AAC, C-USA among conferences asking for relief

Earlier this month, faced with the prospect of losing three players early to the NBA, John Beilein articulated the obvious: “There seems to be a great appeal from the NBA teams for our guys.” Fifty miles to the west, Beilein’s in-state rivals had just one player defect early this year while

N.C. State coach Kevin Keatts has no idea what his starting backcourt will look like when the 2019-20 college basketball season begins. If things fall one way, Keatts could have one of the best backcourts in the ACC with rising senior Markell Johnson and incoming freshman Jalen Lecque. A steady presence