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Nebraska agrees to 3-year extension with coach Fred Hoiberg

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Updated Mar 10, 6:02 AM ET

Nebraska and men's basketball coach Fred Hoiberg have agreed to a three-year contract extension after he guided the Cornhuskers to a school-record 15 wins in Big Ten Conference play.

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Exit fee squabble may cost Utah Valley WAC tournament play

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Updated Mar 10, 8:34 PM ET

The WAC has threatened to leave Utah Valley out of the men's and women's basketball tournaments over a $1 million payment it says the school hasn't made. The UVU men's team is the top seed in the conference.

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Cooper Bowser's 21 points, 11 boards lead No. 6 seed Furman past top-seed ETSU 76-61 for SoCon title

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Cooper Bowser had 21 points and 11 rebounds as No. 6 seed Furman beat top-seeded East Tennessee State 76-61 on Monday night to secure the Southern Conference Tournament and a NCAA Tournament bid. Furman (22-12) won its eighth SoCon title in program history and first since defeating Chattanooga in 2023. Tom House added 13 points off the bench for Furman and Alex Wilkins, who scored a career-high 34 to help rally from an 11-point halftime deficit in the semifinals, scored 12.

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Troy ends 5-day run of Georgia Southern with 77-61 victory in title game of Sun Belt Tournament

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PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Thomas Dowd finished with 23 points and 13 rebounds, and regular-season champion Troy ended the five-day run of No. 10 seed Georgia Southern with a 77-61 victory in the championship game of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament on Monday night. Dowd made 8 of 12 shots with two 3-pointers and 5 of 6 free throws for the Trojans (22-11), who earned a second straight trip to the NCAA Tournament and their fourth overall. Georgia Southern (21-16) became the fourth team to win fi...

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Amid boos, Baylor's Nnaji debuts in loss at TCU

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Updated Jul 6, 8:06 PM ET

James Nnaji, the 7-foot center and 2023 NBA draft pick whose signing drew criticism from coaches across college basketball last month, debuted Saturday, scoring five points with four fouls in Baylor's 69-63 loss to TCU in the Big 12 opener for both teams.

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