DURHAM, N.C. (AP) Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski just couldn't pass on "the ultimate honor" of representing his country again as the U.S. men's national team coach.

Krzyzewski is returning as coach through 2016, extending a run that included leading the Americans to two straight Olympic golds while helping reshape a program that needed a jolt to keep up with the growth of international basketball.

"I really thought I wasn't going to do it," Krzyzewski said during a news conference Thursday. "But now that I am doing it, I can tell you I am doing it with 100 percent commitment and passion - but with seven years of experience of having done it before."

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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) University of Wisconsin-Green Bay men's basketball coach Brian Wardle will keep his job after an independent review largely cleared him of allegations that he mistreated his players, university officials said Friday.

At least one player had accused Wardle of using vulgar and obscene language, and a second player told officials Wardle forced him to work out until the player lost control of his bowels and then ridiculed him. There were no allegations of physical abuse.

CHICAGO (AP) DePaul says it has granted forward Donnavan Kirk permission to seek a transfer.

The school made the announcement on Friday.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) When Elon looked at the ever-changing landscape of college athletics and the possibility that the dominoes from conference realignments will just keep on falling, an invitation to join the Colonial Athletic Association became more about the fit for the Phoenix than the future.

"What conference is not subject to change right now?" Phoenix athletic director Dave Blank said Thursday after the school announced it is leaving the Southern Conference to become an all-sports member of the CAA in 2014-15.

STORRS, Conn. (AP) Connecticut center Enosch Wolf has been reinstated to the team following a decision last month by prosecutors to drop charges in a domestic violence case.

UConn says the 7-foot-1 center can return for the 2013-14 season, but as a non-scholarship player.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Missouri-Kansas City basketball coach Kareem Richardson has completed his first coaching staff by hiring Angres Thorpe as associate head coach and Sean Bledsoe and Jason Sautter as assistant coaches.

Connor Hampton was promoted director of basketball operations, while former `Roos star Spencer Johnson was hired to be a graduate assistant.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Memphis forward Tarik Black is transferring to Kansas and will be eligible to play immediately.

Black has graduated from Memphis and has one year of eligibility left.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Guard Malik Smith has signed his tender to transfer from Florida International to Minnesota.

Minnesota announced the completion of the transfer on Monday. Smith is following coach Richard Pitino to the Golden Gophers. He averaged 14.1 points per game as a junior starter for FIU last season. He will be eligible to play right away because FIU will be banned from postseason play next season thanks to poor academic performance under previous coach Isiah Thomas.

NEW YORK (AP) Pittsburgh, playing its first season in the Atlantic Coast Conference, highlights the teams that will play in the championship round of this year's Legends Classic at Barclays Center.

The Panthers, who lost to Wichita State in the second round of the NCAA tournament, will be joined by Stanford, Houston and Texas Tech, which will be led by first-year coach Tubby Smith, in the semifinals and finals to be played Nov. 25 and 26.

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) Montana men's basketball coach Wayne Tinkle has announced the signing of 6-foot-8 forward Martin Breunig (BROY'-nig), who is transferring from the University of Washington.

Breunig, who is originally from Germany, will sit out next year due to NCAA transfer rules.