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This shapes up as a potential big season for plenty of teams that weren't big factors in last year's NCAA Tournament. Continue to Article

November 03, 2016 3:32:am EST

Rick Pitino praised the NCAA for its professional approach in the governing body's investigation of a sex scandal involving Louisville men's basketball and the coach pledged his program will be accountable for things that went wrong on his watch. Pitino spoke Wednesday at the Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball media gathering, a week after the NCAA said Louisville committed four serious violations and criticized Pitino for failing to monitor a former Cardinals basketball staffer who hired escorts and strippers for sex parties with recruits and players. Continue to Article

October 26, 2016 6:36:pm EST

Josh Pastner says Georgia Tech athletic director Mike Bobinski tried to prepare him for the worst when he agreed to become the Yellow Jackets coach. Pastner, who spent the past seven years as Memphis' coach, said his AD warned him there was a "good chance" the Yellow Jackets could go winless in league play during a rebuilding project. The great thing is in basketball, you sign a couple of guys, you get a little lucky here and there, next thing you know you start moving up the league standings. Continue to Article

October 26, 2016 6:31:pm EST

Pitt forward Sheldon Jeter believes it is an athlete's responsibility to speak up when there's an issue they care about and he has considered following San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick's lead in demonstrating during the national anthem. Jeter said Wednesday at the ACC men's basketball media day that he has talked with teammates about the entire team participating in a gesture. Jeter said if it's just one person, people can incorrectly classify the action as attention-grabbing and miss the reason behind the demonstration. Continue to Article

October 26, 2016 12:44:pm EST