Month: July 2005

Mississippi: Cerasoli Will be a Rebel

Cerasoli Will be a Rebel: Former Seton Hall guard Justin Cerasoli will enroll at Mississippi and join the Rebels in the fall. The 6’5″ guard played in 26 games for the Pirates last season, averaging 6.2 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists. He will have three seasons of eligibility left […]

Cincinnati: Big East a Big-Time Move

Big East a Big-Time Move: Cincinnati is among five schools joining the Big East on Friday, and it brings the school plenty of benefits. The school expects to earn more revenue from the conference than they did from Conference USA, while expecting increasing ticket sales and overall national exposure. It […]

Boston College: Eagles Now in the ACC

Eagles Now in the ACC: Boston College will complete the ACC’s expansion on Friday, officially becoming the 12th member of the storied conference. The school had to wait a year to join recent ACC additions Miami and Virginia Tech due to obligations with the Big East, of which it was […]

Conference USA: Conference USA Has New Look

Conference USA Has New Look: Six new schools officially join Conference USA on Friday, marking a new era for the conference. Marshall, Rice, SMU, Tulsa, UCF and UTEP all join a conference that now has every institution sponsoring football and will have a football championship game. The conference has 12 […]

St. Joseph’s: Jones To Return to School

Jones To Return to School: Dwayne Jones decided to return to St. Joseph’s after not being selected in the NBA Draft. The 6’11” center was fifth in the nation last season in rebounding and blocked shots, and he stayed in the draft while projected as a second-round pick. Head coach […]

Kansas: Giddens Leaves School

Giddens Leaves School: J.R. Giddens decided to transfer from Kansas after his share of struggles on and off the court. Giddens saw his scoring numbers drop as a sophomore amidst sky-high expectations, then on May 19 was injured in a bar fight. The 6’5″ wing, who suffered a knife wound […]

Auburn: Tigers Gain Prowell

Tigers Gain Prowell: Recent Furman transfer Quan Prowell signed to play at Auburn. After he was the consensus Southern Conference Freshman of the year in 2003-04, the 6’8″ forward averaged 15.2 points and 5.6 rebounds per game last season while missing 14 games due to academic problems. He will have […]

Florida State: Douglas Transfers

Douglas Transfers: Former Auburn guard Toney Douglas has transferred to Florida State. The 6’1″ guard, who led the Tigers in scoring at 16.9 points per game as a freshman, will play the point for Leonard Hamilton’s team after sitting out next season. He will have three years of eligibility remaining. […]

Marquette: Still the Golden Eagles

Still the Golden Eagles: Marquette has decided to keep its nickname as the “Golden Eagles” after considering a change back to an old nickname. From 1954 to 1993, they used “Warriors”, and in September 2004 the Board of Trustees considered going back to that name. Ultimately, the board decided not […]