"The University of Memphis is aware of the anonymous letter, and it has been shared with the NCAA," Memphis spokesperson Michele Ehrhart said in a statement to multiple outlets.

The letter is purported to outline Hardaway's personal involvement in the NCAA violations.

It's not yet clear how those allegations may be connected to Hardaway's sudden decision to fire assistant coaches Rick Stansbury, Faragi Phillips and Jamie Rosser and special adviser Demetrius Dyson with two months to go before the start of the 2024-25 season.

"These are good coaches that I've worked with closely over the past few seasons, but I made the difficult decision to go in a new direction with our staff," Hardaway said in a statement Wednesday. "The timing is not ideal, but I want to give this team the best opportunity to reach our goals of winning the American Conference and advancing in the NCAA Tournament. With the season rapidly approaching, we are going to move quickly to complete the staff."

Hardaway, who starred as a player at Memphis from 1991-93, has not addressed Thursday's developments as of yet.

Hardaway, 53, has led Memphis to just two NCAA Tournament appearances in six seasons since taking the reins at his alma mater in 2018-19.

His tenure also has included multiple NCAA investigations into alleged recruiting violations, and he was suspended for the first three games of the 2023-24 season.

Johnson is the No. 10 overall prospect and No. 2 shooting guard in his class in the 247Sports composite rankings. He will play with Overtime Elite in the upcoming season before heading to his hometown of Lexington, Ky., to join the Wildcats and new coach Mark Pope.

"I feel like it was the best decision for me to grow and develop as a student-athlete," Johnson said during his live announcement on 247Sports' digital channels. "My parents went there. Being able to have this opportunity being from the city and being able to represent my city and state, I feel like this was the best decision for me."

Johnson chose Kentucky over finalists Alabama, Arkansas, Louisville and North Carolina. Former Kentucky head coach John Calipari left for the same job at Arkansas earlier this year.

Johnson is listed at 6-foor-4, 175 pounds and is Kentucky's second commit of the cycle. Four-star center Malachi Moreno, another Kentucky native, pledged to the Wildcats last month.

Neither Hardaway nor the school provided a reason for the dismissals of assistant coaches Rick Stansbury, Faragi Phillips and Jamie Rosser or special adviser Demetrius Dyson.

"I want to thank Rick, Faragi, Jamie and Demetrius for their service to the University of Memphis and our basketball program," Hardaway said in a statement. "These are good coaches that I've worked with closely over the past few seasons, but I made the difficult decision to go in a new direction with our staff. The timing is not ideal, but I want to give this team the best opportunity to reach our goals of winning the American Conference and advancing in the NCAA Tournament. With the season rapidly approaching, we are going to move quickly to complete the staff."

Including the staff overhaul and the addition of eight Division I transfers, the Tigers will look almost nothing like the 2023-24 team that finished 22-10 following a 15-2 start. In comparing the rosters between that team and the 2024-25 edition, only forward Nick Jourdain and guard Noah Stansbury -- the former assistant coach's son -- return.

Seven players transferred out after the season and forward David Jones entered the 2024 NBA Draft, where he was not selected but later signed with the Philadelphia 76ers.

Mike Davis, the former Indiana and Detroit Mercy head coach, is expected to join Hardaway's staff.

Hardaway, 53, has led Memphis to just two NCAA Tournament appearances in six seasons since taking the reins at his alma mater in 2018-19.

His tenure also has included multiple NCAA investigations into alleged recruiting violations, and he was suspended for the first three games of the 2023-24 season.

It will mark the city's first Final Four since 2013, which was hosted at the now-demolished Georgia Dome. Atlanta was scheduled to hold the Final Four in 2020 at the Atlanta Falcons' new venue, Mercedez-Benz Stadium, but the NCAA Tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Atlanta had to wait another decade-plus to get back into the rotation. It will join Kansas City, Indianapolis, New York, New Orleans, San Antonio, Seattle and Louisville, Ky., as cities to host at least five Final Fours.

"The cancellation of the 2020 tournament, including the Men's Final Four in Atlanta, was a necessary yet devastating decision for student-athletes, coaches and fans. It significantly impacted the Association and its membership, as well as the city of Atlanta, which has repeatedly been a terrific host to the event," Dan Gavitt, the NCAA's senior vice president of basketball, said in a statement. "The committee has been empathetic in its consideration of replacing the 2020 Men's Final Four for Atlanta, and ultimately the city competed favorably and won the opportunity to host again at long last in 2031. We are looking forward to working with the Atlanta team to provide another memorable Men's Final Four experience."

