NCAA Basketball News

More than 500 Fighting Illini fans attended the 92nd annual Illinois Men's Basketball Banquet, sponsored by the Champaign-Urbana Kiwanis Club on Monday evening at the I Hotel and Conference Center.

A tight end, wearing a purple Washington jersey, made what his coach termed "a circus catch" before sprinting the requisite distance for a 74-yard touchdown during the Huskies' spring practice Tuesday morning.

Cal needed a new basketball coach and 36,000 of Tennessee's most overzealous fans helped push Cuonzo Martin to the Golden Bears' doorstep.

Colorado head coach Tad Boyle hasn't watched the tape from the Buffs' loss to Pitt in the NCAA Tournament.

If approved by the board of directors April 24, Division I schools could provide unlimited meals and snacks to everyone who plays a college sport, including walk-ons.

In this Feb. 23, 2014 file photo, Michigan guard Nik Stauskas , and forward Glenn Robinson III stand on the court after a time out in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Michigan State, at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Mich.

The early departures of Tyler Ennis and Jerami Grant, coupled with the graduations of C.J. Fair and Baye Keita, put SU in a precarious position heading into next season.

Arizona freshman Aaron Gordon, a former Archbishop Mitty High star, is expected to announce this week that he's declaring for the NBA draft.

Stanford star Chiney Ogwumike became the top overall pick in the WNBA draft Monday, two years after sister Nneka was taken first by the Los Angeles Sparks.

In a story April 10 about a player kicked off the Missouri basketball team, The Associated Press reported erroneously that player Earnest Ross was accused of ramming his car into another vehicle and later having a dispute with a couple in that car.

In this March 16, 2014 file photo, Michigan State's Gary Harris, left, poses with the championship trophy as Adreian Payne kisses it after they defeated Michigan 69-55 in an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Big Ten Conference tournament in Indianapolis.

Syracuse forward Jerami Grant has opted to forgo his final two years of collegiate eligibility and enter the 2014 NBA Draft.

Max Hooper is transferring from St. John's to Oakland University and will have two years of basketball eligibility remaining.

Harrell had been projected as a possible late first-round NBA draft selection after becoming an imposing force on both ends for the Cardinals last season.

Then-freshman Virginia Tech center Trevor Thompson blocks the shot of then-freshman Duke forward Jabari Parker during a game Feb. 25 at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

A former high school basketball star is one of two men charged with first-degree murder in connection with a Saturday night shooting that killed a 33-year-old mother of four.

A Victory Parade and Rally for the UConn Men's and Women's Basketball teams in downtown Hartford, Conn.

McDonald's West All-American Jahlil Okafor, left, fouls McDonald's East All-American Cliff Alexander during the second half of the McDonald's All-American boy's basketball game in Chicago .

One of the rare setbacks Iowa State suffered last season came in February, when five-star prep shooting guard Rashad Vaughn chose UNLV over the Cyclones.

Iowa State University has suspended Abdel Nader from the basketball team after his arrest on suspicion of drunken driving over the weekend.