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• Georgetown's Rivers to transfer
  Georgetown sophomore guard Jeremiah Rivers announced Wednesday he is transferring to another school.

• Former MSU hoops player gets 120 years for shooting death
  Former Montana State basketball player Branden Miller was sentenced Tuesday to 120 years in prison in the shooting death of a suspected drug dealer.

• Bob Huggins' 10-year deal with West Virginia worth $20M
  West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins will earn at least $20 million in guaranteed income over the next 10 years of his new contract, which includes incentives that could add thousands more.

• Tennessee dismisses Crews and Smith from team
  Tennessee forwards Duke Crews and Ramar Smith were dismissed from the team for unspecified reasons, head coach Bruce Pearl announced on Friday.

• West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins signs contract
  West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins signed an 11-year contract with the school Friday that will keep him at his alma mater until he's 65.

• Freeman leaves Iowa
  Iowa junior guard Tony Freeman was granted a release from his basketball scholarship on Friday and will not be a member of the Hawkeyes for next season.

• Huggins signs extension with Mountaineers
  West Virginia University and head men's basketball coach Bob Huggins have agreed to a contract extension through the 2018-19 season, the school announced Friday.

• Crean upholds dismissals of Bassett, Ellis
  New Indiana coach Tom Crean informed suspended guards Armon Bassett and Jamarcus Ellis that they would not be reinstated to the basketball team.

• 2 Indiana basketball players not reinstated
  Indiana coach Tom Crean will not reinstate Armon Bassett and Jamarcus Ellis, who were ordered off the team in March.

• Report: Tennessee's Lofton battled cancer
  Tennessee basketball guard Chris Lofton underwent treatment for testicular cancer following the end of his junior season, according to a report.

• Former Vols guard Lofton underwent cancer treatment
  Former Tennessee guard Chris Lofton underwent treatment for testicular cancer after a failed drug test revealed he potentially had a tumor.

• OSU cuts $2.74 million check for ex-coach O'Brien
  Ohio State paid former men's basketball coach Jim O'Brien $2.74 million for improperly firing him for violating NCAA rules.

• UCLA's Stanback plans to transfer
  UCLA swingman Chace Stanback will not return to the school next season.

• Hansbrough picks Notre Dame
  Mississippi State sophomore guard Ben Hansbrough, younger brother of North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough, decided on Monday to transfer to Notre Dame.

• UCLA's Shipp to enter draft, but won't hire agent
  UCLA guard Josh Shipp announced Sunday that he will enter his name into the 2008 NBA Draft, but will not hire an agent, leaving open the possibility that he could return for his senior season.

• UConn center Hasheem Thabeet will return for junior year
  Connecticut center Hasheem Thabeet plans to return to school for his junior season instead of entering the NBA draft. The 7-foot-3 native of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, was projected as a first-round pick in the draft.

• UConn's Thabeet will return to school
  Connecticut center Hasheem Thabeet will return for his junior season at the school in 2008-09.

• Stanford hires Duke assistant Dawkins as basketball coach
  Johnny Dawkins, a longtime assistant coach at Duke, has been hired as Stanford's new basketball coach.

• North Carolina's Green declares for NBA draft
  North Carolina junior forward Danny Green declared for the NBA draft on Saturday.

• Calipari gets extension from Memphis
  The University of Memphis rewarded men's head basketball coach John Calipari with a contract extension Saturday that will keep him with the school through the 2012-13 season.

• Memphis coach John Calipari signs extension through 2012-13
  Memphis coach John Calipari signed a contract extension through the 2012-13 season that includes an annual raise of $500,000 and a $5 million bonus if he stays through the end of the contract.

• Stanford tabs ex-Duke aide Dawkins as next head coach
  Stanford University hired former Duke assistant Johnny Dawkins as its new men's basketball coach, on Saturday, replacing the departed Trent Johnson.

• Tar Heels' Hansbrough returning; Ellington, Lawson going pro
  Tyler Hansbrough wants to make one more run at the national championship. The North Carolina star will have to wait a little longer to find out whether two of his high-scoring teammates will be back to help him.

• Pitt's Young to return for senior season
  Pittsburgh junior forward Sam Young will forgo the NBA Draft and return for his senior season, he announced Friday.

• BYU's Cummard declares for NBA Draft
  BYU junior guard Lee Cummard will enter the NBA Draft, he announced Friday. Cummard will not hire an agent, leaving open the option of returning to the Cougars for his senior season.