Mountaineers Dismiss Thomas: Appalachian State head coach Houston Fancher has announced that senior forward Derek Thomas has been dismissed from the Mountaineers’ squad for violation of team rules. Thomas averaged 8.2 points and 4.9 rebounds per game over two seasons at Appalachian State. [10/4/05]

Hendrix No Longer a Volunteer, Patterson Suspended: Tennessee senior forward Jemere Hendrix has been dismissed from the university, following an altercation with Tennessee football player Daniel Brooks. Hendrix was on a team probation following his arrest in August for marijuana possession and driving without a license. Brooks, who had been […]

Belmont to Honor Alexander: Belmont associate head coach Casey Alexander will be inducted into the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame this Friday evening. As a Belmont player, Alexander was a four-year letterwinner on the then-NAIA Bruin squads that had a 119-25 record. Now entering his 11th year as a member […]

“Two-in-Four” Upheld: The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday declined to hear an appeal of the NCAA’s so-called “two-in-four” rule. The ruling, made last year by the U.S. 6th Circuit Court, upholds the legality of the NCAA’s rule of allowing D-I schools to participate in certified basketball contests no more than twice […]

Top X-Man Miller Extended: Xavier University head coach Sean Miller has signed a contract extension that will keep him on the Musketeers’ sidelines thought the 2009-10 season. The extension tacks on one additional year to Miller’s existing five year deal he signed in the summer of 2004. Miller led the […]

Aggies Top Scorer Ineligible: North Carolina A&T head coach Jerry Eaves has announced that Sean Booker, the MEAC’s top scorer last season, will miss the entire 2005-06 season due to failing to meet academic requirements. Booker, who averaged 16.1 points and 3.8 rebounds per contest last season, will continue his […]

A Donnybrook in Knoxville: More details are surfacing from Knoxville regarding the altercation between Tennessee football player Daniel Brooks and basketball players Jemere Hendrix and Andre Patterson. As we reported two days ago, Brooks and Hendrix were both dismissed from the university, and Patterson was suspended indefinitely. Brooks has filed […]

Tigers’ Dorsey Collapses During Workout: Memphis sophomore forward Joey Dorsey collapsed yesterday in a workout at the Finch Center on campus. According to the Memphis Commercial Appeal, head coach John Calipari indicated that the collapse was likely caused by stress, and that the majority of tests being performed on Dorsey […]

Rams’ Robinson Suspended Indefinitely: Rhode Island senior guard Dawan Robinson has been suspended indefinitely from the Rams basketball team following an arrest by Narrangansett police last weekend. Robinson, who missed all of last season with a stress fracture in his foot, was charged with three misdemeanors: disorderly conduct, resisting arrest […]

A Pinnock By Any Other Name…: George Washington junior guard J. R. Pinnock will be changing his name back to his birth name of Danilo. Pinnock, whose moniker J.R. was used instead of the proper abbreviation of “Junior,” is honoring his father’s request to go by his given name, Danilo […]