COLLEGE BASKETBALL

University of Hartford reaches a new low by attempting to silence its athletes.

Amid the rise in college transfers linked to lucrative NIL deals, Miami billionaire booster John Ruiz insists he follows NCAA rules.

Carey said in his announcement that he will continue to go through the NBA draft process, but he is not expected to be drafted and will play for Maryland if he returns to school.

After losing Angel Reese and Ashley Owusu, the Terps coach landed several transfers to make up for the lost production.

The NCAA board underscored Monday that collectives may not dangle the promise of NIL deals as inducements to persuade recruits to sign with a school.

The Sun Devils' second-leading scorer said he wanted "to be closer to my support system."

“My life has been defined by coaching and I’ve been on this journey for over five decades," Stringer said in a statement. "It is rare that someone gets to do what they love for this long and I have been fortunate to do that."

The two starters join Timothy Ighoefe, Tyler Beard, Jalin Billingsley and Kobe Clark as players set to leave the Hoyas.

No DeMatha product has played for the Terps since Travis Garrison joined the program in 2002.

The Michigan and North Carolina stars decide to forgo the NBA draft amid a rapidly changing NCAA landscape after the opening of name, image and likeness opportunities — although that isn't the only reason some notable players are coming back.

To say Jay Wright has nothing left to prove is an understatement. To say the sport will miss him is an even bigger understatement.

The 60-year-old Wright won two national titles with the Wildcats, who announced that he was being replaced by Fordham Coach Kyle Neptune, a former assistant to Wright at Villanova.

The Cavaliers will have all five starters back after missing the NCAA tournament for first time since 2013.

A three-star wing, Batchelor played at Glenelg Country School before transferring to IMG Academy in Florida.

The departures of Maryland's top two leading scorers mean Coach Brenda Frese is losing four members of the startting five that exited the NCAA tournament in the Sweet 16.

Billmeier, who was a center at Seton Hall, will work with the Maryland big men.

Kentucky, North Carolina, Houston, Gonzaga, Arkansas and Duke should be in the mix again next season.

The Jayhawks' memorable March was compelling enough to distract from cloud of NCAA investigation.