Isiah Thomas will coach Florida International in its opener Monday night against No. 6 North Carolina, hours after his 86-year-old mother had open-heart surgery.
Gani Lawal scored 18 points and freshman Derrick Favors added 15 to lead No. 22 Georgia Tech to an 84-76 overtime exhibition win over Indiana University of Pennsylvania on Sunday.
Freshman D.J. Richardson scored 23 points and No. 23 Illinois overcame a sluggish start to beat Quincy 84-63 in an exhibition game Sunday.
Jerome Dyson scored 32 points in his season debut, and No. 12 Connecticut breezed to an 88-50 exhibition victory over UMass Lowell on Sunday.
The kid just wants to be like Mike.
Talor Battle had 16 points and 10 rebounds Friday night, leading Penn State to an 82-51 exhibition victory over Division II Slippery Rock.
For years, everything Duke and North Carolina achieved - the conference championships, Final Four trips and national titles - has been connected in a back-and-forth game of one-upmanship.
A fight over the shoes Michael Jordan's son will wear at the University of Central Florida has cost the school any future sponsorship with adidas.
Sherron Collins scored 19 points and Cole Aldrich had 13 points and 13 rebounds, leading No. 1 Kansas past Fort Hays State 107-68 in an exhibition game Tuesday night.
Sean Mosley and Landon Milbourne each scored 14 points, Greivis Vasquez added 13, and Maryland breezed past Indiana of Pennsylvania 75-54 in an exhibition game Tuesday night.
Duke guard Nolan Smith will sit out two games because he played in an unsanctioned summer league.
Christopher Johnson scored 17 of his 22 points in the second half, including a 3-pointer with 8.3 seconds remaining, and Division II Le Moyne stunned Syracuse 82-79 in an exhibition game Tuesday night.
Another Minnesota basketball recruit is in trouble: Freshman forward Royce White faces misdemeanor charges of theft and fifth-degree assault for allegedly shoplifting and shoving a security guard at the Mall of America.
Luke Harangody should get used to being on top of lists.
Former University of Kentucky basketball coach Billy Gillispie pleaded guilty Monday to driving under the influence of alcohol and apologized for what he called a mistake.
Kentucky point guard John Wall has been cleared to play by the NCAA.
A federal judge has denied prosecutors' request for a psychiatric evaluation of the woman accused in a plot to extort $10 million from University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino.
For the second time in its storied basketball history, Kansas is No. 1 in The Associated Press' preseason Top 25.
Johnny Dawkins has little time to ponder the great challenge he faces in rebuilding Stanford's proud basketball program.
An attorney for a woman who accused three Arkansas basketball players of rape filed papers Tuesday asking a court to appoint a special prosecutor after local authorities chose not to file charges.
University of Kentucky president Lee Todd says he has no problem with the way the school has handled the investigation into freshman point guard John Wall's eligibility.
Bob Knight has two more complaints with Indiana University.
The meeting was running long, as tends to happen when Louisville coach Rick Pitino and his staff get together.
Israeli guard Nimrod Tishman is eligible to play for Florida.
A Hampton University basketball player has died from what police call an accidental shooting outside a nightclub.
Former coach Dave Odom is the new chairman of the EA Sports Maui Invitational.
In one year, Mike Montgomery took California from ninth place in the Pac-10 to the NCAA tournament.
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