Mercedes-Benz Stadium will hold the Final Four on April 5, 2031, and the national championship game on April 7.

The Final Four for the upcoming 2024-25 season will be hosted by San Antonio. Indianapolis is taking turns in 2026 and 2029. Detroit and Las Vegas were awarded the 2027 and 2028 Final Fours back in 2022, and the Dallas-Fort Worth area will be home to the 2030 Final Four.

The prominent tournament will mark its 40th anniversary when it is held Nov. 25-27 at the Lahaina Civic Center in Maui.

Joining the Huskies in the eight-team field are Memphis, Colorado, Michigan State, Auburn, Iowa State, Dayton and North Carolina.

Three of those teams -- UConn, Iowa State and North Carolina -- reached the Sweet 16 of the 2024 NCAA Tournament. In all, seven of them were selected to the tournament.

"This year's Maui Invitational is one of the strongest fields in tournament history," said Dave Odom, tournament chairman. "The field is packed with teams looking to make a run in the NCAA Tournament along with UConn who is making their fifth appearance in the Maui Invitational and looking to defend their back-to-back national championships."

The tournament was played in Honolulu in 2023.

Moreno, who plays for Great Crossing High School in Georgetown, Ky., is the first commitment in the 2025 class for new Kentucky head coach Mark Pope. The latter departed BYU to replace John Calipari in April.

Moreno, who is listed at 6-foot-11 and 230 pounds, is ranked as the No. 1 prospect in the state of Kentucky on On3 and 247Sports. He reportedly selected Kentucky over a number of schools, including Ohio State, North Carolina, Arkansas, Indiana, Louisville and Iowa.

Pope, 51, was part of Kentucky's 1995-96 national championship squad coached by Rick Pitino.

"I chose Kentucky because of Coach Pope's playing style," Moreno said, per ESPN. "He likes to play through their big men and allows them to pass. That's a big part of my game. Since the day the new staff got the job, they have been very consistent in recruiting me.

"Coach Pope won a national title here as player, so he knows what it takes to be great at Kentucky. I received an offer from (Calipari) and had to start over with Coach Pope. I had to earn my scholarship twice."

The Tar Heels will be Claude's fourth different team. This season will expire Claude's eligibility.

Claude entered the transfer portal on April 1 but was awaiting word from the NCAA on a waiver. Georgetown also reportedly pursued Claude, who averaged 4.8 points and 5.2 rebounds in 32 games (four starts) for the Yellow Jackets in 2023-24.

Claude averages 9.3 points and 6.3 rebounds in 102 career games (51 starts) with Morehead State (2019-22), Western Carolina (2022-23) and Ga. Tech (2023-24). He missed the 2020-21 season with an ACL injury.

The rivals announced a three-game series on Tuesday, beginning with a neutral-site meeting Dec. 14 in Phoenix.

Arizona, which moved to the Big 12, and UCLA, which headed to the Big Ten, also will play in the 2025 Hall of Fame Series in Las Vegas and meet again in Los Angeles in 2027. The dates for those two are not yet finalized.

"For decades, Arizona-UCLA games have meant so much to our players, coaches and fans across the country," Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd said in a release. "Icons in the game of basketball have made this rivalry into one of the best in college basketball, and we look forward to adding the next chapters in the years to come."

"It's a win-win situation for both UCLA and Arizona, as we want to preserve what has turned into a fantastic basketball rivalry out West," UCLA coach Mick Cronin said in a statement. "These are two schools with strong basketball traditions and passionate fan bases, and it's important for us to find ways to continue playing each other."

The Bruins own a record 11 national titles in men's basketball, with Arizona's lone title coming in 1997. The programs have been to 52 and 38 NCAA Tournaments, respectively.

UCLA is 63-50 all-time against Arizona. They originally became conference rivals when Arizona joined the then-Pac-10 in 1978-79.

His alma mater, South Carolina's Furman University, confirmed the passing of the All-America guard.

"It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that we share the news of the passing of Frank Selvy, Furman's all-time greatest athlete, a consensus All-American, NBA all-star, distinguished member of the College Basketball Hall of Fame, and one of the greatest scorers in the history of college basketball," said Jason Donnelly, Furman's vice president of intercollegiate athletics.

