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Wake Forest head coach Danny Manning looks up at a video scoreboard during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Miami in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, March 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Manning to return to Wake Forest despite 3rd 20-loss season

Associated Press

Wake Forest head coach Danny Manning walks off the court after their 79-54 loss to the Syracuse in an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, March 2, 2019, at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C. (Allison Lee Isley/The Winston-Salem Journal via AP)

Fixing men’s hoops a top priority during Wake AD transition

By JOEDY McCREARY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2014, file photo, Wake Forest University Athletic Director Ron Wellman speaks during a new conference, in Arlington, Texas. Wellman says the school is “sitting tight” while the legal process continues for an assistant basketball coach who police say punched a New York City tourist who later died. Wellman spoke to The Associated Press on Tuesday, four days after the school placed assistant coach Jamill Jones on leave, and says there have been no further updates. Police say Jones attacked digital marketing guru Sandor Szabo early on Aug. 5, causing him to fall and smash his head on a Queens sidewalk. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

Wake AD sits ‘tight’ as coach goes through legal process

By JOEDY McCREARY - Associated Press

Wake Forest AD wants momentum of strong 2016-17 to continue

By JOEDY McCREARY - Associated Press

Newly hired Wake Forest head basketball coach Danny Manning, right, greets supporters as he arrives at Smith-Reynolds Airport in Winston-Salem, N.C., Tuesday, April 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Wake introduces Manning as men’s hoops coach

By JOEDY McCREARY - Associated Press

Kentucky head coach John Calipari answers a question during a news conference for the NCAA Final Four tournament college basketball championship game Sunday, April 6, 2014, in Arlington, Texas. Kentucky plays Connecticut in the championship game on Monday, April 7. 2014. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

FINALS WATCH: Sights and sounds in North Texas

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Wake Forest athletic director Ron Wellman talks to reporters about the resignation of men's basketball coach Jeff Bzdelik, Thursday, March 20, 2014, in Winston-Salem, N.C. (AP photo/Winston-Salem Journal, Walt Unks)

Bzdelik resigns after 4 years at Wake Forest

By JOEDY McCREARY - Associated Press

Connecticut's Omar Calhoun (21) and Niels Giffey (5) leave the court after Louisville's 71-61 win in an NCAA college basketball game in the finals of the American Athletic Conference tournament Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Games are all equal; seedings are not

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

Florida's forward Will Yeguete (15) Patric Young (4) celebrate after the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Kentucky in the Championship round of the Southeastern Conference men's tournament, Sunday, March 16, 2014, in Atlanta. Florida won 61-60. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Hot finishes don’t mean much to committee

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

Virginia's Joe Harris (12) goes to the basket against Duke in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Sunday, March 16, 2014. Virginia won 72-63. Harris was the tournament MVP. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone)

Virginia earns a No. 1 NCAA tournament seed along with Florida, Wichita State, Arizona

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

San Diego State's Xavier Thames holds up a cut net after San Diego State defeated New Mexico 51-48 to win the Mountain West Conference title, in an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, March 8, 2014, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)

NCAA selection committee faces complex choices

By MICHAEL MAROT - Associated Press

NCAA OK with Dayton playing in First Four at home

By RUSTY MILLER - Associated Press

NCAA selection committee hopes for more fairness

By DAVE SKRETTA - Associated Press

ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS, FEB. 1-2- FILE - In this Nov. 29, 2013, file photo, Duke's Rodney Hood (5) works the ball as Arizona's Nick Johnson, left, uses his body to defend during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the NIT Season Tip-off tournament in New York. The NCAA did away with hand-checking, two-hand touching and arm barring this season in an effort to speed up the game and increase scoring. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)

Scoring up, flow better with hoops rule changes

By JOHN MARSHALL - Associated Press

Jim Grobe resigning after 13 years at Wake Forest

By JOEDY McCREARY - Associated Press

NCAA taking flexible approach to tourney games

By MICHAEL MAROT - Associated Press