Kansas’ Collins to Miss 6 Weeks: Kansas guard Sherron Collins, who led the Jayhawks in scoring their first two games, will be out for six weeks after suffering a stress fracture in his left foot. The injury apparently occurred during the Jayhawks’ game against Missouri-Kansas City Sunday. The No. 4 […]
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Duke: Decreases in Attendance Force Change in Duke Ticket Policy
Decreases in Attendance Force Change in Duke Ticket Policy: Duke will now have online ticketing to partially replace Krzyzewskiville. Students will now reserve tickets three days in advance and must be at Cameron Indoor Stadium an hour before tip-off to claim their seat. The change comes after more than half […]
Gonzaga: Heytvelt’s Return Delayed
Heytvelt’s Return Delayed: Senior forward Josh Heytvelt must wait until December to play again because he will have surgery today to correct a stress fractucre in his right ankle. Heytvelt was suspended in February for drug possession and was allowed to return to the team last month. He averaged 15.5 […]
UCLA: Collison Hopes to Play in Kansas City
Collison Hopes to Play in Kansas City: UCLA junior point guard Darren Collison will miss the opening games of the CBE Classic against Youngstown State. Assuming the Bruins win, he’d also miss the game against the winner of Weber State and Cal State-San Bernanardino. Collison is recovering from a sprained […]
California: Blue and Gold Are the Only Colors for Hardin
Blue and Gold Are the Only Colors for Hardin: California senior DeVon Hardin decided to stay in school after an injury-shortened junior year in which he only played 11 games, despite being a potential first-round draft pick. To show his focus, Hardin gave away all his NBA-related clothing to his […]
Michigan: Michigan Suspends Point Guard
Michigan Suspends Point Guard: Jerret Smith, a junior point guard for the Michigan Wolverines, was suspended for the team’s opening game against Radford for violating a team policy regarding class attendance. Smith started one-third of Michigan’s games last year, averaging about six points and three assists a contest. [11/12/07]
Florida State: Florida State Extends Hamilton’s Contract
Florida State Extends Hamilton’s Contract: Florida State has extended coach Leonard Hamilton’s contract two years, lengthening the deal through 2012. Hamilton, who is in his sixth season at the school, is 87-71 at FSU, but has not yet made an NCAA Tournament appearance. Some people have speculated that his job […]
Tennessee: Tennessee’s Prince Has Shoulder Surgery
Tennessee’s Prince Has Shoulder Surgery: Tennessee’s J.P. Prince, a sophomore guard, had arthroscopic shoulder surgery and will be out four to six weeks. Prince transfered to Tennessee in December from Arizona and is the cousin of Tayshun Prince of the Detroit Pistons. Prince won’t be eligible to play for the […]
Wisconsin-Milwaukee: Avery Smith Booted from Wisconsin-Milwaukee Team
Avery Smith Booted from Wisconsin-Milwaukee Team: Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s basketball star Avery Smith was dismissed from the team Wednesday, a day after his suspension. Smith, who last season averaged 15.5 points per game, was suspended for an unspecified violation of team rules before Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s preseason opener against Wisconsin-Parkside on Thursday night. Smith […]
Gardner-Webb: Runnin’ Bulldogs Deliver Season’s First Major Upset
Runnin’ Bulldogs Deliver Season’s First Major Upset: Gardner-Webb will be playing in New York next week after the Runnin’ Bulldogs shocked Kentucky 84-68 in Lexington in the second round of the 2K Sports Coaches vs. Cancer Classic. Sophomore guard Grayson Flittner was unstoppable for Gardner-Webb, leading the team with 22 […]