Blue Devils Hire Sirois: Central Connecticut head basketball coach Howie Dickenman announced the hiring of Gary Sirois as an assistant basketball coach on his Blue Devils staff. Sirois most recently was the head coach at St. Joseph’s College in West Hartford, Conn., for two seasons and was also an assistant […]

Joyce Won’t Play: Wake Forest guard Richard Joyce has decided not to play this season, as he is attempting to graduate in December. His departure further thins the Demon Deacons’ backcourt, which now has just three scholarship players (senior Justin Gray and freshmen Harvey Hale and Shamaine Dukes). [9/15/05]

Williams Granted Special Probation: Connecticut guard Marcus Williams was granted a special form of probation that could lead to the charges against him being dropped. Judge Marcia Gleeson ordered him to pay a $150 fine and perform 400 hours of non-basketball related community service while on probation for 18 months, […]

Holland Transfers to IUPUI: Jeremy Holland, who had signed a National Letter of Intent with Bowling Green, has transferred to IUPUI. The 6’8″ forward will have four years of eligibility remaining after sitting out this season. He was named to the Indiana All-Star Team after averaging 20.8 points, 9.7 rebounds […]

No Athletic Looting: NCAA President Myles Brand said that football and basketball players from schools closed by Hurricane Katrina will still have to sit out a year if they opt to transfer. He said the decision was made because members of some teams planned to transfer together to another school. […]

Small Joins Troy Staff: Troy hired former Western Kentucky assistant William Small, replacing the departed Anthony Sewell. Small’s two years at Western Kentucky give him familiarity with the Sun Belt Conference, which Troy joined in July. Small has previous Division I coaching experience at Southeastern Louisiana (2000-03) and Tennessee-Martin (1999-2000). […]

Bearcats Lose One Recruit: Junior college transfer Ivan Johnson has asked for and been granted a release from his letter of intent. The 6’8″, 240-pound forward from San Antonio is still waiting for a grade from the late summer session to get his junior college degree. Because of the timing […]

Patriot Guard to Miss Season: George Mason will be without guard John Vaughn for the 2005-06 season after suffering a torn ACL, forcing him to take a medical redshirt. Vaughn was one of three Patriots named to the Colonial Athletic Association’s All-Rookie Team last season, where he started 15 games […]

Defending Champ Syracuse Heads 2K Sports College Hoops Classic: Florida, defending champion Syracuse, Texas Tech and Wake Forest will host the opening rounds of the 2K Sports College Hoops Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer. The Regional Rounds will be held at those sites November 8th-11th, with the winner of each […]

Terps Recruit Academically Ineligible: Maryland has announced that recuit Shane Clark will not play for the Terrapins this season because he failed to meet academic requirements. Clark, a 6-7 forward, spent last season prepping at Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Va., where he averaged almost 19 points and seven rebounds […]