Free the Turtle: Maryland senior guard Chris McCray will not miss any playing time after Prince George’s County, Md., officials dropped all charges from an August incident. McCray completed 20 hours of community service after he was charged for refusing to leave the scene of a fight. McCray’s involvement in […]
Month: October 2005
Indiana: Former Assistant on 1940 Championship Team Passes at 95
Former Assistant Graham Passes: Former Indiana assistant coach Ralph Graham passed away Friday in Hesston, Kansas. He was 95. Graham, a 1934 graduate of Kansas State, was the top basketball assistant at Indiana for four seasons, including the NCAA championship season of 1940. In 1942, he was named athletic director […]
California: Marquise Kately Withdraws from School
Golden Bear Kately Withdraws: California head coach Ben Braun has announced that junior forward Marquise Kately has withdrawn from school for personal reasons. Kately’s production went down after his freshman season when he averaged 10.5 points per game. Kately averaged 9.3 points per contest last season, and was to compete […]
Georgia Tech: NBA’s Jason Collier Passes at Age 28
Collier Dies From Heart Attack: Former Georgia Tech forward Jason Collier, most recently with the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks, died yesterday at the age of 28 from a heart attack. Collier averaged 17.1 points and 8.3 points in two seasons for Tech after transferring from Indiana during his sophomore season. A […]
North Carolina: Freshman Copeland Injures Knee in Practice
Heel Has Bad Knee: North Carolina freshman Mike Copeland will miss the start of the season following arthroscopic surgery on his right knee this weekend. Copeland, a 6-7 forward from Winston-Salem, injured the knee during a scrimmage Friday night, and it was determined that he suffered torn cartilage. Copeland is […]
Houston: NCAA Drops Investigation into Cougar Program
Houston? No Problem: The University of Houston has announced that the NCAA has dropped an investigation into claims of grade changing for Houston student-athletes. The NCAA found no irregularities with the Cougar program. Former Houston instructor Alex Brown claimed that he was forced to change grades for student-athletes. Brown was […]
Kentucky: 23,000 Witness Big Blue Madness at Rupp Arena
Kentucky Gets 23K: Kentucky fans broke the record for largest attendance for practice at the school’s Big Blue Madness Friday night. Over 23,000 fans poured into Rupp Arena, besting the two-year old record of 21,600, set by North Carolina fans for Roy Williams’ first practice in 2003. Kentucky distributed the […]
Oregon State: Tarver to Miss Six Weeks with Broken Foot
Tarver to Miss Six Weeks: Oregon State freshman guard Josh Tarver will miss the next six weeks after breaking a bone in his right foot. Tarver, who played at Jesuit High School in Portland last season, suffered the injury during a fast break drill on the first day of practice. […]
Illinois: Formal Appeal of Nickname Ban Sent to NCAA
Illinois Formally Appeals Mascot Ban: The University of Illinois has formally appealed the NCAA’s ruling banning the use of the “Illini” mascot from NCAA events. In the letter to the NCAA, Board of Trustees Chairman Lawrence C. Eppley said, “Your failure or refusal to exempt UIUC from this arbitrarily derived […]
South Alabama: Farrar Named Jaguar Assistant
USA Adds Farrar as Assistant: University of South Alabama head coach John Pelphrey has announced the hiring of C. David Farrar as assistant coach for the Jaguar program. Farrar was most recently the head coach at Idaho from 1997-2001, and previously was head coach at Middle Tennessee State for five […]