Joe Harrington Joins Terps’ Staff: Joe Harrington, who played at Maryland with Gary Williams, has joined his former teammate’s staff. He replaces Michael Adams, who resigned for personal reasons. Harrington was previously a head coach at Hofstra, George Mason, Long Beach State and Colorado. [11/17/07]

16 Teams to Play in College Basketball Invitational: The Gazelle Group will stage the College Basketball Invitational in March 2008, an event to include 16 teams picked on a basis of overall and conference records and late-season play. The competition will add to the NCAA and NIT tournaments. There will […]

Georgia’s Humphrey Suspended for Possession of Knife: Georgia guard Billy Humphrey has been indefinitely suspended following his arrest Tuesday for possession of a weapon on school property. The arrest occurred after police found a knife in the junior’s room during a search. The knife, Humphrey said, was a souvenir from […]

Kentucky to Miss Top Three-Point Threat: Kentucky’s three-point specialist, guard Jodie Meeks, will miss at least a month after being diagnosed with a stress fracture in his pelvic area. The injury occurred during an exhibition game against Seattle and will leave the Wildcats, who are already missing point guard Derrick […]

NCAA Headquarters Close Due to Fire: The NCAA museum and headquarters closed for the day because of a small fire apparently caused by an electrical problem, with some exhibits damaged by water from sprinklers. The damage occurred in a part of the museum’s second floor that contained interactive, electronic exhibits […]

Decreases in Attendance Force Change in Duke Ticket Policy: Duke will now have online ticketing to partially replace Krzyzewskiville. Students will now reserve tickets three days in advance and must be at Cameron Indoor Stadium an hour before tip-off to claim their seat. The change comes after more than half […]

Kansas’ Collins to Miss 6 Weeks: Kansas guard Sherron Collins, who led the Jayhawks in scoring their first two games, will be out for six weeks after suffering a stress fracture in his left foot. The injury apparently occurred during the Jayhawks’ game against Missouri-Kansas City Sunday. The No. 4 […]

Blue and Gold Are the Only Colors for Hardin: California senior DeVon Hardin decided to stay in school after an injury-shortened junior year in which he only played 11 games, despite being a potential first-round draft pick. To show his focus, Hardin gave away all his NBA-related clothing to his […]

Collison Hopes to Play in Kansas City: UCLA junior point guard Darren Collison will miss the opening games of the CBE Classic against Youngstown State. Assuming the Bruins win, he’d also miss the game against the winner of Weber State and Cal State-San Bernanardino. Collison is recovering from a sprained […]

Michigan Suspends Point Guard: Jerret Smith, a junior point guard for the Michigan Wolverines, was suspended for the team’s opening game against Radford for violating a team policy regarding class attendance. Smith started one-third of Michigan’s games last year, averaging about six points and three assists a contest. [11/12/07]