 million renovation to the O’Connell Center, the Gators will open the 2016-17 season in nearby Jacksonville

Kentucky’s Briscoe looks to improve shooting, draft stock
Kentucky guard Isaiah Briscoe was told he needs to work on his game to be a first-round NBA draft pick, and that’s fine with him

SEC names Whitehead to coordinate basketball officiating
Mark Whitehead is replacing Jake Bell as the Southeastern Conference’s coordinator of men’s basketball officials

The Elochukwu Eze Blog: Road to recovery after brain surgery
The Elochukwu Eze Blog: Road to recovery after brain surgery

Hofheinz family and Houston settle arena name dispute
The family of former Houston Astros owner Roy Hofheinz and the University of Houston have settled a legal dispute over plans to remove Hofheinz’s name from the school’s basketball arena