Injured Brown Returns to Illini: Rising senior guard Dee Brown will return to Illinois rather than remain in the NBA Draft, largely because Brown broke his foot during a pre-draft camp. The injury will prevent Brown from practicing until late August. Brown had been considered a borderline first-round pick in […]

St. Peter’s Guard Dies: Rising senior guard George Jefferson, 20, was found dead in his St. Peter’s dorm room by a fellow student. Police officials have not determined a cause of death, but they said Jefferson’s death does not appear to be a homicide. He had been complaining of headaches […]

Back for More: Notre Dame power forward Torin Francis has decided that returning to the Fighting Irish for his senior year is his best career move. Francis had declared himself eligible for the NBA Draft but did not hire an agent, which meant he could return to school. He averaged […]

GW Gets Its Pops Back: After completing the team’s most successful season in several years, George Washington appeared to be in a crisis when juniors Mike Hall and Pops Mensah-Bonsu declared for the NBA Draft. But Hall returned to the Colonials last week. Now, Mensah-Bonsu has also opted to help […]

Good News, Bad News: The good news for Pittsburgh fans is that rising senior point guard Carl Krauser intends to return to school for his senior year. The bad news is that doesn’t mean he’ll be playing basketball this fall. Krauser faxed his withdrawal from the NBA Draft to league […]

One and Done: Kentucky rising sophomore center Randolph Morris has decided that he will remain in the NBA Draft. The deadline for early entrants to return to school was June 21 at 5 p.m., and Kentucky officials received no word that Morris would be back next season. In one season […]

Doherty Promotes Walters: Florida Atlantic head coach Matt Doherty has announced that Rex Walters has been promoted to Associate Head Coach. Doherty has relied on Walters since taking the helm in April and feels Walters will one day be a head coach. Since April, the school has signed four players […]

Prowell Departs: Furman forward Quan Prowell will not return to the school next season. A 6’8″ native of Columbus, Ga., Prowell missed 14 Southern Conference games this season after being declared academically ineligible on January 5. In 15 games, he averaged 15.2 points and 5.6 rebounds per game as a […]

McKinney’s Career Over: UCLA junior Matt McKinney has put an end to his injury-riddled career, declaring for medical retirement. He will remain on scholarship and is on track to graduate in Spring 2006, and by declaring for medical retirement, the scholarship will not count toward the 13 for men’s basketball. […]

Pierce Wants Alleged Victim’s Records: For the second time this month, lawyers for former Iowa guard Pierre Pierce have requested access to the medical and counseling records of the plaintiff. Judge Gregory Hulse denied a similar request earlier in the month, but Alfredo Parrish, Pierce’s attorney, asked him to reconsider […]