The NCAA announced that South Carolina’s men’s basketball team had five violations from last season, four of which were minor violations. For example, the Gamecocks provided impermissible snacks to the team during road games.
Author: Michael Protos
Mississippi State: Sidneys Meet With NCAA Investigators
Mississippi State recruit Renardo Sidney and his family met with their attorney and NCAA investigators to answer questions about the family’s finances, which might affect Sidney’s eligibility. Newspaper reports questioned how the Sidney family could move from modest means in Jackson, Miss., to a million dollar home near Los Angeles.
Coastal Carolina: Chanticleers’ Top Scorer to Transfer to School With Nursing
Coastal Carolina rising senior Joseph Harris has decided to transfer to another school that offers a graduate degree in nursing. He averaged 15.2 points and 11.4 rebounds per game last season.
Notre Dame: Brey Replaces Kearney With Ingelsby
Notre Dame coach Mike Brey picked Martin Inglesby, the Fighting Irish’s director of operations, to step up to fill the assistant coaching job vacated by Sean Kearney, who left for Holy Cross’ top job.
Holy Cross: Crusaders Look to Irish’s Kearney for Next Coach
Holy Cross has hired Notre Dame associate coach Sean Kearney to be the Crusaders’ next head coach, replacing Ralph Willard, who left in June to become an assistant at Louisville.
TCU: Horned Frogs Add Thorns
Former Virginia Tech point guard Hank Thorns has decided to play for TCU, starting in 2010-11. Thorns left the Hokies after his sophomore season.
Jimmy V Classic Will Feature Hoyas, Hoosiers, Pitt and Butler
The 15th annual Jimmy V Classic will pit Georgetown against Butler and Indiana vs. Pittsburgh Dec. 8 in Madison Square Garden.
Happy New Year!
July 1 marks the beginning of a new academic year in the world of collegiate sports. Freshman have becomes sophomores, recruits are preparing for their first season, and 346 Division I teams look forward to unseating North Carolina as national champs.
Kansas: Prized Recruit Might Bolt for Kentucky
Xavier Henry might not play for the Jayhawks after all following an article in the Kansas City Star that upset the Henry family. McCullough’s article paints the Henry family as highly ambitious — to a fault.
Sampson Still Not Welcome
The NCAA has denied former coach Kelvin Sampson’s appeal of a show-cause penalty that won’t expire until November 2013. The former Indiana coach resigned in February 2008 amid an NCAA investigation into improper contact with recruits. Sampson was already on probation for improperly making hundreds of phone calls to recruits while he was Oklahoma’s coach.
