New Georgia coach Mark Fox has hired Stacey Palmore as an assistant coach. Palmore comes to Athens from Virginia Tech, where he worked for coach Seth Greenberg since 2004.

Campbell officials have decided to leave the Atlantic Sun Conference in 2010 to join the Big South Conference. The Fighting Camels were a founding member of the Big South but joined the Atlantic Sun less than a decade later.

Southern Miss junior guard Jeremy Wise announced that he will sign with an agent, ending his collegiate eligibility. Wise apparently likes his projections for the NBA Draft and will not return for his senior season after averaging 16.7 points and 4.7 assists per game.

Michigan coach John Beilein has agreed to be the chairman of a new panel on ethics to review rules and educate coaches to minimize the number of incidental violations.

Wayman Tisdale was a three-time All-American with the Sooners. More importantly, he was a talented leader who touched people on and off the court.

Duke senior guard Greg Paulus has decided to attend Syracuse to play football for the Orange. His eligibility in basketball expired after this past season, but he can play one more season in another sport.

Former Florida freshman forward Allan Chaney has decided to transfer to Virginia Tech. Chaney is from Baltimore and wanted to play for a school closer to home.

New Orleans has dismissed junior guard Darrian McKinstry for violating team rules. He was third on the team in scoring this past season, averaging 10.0 points and 2.7 assists per game.

UCLA will renovate Pauley Pavilion, starting in February 2010, to create a more impressive glass entrance, upgrade the men’s and women’s locker rooms, and add more than 1,000 seats to the stadium to raise capacity to 14,000. The university plans to complete construction in fall 2012 and will force the basketball teams to find another home for the 2011-12 games.

Washington State has released the financial details of new coach Ken Bone’s contract. Bone will get a seven-year contract that will pay him at least $650,000 per year.