George Washington Junior Makes Himself NBA Available: George Washington junior Maureece Rice will be available for the NBA draft but will not hire an agent, giving him the chance to withdraw his name from the event by June 18 and return to school. Rice led the Colonials in scoring at […]

Hoosiers’ Star to Come Back for One Last Dance: Indiana leading scorer and rebounder D.J. White will return for his senior year. The forward was selected to the All-Big Ten second-team and averaged 13.8 points and 7.3 rebounds per game while helping the Hoosiers to a 21-11 record. Indiana also […]

  USC’s Young Leaving Early for NBA: USC’s Nick Young will forgo his senior year and enter the NBA draft to fulfill a personal dream and help out his family. The 6-6, 200-pound junior said it was a tough decision to make but that the deciding factor was his wish […]

  Air Force Promotes Reynolds to Coach: Jeff Reynolds has replaced former coach Jeff Bzdelik as Air Force’s head coach. Reynolds, who signed a five-year contract, was an assistant under Bzdelik the last two seasons. Bzdelik left for Colorado, which gave him a more lucrative deal. Reynolds becomes Air Force’s […]

  Oral Roberts Coach Gets Extension: Oral Roberts gave basketball coach Scott Sutton a seven-year contract extension following four 21-plus win seasons and back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances. Sutton had been mentioned as a candidate to become Wichita State’s new head coach, but ultimately re-signed with the Golden Eagles. He’s the […]

  Big Ten Adds Two More Conference Games: The Big Ten Conference approved an 18-game schedule for next season, likely transforming two of each team’s nonconference games into conference ones. The change will affect men’s and women’s teams, although details of the new schedule are yet to be released. Pairings […]

   Billikens Fire Soderberg Despite 20-win Season: Saint Louis fired coach Brad Soderberg after five NCAA tournament-less seasons. Soderberg led the Billikens to a 20-13 record this past season but once again failed to get a tournament berth. He was 80-74 overall with NIT appearances in 2003 and 2004. Assistant […]

  Eustachy Signs Two-Year Extension With Golden Eagles: Southern Mississippi gave coach Larry Eustachy a two-year contract extension. Eustachy, a three-year coach with the Golden Eagles, led Southern Miss to a 20-win season this year, including 9-7 in the Conference USA. He has a 41-49 overall record at the school. […]

Rice Sophomore Guard Stabbed to Death: Rice guard Jonathan Bailey was stabbed to death after he was involved in a fight outside a College Station, Texas, bar. Bailey and his twin brother, Janson, were taken to St. Joseph Regional Health Center in nearby Bryan after the altercation in which both […]

Washington Standout Declares for NBA Draft: Washington star freshman Spencer Hawes will declare for the NBA draft but won’t hire an agent, allowing him – should he choose — to withdraw from the event and return to the Huskies before the June 18 deadline. The 7-foot center led the Huskies […]