Bayless Misses Memphis Game: Arizona freshman Jerryd Bayless missed the Wildcats’ 76-63 loss at Memphis Saturday because he sprained his knee in practice Friday. Bayless is Arizona’s leading scorer so far this season, averaging 18.5 points per game. Sophomore Nick Wise started in Bayless’ place and had decent results with […]

Former Golden Griffin Point Guard Gets Help From Coach: Former Canisius point guard Brian Dux is in the midst of a difficult recovery from a severe head injury he suffered in a November car accident in England, and he’s getting some assistance from his former college coach, Mike McDonald. A […]

Beilein Dismisses Junior Wolverine: Michigan coach John Beilein has dismissed junior guard Jerret Smith because he did not satisfy team expectations. Beilein said the team was evaluating Smith for a month and decided the Wolverines needed to move forward without Smith. The junior averaged 4.2 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2.7 […]

Down Goes Frasor: North Carolina junior guard Bobby Frasor will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL in his left knee. Frasor injured his knee during the Tar Heels’ victory against Nevada Dec. 28. His loss diminishes North Carolina’s depth at guard. Frasor averaged 3.0 points per […]

Sutton Returns to Sidelines to Go for No. 800: Former Oklahoma State coach Eddie Sutton will return to the sidelines — in San Francisco — with an opportunity to collect career win No. 800 this season. The Dons’ Jessie Evans will not coach the team for the rest of the […]

Big 12 Chastises Knight: Big 12 officials reprimanded Texas Tech coach Bob Knight for comments he made after the Red Raiders’ Dec. 15 loss to New Mexico. Knight said the officials made a “horrendous call” at the end of the first half when Lobo freshman Dairese Gary made a half-court […]

Panthers Kick Out Leading Scorer: Wisconsin-Milwaukee will move forward without two players who combine to average 22.9 points per game. Coach Rob Jeter dismissed senior forward Torre Johnson, who leads the team in scoring at 17.8 points per game and rebounding at eight rebounds per game, after Johnson was arrested […]

Pitino Wins No. 500: After whiffing on their first two opportunities, the Louisville Cardinals got coach Rick Pitino his 500th career victory by beating Marshall 85-75. The Cardinals bounced back from losses to Dayton and Purdue by applying suffocating defensive pressure in the second half to pull away from the […]

Wait Til February, Baby!: College basketball commentator Dick Vitale, famous for his contagious passion for the game and energetic style on camera, will be unavailable until February while he recovers from vocal cord surgery. Vitale had ulcers on his left vocal cord, which doctors treated today in surgery. While recovering, […]

Cardinal Gets Back Other Half of Twin Towers: Stanford sophomore center Brook Lopez is eligible to play to after missing the first semester because of academic troubles. Lopez can return to action starting Wednesday against Santa Clara. Brook’s twin, Robin Lopez, has helped lead the Cardinal to an 8-1 start […]