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LSU has an agreement to sign recent NBA G League pro RJ Luis Jr., AP source says

Recently re-hired LSU basketball coach Will Wade is in the process of signing former professional player RJ Luis Jr. That's according to a person with knowledge of the move who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because LSU had not announced or acknowledged it.

Rubin: Rick Pitino expects St. John's 'program guys' to make most of opportunity

Rubin: Pitino excited about St. John's roster — and there's still room for more

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Tennessee lands VCU big man Christian Fermin, adding size and defense via portal

NCAA bans ex-Abilene Christian basketball player Airion Simmons for alleged role in throwing games

Iowa will replace Carver-Hawkeye floor with court used in NCAA regional in Houston

Brad Underwood agrees to new contract terms following Illinois' Final Four run

Ali Jaques hired as Campbell's women's basketball coach

ACC backs Duke's TV deal with Amazon, calling it innovative despite Big Ten pushback

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Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady taking role as strategic adviser for Wagner College basketball

Assault charge against Friars' Powell dropped; he faces trial at another venue for same altercation

UCLA rewards Cori Close with a 4-year contract extension after Bruins' run to national title

St. John's gets commitment from forward Babacar Sane

UCLA, South Carolina, UConn and St. John's to play in women's basketball doubleheader in November

McCollum gets $1M raise in 6-year contract signed after Iowa made first Elite Eight since 1987

St. John's faces tough field for Players Era Festival

Arizona State basketball coach Randy Bennett is diving into his 'dream job' following health issue

Recent champs Michigan and Florida headline fields in Players Era as its splits into 2 tournaments

USA Basketball names Tibbetts, Nakase and White as assistants for the Women's World Cup

Detroit Mercy gives coach Mark Montgomery an extension through 2031

Nebraska rewards men's basketball assistants for its best season in history with contract extensions

Auriemma says he felt 'dumb' for the way exchange with Staley played out following Final Four game

High-scoring guard Juke Harris commits to Tennessee after breakout season at Wake Forest

Detroit Mercy men's basketball banned from next year's postseason for academic reasons

Former Notre Dame guard Markus Burton becomes one of top transfers to join Indiana

St. John's will face Arizona at MSG in December, in Phoenix following season

Amazon's Prime Video dives into college sports in partnership with Duke men's basketball

World's tallest basketball player, 7-foot-9 Olivier Rioux, signs with UC Irvine

Aden Holloway has a scholarship waiting at Alabama depending on outcome of marijuana case, Oats says

Iowa State's T.J. Otzelberger agrees to 10-year contract extension paying $6 million annually

NCAA remains on track to expand to a 76-team March Madness bracket for next season

NCAA bans 2 former Fordham basketball players for their roles in point-shaving scheme

Attorney says in court papers that ex-Nebraska assistant Chuck Love admitted having sex with player

Top basketball recruit Tyran Stokes commits to Bill Self and Kansas over fellow blueblood Kentucky

Michigan basketball reloads with 9 newcomers for potential run to another national title

Arizona's Motiejus Krivas and Ivan Kharchenkov returning to the Wildcats after Final Four run

Star freshmen Darryn Peterson at Kansas, Cameron Boozer at Duke declare for NBA draft

Florida finds scheduling far from easy with Haugh, Condon and maybe Chinyelu returning

Tennessee forward Nate Ament declares for the NBA draft after 1 season

Head of basketball coaches association: Coaches' input 'vital' in age-based eligibility discussions

Virginia Tech athletic director Whit Babcock retiring in June, shifting to advisory role

St. John's Zuby Ejiofor wins Met Writers top award, Claxton and Holloway share coach of year

Rubin: Ejiofor sets eyes on NBA dream now

Alabama rewards Kalen DeBoer and Nate Oats with raises and contract extensions

San Diego State will play in the inaugural Bill Walton Classic on Nov. 7

Arkansas' Darius Acuff Jr. declares for the NBA draft after his record-setting freshman season

Former Saint Mary's forward Paulius Murauskas is joining former coach Randy Bennett at Arizona State

Florida has Draymond Green to thank for Thomas Haugh's return to college

Vanderbilt locks in Shea Ralph after a Sweet 16 surge and AP coach of the year honor

Former Wisconsin guard John Blackwell announces that he's transferring to Duke

Jackson returning to Storm as shooting guard

Thomas Haugh puts off NBA riches to remain at Florida and chase another national title

Columbia's Riley Weiss named Met Basketball Writers Association Player of the Year

Oklahoma State women poised to make Big 12 run after signing transfers Audi Crooks and Liv McGill

St. John's lands Syracuse transfer Freeman from portal

Coach K's grandson charged with misdemeanor DWI in collision that killed teen who was riding bicycle

UConn's Solo Ball will take a medical redshirt and miss next season after undergoing wrist surgery

Florida's Rueben Chinyelu declares for the NBA Draft while maintaining college eligibility

Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman will retire in August, ending a transformative era

Area colleges

SBU survives BC to reach women's lacrosse quarterfinals

Stony Brook women's lacrosse rolls past Stonehill in NCAA Tournament opener

Stony Brook lacrosse falls to Marist in NCAA tournament

LIU gets 3-year probation from NCAA for student-athlete violations

First in Newsday6-page confession is key evidence in murder retrial of suspect in Hofstra coach killing, ADA says

Stony Brook men, women eager for challenge of NCAA lacrosse tournament

Massamba Diop, a 7-1 center, chooses Gonzaga over St. John's

Sources: Preston Edmead leaving Hofstra for N.C. State

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