USCs Marcus Johnson gets extra year
Friday, May 29th, 2009 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Southern California forward Marcus Johnson has been granted another year of eligibility. Coach Tim Floyd said Thursday that the NCAA granted a season of competition waiver for Johnson on the condition that he be withheld from the first two games of ...
Alleged violations could wipe out Memphis season
Friday, May 29th, 2009 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Memphis athletic director R C Johnson defended the mens basketball program Thursday, saying the school checks out all potential players. He would not confirm that Derrick Rose, who led Memphis to the 2008 national title game, is at the center of ...
NCAA accuses Memphis of violations
Thursday, May 28th, 2009 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »The University of Memphis is responding to an NCAA notice of allegations accusing the mens basketball program of major violations during the 2007-08 season under John Calipari, a newspaper reported Wednesday. The allegations include knowing fraudulence or misconduct on an SAT ...
Kentucky recruit put in program after guilty plea
Thursday, May 28th, 2009 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Kentucky recruit John Wall has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor and entered a program for first offenders which could lead to having his record cleared. Wall, 18, pleaded guilty Wednesday to breaking and entering. Wake County Assistant District Attorney Phillip Cowan said ...
UK announces 3 wont return to basketball team
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Kentucky announced Tuesday that three players from last years squad are leaving the program, bringing the Wildcats closer to their roster limit of 13 scholarship players. Sophomore forward A.J. Stewart plans to transfer, as does 6-foot-3 freshman Donald Williams. Senior Jared ...
One-handed basketball star signs with Manhattan
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Kevin Laue knows what would happen if a college basketball team took a chance on him and he didnt pan out. Fans would wonder what the coach was thinking in using a scholarship on a center missing his left hand. Its ...
Cottrell steps down at Houston Baptist AD
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Ron Cottrell stepped down as Houston Baptists athletic director on Tuesday to concentrate on his role as mens basketball coach as the school moves toward full membership in NCAA Division I. The university said Cottrell would become associate athletic director and ...
Whos had the worst offseason
Sunday, May 24th, 2009 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »When we put together preliminary preseason rankings for the 2009-10 season shortly after the Final Four, Syracuse and USC both showed up in the top 10. Now, both teams look as if they will struggle to finish in the top half ...
Former Vol Ramar Smith surrenders to police
Sunday, May 24th, 2009 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Former University of Tennessee basketball guard Ramar Smith is accused of taking money, guns and marijuana in a home invasion and robbery, according to court records. Knox County Jail Officer Betty Shelton told The Associated Press that the 22-year-old Smith turned ...
Illinois Weber gets 50 percent raise, extension
Friday, May 22nd, 2009 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Illinois basketball coach Bruce Weber is getting a big raise after his teams surprising turnaround last season. University trustees voted Thursday to raise Webers pay by 50 percent and extend his contract by three years, through April 2015. Webers pay will increase ...
