Bearcats Get Katrina Refugee for This Season: The NCAA granted Cincinnati’s request to make junior forward Ronald Allen eligible to play this season after he enrolled at Cincinnati. Hurricane Katrina devastated much of New Orleans and his former school, Xavier University in New Orleans. The NCAA usually requires transfers to […]

Younger Knight Is Red Raiders’ Heir Apparent: Texas Tech officials have approved Pat Knight, coach Bob Knight’s son and an assistant coach, as the Red Raiders’ replacement for the elder Knight, whenever he decides to retire. Bob Knight is entering his 40th season as a coach and trails Dean Smith […]

Martin Roasts Cincy: When sponsors planned the roast of former Cincinnati coach Bob Huggins, they intended the evening to be a thank you for the recently deposed coach. School officials forced out Huggins because they no longer wanted to deal with the controversy that tended to surround Huggins, his staff […]

Ram Tough: Sometimes, Rhode Island senior forward Dawan Robinson’s toughness gets him into trouble. For example, Robinson came to the defense of a women who had been spat on by another woman at a local bar. That was one fight he should have stayed out of, however, because police arrested […]

Man Down: Junior forward Carlton Baldwin will miss the start of Navy’s season because he broke his right ankle. Team officials expect Baldwin to miss at least two months. He missed the start of last season, too, after he had fractured a toe. The Midshipmen have high hopes for Baldwin, […]

Price Dodges Court for Now: Connecticut sophomore guard A.J. Price will not appear in court until Oct. 26 after a judge granted him a third continuance. Price faces charges of felony larceny and lying to police in a case in which four laptop computers were found in his dorm room. […]

Lobos Host Jim Thorpe Classic: New Mexico will play host to this season’s edition of the Jim Thorpe Basketball Classic Nov. 18-20. Joining the Lobos, South Carolina State, Southern Utah and Mississippi will appear in the three-day event, in which each team will play one another. The highlight of the […]

49er to Mine for Success Elsewhere: Charlotte forward Mitch Mullis has withdrawn from the school and team. Coach Bobby Lutz did not offer a reason for Mullis’ departure. The 6-7 forward had attended Laurinburg Institute and arrived at Charlotte in 2004. [9/29/05]

Transfer Already Off Team: New Mexico senior forward Aaron Johnson has been kicked off the team after he was arrested and charged with four counts of battery on a police officer. Johnson apparently attacked police officers who tried to remove him from a nightclub. Lobo coach Ritchie McKay immediately dismissed […]

Southern Miss Adjusts to Katrina: Southern Mississippi’s Green Coliseum sustained some damage during Hurricane Katrina, which ripped off a strip of the dome and poured water onto the court. Because of the water, the floor warped, so the school must replace the hardwoord before the season starts. In addition to […]