Buckeyes Argue Against Penalties: In the school’s formal (1,700 page) response to the NCAA, Ohio State argued that the school shouldn’t be held liable for some of the violations former head coach Jim O’Brien committed. The school pointed to O’Brien as the guilty culprit, as he hid violations from the […]

SEMO Lands Sooner Transfer: Southeast Missouri State has announced that former Oklahoma forward Brandon Foust has transferred to the Redhawk program. Foust, a top high school recruit out of Columbus, Ohio, played in 28 games for the Sooners as a freshman in 2003-04, averaging 4.1 points and 2.9 rebounds per […]

Bulldogs Hire Wormley: The Citadel head coach Pat Dennis has announced the hiring of Clyde Wormley to the Bulldogs’ coaching staff. Wormley, a Citadel alum who graduated in 2003, previously worked with Dennis as a graduate assistant in 2003-04, and played professionally in Mexico last season. Wormley replaces Terry Parks, […]

Tennessee Creates SRO Section: At the request of new head coach Bruce Pearl, Tennessee will be removing over 200 folding chairs from the student section at Thompson-Boling Arena to create a new atmosphere for Vols home games. Designed for the pull-out seats in the west end of the arena, only […]

Bearcats Name Kennedy Interim Coach: As expected, Cincinnati named assistant coach Andy Kennedy interim head coach for the 2005-06 season. Kennedy replaces Bob Huggins, who is stepping down as UC’s head coach after reaching a settlement with the university on the remaining term of his contract. Due to athletic director […]

Bliss Gets a Coaching Job?: Former Baylor head coach Dave Bliss has been named the new head coach of the CBA’s Dakota Wizards. Bliss, who resigned during the aftermath of the Patrick Dennehy murder investigation, was one of five candidates for the position to replace Casey Owens, whose contract was […]

Privateers’ Barnes Leaves Program: New Orleans announced that senior guard Chad Barnes has left the Privateer basketball program. Barnes, a Loyola-New Orleans transfer, appeared in all 30 games last season, starting 24. He averaged 9.7 points and 3.5 boards per contest. Barnes will stay enrolled at UNO in order to […]

Hoosiers Appoint Twigg: Indiana head coach Mike Davis has announced the hiring of Louis Twigg as men’s basketball program administrative assistant. Twigg, a Temple graduate, joins the Hoosiers after two seasons at LaSalle as Director of Basketball Operations. Twigg also has worked in that capacity at College of Charleston, and […]

Clemson Legend Zatezalo Passes: Clemson basketball Hall of Famer George “Butch” Zatezalo has died at his home outside of Pittsburgh. He was 57. Zatezalo, a 1970 graduate, still holds the school record with a 23.5 points per game average. He also held the school scoring record with 1,761 points, which […]

Pierce Admits It: Former Iowa Hawkeye Pierre Pierce avoided a jury trial by pleading guilty to sexual abuse, third-degree burglary, criminal mischief and false imprisonment. Amid jury selection for his trial, Pierce decided to plead to charges that do not include a possible 25-year sentence for first-degree burglary. Pierce had […]