New VCU head coach Shaka Smart has hired Mike Rhoades to join his staff as an assistant coach. Rhoades was 197-76 in 10 seasons as head coach at Randolph-Macon a Division III school in Virginia.

UCLA freshman center J’mison Morgan had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and will need about six weeks to recover. Morgan averaged 2.3 points and 1.0 rebounds per game and played in 21 games.

Notre Dame junior forward Luke Harangody has entered the NBA Draft, and he hopes to remain in the draft even though he won’t hire an agent. Harangody is projected to be a second-round pick, though he could become a late first-round pick if he impresses scouts during the next two months.

Oklahoma won’t have to replace both of its leading scorers after freshman guard Willie Warren decided to return to the Sooners rather than enter the NBA Draft. NBA scouts have projected Warren as a possible lottery pick after the freshman averaged 14.6 points and 3.1 assists.

Seattle has hired Washington assistant coach Cameron Dollar to become the Redhawks’ head coach. Dollar leaves Lorenzo Romar’s staff after working with the Huskies’ coach since 1999 when Romar was St. Louis’ coach.

Before leaving Memphis for Kentucky, coach John Calipari had recruited one of the best classes in the country, including Xavier Henry and DeMarcus Cousins. The latter has decided to follow Calipari to Kentucky. Rivals.com rates Cousins as a top five recruit, and he averaged 26 points and 12 rebounds per game in his senior season.

Sophomore guard Jake Kelly, Iowa’s leading scorer this past season, announced that he will transfer to Indiana State. Kelly averaged 11.6 points per game for the Hawkeyes.

Kentucky sophomore forward Patrick Patterson announced that he will enter the NBA Draft without an agent and could return to school. Patterson said he wants to get feedback from scouts before making a final decision to stay in the draft or not.

South Carolina junior forward Dominique Archie will enter the NBA Draft, but he will not retain the services of an agent. Archie averaged 10.9 points and 6.4 rebounds per game.