Floyd Fills Out Staff: New USC head coach Tim Floyd announced his staff, which will consist of Phil Johnson, Rudy Hackett and DeMarlo Slocum. Johnson was most recently head coach at San Jose State for three seasons, his second stint as the school’s head coach. He and Floyd have past […]

Referee Management Dream Team in the Big South: The Big South has collected three referee veterans to lead its Referee Management Team. John Guthrie will lead the team as coordinator of men’s basketball officials. He held the same position for the SEC for 25 years. Guthrie has been coach of […]

Bad Blood Spills Into Court: The Kansas/Missouri rivalry is taking a legal turn as a trespassing trial has been delayed until Dec. 21. During the Tigers’ home game against the Jayhawks last March, three Kansas students bickered with the off-duty Columbia police chief, who attended the game as a fan. […]

NIT’s Knight in Shining Armor: In the midst of an uphill battle against the NCAA, the National Invitation Tournament may have found its savior in Texas Tech coach and NCAA icon Bob Knight. NIT officials have filed a case that the NCAA has created a monopoly with its NCAA Tournament, […]

Big Blue Madness Envelops Rupp Arena: Kentucky’s version of the celebration that coincides with the first official practice of the season will move from Memorial Coliseum to Rupp Arena this fall. Big Blue Madness will pour into the Wildcats’ larger facility because Memorial Coliseum’s capacity has shrunk from 8,700 to […]

Logo and Nickname Fallout: Florida State officials expressed frustration and confusion about the NCAA’s decision to ban “hostile” and “abusive” American Indian nicknames or logos because the school has approval from the Seminole Tribe of Florida. The NCAA counters that the school does not have permission from other Seminole tribes, […]

Turiaf Moves to Recovery Stage: Former Gonzaga center Ronny Turiaf has returned to Spokane, Wash., to rehabilitate following heart surgery to repair an enlarged aortic root. Turiaf was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round of the NBA Draft in June. Last season, Turiaf averaged 15.9 points, […]

NCAA Turns Hostile Toward Abusive Nicknames: The NCAA executive committee ordered schools with “hostile” or “abusive” American Indian nicknames or logos to stop using them by February. The NCAA banned such images from post-season play. Also, offending mascots would not be welcome at tournaments, and band members and cheerleaders must […]

Brown to Remain Top Dog an Extra Year: Albany rewarded the work of coach Will Brown by extending his contract by one year through 2006. He has been the Great Danes’ coach since 2002 after serving as interim coach in 2001. Albany had its best finish in the America East […]

NIT Goes Trust Busting: In attempt to resurrect the No. 2 post-season tournament, the financial backers of the National Invitation Tournament are suing the NCAA because they believe it has “willfully, deliberately set out to get a monopoly.” The five schools that back the pre-season and post-season NIT tournaments are […]