What’s in a Name?: You can change the name of the Preseason NIT, but you can’t change the fact that the early season tournament is Duke’s to lose. After buying up the NIT to end an antitrust lawsuit, the NCAA has decided to rename the Preseason NIT as the NIT […]

Trojans Appeal Dry Arena: Arkansas – Little Rock will find a way to serve alcohol to its fans if the school gets its way. But for now, the state’s Alcohol Beverage Control has denied the school a liquor permit for its new basketball arena, the Stephens Center. Several groups oppose […]

Saluki Assistant Indicted: Southern Illinois assistant coach Shane Hawkins has been indicted for his role in the mess at Barton County Community College. Hawkins had been an assistant coach at Barton when coach Ryan Wolf led the school into a series of violations. An investigation indicated that the coaching staff […]

Stop If You’re Heard This Before: Villanova has an injury to report. The Wildcats have been practicing for less than a week, and reserve Chris Charles has already become the first player to need surgery. He hurt his left wrist in practice and will need arthroscopic surgery to repair ligament […]

Cardinals’ Guard Yates Out: Ball State junior guard Darren Yates will miss the start of the season following foot surgery yesterday. Yates, who averaged 3.9 points per game last season as a reserve, originally suffered a stress fracture in his right foot two weeks ago, but underwent surgery to repair […]

Black Bear Returns to Sidelines: Maine head coach Ted Woodward has announced the hiring of former Black Bear playing legend Julian Dunkley as an assistant coach. Dunkley, who just finished a four-year stint as a professional player in Europe, replaces associate head coach Calvin Oldham, who accepted a similar position […]

Boeheim a Legend: Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim has been selected to receive the John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching award. Boeheim has a 703-241 record over the past 29 seasons at Syracuse, and one national title (2003). Dean Smith, Mike Krzyzewski, Lute Olson, Jim Calhoun, and Denny Crum are previous […]

The OC Unifies Titans: Cal Sate – Fullerton wants to create a more intimidating presence at home, especially among its fans. And nothing spells intimidation quite like O.C. The campaign, dubbed “Orange Curtain” and devised by a Titan alum, will encourage all fans to wear orange T-shirts with the school’s […]

APA Weighs in on American Indian Nicknames: Tossing in its two cents, the American Psychological Association issued a statement that American Indian nicknames and mascots can be psychologically harmful to American Indians. The NCAA started a crusade in August against schools that use “hostile” or “abusive” American Indian nicknames. The […]

Nichols Won’t Sell Soul to adidas: Arkansas State officials have told senior swingman Jerry Nichols he must wear adidas shoes or not play. For now, Nichols has chosen the latter. The school has signed a deal with adidas that requires all student-athletes to wear adidas shoes, and the school’s athletic […]