NCAA Basketball News

There was a "Good game, buddy!" from the stands. He waved. One band member shook his hand, another patted him on the back.

During that six-season window, Purdue and Painter won 151 of 209 games, finished in the Big Ten's top four on five occasions, won the 2009 Big Ten tournament in Indianapolis, tied for the league's regular-season championship in 2010 and participated in six consecutive NCAA tournaments, advancing to the Sweet 16 twice.

Junior wing forward Donta Harper, who started all 30 games he played for the Runnin' Bulldogs in 2013-14, is headed to Winston-Salem State, according to transfer lists on ESPN.com and SB Nation.

"I do not know or understand why Diamond DeShields has decided to leave The University of North Carolina," Hatchell said in a statement.

Ryan Boatright may now be known best for overcoming a sprained ankle to help lead the UConn Huskies to an unexpected men's basketball national championship this year.

Joe Harris and the No. 1 seed Virginia Cavaliers defeated Memphis 78-60 to reach the NCAA Sweet 16. Jordan McRae drives to the basket against UMass in the Tennessee Volunteers' Second Round game.

Maybe Texas is a dangerous team, not because of what the Longhorns know but because of what they don't know.

Michigan's Caris LeVert, left, and Zak Irvin talk with reporters during the NCAA tournament last month.

Former Louisville guard Kevin Ware said it will be difficult for him to leave for Georgia State, but that he plans to return home on April 27 and play for the Panthers next season.

A look at the composite box from the four regular-season meetings between Portland and Houston suggests there is no comparison between the teams' starting power forwards.

Former Henninger star Andray Blatche is the only player moving on to the playoffs.

From a players perspective, putting one's self in line to become a millionaire with one decision is something to be celebrated.

One of the more remarkable aspects of Connecticut's national title run was that potential star Rodney Purvis could only watch his Huskies' teammates because of NCAA rules forcing transfers to sit out a year.

McKissic had been designated a senior last season by the NCAA because he graduated in 2009 but he spent two years out of basketball.

But the releases come with conditions. Sophomore guard Danuel House tells KRIV-TV that he and junior forward TaShawn Thomas agree to Houston's conditions barring their transfers to any school in the American Athletic Conference or on the Cougars' schedule for the next two seasons.

The 6-foot-9 Gordon redshirted during the 2012-13 season and followed that up with a solid freshman season for the Buffaloes.

Hood said in a statement Friday that playing for Mike Krzyzewski "helped me grow and develop as a player and a person" to prepare him for the NBA.

In this March 8, 2014 file photo, North Carolina's Diamond DeShields reacts after making a basket against Duke during the first half of an NCAA college basketball semifinal game at the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Greensboro, N.C. North Carolina coach Sylvia Hatchell says star freshman Diamond DeShields plans to transfer.

LOS ANGELES_Going by the numbers, it looks as though UCLA's basketball team got a push.

Whether or not the Brooklyn Nets purposefully set themselves up to face the Raptors, Toronto coach Dwane Casey warns: Be careful what you wish for.