Illinois Formally Appeals Mascot Ban: The University of Illinois has formally appealed the NCAA’s ruling banning the use of the “Illini” mascot from NCAA events. In the letter to the NCAA, Board of Trustees Chairman Lawrence C. Eppley said, “Your failure or refusal to exempt UIUC from this arbitrarily derived […]

Tarver to Miss Six Weeks: Oregon State freshman guard Josh Tarver will miss the next six weeks after breaking a bone in his right foot. Tarver, who played at Jesuit High School in Portland last season, suffered the injury during a fast break drill on the first day of practice. […]

Kentucky Gets 23K: Kentucky fans broke the record for largest attendance for practice at the school’s Big Blue Madness Friday night. Over 23,000 fans poured into Rupp Arena, besting the two-year old record of 21,600, set by North Carolina fans for Roy Williams’ first practice in 2003. Kentucky distributed the […]

Houston? No Problem: The University of Houston has announced that the NCAA has dropped an investigation into claims of grade changing for Houston student-athletes. The NCAA found no irregularities with the Cougar program. Former Houston instructor Alex Brown claimed that he was forced to change grades for student-athletes. Brown was […]

Heel Has Bad Knee: North Carolina freshman Mike Copeland will miss the start of the season following arthroscopic surgery on his right knee this weekend. Copeland, a 6-7 forward from Winston-Salem, injured the knee during a scrimmage Friday night, and it was determined that he suffered torn cartilage. Copeland is […]

Collier Dies From Heart Attack: Former Georgia Tech forward Jason Collier, most recently with the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks, died yesterday at the age of 28 from a heart attack. Collier averaged 17.1 points and 8.3 points in two seasons for Tech after transferring from Indiana during his sophomore season. A […]

Golden Bear Kately Withdraws: California head coach Ben Braun has announced that junior forward Marquise Kately has withdrawn from school for personal reasons. Kately’s production went down after his freshman season when he averaged 10.5 points per game. Kately averaged 9.3 points per contest last season, and was to compete […]

Former Assistant Graham Passes: Former Indiana assistant coach Ralph Graham passed away Friday in Hesston, Kansas. He was 95. Graham, a 1934 graduate of Kansas State, was the top basketball assistant at Indiana for four seasons, including the NCAA championship season of 1940. In 1942, he was named athletic director […]

Terriers Name Former Spider Assistant: Boston University has hired former Richmond assistant coach Mike Winiecki to the Terriers staff. Winiecki spent the past three seasons as an assistant at Richmond, and previously was an assistant at UNC-Wilmington and at Campbell. As a player at Richmond, Winiecki was an All-Colonial first […]

Pride Promotes Parrotta: Hofstra assistant coach Tom Parrotta has been promoted to associate head coach on the Pride coaching staff. Parrotta has coached four years at Hofstra, and is being rewarded for the Pride’s 21-9 record last season, including a 9-0 start. Previously, Parrotta was an assistant for six seasons […]