Trojans Excel in Classroom When It Counts: Faced with the prospect of not playing during the 2005-06 season, several USC players passed summer school courses to regain eligibility for the fall semester. Guards Lodrick Stewart, Gabe Pruitt and Nick Young all took and passed summer classes after struggling academically last […]

Pitt Adds Pirate to Backcourt: Pittsburgh prepared for the future by adding East Carolina’s scoring leader from last season. Mike Cook transferred to the Panthers after averaging 15 points, four rebounds and three assists per game last season as a sophomore. He requested a transfer after the Pirates fired coach […]

Albany Hires Recent Grad: Albany coach Will Brown completed his staff by hiring Jeremy Friel as director of basketball operations. Friel played for New Hampshire from 2002 to 2005 and graduated in May. He will be responsible for administrative duties, videotape exchange, travel coordination and summer basketball camp management. [8/4/05]

Buffalo Cuts Ties to Hall: Sophomore guard Wallace Hall is off the Buffalo team because of conduct detrimental to the team. Coach Reggie Witherspoon would not elaborate about the decision. Hall had been suspended since April because he was charged with possessing and selling marijuana. Playing sporadically last season, Hall […]

Relph Back on Bonnies: St. Bonaventure reinstated sophomore point guard Tyler Relph after he had been suspended since April for driving while impaired. A judge cleared him of a driving while intoxicated charge, giving him a lesser offense. Relph’s license has been suspended for a year. The West Virginia transfer […]

NCAA Committee Gives Teeth to Academic Rules: In addition to the mascot controversy, the NCAA executive committee added stronger penalties to the new academic standards. If a team falls below the standards based on the new scoring system, it will receive a warning first. A second consecutive year of non-compliance […]

Reality Check on Knight: Texas Tech coach Bob Knight will be the star of a new reality show in which one Texas Tech student will have the opportunity to walk on to the Red Raiders during the 2006-07 season. The show will feature Knight’s usual regimen of drills, conditioning and […]

Jackets Reward Hewitt’s Success: Happy with the recent success of the program, Georgia Tech officials extended coach Paul Hewitt’s contract by one year. Hewitt will remain the Yellow Jackets’ leader through the 2010-11 season. In five seasons, he has led Georgia Tech to a 96-66 record and took the team […]

NIT’s Knight in Shining Armor: In the midst of an uphill battle against the NCAA, the National Invitation Tournament may have found its savior in Texas Tech coach and NCAA icon Bob Knight. NIT officials have filed a case that the NCAA has created a monopoly with its NCAA Tournament, […]

Logo and Nickname Fallout: Florida State officials expressed frustration and confusion about the NCAA’s decision to ban “hostile” and “abusive” American Indian nicknames or logos because the school has approval from the Seminole Tribe of Florida. The NCAA counters that the school does not have permission from other Seminole tribes, […]