College Basketball breaking news

Former Irish assistant Kearney takes over at Holy Cross
Sean Kearney is the new basketball coach at Holy Cross. The former Notre Dame assistant was named Thursday to succeed Ralph Willard, who resigned last month after 10 seasons to become Rick Pitino’s associate head coach at Louisville.

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish fill assistant coach vacancy with Martin Ingelsby
Notre Dame basketball coach Mike Brey has promoted Martin Ingelsby to assistant coach, filling the vacancy created when nine-year associate head coach Sean Kearney was hired as head coach at Holy Cross.

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Seattle U looks to Dollar to continue transition to Div. I
Redhawks don’t have to look far to find coach to continue Div. I transition

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Henry brothers reconsidering Kansas (AP)
After a frantic day that had Kansas fans fretting they might lose a prized recruit, Xavier Henry texted a local radio station late Tuesday night saying he decided to stay with the Jayhawks. Earlier, the father of Xavier and his brother, C.J. Henry, said there would be a family meeting on Tuesday and that the two might not play at Kansas, after all.

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Parrish: Ex-Blue Devil Williams will transfer to Memphis
Former Duke starter Elliot Williams has informed Josh Pastner’s staff that he plans to transfer to Memphis, sources close to the program told CBSSports.com on Saturday.

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Duke G Williams to transfer to Memphis (AP)
Ex-Duke basketball player Elliot Williams says he'll transfer to the University of Memphis. Williams, a rising sophomore guard, was granted his release Wednesday from Duke because his mom is sick. He told The Commercial-Appeal on Saturday that he's planning to transfer to Memphis, in his hometown, because being closer to his family is the most important thing.

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Kentucky man charged in Pitino extortion case
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Federal prosecutors have charged a Kentucky man with helping an alleged extortion attempt against University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino. [Read more →]

Mullens to be latest 1-and-done Buckeye (AP)
John Wooden won 10 NCAA championships at UCLA by stockpiling incredible talent and developing it. Ohio State coach Thad Matta has never won a national title. Yet in his dreams he ponders what it was like for the Wizard of Westwood, back in the days before players could leave school early for the pros.

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UCLA forward Gordon’s knee injury not serious
Drew Gordon of UCLA won’t require surgery on the partially torn patellar tendon in his right knee that he injured during tryouts for the U.S. team in the under-19 world basketball championships. The sophomore forward had an MRI exam Thursday that showed the injury is minor, a team spokesman said. After a week of rest, Gordon will begin rehabilitation. He was hurt Tuesday in Colorado Springs, Colo. Last season, Gordon averaged 3.6 points and 3.

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Tulsa’s Wojcik agrees to new six-year contract
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Doug Wojcik has agreed to a new six-year contract to remain as Tulsa’s basketball coach. [Read more →]