Sophomore to Leave Louisville: Sophomore forward Brian Johnson has decided to leave Louisville, head coach Rick Pitino announced. Johnson averaged 3.2 points and 3.2 rebounds in 30 games for the Cardinals last season. He sat out the 2004-05 season because of knee injuries. [8/04/06]

Vols’ Harris Transferring: Tennessee forward Damion Harris has decided to leave the team and transfer to Newberry College, school officials announced. The 6-10 Harris redshirted as a freshman last season. Harris is from Greenville, S.C. Newberry is a Division II school in South Carolina. Harris played one season at Prince […]

Louisville Transfer Lands at Creighton: Chad Millard, a 6-8, 220-pound forward, has decided to transfer to Creighton, Blue Jays coach Dana Altman announced. Millard averaged 2.3 points and 1.4 rebounds per game last season as a freshman at Louisville. Millard had considered Northeastern and Vanderbilt after making the decision to […]

NCAA Could Expand Rebel Flag Ban: The NCAA will consider expanding its ban of championship events in South Carolina, possibly disallowing baseball and football teams from hosting postseason games, because the Confederate flag is displayed on Statehouse grounds. Robert Vowels Jr., head of the NCAA’s Minority Opportunities and Interest Committee, […]

Ohio State Must Pay O’Brien $2.2 Million: Even though former Ohio State basketball coach Jim O’Brien broke NCAA rules by giving money to a recruit, a judge has ruled that the school must pay O’Brien $2.2 million plus interest because the school failed to follow the terms of his contract. […]

NCAA Ready to Enforce Stiff Penalties: Schools with long-term academic problems will face tough penalties, according to new guidelines set by the NCAA after discussing the issue at its recent meetings. Under the latest proposal, the worst offenders face a ban from post-season play and could lose their conference’s share […]

Butler’s Ironman Returns: Joel Cornette joins Butler’s in a different position than the one he filled every game for four seasons. The former Bulldog co-MVP was named coordinator of basketball operations. As a player, Cornette led the Bulldogs to four post-season appearances, including a run to the Sweet 16 in […]

Run Forrest, Run!: Butler recruit Forrest Smallwood has changed his mind about joining the Bulldogs. Although he hasn’t been on campus long, he will seek a transfer. Smallwood was one of four incoming recruits for coach Todd Lickliter. [8/03/06]

NIT Drops Eight Teams: The NIT will more closely resemble the NCAA Tournament next season because the field will include five rounds with 32 teams. That eliminates the somewhat-difficult-to-follow opening and first round format that the NIT has used for the past five years when the field included 40 teams. […]

Guardians Classic Becomes an Experience: The Guardians Classic, which plays its semifinal and championship rounds in Kansas City, Mo., has changed its name to the College Basketball Experience Classic. And the field for this upcoming season will include Duke, Marquette, Stanford and Texas Tech. Those four will host the on-campus […]