Washington’s Hawes Undergoes Surgery: Washington freshman Spencer Hawes underwent arthroscopic surgery Oct. 10 to remove loose particles in his right knee, coach Lorenzo Romar said. The 7-foot center was projected to only miss two to four weeks after the operation. Hawes was a 2006 McDonald’s All-American at Seattle Prep High […]

Southern Illinois Suspends Three Players: Jamaal Tatum, the leading scorer from Southern Illinois’ NCAA Tournament team last season, will serve a three-game suspension this season for violating team rules, the school announced Oct. 10. Although a statement released by the university does not specify the rule that Tatum broke, it […]

Toledo’s Charalambous Dies During Conditioning Drill: Toledo’s Haris Charalambous collapsed and died Oct. 9 during a conditioning drill at practice. He was 21. The school said that he was treated by athletic trainers, who performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation, until medical emergency personnel arrived in response to a 911 call. Charalambous, a […]

Texas State Completes Staff: Texas State has added Omar Lowery to coaching staff under head coach Doug Davalos. Lowery previously worked at Eastern New Mexico, where he was responsible for on-court coaching, recruiting, scouting and game preparation. He also brings on-court experience, playing at South Plains College and Concordia University. […]

Two Minutemen Arrested: Two Massachusetts players were arrested Oct. 6 for fighting outside of a local coffee shop. Christopher Lowe Jr., 19, and Nana Ampim, 20, were arrested after they failed to obey police officers’ orders to stop fighting outside of a Starbucks. Apparently, they were two of nine people […]

Sutton Cuts Flowers: Oklahoma State coach Sean Sutton dismissed freshman Gary Flowers from the team Oct. 7 for a violation of team rules. Although a news release from the school didn’t specify a reason for the dismissal, it is likely connected with Flowers’ recent run-ins with the law. Sutton had […]

NCAA Says Arkansas Freshman Can Play: The NCAA declared Arkansas freshman Michael Washington academically eligible by the NCAA on Oct. 5, ending the waiting game for the Razorbacks and their highly touted freshman standout. “Obviously, there is a lot of excitement because this part of the process has been completed,” […]

Joyce Center Gets $24.7 Million Facelift: Notre Dame’s basketball arena will experience a multimillion dollar renovation soon, due in large part to a $12.5 million donation from alumnus and former Morgan Stanley CEO Phillip Purcell. The project will include replacing the 5,763 bleacher seats with chairs, building a two-story entrance […]

Larranaga to Become a New England Basketball Hall of Famer: Jim Larranaga, who earlier this year led George Mason on a magical ride to the Final Four, was in-ducted into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame Oct. 6. Larranaga led the Patriots to a 27-8 record, an upset of […]

White Expelled From School After Weapons Charges: Jackson State expelled guard Charlie White from the university Oct. 4 for violations of the student code of conduct. Campus police arrested White Sept. 22 on weapons charges. White played in all 32 games last year for the Tigers, averaging 7.8 points and […]