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Kansas: Kansas’ Rush’s Hearing Postponed

Kansas’ Rush’s Hearing Postponed: Kansas star Brandon Rush’s hearing for failing to appear in court on traffic charges was pushed back until after the basketball season. The 6-6 guard was granted a postponement after missing a Nov. 28 summons for speeding and driving with a suspended license Oct. 19. He […]

Arizona: Freshman Lucas-Perry Leaves Desert

Freshman Lucas-Perry Leaves Desert: Arizona freshman guard Laval Lucas-Perry has decided to transfer to another school. Lucas-Perry averaged four points and 1.6 rebounds in 9.8 minutes per game. He played in five of the Wildcats’ eight games this season. Interim coach Kevin O’Neill said Lucas-Perry decided he’d find better opportunities […]

Coastal Carolina: Chanticleers Lose Top Rebounder

Chanticleers Lose Top Rebounder: Coastal Carolina junior forward Joseph Harris has a torn ligament in his left thumb and will miss the rest of the season. Harris averages 8.3 points and 7.9 rebounds per game. He is third in the conference in rebounding. Harris injured the thumb during the Chanticleers’ […]

MEAC: New Teams Will Play in Conference Tournament

New Teams Will Play in Conference Tournament: New MEAC members North Carolina Central and Winston-Salem State are not eligible for the conference’s NCAA Tournament bid yet, but they won’t be left out of the tournament this year. The conference announced a special game between the two that will be played […]

Minnesota: Smith Becomes Million-Dollar Gopher

Smith Becomes Million-Dollar Gopher: Minnesota and coach Tubby Smith have reached agreement on a seven-year contract that will pay Smith $1.75 million per year. The former Kentucky coach arrived in Minneapolis in March to resurrect the Gophers program. So far, Minnesota is 6-1, with the lone loss coming at Florida […]

NCAA: Grinell Guard Sets Assists Record

Grinell Guard Sets Assists Record: David Arsenault had 34 assists in Grinell College’s 151-112 over North Central University of Minnesota. The Division III player set the NCAA record, which was previously held by Robert James of Kean University, who had 26 assists in a game. The Division 1 record is […]

Louisville: Pitino Suspends Caracter

Pitino Suspends Caracter: Louisville forward Derrick Caracter has been suspended from the team indefinitely for violating curfew. Caracter has repeatedly clashed with coach Rick Pitino since arriving in Louisville last year. Pitino had wanted to suspend Caracter earlier in the year but listened to requests from his 22nd ranked Cardinals […]