North Carolina Running Low on Point Guards: With both Ty Lawson and Bobby Frasor out, North Carolina was forced to go to an emergency option: swingman Marcus Ginyard. But now Ginyard is nursing an injured right ankle and an injured toe on his left foot, forcing senior Quentin Thomas to […]
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Indiana: Ratliff Is Done With Hoosiers
Ratliff Is Done With Hoosiers: Indiana senior forward A.J. Ratliff is ending his playing days with the Hoosiers this season after a difficult season in which he played only nine games. Ratliff missed the first semester because he was academically ineligible and then struggled with an ankle injury. Ratliff averages […]
Indiana: Hoosiers Face NCAA Violations
Hoosiers Face NCAA Violations: The NCAA has delivered a list of violations committed by Indiana coach Kelvin Sampson and his staff in 2006 and 2007. The association gave the report to Indiana this week. It relates to 100 phone calls made by Sampson and his staff that violate his probation […]
San Diego State: Aztecs Suspend Spain
Aztecs Suspend Spain: San Diego State coach Steve Fisher has indefinitely suspended junior forward Kyle Spain for violating team rules. He did not describe the violation. San Diego State plays at TCU today. Spain averages 13.2 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. [2/09/08]
Bucknell: Bison Get Flannery Back for Navy
Bison Get Flannery Back for Navy: Bucknell coach Pat Flannery will return to the Bison’s sidelines Saturday against Navy after missing the team’s last two games. Flanney was hospitalized after slipping on the sidelines in a game at Lehigh Jan. 30. He has been to hospitals several times in the […]
Seton Hall: ACL Injury Ends Pirate’s Season
ACL Injury Ends Pirate’s Season: Seton Hall junior guard Paul Gause will miss the rest of the season after tearing his ACL against Notre Dame Wednesday. Gause averages 7.6 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.8 steals per game for the the Pirates. He has had an injury-plagued season, missing seven games […]
Iowa State: Cyclones Go Pink for Breast Cancer
Cyclones Go Pink for Breast Cancer: Iowa State fans, players and coaches will help promote the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association’s Think Pink initiative today against Texas by wearing pink apparel and accessories. Cyclones coach Greg McDermott’s wife is a breast cancer survivor, so the event hit close to home in […]
Memphis: Calipari Lets Dozier Play Against Central Florida
Calipari Lets Dozier Play Against Central Florida: Memphis junior forward Robert Dozier will play against Central Florida today, but he will not start. Coach John Calipari suspended Dozier for Wednesday’s SMU game, which the Tigers won easily. Dozier’s ex-girlfriend filed assault charges with Memphis police, saying that he hit her […]
Missouri: Columbia Police Arrest Tigers’ Hannah
Columbia Police Arrest Tigers’ Hannah: Missouri senior guard Stefhon Hannah, who is still recovering from a broken jaw, has been arrested by Columbia police for his participation in a fight at a nightclub. Hannah and several other players were at the Athena club when a fight broke out. According to […]
Illinois: Illini Apologize for Taunting Gordon
Illini Apologize for Taunting Gordon: Illinois coach Bruce Weber and other Illinois officials apologized to Indiana and Hoosiers freshman Eric Gordon for obscene chants by fans during Thursday’s game in Champaign. Gordon had verbally committed to Illinois, but Indiana continued recruiting him and he eventually signed with Kelvin Sampson and […]