Horn Dismisses Sophomore Swingman: South Carolina coach Darrin Horn has dismissed sophomore swingman Chad Gray for repeatedly violating team rules. Gray was a reserve who averaged 2.2 points and 1.4 rebounds per game. Horn said he was disappointed by Gray’s actions but wished him well. [5/23/08]
Month: May 2008
USC: Agent Drops Mayo Amid Recruiting Allegations
Agent Drops Mayo Amid Recruiting Allegations: Bill Duffy Associates and agent Calvin Andrews have dropped USC freshman O.J. Mayo from the firm’s roster of athletes as allegations swirl that Mayo received gifts and money from BDA Sports funneled through an events promoter. Mayo is a likely top five pick in […]
NCAA: Class-Action Suit Challenges Ticket Distribution
Class-Action Suit Challenges Ticket Distribution: Ticketmaster and the NCAA are named in a class-action lawsuit that states that the organizations are essentially running a lottery that takes “millions of dollars out of consumers’ pockets.” The NCAA said it has not seen the lawsuit, and a spokesman said the NCAA follows […]
UTEP: High-Scoring Miner Will Return
High-Scoring Miner Will Return: UTEP junior guard Stefon Jackson has withdrawn from the NBA Draft and will return to the Miners for his senior season. Jackson averaged 23.6 points per game last season, which placed him among the nation’s top 10 scorers. Jackson said he decided that after going through […]
Arizona: Olson Brings in Geary
Olson Brings in Geary: Arizona coach Lute Olson continued to rebuild his coaching staff by hiring Reggie Geary as an assistant coach. Geary worked with the Wildcats as recruiting and basketball operations coordinator in 2005-06 before leaving to coach the Anaheim Arsenal of the NBA’s developmental league. Geary played for […]
Florida Atlantic Closing In On Jarvis
Florida Atlantic Should Close the Jarvis Deal by Jay Pearlman I was visiting a friend in West Palm ten or so years ago, and with a few minutes to kill in Boca Raton stopped to look at the gym at Florida Atlantic University (ok, so I’m a bit of a […]
Reebok Headliner Camp
Reebok Starts Process For Summer With Headliner Camp by Phil Kasiecki MANSFIELD, Mass. – Over 100 players from New England turned out for the second Reebok Headliner Camp at the Mansfield SportsPlex this weekend. It is one of a dozen such events held at various locations around the country during […]
Santa Barbara: Holland Turns Up at Santa Barbara
Holland Turns Up at Santa Barbara: Former San Diego coach Brad Holland has joined the Santa Barbara coaching staff as an assistant. Gauchos coach Bob Williams hired Holland, who worked as the Torero’s head coach from 1994 to 2007. Williams is gaining a seasoned assistant who has nearly 20 years […]
IUPUI: IUPUI Will Deliver 200,000 Shoes to Nigeria
IUPUI Will Deliver 200,000 Shoes to Nigeria: To raise awareness about poverty in Nigeria, IUPUI coach Ron Hunter has worked in conjunction with Samaritan’s Feet, a Charlotte-based charity, to collect nearly 200,000 pairs of shoes for Nigerian children. He jump-started the movement by going shoeless during the Jaguars’ Jan. 24 […]
Iowa State: Cyclone Ditches Iowa State
Cyclone Ditches Iowa State: Iowa State sophomore guard Wesley Johnson has decided to transfer to another school, though he has not yet decided where to go. His departure shocked coach Greg McDermott, who told Johnson last summer when the new coach arrived in Ames that he would be the face […]
