Former Vol Ramar Smith surrenders to police
Friday, May 22nd, 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 ...
Big Sky finds new cost cuts
Thursday, May 21st, 2009 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Big Sky Conference mens and womens basketball teams will play league games on Fridays and Saturdays next season as members try to trim costs for the 2009-10 school year. The conference will also not allow air travel for road trips of ...
Sought-after Wall opts to play for Kentucky
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »John Wall, one of the nations most sought-after high school recruits, has decided to play for John Calipari and Kentucky. The point guard from Word of God Christian Academy in Raleigh had been pursued by numerous schools including Duke, Kansas and ...
Guard C.J. Henry now officially at Kansas
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Guard C J Henry officially enrolled at Kansas on Tuesday and will be eligible to play next season. The move reunites Henry with his brother, Xavier, and completes one of the most talented incoming classes Kansas ever had. Weve been waiting to ...
Southern Miss guard Wise hires agent
Monday, May 18th, 2009 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Southern Miss guard Jeremy Wise has hired an agent, ending his college career a season early. Wise entered his name in the NBA draft last month, but said he would likely return for his senior year. A statement released by the ...
Oklahoma dismisses Pattillo
Monday, May 18th, 2009 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Forward Juan Pattillo has been kicked off Oklahomas basketball team for an undisclosed violation of team policy. Sooners coach Jeff Capel announced Sunday that he had dismissed Pattillo, who came out of a redshirt halfway through last season and helped Oklahoma ...
Piece of Spectrum court up for bids
Friday, May 15th, 2009 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Christian Laettner might want to make a play for another piece of Spectrum history. Comcast-Spectacor, which owns the 76ers and the Flyers, is putting up for auction panels of the court where Laettner hit his famous shot. Laettners basket at the ...
NCAA forms ethics panel in mens basketball
Friday, May 15th, 2009 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Michigan coach John Beilein has read the NCAAs long, complex rulebook and sees how varied interpretations can be. He wants to clarify all that legal mumble-jumble. Beilein accepted a job Thursday as chairman of the new mens basketball ethics coalition, a panel ...
S. Indiana to forfeit entire seasons wins
Thursday, May 14th, 2009 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Southern Indiana will forfeit its entire 2008-09 season after two players were declared ineligible and an internal investigation found five alleged NCAA violations by the mens basketball program. The Division II school announced Wednesday it would submit its findings to the ...
Campbell to leave Atlantic Sun for Big South
Thursday, May 14th, 2009 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Fifteen years after Campbell left the Big South Conference in a tiff, the Camels will rejoin the league in the 2011-12 academic year. A person with knowledge of the decision said Campbell will leave the Atlantic Sun for a league with ...
