Akron Coach Given Extension: Keith Dambrot, who guided Akron to a school record-tying 26 wins this past season, was given a seven-year contract extension. Dambrot’s new deal keeps him at the school until at least 2014. The Zips’ record has improved each year under Dambrot, culminating in a MAC East […]

Mississippi State’s Gordon Enters Draft: Jamont Gordon, a sophomore at Mississippi State, has entered the NBA draft. Gordon was first-team All-SEC and was the only player in the league to be in the top 10 in points (16.2 per game, fifth), assists (5.2, second), and rebounds (7.4, ninth). Gordon carried […]

McCalebb to Enter NBA Draft: Bo McCalebb, a junior at New Orleans and an honorable mention All-American, will enter the NBA draft. McCalebb was the Sun Belt Conference player of the year and led the Privateers in scoring with 25 points per game, good for No. 6 in the country. […]

Brandon Rush to Enter NBA Draft: Kansas’ Brandon Rush will join teammate Julian Wright in entering the NBA draft. Rush was the only Jayhawk to start all 38 games last year and averaged 14 points and five rebounds per game while shooting 43 percent from deep. Rush had entered the […]

Mike Rice Takes Over Head Job at Robert Morris: Mike Rice, most recently an assistant coach at Pittsburgh, has become the next head coach at Robert Morris. Rice, 38, is the son of former Duquesne head coach Mike Rice, and was previously an assistant at Fordham, Marquette, Niagara, Chicago State […]

Big 12 Extends Deal with ESPN: The Big 12 and ESPN have agreed to an eight-year TV broadcast rights deal. The deal begins in 2008-2009 and runs until 2015-2016. Financial details of the deal were not available. The Big 12 considered starting its own network, similar to what the Mountain […]

West Virginia Reaches Buyout Agreement With Beilein: John Beilein, who left West Virginia with five years left on his contract to take over at Michigan, will pay the school $1.5 million a year for the next five years as part of a buyout agreement. West Virginia hired Bob Huggins to […]

Colorado State Forward Accused of Pointing Gun at Teammate: Colorado State forward Xavier Kilby was arrested after allegedly pointing a gun at teammate Ronnie Aguilar in an apartment. Aguilar and Kilby were arguing in the living room, and Kilby pointed the gun at Aguilar’s head and then the couch. No […]

Nevada’s Fox Reprimanded for Conduct: Nevada coach Mark Fox was reprimanded by the Western Athletic Conference for unsportsmanlike conduct with referees during two games in March. He will most likely not face any further fines or penalties, but if a future incident occurs, harsher punishment will follow. Both Fox and […]

Lofton to Stay for Senior Year: Tennessee guard Chris Lofton announced that he will stay for his senior season. Knowing that he was not projected to go until the second round, his decision to stay with the Vols was easier. Lofton led the SEC in scoring with 20.8 points per […]