New Coach Carter Promises Excitement: Former Texas-San Antonio leading man Tim Carter has been introduced as South Carolina State’s new head coach. Carter, an assistant coach at Florida State last season, promised South Carolina State fans that they would enjoy watching the team play. He replaces Bulldogs’ ex-coach Jamal Brown, fired […]

  Utah Coach Gives Freshman a Chance, Then the Boot: New Utah coach Jim Boylen dismissed forward Daniel Deane from the team for academic reasons. Boylen, hired in March to replace Ray Giacoletti, said he gave Deane an opportunity to rectify his ways, but the freshman chose not to do […]

  Former Buckeyes Coach Gets Suspension Cut: The NCAA decided to only reduce former Ohio State coach Jim O’Brien ‘s five-year suspension to two instead of dropping it, making it harder for him to seek employment at another NCAA school during that time. The reduction comes as a result of […]

Six Coaches Join Operation Hardwood: Georgia coach Dennis Felton was selected among six NCAA Division I coaches to take part in Operation Hardwood, a six-day visit to U.S. military bases in the Persian Gulf area by professional athletes. Operation Hardwood, an event sponsored by the USO and Armed Forces Entertainment, […]

Coach Gets Charges Dropped After Apology: Morgan State coach Todd Bozeman had misdemeanor assault and cursing charges dropped Tuesday following an apology. Bozeman apologized for a Feb. 3 incident in which he became upset at a Mulligan’s Sports Grille employee who had packed him the wrong kind of sandwiches. He was […]

  Fighting Illini Lose Center to NBA Draft: Illinois junior center Shaun Pruitt, a third-team All-Big ten selection this past season, declared himself eligible for the 2007 NBA draft. The 6-10 Pruitt did not hire an agent, therefore retaining the option to withdraw from the draft before the June 18 […]

Yellow Jackets May Lose Point: Georgia Tech point guard Javaris Crittenton will follow Yellow Jacket teammate Thaddeus Young’s steps and test the NBA draft waters. The 6-5 Crittenton, a freshman, averaged 14.4 points per game and ranked second in assists in the ACC at 5.7 per game. He and Young, […]

Clemson Forward Could Leave Tigers: Clemson 6-9 forward James Mays declared himself eligible for the NBA draft but did not hire an agent, making a return for another college season a possibility. Mays averaged 12.2 points and 6.4 rebounds per game last season despite missing half of his sophomore year […]

Huskies Freshman Stays Put: Connecticut center Hasheem Thabeet has decided to wait on the NBA and will play for UConn next season. The sophomore-to-be was rumored to be leaning toward leaving school early to earn NBA money because of his family’s financial status back home in Tanzania. However, the center […]

Marquette’s James Enters NBA Draft: Marquette guard Dominic James made himself available for the NBA draft but did not hire an agent, meaning he could be back with the Golden Eagles next season. James led the team in scoring at 14.9 points per game last season, earning him a first-team […]