Another Wildcat Down: It’s getting dangerous to be a Villanova Wildcat. Villanova forward Curtis Sumpter re-injured his knee in practice Wednesday, and will have surgery in the next week. Sumpter, who originally tore his ACL in Villanova’s victory over Florida in the NCAA Second Round last March, re-injured the knee […]

NCAA Ponders Rules Changes: As it has done in previous seasons, the NCAA will tweak the layout of the court during early season tournaments. In tournaments such as the Maui Invitational, the lane will be a foot wider, the three-point line will be a foot farther away from the basket […]

Your Team Is In Trouble When…: Hairstyles become a big deal at Penn State. School officials found a way to emphasize that JuCo transfer David Jackson is the first Nittany Lions to sport the trendy cornrows look. Former coach Jerry Dunn had banned the style because he associated it with […]

Sharpshooter Down for First Semester: Indiana State junior guard Eric Gray will not play for the Sycamores during the first semester because of personal reasons. Gray has been in and out of the starting lineup during his first two seasons at Indiana State and is one of the team’s most […]

Daniels Takes Medical Redshirt No. 2: Lipscomb point guard LaKory Daniels will miss another season because of a foot injury. The transfer from Alabama tore ligaments in his ankle and will receive a medical redshirt for this season, meaning that the NCAA will not count this season against his years […]

Purple Aces Raid Austin Peay: Evansville has hired Rhet Wierzba as director of basketball operations, replacing Sean O’Regan. The Purple Aces promoted O’Regan to assistant coach last month. Wierzba had been a graduate assistant at Austin Peay, where he played and was a starter for three seasons. At Evansville, Wierzba […]

Northern Arizona Alum Returns to Coach: Former Northern Arizona player Billy Hix is back at the school, this time as an assistant coach. Head coach Mike Adras hired Hix, who spent one season as director of basketball operations at Northern Colorado. While playing at Northern Arizona, Hix averaged 6.4 points […]

Johnny Napp Can’t Play Ball: NCAA officials have told James Madison senior guard John Naparlo that he can’t practice or play with the team until he puts aside his attempt to start a professional music career. An aspiring country singer, John Naparlo – better known as Johnny Napp to his […]

Islanders on the Straight and Arrow: Texas A&M – Corpus Christi has one of the more awkward school names in college basketball. But get used to it under coach Ronnie Arrow. Under his tenure, the Islanders have jump-started a non-existent program. Arrow has led the team to an 88-76 record […]

Flyers Reward Gregory for Success: Dayton officials extended the contract of coach Brian Gregory, extending his contract through 2013 and giving him a raise that includes incentives for performance. In two seasons at Dayton, Gregory has compiled a 42-20 record, and the school likes the direction of the program under […]