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College Basketball

1. UT-Arlington set to join WAC this summer

   UT-Arlington has accepted an invitation to join the Western Athletic Conference beginning this summer, part of an expansion that will push the league to at least 15 schools.

2. Creighton HC McDermott to miss DePaul game

   Creighton men's basketball coach Greg McDermott has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss Saturday's game against DePaul.

3. Penny's thoughts: Lay off me, struggling Tigers

   Asked whether he was embarrassed by Memphis' performance vs. SMU in what was a third straight loss, coach Penny Hardaway responded by saying: "I'm coaching really hard, my boys are playing really hard, I'm not embarrassed about nothing."

4. Arbitrator: UConn improperly fired coach Ollie

   UConn improperly fired former coach Kevin Ollie and must pay him more than $11 million, an independent arbitrator ruled Thursday. Ollie was fired in 2018 after the school reported numerous NCAA violations.

5. NCAA ratifies new streamlined constitution

   NCAA member schools voted to ratify a new, pared-down constitution Thursday, paving the way for a decentralized approach to governing college sports that will hand more power to schools and conferences.

6. Source: New UK add Sharpe eligible for NBA draft

   Shaedon Sharpe, who was the No. 1 prospect in the 2022 high school class before he joined the Kentucky Wildcats in early January, can apply for the 2022 NBA draft as an early-entry candidate, a source told ESPN.

7. U-M, Anderson survivors reach $490M settlement

   The University of Michigan has agreed to a $490 million settlement with hundreds of people who say they were sexually assaulted by a former sports doctor at the school.

8. Which NBA teams might select Auburn's Jabari Smith No. 1 (and why)?

   Auburn has emerged as a team that could win the national championship, and Smith is in the conversation as the game's best future pro.

9. NCAA committee faces hurdles to deliver real change

   Faced with a myriad of challenges, just how transformative can the NCAA's Division I Transformation Committee be?

10. College basketball realignment tracker: Which schools are changing conferences in Division I?

    More than half of college basketball's 32 Division I conferences have pending membership changes. We're tracking them all.