Magnum Rolle To Leave Louisiana State: LSU forward Magnum Rolle is leaving the school’s basketball program. Rolle, who was expected to play a larger role this past season after the departure of Tyrus Thomas, was marred by inconsistency. Rolle played in 60 games overall for the Tigers, making nine starts […]

Seton Hall Gets Arena in Newark: Seton Hall announced a deal with the New Jersey Devils to move the team’s home games from Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford to the Prudential Center in downtown Newark. The five-year sharing deal came after a year of negotiating with the Devils, who […]

Green Gone, Hibbert Back at Georgetown: Forward Jeff Green will be leaving Georgetown and entering the NBA Draft. Fortunately for the Hoyas, Roy Hibbert will not be joining him, as he will return to the school for next season. Green has not yet hired an agent, but says he plans […]

Donovan Hires Former Texas Coach: Florida Coach Billy Donovan has hired former St. Bonaventure, Rutgers, and Texas head coach Rob Lanier, who spent the past two years as an assistant at Virginia. Donovan offered a position to Lanier last off-season, but Lanier turned him down then. [5/23/07]

UCLA’s Wright to Transfer to Oklahoma: Former UCLA reserve forward Ryan Wright plans to transfer to Oklahoma, meaning he’d have to sit out the 2007-08 season because of NCAA rules. The 6-8, 240-pound Wright played in 28 games last season for UCLA, which lost to eventual national champion Florida in […]

Trojans’ Hackett Called Up to National Team: Southern California guard Daniel Hackett was summoned by Italy’s national team coach Carlo Recalcati to play a series of friendly matches against Croatia, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The 6-5 sophomore-to-be averaged 5.3 points and 2.9 rebounds per game for the Trojans last […]

NCAA Basketball Grows Its Three-Point Line: The NCAA is moving the men’ s basketball three-point line back one foot in 2008, expanding it from 19 feet, 9 inches to 20 feet, 9 inches. The decision was made by the Playing Rules Oversight Panel after the men’s basketball rules committee recommended […]

Loyola Rewards Coach With Extension: Loyola of Chicago gave coach Jim Whitesell a contract extension through the 2011-12 season, rewarding him for the Ramblers’ first 20-win season in more than 20 years. Whitesell led Loyola to a 21-11 record last season and a third-place finish in the Horizon League. He […]

Williams Gets Extension From Tar Heels: North Carolina gave coach Roy Williams a four-year contract extension, signing the future Hall-of-Famer through the 2014-15 season. Williams, the fastest coach in NCAA history to reach 500 career wins, said he was excited about the new deal, which could pay him as much […]

Winthrop Guard Dies From Car Accident Injuries: DeAndre Adams, 20, a guard on Winthrop’s basketball team died from wounds sustained in a car crash. The crash occurred when Adams was driving to Austell, Ga. His car left the road, flipped and hit a tree. He spent several days in a […]