A two-time Southern Conference Player of the Year, Selvy led the NCAA with 41.7 points per game in 1953-54.

Selvy's milestone moment happened Feb. 13 that season in Greenville, S.C. He reached the century mark with 41 field goals and 18 free throws in the Paladins' 145-95 victory against visiting Newberry.

Dubbed "The Corbin Comet" after his hometown of Corbin, Ky., Selvy averaged 32.5 points over three seasons at Furman and scored 40 or more points 22 times.

Selvy was the No. 1 overall pick in the 1954 NBA Draft by the Baltimore Bullets. The two-time All-Star played nine seasons with the Bullets, Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks, New York Knicks, Syracuse Nationals and Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers.

He averaged 10.8 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 565 NBA games. His Lakers lost twice in the NBA Finals to the Boston Celtics, falling in seven games in 1962 and six games in 1963.

Selvy coached at Furman for four seasons, compiling a 44-59 record from 1966-70. He was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2022.

He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Barbara, along with two children, 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren."

Calipari, who left Kentucky for Arkansas in April, landed his first 2025 recruit with the Razorbacks since signing a five-year contract worth $7 million per season.

Acuff, who announced his decision on YouTube, chose the Razorbacks over Kansas and Michigan. The 6-3, 180-pound Detroit native is also a composite five-star recruit, per 247Sports.

Acuff had trimmed his list to Arkansas, Kansas, Michigan and UConn at the end of June, then removed the two-time defending national champions before Friday's announcement.

"My official visit went well. I have a good relationship with John Calipari," Acuff told 247Sports. "I took a visit to Kentucky and I took a visit to Arkansas. Nothing was different but the schools. It was a great visit. Coach Cal is a great guard coach. Most of his guards are in the (NBA)."

Reports said the Clemson board of trustees approved a new contract that will pay Brownell $20 million over five years, starting with $3.5 million next season and growing by $250,000 every year thereafter.

Clemson announced Brownell's deal Thursday without divulging financial terms.

"I'm honored and grateful to continue to lead the Clemson Basketball program," Brownell said in a statement. "I want to thank (athletic director) Graham Neff, President Jim Clements and our entire administration for their continued belief and confidence in me and my staff. I am extremely proud of our recent success, both on and off the court, and there is not a better time than now to be a part of the Clemson family."

Brownell, 55, is the program's winningest coach with a 265-189 record in 14 seasons on the job.

Under Brownell's guidance, the Tigers have made four NCAA Tournaments, including the Sweet 16 in 2018. This past March, Clemson was a No. 6 seed and beat No. 11 seed New Mexico, No. 3 seed Baylor and No. 2 seed Arizona to make the second Elite Eight in program history.

The Tigers' run ended with an 89-82 loss to No. 4 seed Alabama.

The deal comes one day after ACC rival Pitt extended coach Jeff Capel through 2029-30.

Capel, 49, guided the Panthers to back-to-back 20-win seasons, going 24-12 in 2022-23 and 22-11 last season. They qualified for the 2023 NCAA Tournament after being picked 14th in the league that preseason, leading Capel to win Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year honors.

"The University of Pittsburgh continues to have outstanding leadership. ... I am appreciative of the support they have provided me and my staff as we continue to build a Pitt Men's Basketball program that competes for championships on a conference and national level annually," Capel said. "Pittsburgh is a terrific sports town full of amazing people and we are grateful for the continued support of so many passionate fans. We will continue to give 100 percent of ourselves as we represent Pitt on the court, in the classroom and in the community."

In six seasons at Pitt, Capel has amassed a 97-92 record. He previously served as the head coach at VCU and Oklahoma.

"When Coach Capel initially arrived at Pitt in 2018, he was tasked with one of the most difficult rebuilding jobs in all of college basketball," Pitt athletic director Heather Lyke said. "Jeff fully embraced that challenge from the outset and never wavered from his lofty vision for our players and program. Brick by brick, he built a rock-solid foundation that has Pitt basketball poised for a championship future. Jeff is an outstanding leader well beyond the court and we are highly fortunate to have him representing the University of Pittsburgh."

Krajnovic announced on his Instagram account that he will play next season for KK Cedevita's junior club team in his hometown of Zagreb.

