Seton Hall Gets Arena in Newark: Seton Hall announced a deal with the New Jersey Devils to move the team’s home games from Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford to the Prudential Center in downtown Newark. The five-year sharing deal came after a year of negotiating with the Devils, who […]

Magnum Rolle To Leave Louisiana State: LSU forward Magnum Rolle is leaving the school’s basketball program. Rolle, who was expected to play a larger role this past season after the departure of Tyrus Thomas, was marred by inconsistency. Rolle played in 60 games overall for the Tigers, making nine starts […]

Donovan Hires Former Texas Coach: Florida Coach Billy Donovan has hired former St. Bonaventure, Rutgers, and Texas head coach Rob Lanier, who spent the past two years as an assistant at Virginia. Donovan offered a position to Lanier last off-season, but Lanier turned him down then. [5/23/07]

Trojans’ Hackett Called Up to National Team: Southern California guard Daniel Hackett was summoned by Italy’s national team coach Carlo Recalcati to play a series of friendly matches against Croatia, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The 6-5 sophomore-to-be averaged 5.3 points and 2.9 rebounds per game for the Trojans last […]

UCLA’s Wright to Transfer to Oklahoma: Former UCLA reserve forward Ryan Wright plans to transfer to Oklahoma, meaning he’d have to sit out the 2007-08 season because of NCAA rules. The 6-8, 240-pound Wright played in 28 games last season for UCLA, which lost to eventual national champion Florida in […]

Loyola Rewards Coach With Extension: Loyola of Chicago gave coach Jim Whitesell a contract extension through the 2011-12 season, rewarding him for the Ramblers’ first 20-win season in more than 20 years. Whitesell led Loyola to a 21-11 record last season and a third-place finish in the Horizon League. He […]

NCAA Basketball Grows Its Three-Point Line: The NCAA is moving the men’ s basketball three-point line back one foot in 2008, expanding it from 19 feet, 9 inches to 20 feet, 9 inches. The decision was made by the Playing Rules Oversight Panel after the men’s basketball rules committee recommended […]

Williams Gets Extension From Tar Heels: North Carolina gave coach Roy Williams a four-year contract extension, signing the future Hall-of-Famer through the 2014-15 season. Williams, the fastest coach in NCAA history to reach 500 career wins, said he was excited about the new deal, which could pay him as much […]

Winthrop Guard Dies From Car Accident Injuries: DeAndre Adams, 20, a guard on Winthrop’s basketball team died from wounds sustained in a car crash. The crash occurred when Adams was driving to Austell, Ga. His car left the road, flipped and hit a tree. He spent several days in a […]

UCLA’s Collison to Stay in School: Saying he hasn’t reached his ultimate goal of winning a national championship, UCLA guard Darren Collison is staying with the Bruins. Collison led the Pac-10 in steals and was second in assists and helped UCLA reach its second consecutive Final Four. Despite the departure […]