Bookout Cleared to Play: Oklahoma senior forward Kevin Bookout was medically cleared to start full-contact drills yesterday, following recovery from surgery on his right elbow in September. Bookout, who averaged 11.5 points and 6.6 rebounds per contest last season, suffered an ulnar nerve contusion against Tulsa last December, and finished […]

McClellan Appeals Ineligibility: Arizona forward Jawann McClellan yesterday appealed his academic ineligibility to the NCAA. Last month, McClellan was ruled ineligible for fall semester due to one summer school course that was incomplete, due to McClellan’s father’s illness and subsequent passing in June. The NCAA is expected to rule on […]

Indiana Hires Sidney Green: Indiana head coach Mike Davis has hired former Florida Atlantic head coach and former NBA player Sidney Green as an assistant coach on his Hoosier staff. Green, who was fired in March from FAU, will be replacing assistant Thad Fitzpatrick, who resigned in August to become […]

Bonnies’ Smith Fined: St. Bonaventure senior guard Ahmad Smith plead guilty to disorderly conduct charges stemming from a large altercation last month outside a St. Bonaventure campus bar. Smith was among 20 people that were cited in the fracas, and he was fined $250 by the village of Allegany for […]

Boeheim Lets Loose: Let’s face it. Sometimes you need to let off some steam. You receive the John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching award, you get inducted with your buddy Jim Calhoun into the Hall of Fame, you win your 700th game . . . you gotta let loose. That’s […]

Catamounts To Honor Gibson: Western Carolina legend Mel Gibson will have his No. 20 jersey retired this season. Gibson, who joins other Catamount greats Henry Logan (No. 10) and Ronald Rogers (No. 15) in the rafters, played for WCU from 1959-63. Gibson earned first team All-America honors in 1963 and […]

Boiler’s Crump Suspended For Season: Purdue junior guard Tarrance Crump has been suspended fro the entire season by head coach Matt Painter. Crump was arrested in late September for drunk driving and leaving the scene of an accident, after hitting and severely injuring another Purdue student. A JuCo transfer from […]

NCAA Certifies Three: The NCAA yesterday announced that three schools: Akron, San Diego, and Tennessee, had met requirements for the NCAA’s second cycle of certification. The process ensures athletics programs are working to ensure integrity and improving their departments, primarily by reviewing governance and compliance, academic integrity, and student-athlete welfare. […]

Bearcat Herrera Still Not Cleared: Cincinnati freshman big man Abdul Herrera has still not received clearance to participate in drills from the NCAA Clearinghouse. Herrera, who averaged 19.4 points and 15.9 rebounds per game as a senior at South Miami (Fla.) Senior High School, is originally from Panama City, Panama, […]

Gopher Not Making the Grade: Minnesota head coach Don Monson has suspended sophomore guard Rico Tucker for academic reasons. Apparently Tucker performed poorly on mid-term exams, and Monson indicated that after a conversation with Tucker and his father, that the young guard will be spending practice time studying. Tucker averaged […]