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CINCINNATI (CBB/Newsfeed) — The city’s annual college basketball rivalry is moving to a neutral court. Xavier and Cincinnati have agreed to change the setting for their annual game following a brawl that resulted in eight players suspended last season. Instead of playing on campus, the next two games will be at a downtown arena. Cincinnati will be the home team for the Dec. 19 game, with Xavier the home team the following year. The schools will split ticket sales, with some of the money going to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. After the two neutral-site games, the schools will [...]

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TUCSON, Ariz. (CBB/Newsfeed) — Arizona men’s basketball coach Sean Miller will lead the Wildcats at least through the 2016-17 season. The Arizona Board of Regents approved a one-year contract extension Friday for Miller, who is 69-35 in three seasons with the Wildcats and in 2011 led the team to the Pac-10 regular-season title and the round of eight in the NCAA tournament. He was the Pac-10 coach of the year that same season. Athletic director Greg Byrne says the program has made tremendous strides under Miller and that the future looks bright. Miller’s incoming recruiting class is considered to be [...]

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BOSTON (CBB/Newsfeed) — Boston University is moving to the Patriot League, leaving the America East conference at the start of the 2013-14 academic year. “This is a really unique opportunity for us to challenge ourselves,” BU athletic director Mike Lynch said. “We will be entering a league that embodies the ideal of valuing academics as the highest priority while sponsoring very competitive athletic programs. That is our commitment too.” The move involves men’s and women’s basketball, soccer, lacrosse, tennis, cross country, track and field and swimming and diving. Women’s field hockey, golf, rowing and softball will also be making the [...]

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (CBB/Newsfeed) — Former Indiana coach and player Lou Watson has died at the age of 88. Scott Funeral Home in Jeffersonville, where Watson will be buried, said he died Thursday in Fairfax, Va. Watson played for the Hoosiers from 1947-50, becoming its leading scorer at the time, and was first-team All-Big Ten in 1950. He was Indiana‘s head coach from 1966-71, guiding the Hoosiers to a Big Ten co-championship in 1967, and finishing with a 62-60 record. He became a special assistant to the athletic director in 1971, when Indiana hired Bob Knight as coach. Watson retired in [...]

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Indianapolis (CBB/Newsfeed) — Small-school Butler could soon be making a big move. The NCAA tournament darling is reportedly debating whether to leave the Horizon League for the stronger, higher-profile and potentially more profitable Atlantic 10. Bulldogs athletic director Barry Collier met Monday with his coaches, part of a regular meeting process he has with athletic department employees. Spokesman Jim McGrath said Collier declined to comment on what was discussed at the meeting or where the decision-making process stands. “We’ve been longtime members in good standing of the Horizon League and we continue to examine the ever-changing landscape of conference affiliation,” [...]

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LOS ANGELES (CBB/Newsfeed) — Renaldo Woolridge, a son of former NBA player Orlando Woolridge, will play for Southern California next season. The forward is set to graduate from Tennessee this summer with a degree in sociology, but was granted one more season of eligibility after being limited to eight games because of an ankle injury during his junior year. Woolridge averaged 4.3 points and 3.3 rebounds playing in 25 games last season for the Volunteers. In three years at Tennessee, he started 20 of 93 games. The 6-foot-9, 215-pounder is from Sherman Oaks, Calif. His father played 13 years in [...]

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LOS ANGELES (CBB/Newsfeed) — Renaldo Woolridge, a son of former NBA player Orlando Woolridge, will play for Southern California next season. The forward is set to graduate from Tennessee this summer with a degree in sociology, but was granted one more season of eligibility after being limited to eight games because of an ankle injury during his junior year. Woolridge averaged 4.3 points and 3.3 rebounds playing in 25 games last season for the Volunteers. In three years at Tennessee, he started 20 of 93 games. The 6-foot-9, 215-pounder is from Sherman Oaks, Calif. His father played 13 years in [...]

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Blacksburg Va. (CBB/Newsfeed) – Virginia Tech has chosen James Johnson to replace Seth Greenberg as its men’s basketball coach. A person familiar with the talks told The Associated Press on Monday that Johnson will replace Greenberg, under whom Johnson served as an assistant for five years. Johnson left Virginia Tech on April 19 to take a similar job at Clemson. The person spoke to the did so on condition of anonymity because the decision has not yet been announced. A formal announcement is expected Tuesday or Wednesday. Greenberg was fired April 23 after nine seasons and one NCAA tournament appearance. [...]

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