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Rodney Bullock scored 18 points and Emmitt Holt added 16 to lead Providence to a come-from-behind 60-51 victory over Memphis on Friday night in the semifinals of the Emerald Coast Classic. Providence coach Ed Cooley was magnanimous in victory, recalling that his Memphis counterpart, Tubby Smith, has been a longtime mentor. Smith is in his first year at Memphis. Continue to Article

November 26, 2016 12:50:am EST

Justice Bartley scored five points while Jeff Jones and Trevon Gross Jr. added three apiece for the seventh-ranked Cavaliers in a 90-34 blowout of Grambling State. ''It was really good to see Jeff and Tre and Justice, those guys that work so hard to prepare our guys in practice, get that many minutes and that many shots,'' coach Tony Bennett said, laughing as he glanced at a stat sheet that showed Gross took eight shots in 11 minutes. The rainbow 3-pointer he finally made with 3:40 remaining took an immediate place in Bennett's memory bank. Continue to Article

November 22, 2016 10:36:pm EST

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Dedric Lawson and Craig Randall scored 21 points each for Memphis in a 99-86 victory over Savannah State on Saturday. Continue to Article

November 19, 2016 2:23:pm EST

Virginia coach Tony Bennett announced Friday evening that he has jettisoned forward Austin Nichols for unspecified rules violations. Nichols was previously suspended for the Cavaliers’ two preseason scrimmages and their season opener at UNC Greensboro last Friday. “It’s a privilege to be a part of this program and Austin has lost that privilege,” Bennett said in a statement. A 6-foot-9 forward who averaged 13.3 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.4 blocks as a sophomore at Memphis two seasons ago, Nichols became the most coveted transfer on the market when he chose to leave the Tigers. Continue to Article

November 18, 2016 6:32:pm EST