College basketball

Patrick Reusse: Minnesota's Ellenson has the hops to play basketball and track

Richard Pitino was hired as Minnesota's basketball coach on April 3. The first order of business in that situation is to start meeting with the players scheduled to return for the next season.

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Honeymoon was short for UCLA Bruins' new coach

UCLA and Steve Alford.
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Kansas lands transfer Tarik Black from Memphis

Memphis forward Tarik Black is transferring to Kansas and will be eligible to play immediately.
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Kansas basketball team adds Memphis transfer Tarik Black

Kansas' basketball team has added another big body to a burgeoning roster overhaul.
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Smith transfers to Minnesota

Malik Smith is following his head coach to Minnesota.
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New Mexico gets some payback

Congratulations Steve Alford, you and your New Mexico Lobos just lost to underdog Harvard in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, please accept your parting gift of a seven-year, $18.2 million contract with UCLA.
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Willie Burton returns to Minnesota . . . to a degree

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

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.
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Former Tulane standout joins San Diego State

Josh Davis, formerly of Tulane, was added to the San Diego State roster after the school granted him an Athletic Offer of Aid.
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Rutgers makes Louisville's Hermann AD

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.
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Penn State's Marshall to forgo senior season

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