NCAA Basketball News

What exactly does a longtime community fixture want for his 90th birthday? Turns out, just the company of his many friends.

UNC's Kennedy Meeks gets a slap on the face from Providence's Josh Fortune during a NCAA tournament game in March in San Antonio, Texas.

Former Michigan forward Jordan Morgan has signed with Virtus Roma, a professional club that competes in the Italian League.

Geoff Grammar of the Albuquerque Journal has reported that former New Mexico standout Kendall Williams has agreed to a contract with Vuelle Basket Pesaro in the Italian A League.

One early look at the next college basketball season, by CBSSports.com, shows four teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference ranked in the top 12 in the nation.

The face of DePaul Blue Demons basketball in the Oliver Purnell era has left Chicago.

When the 2014 offseason began for the Charlotte Hornets, the goals were to find a way to improve upon a 43-39 breakthrough playoff year.

IU basketball alumni defeat Purdue in barn-burner Indiana avenged last summer's defeat by holding on for a 116-113 win over the Boilers.

The phone rings a little more frequently at Shanda McNair's home these days, but she's always glad to hear the voice on the other end.

While the New York Knicks are adjusting to a new culture as a team, point guard Shane Larkin will be able to adjust with them entering his first season with the team.

Tim Granata, a Lehigh University student who had been on the Mountain Hawks wrestling team in 2010, was arraigned Friday for the murder of his mother Thursday in her home in Connecticut, according to multiple media reports.

After spending the last nine months playing basketball professionally in Israel, former Badger forward Mike Bruesewitz is returning to central Wisconsin to hold his first annual Mike Bruesewitz Basketball Camp.The camp will run from August 5-7 at the Sports Enhancement Academy in Verona, WI and is open to boys and girls grades 1st through 8th.

Getting enough rest during the NBA offseason is the least of Anthony Davis' concerns.

The former Lobo guard most recent work was on the floor with the Chicago Bulls in the NBA summer league where he averaged about 12 minutes and 2 points per game.

And with the 10th pick in the 2014 NBA Draft, the Philadelphia 76ers select long pause Elfrid Payton of Louisiana Lafayette .

Financial terms were not announced, but under the NBA's rookie pay scale, Payne will make about $1.5 million in his first season.

With less than three months remaining before the start of the 2014-15 basketball season, it is time to begin looking at possible starting fives.

Starting Five: College basketball teams on the rise in 2014-15 USA TODAY Sports examines the best story lines for the 2014-15 college basketball season.

Orlando high school basketball star Antonio Blakeney is being highly recruited by the University of Louisville and University of Kentucky.

Don't sleep on Gonzaga, though. Even if there are a bunch of teams favored ahead of the Bulldogs, who are listed at 25-1, according to The Bulldogs had their best season when they had their most complete roster.