Odom Hires Familiar Face: South Carolina coach Dave Odom turned back the clock to replace assistant coach Ricky Stokes, who left the Gamecocks to become head coach at East Carolina. Odom hired Ken Potosnak, who worked with Odom as a graduate assistant at Wake Forest in the early 1990s, to […]

Baylor Nearly Lost Everything: A day after the NCAA placed Baylor on probation for five years, among other penalties, a member of the NCAA’s infractions committee said the association came close to giving the Bears the death penalty for this coming season. In basketball terms, the death penalty means the […]

Nero Becomes America East’s Caesar: Maine athletics director Patrick Nero will resign his position at the school to become commissioner of the America East Conference. He leaves his Maine post July 23 and will begin commissioner duties Aug. 8. In three years at Maine, Nero has made Maine a complete […]

Gottfried Rolls With the Tide: Alabama coach Mark Gottfried will remain the Crimson Tide’s leader for many more seasons after signing a new six-year contract worth $1 million. Gottfried has led Alabama to four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances and built the Crimson Tide into a perennial contender in the SEC. […]

Davidson to Spend More Time With Tide: Alabama rising junior forward Jermareo Davidson pulled his name out of the NBA Draft pool after he failed to receive a guarantee that he would be chosen in the first round. Davidson posted decent but not outstanding statistics last season, averaging 7.6 points […]

More Husky Legal Trouble?: Connecticut’s off-season is quickly turning turbulent as two more Huskies could face criminal charges. Guards Marcus Williams and A.J. Price are suspects in an investigation of at least four stolen laptop computers, campus police officials said. Several computers were stolen from a campus dorm, including laptops […]

Loving the Orange: Syracuse surpassed Kentucky last season as the NCAA’s leader in men’s basketball attendance. An average of 22,978 Orange fans packed the Carrier Dome, edging the average 22,520 Wildcat fans who filled Rupp Arena. North Carolina ranked third with 20, 522. Syracuse reclaimed the title it held for […]

Pikiell Filling Out His Staff: Stony Brook coach Steve Pikiell continued to build his staff for next season by hiring assistant coach Jay Young. Young had been the head coach at the University of New Haven for the past five years. Young guided New Haven to consecutive NCAA tournament appearances, […]

Cougars Get Bigger: College of Charleston officials announced that center Konimba Diarra has transferred to the Cougars from South Florida. Diarra must sit out next season according to NCAA rules for transfers and will then have two years of eligibility with the Cougars. At 6-10, Diarra offers the size that […]

Cardinal Leader Returns: Stanford received good news when rising senior point guard Chris Hernandez opted to return to school rather than remain in the NBA Draft. By not hiring an agent, Hernandez could collect feedback from pro scouts then return to school with information about what he needs to do […]