NCAA Buys NIT: Amidst a trial with claims of an NCAA monopoly, the NCAA opted to purchase the NIT for over $56 million. The money, over $40 million of which is for the sale of the preseason and postseason NIT and another $16 million to end the antitrust litigation, will […]

Huskies’ Backcourt Takes Another Hit: Connecticut junior point guard Marcus Williams joined teammate A.J. Price as the Huskies’ latest members of the Huskies’ backcourt to find legal trouble. Police arrested Williams and charged him with four counts of third-degree larceny. According to police reports, Williams tried to sell four laptop […]

Razorbacks Solidify Heath’s Position: Arkansas officials granted coach Stan Heath a one-year contract extension, assuring that Heath will lead the Razorbacks through 2010. The extension provides stability to a program that has been in flux for the past several years. Heath added experience to his staff this off-season by hiring […]

Kazimir Joins Wright State: Wright State has hired Dennis Kazimir to be the school’s administrative assistant for men’s and women’s basketball. Kazimir has most recently worked as director of AAU tournaments for the Hoop Group in New Jersey. At Wright State, Kazimir takes over the position vacated by Ed Lansford, […]

Hopkins Pays for NBA Consideration: SMU senior guard Bryan Hopkins will not play until December after flirting with the NBA this past spring. Hopkins is academically ineligible, and he attributes his struggles to the distraction of preparing for a run at the NBA Draft. He decided to return to school […]

Shockers End Ties With Former Sun Devil: Wichita State will no longer pursue former Arizona State forward Keith Wooden because of academic issues. School officials said Wooden has not communicated with the coaching staff to find a way to become academically eligible. He has had academic issues and was deemed […]

Jones Adds Three New Staff Members: Columbia head coach Joe Jones hired Andrew Theokas, Joe Conefry and Rob Kurzinsky to complete his staff for the upcoming season. Theokas comes to Columbia after working at Massachusetts for the past four years. Conefry has worked for the United States Merchant Marine Academy, […]

NIT Continues Battle Against NCAA: Former St. John’s coaching legend, Lou Carnesecca, testified in the NIT’s case that the NCAA has violated antitrust regulations. Carnesecca said he was unaware of the rule that required teams to choose the NCAA Tournament over all other tournaments for several years. He remembers being […]

Aggies Lasso New Logo: As part of a larger marketing campaign, New Mexico State will unveil a new mascot this fall – Pete. The mascot, plain ol’ Pete, replaces Pistol Pete because school officials decided to remove the firearm in favor of a lasso. The mascot formerly known as Pistol […]

Florida State Strikes Back: Baffled and angered at its inclusion on a list of schools with “hostile” or “abusive” nicknames or logos, Florida State responded to the NCAA Executive Committee by issuing an ultimatum for the committee to repeal the decision. School officials sent a notice to the NCAA committee […]