Brey Taps ACC Assistant: Notre Dame coach Mike Brey filled the hole left by former assistant Lewis Preston, who took a similar position at Florida, with Gene Cross. Cross spent last season at Virginia and has spent 10 years as a collegiate coach. [5/24/06]

Buckeye Guard Bolts Ohio State: Ohio State junior backup guard Sylvester Mayes will not return for his senior season with the Buckeyes. Mayes has withdrawn from classes but did not indicate if he planned to transfer to another program. He played at Ohio State for one season after transferring from […]

Williams Hopes Cincy Launches His Career: Former Texas sophomore forward Mike Williams will land at Cincinnati. The transfer is part of the Texas diaspora in which six of the team’s top seven scorers may not return because of graduation, the NBA Draft or transfers. Williams struggled at times but has […]

Powe Likes His Chances: California sophomore forward Leon Powe will remain in the NBA Draft and hire an agent, he announced. The decision indicates that a team or two would like to draft him in the first round. Scouts consider Powe to be a mid to late first-round prospect. Powe […]

St. Peter’s Done with Coaching Search: St. Peter’s has hired John Dunne to be the Peacocks’ new coach, replacing Bob Leckie, who retired in April after six seasons at St. Peter’s. Dunne comes to St. Peter’s from nearby Seton Hall, where he had been an assistant for the past five […]

Marquette Freshman Never Played a Minute: Marquette has dismissed redshirt freshman forward Matt Mortensen for actions that caused him to be ineligible. The school would not specify the details, but the athletic director said the situation does not involve Mortensen’s academic record. Mortensen figured to make a contribution to the […]

Eustachy Remaking Golden Eagles Without Three Starters: Jarekus Singleton, David Cornwell and Mildon Ambres read the writing on the wall when Southern Mississippi coach Larry Eusatachy brought in nine recruits for the upcoming season. Although all three had been starters this past season, Eustachy made it clear that they would […]

Rockets Reward Joplin With Extension: Toledo has extended the contract of coach Stan Joplin by three years. Joplin has led the Rockets for the past 10 years, and his contract expired after this past season, in which the team finished 20-11 and reached the Mid-American Conference championship game. In 10 […]

Betts Leaves Bulldogs for Oklahoma: Effective May 25, South Carolina State coach Ben Betts will leave the Bulldogs to become an assistant coach under new Oklahoma coach Jeff Capel. Betts has been South Carolina State’s coach for the past three seasons, leading the team to a 51-39 record. The Bulldogs […]

No Going Back for These Players: In recent years, more players have figured out that they can enter the NBA Draft without hiring an agent and then return to school. They can only do so once while in college, but the opportunity lets them determine their NBA value. Scouts often […]