http://www.kansascity.com/472/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from The Kansas City Star en-us Copyright 2013Kansas City Star College Mens Basketball - Wire 60 Sat, 25 May 2013 13:06:19 CDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys 1.1.fi feedback@kansascity.com (Feedback) http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4255628/patrick-reusse-minnesotas-ellenson.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/25/4255628/patrick-reusse-minnesotas-ellenson.html#storylink=rss Sat, 25 May 2013 03:00 CDT Richard Pitino was hired as Minnesota's basketball coach on April 3. The first order of business in that situation is to start meeting with the players scheduled to return for the next season. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/23/4251559/honeymoon-was-short-for-ucla-bruins.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/23/4251559/honeymoon-was-short-for-ucla-bruins.html#storylink=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 03:00 CDT UCLA and Steve Alford. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/20/4246462/kansas-lands-transfer-tarik-black.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/20/4246462/kansas-lands-transfer-tarik-black.html#storylink=rss Mon, 20 May 2013 20:50 CDT Memphis forward Tarik Black is transferring to Kansas and will be eligible to play immediately. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/20/4245534/new-mexico-gets-some-payback.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/20/4245534/new-mexico-gets-some-payback.html#storylink=rss Mon, 20 May 2013 11:02 CDT Congratulations Steve Alford, you and your New Mexico Lobos just lost to underdog Harvard in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, please accept your parting gift of a seven-year, $18.2 million contract with UCLA. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/20/4245902/smith-transfers-to-minnesota.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/20/4245902/smith-transfers-to-minnesota.html#storylink=rss Mon, 20 May 2013 14:12 CDT Malik Smith is following his head coach to Minnesota. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/20/4246376/kansas-basketball-team-adds-memphis.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/20/4246376/kansas-basketball-team-adds-memphis.html#storylink=rss Mon, 20 May 2013 03:00 CDT Kansas' basketball team has added another big body to a burgeoning roster overhaul. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/17/4242395/willie-burton-returns-to-minnesota.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/17/4242395/willie-burton-returns-to-minnesota.html#storylink=rss Fri, 17 May 2013 03:00 CDT Willie Burton will walk across a stage Saturday morning to receive his University of Minnesota diploma, and it will not be difficult to distinguish him from his classmates. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/16/4239359/former-tulane-standout-joins-san.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/16/4239359/former-tulane-standout-joins-san.html#storylink=rss Thu, 16 May 2013 10:45 CDT Josh Davis, formerly of Tulane, was added to the San Diego State roster after the school granted him an Athletic Offer of Aid. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/16/4240408/chip-scoggins-pitino-ball-will.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/16/4240408/chip-scoggins-pitino-ball-will.html#storylink=rss Thu, 16 May 2013 03:00 CDT REDWOOD FALLS, Minn. � Richard Pitino walked into a community center banquet room and a group of fans immediately surrounded him in search of autographs, pictures and a few words with the new Minnesota Gophers basketball coach. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/15/4237545/penn-states-marshall-to-forgo.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/15/4237545/penn-states-marshall-to-forgo.html#storylink=rss Wed, 15 May 2013 14:15 CDT Penn State junior guard Jermaine Marshall announced on Wednesday that he will forgo his senior season to pursue a professional basketball career. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/15/4236243/top-basketball-recruit-andrew.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/15/4236243/top-basketball-recruit-andrew.html#storylink=rss Wed, 15 May 2013 03:00 CDT The lines of communication had been dead for weeks. Andrew Wiggins had been in his own world, processing information, school by school, guarding his secret from a curious basketball world. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/15/4236799/ap-source-rutgers-makes-louisvilles.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/15/4236799/ap-source-rutgers-makes-louisvilles.html#storylink=rss Wed, 15 May 2013 09:22 CDT Rutgers named Julie Hermann its new athletic director Wednesday, and the former No. 2 athletic administrator at Louisville promised a restart for the scandal-scarred program following the ouster of its men's basketball coach and the resignation of other officials. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/14/4234855/top-prep-prospect-andrew-wiggins.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/14/4234855/top-prep-prospect-andrew-wiggins.html#storylink=rss Tue, 14 May 2013 11:22 CDT Top prep basketball prospect Andrew Wiggins told a small gathering of family and friends at his high school gym Tuesday that he will play at Kansas. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/14/4235827/wiggins-choose-kansas-over-north.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/14/4235827/wiggins-choose-kansas-over-north.html#storylink=rss Tue, 14 May 2013 03:00 CDT Andrew Wiggins, regarded as the top college basketball prospect in years, announced on Tuesday that he will play next season at Kansas. Wiggins' other three finalists were North Carolina, Florida State and Kentucky. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/14/4235867/sam-mellinger-kansas-bill-self.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/14/4235867/sam-mellinger-kansas-bill-self.html#storylink=rss Tue, 14 May 2013 03:00 CDT Andrew Wiggins may or may not be the best high school basketball player since LeBron James. He may or may not be the guy who keeps The Streak alive, who turns Kansas from a Big 12 title contender to a national championship threat, who makes the Jayhawks must-watch TV this season and eventually becomes the NBA star Self has yet to coach in Lawrence. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/14/4235156/andrew-wiggins-consensus-no-1.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/14/4235156/andrew-wiggins-consensus-no-1.html#storylink=rss Tue, 14 May 2013 03:00 CDT Andrew Wiggins, the consensus No. 1 basketball recruit in the country, announced Tuesday morning he will attend Kansas, picking the Jayhawks over three other finalists, Kentucky, Florida State and North Carolina. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/14/4235683/kentucky-loses-out-on-andrew-wiggins.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/14/4235683/kentucky-loses-out-on-andrew-wiggins.html#storylink=rss Tue, 14 May 2013 03:00 CDT John Calipari spent more than two years trying to bring Andrew Wiggins to Lexington. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/13/4232913/chattanooga-selects-wade-as-new.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/13/4232913/chattanooga-selects-wade-as-new.html#storylink=rss Mon, 13 May 2013 11:09 CDT The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga has named Will Wade as its new men's basketball coach. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/13/4233749/andrew-wiggins-to-announce-college.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/13/4233749/andrew-wiggins-to-announce-college.html#storylink=rss Mon, 13 May 2013 03:00 CDT Andrew Wiggins will announce his college choice on Tuesday. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/10/4229578/rutgers-makes-statement-on-jordan.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/10/4229578/rutgers-makes-statement-on-jordan.html#storylink=rss Fri, 10 May 2013 19:17 CDT Rutgers University admitted their mistake in stating their new head men's basketball coach, Eddie Jordan, was an alumnus.