NCAA discusses Memphis possible violations
Sunday, June 7th, 2009 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »The NCAA met with Memphis officials on Saturday to discuss major violations and the school must now wait at least six weeks for a ruling on whether its 38 wins from the 2007-08 season will count. The most serious allegation taken ...
Fairleigh Dickinson fires hoops coach Tom Green
Sunday, June 7th, 2009 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Tom Green has been fired as the basketball coach at Fairleigh Dickinson after leading the Knights to 407 wins and four NCAA tournament appearances in a 26-year tenure. He guided the Knights to 17 winning seasons, but they won just 15 ...
Wright admires Sixers, but loves job at Villanova
Friday, June 5th, 2009 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Jay Wright is a coach in demand since leading Villanova to its first Final Four in 24 years. The charity requests, public speaking invitations, and the congratulatory messages have never really stopped since the Wildcats lost to North Carolina in the ...
Trial delay sought in Rick Pitino extortion case
Friday, June 5th, 2009 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »The lawyer for a woman accused of trying to extort millions of dollars from Louisville mens basketball coach Rick Pitino has asked a federal judge to delay her trial. Karen Cunagin Syphers attorney, Thomas Clay, said in a motion Thursday that ...
Former Hog Beverley talks again about suspension
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Former Arkansas guard Patrick Beverley repeated his earlier claim that somebody wrote a paper for him while he was with the Razorbacks, but he backed off comments hed made that implicated teammates. I want to clear the line. I took full ...
Memphis finds no proof former player cheated
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Memphis says it should keep the victories from the 2007-08 season which ended in the national title game after an internal investigation turned up no proof that a former mens basketball player cheated on his SAT exam. Certainly, the University of ...
Arkansas G Britt suspended after arrest
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Arkansas guard Marcus Britt has been suspended indefinitely by the team after he was arrested over the weekend for driving while intoxicated. The Times-Herald newspaper of Forrest City reported Monday that the 21-year-old Britt was stopped at 2:40 a.m. Saturday after ...
