NCAA Basketball

Willie Burton returns to Minnesota . . . to a degree

By DENNIS BRACKIN - Published: Friday, May 17 2013 - 7:45 pm

Willie Burton will walk across a stage Saturday morning to receive his University of Minnesota diploma, and it will not be difficult to distinguish him from his classmates.

Chip Scoggins: Pitino Ball will look foreign to Minnesota Gophers fans

By CHIP SCOGGINS - Published: Thursday, May 16 2013 - 7:23 pm

REDWOOD FALLS, Minn. ï¿½ Richard Pitino walked into a community center banquet room and a group of fans immediately surrounded him in search of autographs, pictures and a few words with the new Minnesota Gophers basketball coach.

Former Tulane standout joins San Diego State

By Sports Network - Published: Thursday, May 16 2013 - 8:47 am

Josh Davis, formerly of Tulane, was added to the San Diego State roster after the school granted him an Athletic Offer of Aid.

Penn State's Marshall to forgo senior season

By Sports Network - Published: Wednesday, May 15 2013 - 12:22 pm

Penn State junior guard Jermaine Marshall announced on Wednesday that he will forgo his senior season to pursue a professional basketball career.

Rutgers makes Louisville's Hermann AD

By DAVID PORTER - Updated: Wednesday, May 15 2013 - 2:39 pm

Rutgers named Julie Hermann its new athletic director Wednesday, and the former No. 2 athletic administrator at Louisville promised a restart for the scandal-scarred program following the ouster of its men's basketball coach and the resignation of other officials.

Top basketball recruit Andrew Wiggins, described by Self as an 'alpha dog,' picks Kansas

By RUSTIN DODD - Published: Wednesday, May 15 2013 - 1:00 am

The lines of communication had been dead for weeks. Andrew Wiggins had been in his own world, processing information, school by school, guarding his secret from a curious basketball world.

Sam Mellinger: Kansas' Bill Self gets exactly what he needed in Andrew Wiggins

By SAM MELLINGER - Published: Tuesday, May 14 2013 - 5:37 pm

Andrew Wiggins may or may not be the best high school basketball player since LeBron James. He may or may not be the guy who keeps The Streak alive, who turns Kansas from a Big 12 title contender to a national championship threat, who makes the Jayhawks must-watch TV this season and eventually becomes the NBA star Self has yet to coach in Lawrence.

Wiggins choose Kansas over North Carolina, Florida State and Kentucky

By ANDREW CARTER - Published: Tuesday, May 14 2013 - 4:37 pm

Andrew Wiggins, regarded as the top college basketball prospect in years, announced on Tuesday that he will play next season at Kansas. Wiggins' other three finalists were North Carolina, Florida State and Kentucky.

Kentucky loses out on Andrew Wiggins

By BEN ROBERTS - Published: Tuesday, May 14 2013 - 3:17 pm

John Calipari spent more than two years trying to bring Andrew Wiggins to Lexington.

Andrew Wiggins, consensus No. 1 college basketball recruit, picks Kansas

By RUSTIN DODD - Published: Tuesday, May 14 2013 - 11:47 am

Andrew Wiggins, the consensus No. 1 basketball recruit in the country, announced Tuesday morning he will attend Kansas, picking the Jayhawks over three other finalists, Kentucky, Florida State and North Carolina.

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Julie Hermann speaks during a news conference where she was introduced as the new athletic director at Rutgers University on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, in Piscataway, N.J. Hermann was a senior associate athletic director and senior woman administrator at the University of Louisville. Rutgers has been looking for a new AD since Tim Pernetti resigned on April 5, part of the fallout from the Mike Rice scandal.
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Julie Hermann answers a question in Piscataway, N.J., Wednesday, May 15, 2013, after she was introduced as Rutgers' new athletic director, succeeding Tim Pernetti, who resigned last month in the wake of the scandal involving men's basketball coach Mike Rice. Hermann, the University of Louisville's senior associate athletic director, is the third female athletic director at a school among the 124 playing at college football's top tier.
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Julie Hermann answers a question in Piscataway, N.J., Wednesday, May 15, 2013, after she was introduced as athletic director, succeeding Tim Pernetti, who resigned last month in the wake of the scandal involving men's basketball coach Mike Rice. Hermann, who was Louisville's senior associate athletic director, becomes the third female athletic director at a school among the 124 playing at college football's top tier.
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Rutgers President Roberet L. Barchi, left, listens as Julie Hermann speaks during a news conference where she was introduced as the new athletic director at Rutgers University on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, in Piscataway, N.J. Hermann was a senior associate athletic director and senior woman administrator at the University of Louisville. Rutgers has been looking for a new AD since Tim Pernetti resigned on April 5, part of the fallout from the Mike Rice scandal.
Mel Evans / AP Photo

Rutgers President Roberet Barchi, left, and Julie Hermann listen to a question at Rutgers University in Piscataway, N.J., Wednesday, May 15, 2013, after Hermann was introduced as athletic director, succeeding Tim Pernetti, who resigned last month in the wake of the scandal involving men's basketball coach Mike Rice. Hermann, who was Louisville's senior associate athletic director, becomes the third female athletic director at a school among the 124 playing at college football's top tier.