Prosecutors ask for delay in Pitino extortion case
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Federal prosecutors have agreed to delay for at least six weeks the trial of a woman accused of trying to extort millions of dollars from Louisville mens basketball coach Rick Pitino. In a motion filed Tuesday, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jim Kuhn ...
Basketball recruit Williams is released from USC
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Forward Derrick Williams has requested and been granted a release from his basketball letter of intent to play at Southern California. Williams, from nearby La Mirada High, joins guard Lamont Jones, from Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Va., as ...
Gonzagas Daye will stay in draft
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Gonzaga forward Austin Daye decided Monday to remain eligible for the NBA draft and leave school after two seasons. The 6-foot-11 sophomore had given clear signs he was not planning to return to school. Were excited for Austin. Its what he wants ...
Calhoun released from hospital after bike accident
Monday, June 15th, 2009 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Connecticut basketball coach Jim Calhoun is out of the hospital, a day after breaking five ribs in a bicycle accident. Calhoun, 67, biked at least 16 miles after hitting a pothole and falling during Saturdays 50-mile annual Jim Calhoun Cancer Challenge ...
UCLA guard Jrue Holiday to remain in NBA draft
Sunday, June 14th, 2009 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »UCLA guard Jrue Holiday has decided to remain in the NBA draft and will hire an agent, which makes him ineligible to return to the Bruins. Coach Ben Howland on Saturday confirmed Holidays decision. Im sure Jrue will be a great NBA ...
UConn coach collapses after charity bike ride
Sunday, June 14th, 2009 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Connecticut basketball coach Jim Calhoun was hospitalized Saturday after he collapsed following a 50-mile charity bicycle ride during which he fell and broke five ribs. Calhoun, 67, was taken to the UConn Health Center in Farmington, where he was listed in ...
Sutton headlines KS Hall of Fame list
Friday, June 12th, 2009 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Former Oklahoma State basketball coach Eddie Sutton will be inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame on Oct 4. Sutton also coached at Creighton, Arkansas and Kentucky before finishing his career at his alma mater. He is the first basketball ...
SCarolinas Archie takes name out of NBA draft
Friday, June 12th, 2009 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »South Carolina forward Dominique Archie says he is removing his name from the NBA draft and returning to school for his senior season. Archie said Thursday he received valuable feedback about his game from his workouts for NBA teams, but felt ...
Coast to coast
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Kristen McCarthy grew up in California dreaming of playing college basketball. As a high schooler, McCarthy entertained scholarship offers from almost every school in the Pac-10 Conference, so it looked to be a dream for a California kid to be able ...
NCAA approves 3 rules changes for mens basketball
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »An NCAA committee has approved three rules changes intended to clarify block-charge calls, who can shoot free throws after an injury and the expanded use of replay. The announcement Monday means secondary defenders must establish position outside the area between the ...
