Former Eagle Forward Transfers to Drexel: Evan Neisler, who played last sea-son at Boston College, has transferred to Drexel. Neisler will sit out the upcoming sea-son and make his Dragons debut in the 2007-08 season. Neisler played sparingly at Boston College, where he sat behind talented frontcourt players like Craig […]

Cathlin’s Career Is Over: Chris Cathlin, a fourth-year forward at James Madi-son, must end his career because of medical problems. Cathlin had back surgery June 12. He has played the past three seasons for the Dukes, starting 21 games and averag-ing about four points and three rebounds per game. Cathlin […]

Aldridge Becomes Top NCAA Player in Draft, Maybe: After weeks of speculation, the Toronto Raptors stuck to their word and drafted Italy’s Andrea Bargnani with the first pick in last night’s NBA Draft. Bargnani becomes the first European player selected No. 1 in the NBA Draft. Immediately following Bargnani, former […]

Other Noteworthy Names: Despite the plethora of trades, the top eight names went according to plan. Connecticut’s Rudy Gay dropped the most of the bunch to Houston at No. 8. And the Rockets promptly shipped Gay to Memphis for Shane Battier — he of Duke Blue Devil fame. Another Blue […]

Cleveland State Expands Coaching Staff: Cleveland State coach Gary Waters has hired Larry DeSimpelare to be an assistant coach. DeSimpelare is familiar with Waters because the two have worked together for the past 11 seasons. Waters is entering his first season as the Vikings’ coach after leading Rutgers for the […]

Barros Resigns: Northeastern assistant coach Dana Barros resigned to accept a position as the Director of Recreation for the city of Boston, working directly for Mayor Thomas Menino. A native of Boston, Barros played at Boston College before a 14-year NBA career that included six years with the Boston Celtics. […]

Kelly Named Assistant Coach at Hofstra: Hofstra coach Tom Pecora has hired Michael Kelly as an assistant coach. Kelly replaces Tom Parrotta, who left to take over at Canisius. Kelly worked as a graduate manager at Hofstra this past season and as-sisted with player instruction, video scouting and film exchange. […]

Dominating Rebel Rebounder Dies: Mississippi great Denver Bracken passed away at the age of 75. Bracken transferred to the Rebels in 1953 after becoming the 1953 National Junior College Most Valuable Player. Bracken averaged 24.8 points and 12.1 rebounds per game for his career — third and first, respectively, on Ole Miss’ […]

Sophomore Pair Bolts Santa Barbara: California – Santa Barbara coach Bob Williams announced that sophomore forwards Chidi Ajufo and Chris moore will leave the UCSB program. Ajufo intends to transfer to NAIA Azusa Pacific while Moore is undecided. Both players saw limited time off the Gaucho bench. [6/27/06]

Jaguar Off Scholarship and Team: Jason McGriff will not be with South Alabama next season because of academic issues. McGriff, who transferred from Bishop State Community College, plans to focus on academics. McGriff started 20 games last season and averaged 5.9 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. He also led the […]