Air Force Coach Reprimanded Over Criticism of Officials: The Mountain West Conference issued a reprimand to Air Force coach Jeff Reynolds Wednesday for criticizing officials after his team’s 59-57 loss to Montana at a weekend tournament in Spokane, Wash. Reynolds’ criticism targeted an official who changed a call that would […]

Iowa State Will Miss German Standout This Season: Iowa State’s German guard Lucca Staiger will have to sit out the 2007-08 season after the NCAA decided that he violated rules regarding amateurism. The 19-year-old freshman had played in Germany for a team, Ehingen, that the NCAA ruled a professional squad […]

Hoosiers Suspend Crawford for Three Games: Indiana slipped past Georgia Tech 83-79 in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge without freshman guard Jordan Crawford. Coach Kelvin Sampson announced before the game that Crawford will miss three games because he violated team rules. Sampson did not specify the nature of the violations. Crawford […]

Olson Watches Wildcats Practice: Arizona coach Lute Olson, three weeks into a leave of absence, returned to watch the Wildcats practice today. He did not lead the practice and mostly watched from the sidelines. However, he did step onto the court to provide direction a few times. Olson stepped away […]

St. Bonaventure Freshman Not Eligible: The NCAA has ruled that St. Bonaventure freshman forward Da’Quan Cook will not be eligible this year, without specifying a reason why. Cook, who attended high school in Virginia, will retain his scholarship and should be able to play next year. [11/26/07]

LSU’s Mitchell to Have Surgery: LSU’s Tasmin Mitchell, a junior forward, has a stress fracture in his left ankle that will require surgery. He should be out six to eight weeks. Mitchell was an All-SEC Freshman Team member two years ago, when he averaged 14 points and 11 boards per […]

Torn ACL Ends Delaney’s Season: Alabama-Birmingham senior point guard Paul Delaney will miss the rest of the season after tearing his ACL during Saturday’s loss to Georgia Southern. He injured the knee while driving to the basket. Delaney is one of the most talented returning players in Conference USA. He […]

Padgett Possibly Out for Season: Louisville center David Padgett has fractured his right knee and could miss anywhere from 10 weeks to the rest of the season. Coach Rick Pitino said Padgett’s college basketball career was likely over. The injury occured during the Cardinals’ win over Jackson State. Padgett, a […]

Former Washington State Player Found Dead in Brazil: Two weeks after he was reporting missing, Tony Harris, who was a member of Washington State’s 1994 East Regional team, was found dead in a forest in Brazil with shoelaces tied around his throat. The police believe that his death was a […]

College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducts Class of ’07: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame in Kansas City, alongside Notre Dame legend Austin Carr; Dick Groat, who starred at Duke but went on to play Major League Baseball; and Tennessee A&I’s Dick Barnett, who led […]