Rose’s Return to Michigan Might Start Healing Process: Jalen Rose was honored at halftime of Michigan’s game Saturday – but not for his play as a member at the university’s famous — and infamous — Fab Five. Rose was instead honored for his charity work in Detroit. Although the banners […]
Author: Hoopville Staff
Indiana: Sampson’s Separation From Indiana Not Done Until St. Patrick’s Day
Sampson’s Separation From Indiana Not Done Until St. Patrick’s Day: Kelvin Sampson may have resigned from Indiana Friday, but he has 21 days to back out of the agreement. The agreement also requires Sampson to continue to cooperate with the NCAA, bars him from participating in any team activities and […]
Northern Illinois: Northern Illinois Returns to the Hardwood
Northern Illinois Returns to the Hardwood: Northern Illinois played the first athletic game on campus Tuesday night against Western Michigan since a gunman killed five students in a lecture hall Feb. 14 before killing himself. The Huskies lost 56-49 to Western Michigan, but the coaches and players said the game’s […]
Connecticut: Huskies Regain Dyson, Lose Kelly
Huskies Regain Dyson, Lose Kelly: Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun has reinstated sophomore guard Jerome Dyson, who will be available to play against Rutgers Tuesday for the first time in nine games. Calhoun suspended Dyson for failing a drug test after he and teammate Doug Wiggins were arrested for possession of […]
North Carolina: Lawson Still Out
Lawson Still Out: North Carolina sophomore point guard Ty Lawson missed his sixth consecutive game tonight. The Tar Heels beat Wake Forest 89-73 without Lawson, who continues to recover from a sprained ankle against Florida State Feb. 3. With Lawson on the bench, senior point guard Quentin Thomas had seven […]
New Jersey IT: Highlanders Finish Winless Season
Highlanders Finish Winless Season: New Jersey IT set a new Division I record for futility by losing 76-50 to Utah Valley State Saturday. The 0-29 Highlanders set the new D-I record for most losses in a winless season, breaking the record formerly held by Prairie View and Savannah State. The […]
Indiana: Sampson and Indiana Part Ways
Sampson and Indiana Part Ways: Indiana and coach Kelvin Sampson have reached a settlement that will pay Sampson $750,000 and end his tenure as the Hoosiers’ coach. In his second season with the team, Sampson has run afoul of NCAA recruiting rules. In response, Sampson agreed to resign for the […]
Georgia Tech, Virginia: Yellow Jackets and Cavaliers Reschedule Rained Out Game
Yellow Jackets and Cavaliers Reschedule Rained Out Game: The weather doesn’t usually affect the status of many basketball games, though it might diminish the number of fans in attendance. However, a leaky roof at Alexander Memorial Coliseum turned Georgia Tech’s home court into a wet mess, forcing officials to cancel […]
Colorado: Buffaloes Banish Silas
Buffaloes Banish Silas: Colorado coach Jeff Bzdelik has dismissed sophomore guard Xavier Silas but did not specify the reasons for the move. Silas has started most of the Buffaloes’ games and averages 9.7 points per game. Bzdelik said Silas will remain on the scholarship for the rest of year but […]
Illinois: Illini Lose Randle
Illini Lose Randle: Illinois senior forward Brian Randle might miss the rest of the season because of a separated right shoulder. He injured the shoulder during the loss to Wisconsin Wednesday. Randle will have an MRI, and he might be able to return for the Big Ten Tournament, but coach […]