Krzyzewski is returning for another 4-year stint, extending a run that included leading the Americans to two straight Olympic golds while helping reshape a program that needed a jolt to keep up with the growth of international basketball
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UCLA grants Howland recruit his release
The school said Thursday that guard Allerik Freeman of Charlotte, N.C., asked for and was granted his release from a national letter of intent he signed last November
Olynyk to skip senior year, enter NBA draft
The decision caps a whirlwind season in which Olynyk went from afterthought to All-America selection and led Gonzaga to the top spot on The Associated Press poll for the first time in school history.
Iowa State: Probe started with hoops aide
Iowa State released fresh details Wednesday of its internal investigation into NCAA recruiting violations, saying it found “a significant number” of impermissible calls and text messages made by coaches in football, men’s basketball and several other sports
Louisville outlasts Michigan for national title
This was the best feeling of all. The Cardinals (35-5) lived up to their billing as the top overall seed in the tournament, though they sure had to work for it.Louisville trailed Wichita State by a dozen in the second half of the national semifinals, before rallying for a 72-68 victory. This time, they fell behind by 12 in the first half, though a stunning spurt at the end of the period wiped out the entire deficit.
Kansas State forward Diaz decides to transfer
Kansas State says sophomore forward Adrian Diaz has decided to transfer
NC State’s Purvis to transfer to Connecticut
The school had granted Purvis a release to transfer to any school outside the Atlantic Coast Conference except Missouri and Cincinnati, which the program plans to add to its nonconference schedule. The ACC ban includes eventual new arrivals Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Notre Dame and Louisville
Ware says he’s OK, calls injury a challenge
The Louisville guard, who broke his tibia in horrific fashion during the Cardinals’ Elite Eight game against Duke on Sunday, is hoping to be discharged from an Indianapolis hospital on Tuesday afternoon and return to his teammates at school
UCLA hires New Mexico’s Alford as coach
Steve Alford has been named the new basketball coach at UCLA, the school announced Saturday.
Curry powers No. 2 Duke past Michigan State
Curry scored 29 points and the Blue Devils beat Michigan State 71-61 on Friday night to advance to the Midwest Regional final in the NCAA tournament.”Seth was just at a different level than anyone else on the court offensively tonight,” Krzyzewski said. “To get 29 points in a game like this against a good team is just incredible.”