Crean Fills Coaching Vacancies: New Indiana coach Tom Crean hired Bennie Seltzer and Tim Buckley to fill two of his three open assistant coaching positions. Seltzer has spent the last two seasons at Marquette, and Buckley was Ball State’s head coach for six seasons before rejoining Crean last season. Ball […]

Tigers Lose Another Star: Memphis will lose another starter as All-American Chris Douglas-Roberts decided that he will join teammate Derrick Rose and enter his name into the NBA Draft. He helped lead the team to the NCAA Tournament championship game after averaging 18.1 points per game and was selected for […]

Mississippi State Guard Gordon to Enter Draft: Mississippi State junior guard Jamont Gordon will enter the NBA Draft. Gordon said he has not signed with an agent but is likely to soon. Gordon averaged 17 points, six rebounds, and five assists per game last season and said he is likely […]

Mark Phelps to Take Over at Drake: Mark Phelps, an assistant coach at Arizona State, has been named the new head coach at Drake. Phelps was hired less than a week after former Drake coach Keno Davis left for Providence. Phelps, a longtime assistant to Herb Sendek, has big shoes […]

Ford’s Deal Approved: Oklahoma State’s Travis Ford will receive $9 million over seven years after the Oklahoma A&M Board of Regents approved the new coach’s contract. Ford has not signed the deal yet because the details are still being worked out, but his contract started Friday and will last through […]

Sherron Collins Undergoes Surgery: Kansas’ Sherron Collins underwent successful arthroscopic knee surgery. Collins had missed six games this year while recovering from a different injury and is expected to make a full recovery. Collins, the Jayhawks’ sixth man this year, could be their most experienced player next year, depending on […]

Guards Wright, Cavataio to Transfer From St. John’s: St. John’s will lose guards Larry Wright and Mike Cavataio next season. Wright averaged nine points per game last season and will transfer because of an illness in his family. Cavataio will transfer because of a lack of playing time. The Johnnies […]

Koufos to Declare But Won’t Hire Agent: Ohio State’s 7-footer Kosta Koufos will enter the NBA Draft but won’t hire an agent, allowing the possibility of a return to the Buckeyes next year. Koufos, a freshman, averaged 14 points and seven rebounds per game last season. Koufos, whose mother is […]

Top Prep Recruit to Leave Juco for NBA: In 2005, Keith Brumbaugh was one of the top recruits in college basketball. But after one year of playing in junior college – as well as some jail time – Brumbaugh is ready to pursue the NBA. The 22-year-old Brumbaugh was Mr. […]

Mississippi Valley State Coach to Take Over at Jacksonville State: Despite an embarrassing 70-29 loss to UCLA in the first round of the NCAA tournament, Mississippi Valley State coach James Green was able to parlay taking the Delta Devils to their first NCAA Tournament in 16 years into a new […]