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St. Joseph’s: Jones To Return to School

Jones To Return to School: Dwayne Jones decided to return to St. Joseph’s after not being selected in the NBA Draft. The 6’11” center was fifth in the nation last season in rebounding and blocked shots, and he stayed in the draft while projected as a second-round pick. Head coach […]

Conference USA: Conference USA Has New Look

Conference USA Has New Look: Six new schools officially join Conference USA on Friday, marking a new era for the conference. Marshall, Rice, SMU, Tulsa, UCF and UTEP all join a conference that now has every institution sponsoring football and will have a football championship game. The conference has 12 […]

Iowa State: Cyclone Center Exits Iowa State

Cyclone Center Exits Iowa State: Rising sophomore center Aaron Agnew announced that he will not return to Iowa State because he wants to find another program that will give him more playing time. Agnew, a 6-9 center, played in only nine games last season, averaging less than a point and […]

Boston College: Eagles Now in the ACC

Eagles Now in the ACC: Boston College will complete the ACC’s expansion on Friday, officially becoming the 12th member of the storied conference. The school had to wait a year to join recent ACC additions Miami and Virginia Tech due to obligations with the Big East, of which it was […]

UAB: UAB Gets Smaller Portion of C-USA Pie

UAB Gets Smaller Portion of C-USA Pie: Conference USA has revised its distribution of shared revenue, which will slightly decrease the income for successful programs like Alabama – Birmingham. The new plan, approved unanimously by school officials, will equally share money generated from marketing, TV appearances, NCAA men’s basketball tournament […]

Cincinnati: Big East a Big-Time Move

Big East a Big-Time Move: Cincinnati is among five schools joining the Big East on Friday, and it brings the school plenty of benefits. The school expects to earn more revenue from the conference than they did from Conference USA, while expecting increasing ticket sales and overall national exposure. It […]

Arkansas: Another SEC Player May Crawl Back

Another SEC Player May Crawl Back: Much like former Kentucky Wildcat Randolph Morris, former Arkansas forward Olu Famutimi may sneak back to school despite remaining in the NBA Draft and going undrafted. NCAA rules allow players to return to school if they have not hired an agent, paid their own […]

Mississippi: Cerasoli Will be a Rebel

Cerasoli Will be a Rebel: Former Seton Hall guard Justin Cerasoli will enroll at Mississippi and join the Rebels in the fall. The 6’5″ guard played in 26 games for the Pirates last season, averaging 6.2 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists. He will have three seasons of eligibility left […]

Marquette: ESPN Keeps Its Coach

ESPN Keeps Its Coach: Despite overtures from Marquette and coach Tom Crean, ESPN analyst and former coach Fran Fraschilla declined an opportunity to join Crean’s staff as an assistant coach. Crean had courted Fraschilla, a personal friend, to replace Jeff Strohm and help the Golden Eagles make the transition from […]