The 6-foot-5, 185-pound guard averaged 3.1 points, 1.4 rebounds, 0.6 assists and 8.7 minutes in 15 games as a true freshman for the Bulldogs in 2023-24. He shot 46.7 percent from the floor, including 33.3 percent (3 of 9) from 3-point range.

Krajnovic missed nine games early in the season because of a broken hand injured and was sidelined for the Sweet 16 game against Purdue because of illness. He was a reserve behind starting guards Ryan Nembhard and Nolan Hickman, as well as freshman wing Dusty Stromer.

Krajnovic and 6-9 freshmen forward Pavle Stosic of Serbia were the only Bulldogs on scholarship from last season's team to enter the transfer portal, with Stosic committing to Utah State.

Purdue and Auburn, two likely preseason Top 25 teams, will face off Dec. 21, 2024 in Birmingham, Ala. The return game comes Dec. 20, 2025, as part of the Indy Classic in Indianapolis.

Purdue may not have national player of the year Zach Edey going forward, but the 2023-24 NCAA runner-up Boilermakers are still formidable competition against the Bruce Pearl-led Tigers.

"I am grateful to Matt Painter and the Purdue Boilermakers for agreeing to a two-game series to be played this year in Birmingham and next year in Indianapolis," Pearl said in a statement. "Matt has one of the finest college basketball programs in the country. His kids play hard and play the right way. Purdue is one of the top programs in the Big Ten winning three conference championships and being ranked No. 1 nationally over the last three seasons. ...

"We are excited for our players, because if you want to be the best, you have to play the best."

Auburn has won more than 20 games six times in the past seven years, including a 30-10 campaign and Final Four appearance in 2018-19 as well as a 27-8 record last year. The Tigers were upset in the first round of the NCAA Tournament by Yale last March.

"We strive to make our nonconference schedule very competitive, and Auburn will be one of the top teams in the SEC this coming season," Purdue's Painter said in a statement, in part.

Already chosen to host the 2026 Final Four, Indianapolis will also be the site of the NIT semifinals and finals and the Division II and Division III national championship games that year, the NCAA said Thursday.

Hinkle Fieldhouse, Butler's home arena, will host the NIT semifinals, while the finals will be played in another venue yet to be announced. Long a staple of Madison Square Garden in New York, the NIT semifinals and finals moved to Las Vegas in 2023 and Indianapolis in 2024.

Gainbridge Fieldhouse, home of the NBA's Pacers and WNBA's Fever, will see the D2 and D3 national title games played one day before the D1 championship game is held at Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the NFL's Colts.

It's the second time that the D1, D2 and D3 championships will converge in one city. Atlanta hosted the full gamut of national championship games in 2013.

"This will be a tremendous celebration of men's college basketball across all three divisions in Indy," NCAA senior vice president of basketball Dan Gavitt said in a statement. "When we did this in 2013, we had nearly 8,000 fans watching the Divisions II and III championship games, and the final two nights of this year's NIT at Hinkle Fieldhouse featured sold-out crowds of more than 9,000 fans. It will be an awesome opportunity for student-athletes at the participating schools, as well as a showcase for the legendary college basketball fans in Indiana."

Indianapolis and the surrounding area also hosted a centralized "bubble" NCAA Tournament in April 2021 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Games were held at Hinkle Fieldhouse, Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Lucas Oil Stadium and the Indiana Farmers Coliseum, as well as on the campuses of Indiana University and Purdue University.

The new deal comes nearly one month after Hurley turned down a reported six-year, $70 million offer from the Los Angeles Lakers that would have made him one of the six highest-paid coaches in the NBA.

Under the new deal, Hurley makes a base salary of $400,000 annually but another $6.375 million in consulting and media obligations in 2024-25 alone, with escalators that kick in each year after. He will also receive a retention bonus of $1 million annually, the school announced Monday.

"On behalf of UConn Nation, we are thrilled that Coach Hurley will continue to lead the Men's Basketball program for the foreseeable future," UConn athletic director David Benedict said in the release. "Dan and Andrea have poured themselves into the rebuilding of this program that culminated in the last two National Championships. This contract is recognition for the immense amount of effort that went into producing those results and the dedication it will require to sustain a program that expects to compete for conference and national championships in the future."

