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Michigan guard Mike Smith (12) drives on Maryland guard Darryl Morsell (11) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Big Ten Conference tournament in Indianapolis, Friday, March 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Ivy stays sidelined, but transfers representing league well

By Noah Trister Mar. 19, 2021 02:49 AM EDT

Alabama head coach Nate Oates hugs guard Keon Ellis (14) after beating Mississippi State 64-59 at an NCAA college basketball game in Starkville, Miss., Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021. With the win, Alabama captures the SEC regular season title. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Role reversal: No. 8 Bama thrives like recent Auburn teams

By John Zenor Mar. 01, 2021 03:54 PM EST

Ohio State guard Duane Washington Jr. prepares to shoot a basket against Maryland during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Football schools? Ohio State, Alabama thriving in hoops, too

By John Zenor Feb. 26, 2021 01:36 PM EST

Gonzaga forward Anton Watson (22) dunks against Pepperdine forward Jan Zidek, left, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan 30, 2021, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Gonzaga, Baylor top AP Top 25, Sooners climb, Drake in

By John Marshall Feb. 01, 2021 12:54 PM EST

Virginia Tech's Keve Aluma (22) celebrates a score against Virginia during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021, in Blacksburg, Va. (Matt Gentry/The Roanoke Times via AP, Pool)
SEC eager to change perception league is down in stretch run

By Teresa M. Walker Jan. 31, 2021 01:09 PM EST

FILE-This March 21, 2019, file photo shows Yale forward Jordan Bruner (23) being guarded by LSU guard Tremont Waters (3) during the first half of the first-round men's college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament, in Jacksonville, Fla. Although the Ivy League won’t have a basketball season this year, a few of its most notable recent performers will be playing for new schools in different conferences. Former Harvard stars Bryce Aiken and Seth Towns, as well as ex-Yale standout Bruner, left as graduate transfers during the offseason. Aiken headed to Seton Hall, Towns joined No. 23 Ohio State, and Bruner opted to finish his career in Alabama.(AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, File)
Transfers provide at least some Ivy presence this season

By Steve Megargee Nov. 16, 2020 02:20 AM EST