Trojans May Sport Two-Sporters: New USC head coach Tim Floyd has announced that he has received permission from football head coach Pete Carroll to approach Trojan wide receivers Dwayne Jarrett and Steve Smith for basketball team depth. Smith, who was reluctant to join the hardwood team, averaged 25 points per […]

Wolfpack Forward Could Be Deported: North Carolina State sophomore forward Gavin Grant is being investigated by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and may face a hearing where he could be deported. Grant, who has been in the U.S. since 1994, entered the country from Jamaica after his mother, and […]

Changes Coming to Sun Belt: The Sun Belt Conference announced today new divisions and a new format for the Sun Belt Tournament, starting in 2006-07. The tournament shuffle will award first-round byes to the top team in each division, and one “wild card” as the next-best team in the conference. […]

USA Wants Coach K: Reports out of New York have named Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski as the top choice to coach Team USA in the 2006 World Championships this summer and the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The USA Basketball selection committee, chaired by Phoenix Suns CEO Jerry Colangelo, […]

Diaw A Yellow Jacket?: The NCAA has cleared Georgia Tech freshman swingman Papa Diaw to play this season for the Yellow Jackets. Diaw, nicknamed “Paco”, is a native of Senegal, and is the younger half-brother of Phoenix Suns’ guard Boris Diaw. Diaw played one season at Greater Atlanta Adventist Academy, […]

Dermody Leaves Buffs, Boulder: Colorado head coach Ricardo Patton has announced that freshman walk-on Ryan Dermody has left the Buffaloes team, and has withdrawn from the University of Colorado, citing personal reasons. Dermody, from nearby Loveland, Colo., was a two-time all-state selection at forward, averaging 19 points and 9 rebounds […]

Miner Moreno Out: UTEP head coach Doc Sadler has announced that senior point guard Edgar Moreno will miss 5-6 weeks of practice, following hernia surgery. Moreno, a native of Columbia, transferred from Texas (Austin) last season, sitting out due to NCAA transfer rules. He played in every game for the […]

Wildcats To Honor Polk: Arizona men’s and women’s players this season will wear a “00” patch on their uniforms in memory of Arizona women’s player Shawntinice Polk, who died September 26th during a workout due to a blood clot that traveled from her knee to her lungs. Polk entered her […]

Roberts Out Indefinitely: Louisiana-Monroe freshman guard Brandon Roberts will miss the start of the season and more following surgery to repair a stress fracture in his left foot. Roberts averaged 21 points and 7 rebounds per game for Van (Texas) High School, which won the state championship. Roberts was expected […]

Minor Still Suspended: LSU junior point guard Tack Minor has been suspended by head coach John Brady for an academic infraction of the school’s Code of Student Conduct. Technically, this suspension is left over from the summer and fall suspensions levied against Minor, but with the extension of the semester […]