Hurley, 51, has posted a 141-58 record while leading UConn to four NCAA Tournament appearances during his six seasons at the helm. He had a 38-23 record during two seasons as the head coach at Wagner (2010-12) and a 113-82 mark in six campaigns with Rhode Island (2012-18).

"It's an honor to coach basketball at UConn and to represent this world class institution and the great state of Connecticut," Hurley said. "We are extremely proud of the championship program that we have rebuilt for our supporters and fans. We will continue to obsessively pursue championships and historic success, while continuing to develop great young men. Bleed Blue!"

He is 292-163 overall and 14-4 in the NCAA Tournament.

"Hook ‘em," Kaluma wrote on Instagram along with a picture of himself in Texas gear, tipping a cowboy hat over his eyes.

Kaluma transferred to Kansas State last year after two seasons at Creighton and posted career highs of 14.4 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game in 33 games (32 starts).

In three seasons of college basketball, Kaluma has put up 12.2 points, 6.1 boards and 1.7 assists per game across 101 appearances (39 starts).

Kaluma is the latest high-profile transfer to commit to coach Rodney Terry and the Longhorns this offseason as they get set to enter the SEC. They also signed shooting guard Tramon Mark (Arkansas), high-scoring point guard Jordan Pope (Oregon State) and a pair of players from Indiana State's NIT finalist squad: guards Julian Larry and Jayson Kent.

Catchings, who committed to Purdue after his sophomore year but was released from his letter of intent on June 6, also visited NC State and Florida State before a recent trip to Provo, Utah, led him to join the Cougars.

"My family and I met with (BYU) coach (Kevin) Young and the coaching staff last week and we immediately clicked," Catchings told ESPN. "I knew right away this was the best fit for me."

Young took over the reins after Mark Pope left for Kentucky in April.

Catchings has strong basketball bloodlines as the nephew of Hall of Famer Tamika Catchings, the 2011 WNBA MVP, a 10-time All-Star and four-time Olympic gold medalist. His mother, Tauja, played at Illinois and was drafted by the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury in 2000, while his grandfather, Harvey, had an 11-season NBA career.

A 6-foot-8, 185-pound small forward, Catchings averaged 15.3 points and 6.2 rebounds per game last season with Overtime Elite in Atlanta. Current BYU assistant Tim Fanning coached him at Overtime Elite and helped recruit him for the Cougars.

BYU will return three starters -- Trevin Knell, Dallin Hall and Fousseyni Traore -- from an NCAA Tournament team in its first Big 12 season. Along with backups Dawson Baker and Richie Saunders returning to the fold, the Cougars reeled in a pair of Power 5 transfers in Rutgers' Mawot Mag and Utah's Keba Keita from the portal.

Catchings is also joining international star Egor Demin, a projected 2025 first-round pick who committed to BYU last month.

Pikiell said Harper had the surgery earlier this week and will be present for all team activities despite not being able to practice.

A McDonald's All-American, Harper had a knee injury during his senior year of high school but was able to return later in the season.

Harper is the No. 3 overall prospect and the No. 1 shooting guard in the Class of 2024, per the 247Sports composite. Harper, together with five-star forward Ace Bailey and three other players, make up a Rutgers class that ranked third in the country behind only Duke and Alabama, per the same composite rankings.

The 6-foot-6 New Jersey native is the younger brother of Ron Harper Jr., who starred for the Scarlet Knights from 2018-22, and the son of 15-year NBA veteran Ron Harper.

Dawkins, 60, guided the Knights to a 17-16 record in 2023-24 during the team's first season in the Big 12. UCF lost in the first round of the NIT.

"I want to thank our president Alexander N. Cartwright and vice president and director of athletics Terry Mohajir for their confidence in me to continue leading this program," Dawkins said. "We had some success in our first season in the Big 12, and I'm excited to continue building on that for the future. This is a special place for my family, and I've loved coaching UCF from day one. I'm always going to pour my whole heart into this University."

Dawkins owns a 148-103 mark in eight seasons with the Knights. The team qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 2019.

"If you were one of the record-setting number of people who attended our home games this season, you saw first-hand how we competed under Johnny's leadership in our first season in the nation's toughest basketball conference," Mohajir said. "Johnny has done a great job leading this program and we're excited he will continue to be our head coach."

Dawkins posted a 156-115 record in eight seasons at Stanford (2008-16).