NCAA Basketball News

Dennis Schroeder, who grew up in Braunschweig to a German father and a Gambian mother, can pinpoint the exact moment that he began taking basketball seriously and setting his sights on the NBA.

Pitino's meeting with freshman Wally Ellenson included this information: Ellenson was competing as a high jumper on the track and field team.

Glen Rice Jr. is quite familiar with this concept. His father, Glen Rice, was a high-scoring forward for 15 NBA seasons and was the fourth overall pick in the 1989 draft by the Miami Heat.

North Carolina senior Gina Suarez-Malaguti advanced to the national quarterfinals with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Kansas State's Petra Niedermayerova Friday morning at the Atkins Tennis Center on the campus of the University of Illinois.

Maryland 's high-octane offense couldn't quite hit every gear against Syracuse , but the No.

Kara Cannizzaro scored four straight goals in a 7:20 span in the second half to help third-seeded North Carolina beat two-time defending national champion Northwestern 11-4 on Friday in the NCAA women's lacrosse semifinals.

The third-seeded North Carolina Tar Heels will try to repeat what they did earlier in the season against the second-seeded Northwestern Wildcats - they beat them.

Georgia's Kentavious Caldwell-Pope pumps up the crowd up after hitting a three-pointer against Kentucky on March 7, 2013.

The Cyclones will be able to get their share of talented high school kids - they're heavily involved with one of the top players in the Class of 2014 in Rashad Vaughn - but their bread and butter still has to be transfers.

With just a few weeks before the NBA draft, former Michigan guard Trey Burke is learning quickly how to market himself.

Sled Allen, a 6-foot-5 shooting guard from Austin, Texas, told the Daily Camera on Thursday that he is planning on playing basketball at Colorado as a walk-on. However, it is premature to pencil Allen's name into the CU roster.

The CU Buffs men's basketball game against Kansas in Boulder next season looked winnable - for a change - two weeks ago, but the Jayhawks have re-fortified and suddenly look like they will be capable of another Final Four run.

Recruiting a large class, getting them time to grow together and then hoping they win big in their senior year is usually a good recipe for success.

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski is back as the U.S. men's national team coach and ready for another run at Olympic gold.

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski is back as the U.S. men's national team coach and ready for another run at Olympic gold.

A dozen notes on everything UM: .I'm told that Hurricanes point guard Shane Larkin is "torn" regarding his decision whether to enter the NBA Draft or return for his junior season.

Theo Pinson Sr. thought on Wednesday about the first time his son had a chance to speak with Roy Williams, the North Carolina coach.

Duke sophomore Rasheed Sulaimon is one of 24 players to accept an invitation to the USA Basketball Men's U19 World Championship Team Training Camp on June 5-12 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Connecticut center Enosch Wolf has been reinstated to the team following a decision last month by prosecutors to drop charges in a domestic violence case.

Though reports about this crop's weakness are premature -- it is impossible to know just how good or bad a draft is until years after it's completed -- two things are clear: There is no can't-miss superstar at the top and there are few certainties anywhere.