Quaker Whitehurst Sidelined: University of Pennsylvania sophomore guard David Whitehurst will likely miss the beginning of the Quakers’ season due to an ankle injury. Whitehurst underwent successful surgery to repair torn ligaments in his left ankle last Friday and will likely not be back to full strength until early December. […]

Williams Granted Special Probation: Connecticut guard Marcus Williams was granted a special form of probation that could lead to the charges against him being dropped. Judge Marcia Gleeson ordered him to pay a $150 fine and perform 400 hours of non-basketball related community service while on probation for 18 months, […]

Tar Heel Center Granted No Luck: North Carolina senior center Damion Grant will not play for the Tar Heels again because of a right ankle injury. The 6-11, 260-pounder has never been healthy for the Tar Heels, having played in only 28 games in three seasons. An assortment of injuries […]

Coaches Take Game to Middle East: Several high-profile coaches helped bring some entertainment to U.S. troops stationed in Kuwait. Dubbed Operation Hardwood, coaches like South Carolina’s Dave Odom and Michigan State’s Tom Izzo led a basketball tournament for U.S. military personnel who continue to fight in Iraq. Izzo and Odom […]

Blackbirds Add Two: Long Island head coach Jim Ferry has announced the hiring of two new staff members, Jack Perri and Richard Glesmann. Perri, an assistant, was head coach last season at D-III Rhode Island College and was named Little East Conference coach of the year after leading the Anchormen […]

Joyce Won’t Play: Wake Forest guard Richard Joyce has decided not to play this season, as he is attempting to graduate in December. His departure further thins the Demon Deacons’ backcourt, which now has just three scholarship players (senior Justin Gray and freshmen Harvey Hale and Shamaine Dukes). [9/15/05]

Anteaters Unearth Aggie Guard: California – Irvine will be the new home for Texas A&M transfer Marcus McIntosh. The junior guard played 10 games last season at Texas A&M but missed the second semester because he was academically ineligible. McIntosh fills one of two roster openings on the Anteaters created […]

Wooden Ends Association With Award: Hall of Fame coach John Wooden is withdrawing his support for the John R. Wooden Award, presented annually to the college basketball’s player of the year. The Los Angeles Times reported that his decision came after a disagreement over the use of his name, which […]

Richardson Still Has It: After former Arkansas coach Nolan Richardson guided Panama to the World Championships for the first time in 19 years, it’s just a matter of time until an NCAA program gives Richardson an opportunity to turn around a struggling program. Richardson quickly implemented his vaunted “40 minutes […]

Kingsley Joins Yale Staff: Yale head coach James Jones has announced the appointment of Matt Kingsley as a volunteer assistant coach. Kingsley comes to New Haven after serving as associate head coach at Eastern Connecticut the past three seasons. Previously, Kingsley was an assistant at Clarkson and served as coach […]