North Texas Signs Oklahoma State Transfer: North Texas coach Johnny Jones announced that Oklahoma State transfer Roderick Flemings will play for the Mean Green after sitting out one season, an NCAA requirement for all Division I transfers. Flemings, who was a freshman for the Cowboys last season, ranked as one […]

Hawkeyes Add Two Coaches to Staff: Iowa coach Steve Alford announced that he has hired former Ball State head coach Tim Buckley and former Seton Hall assistant coach Billy Garrett as assistants. This comes just three weeks after Alford said he would not extend the contracts of former assistants Rich […]

Volunteer Pleads Guilty: Tennessee’s Anthony Passley pleaded guilty to marijuana possession in exchange for a dismissal of a crack cocaine possession charge, which would have been a felony. Police found crack in the car of senior walk-on Jordan Smith and a bag of marijuana in the pocket of Passley, a […]

ESPNU Classic Tournament Looks Compelling: ESPN is getting into the college basketball tournament business by sponsoring the ESPNU Classic, which will feature eight teams playing three games apiece during Thanksgiving weekend. This year’s lineup looks strong with Southern Illinois, Arkansas, Virginia Tech, Minnesota, West Virginia, Montana, Marist and Western Michigan. […]

Mid-Continent Becomes an Endangered Species: Valparaiso will leave the Mid-Continent Conference to join the Horizon League in 2007. The Crusaders’ defection marks the second Mid-Con team to bail out of the once nine-team conference. Chicago State recently announced that it will leave the conference this year to become a Division […]

Old is New at Montana: Third-year Montana coach Larry Krystkowiak has named Brian Marso as an assistant on the Grizzlies’ staff. Marso was the head coach at Garden City Community College in Kansas last year. This position is his second stint at Montana. He last worked as an assistant to […]

Sutton Pleads No Contest: Concluding a well-publicized drunken driving charge, former Oklahoma State coach Eddie Sutton pleaded no contest May 5. As part of a deal with prosecutors, Sutton will likely receive a one-year deferred sentence and must pay fines and court costs of about $1,500. Sutton also completed a […]

One Williams Stays Out: Had Arizona’s Marcus Williams entered the draft, it could have been the first time two players with the exact same were chosen in the same draft. Williams is not as well-known as Connecticut point guard Marcus Williams, who figures to be a first-round draft pick this […]

Huggins to Return to Cincy: Former Cincinnati coach Bob Huggins, now Kansas State’s coach, will return to the city that propelled his career into the national spotlight when the Wildcats play at Xavier twice in the next two seasons. The Musketeers will come to Manhattan, Kan., during the 2008-09 season. […]

Rams Hire Local JuCo Coach: Colorado State coach Dale Layer has picked Brian Joyce to work on his staff as an assistant coach. Joyce comes to Fort Collins after working as head coach of Northeastern (Colo.) Junior College for the past four seasons. He was as an assistant there for […]