Clemson’s Leading Scorer Returns: Clemson junior forward K.C. Rivers opted to forgo the NBA Draft and return for his senior season with the Tigers. Rivers helped lead Clemson to a 24-10 record and the team’s first appearance in the NCAA Tournament in a decade. He averaged 14.7 points per game […]

Boilermakers Get Some Assistance: Coach Matt Painter hired Jack Owens to rejoin him on his coaching staff at Purdue. Painter hired Owens during his brief stint with Southern Illinois in 2003. Painter’s former assistant Cuonzo Martin resigned last month to be Missouri State’s head coach. [4/24/08]

Crean Fills Coaching Vacancies: New Indiana coach Tom Crean hired Bennie Seltzer and Tim Buckley to fill two of his three open assistant coaching positions. Seltzer has spent the last two seasons at Marquette, and Buckley was Ball State’s head coach for six seasons before rejoining Crean last season. Ball […]

Tigers Lose Another Star: Memphis will lose another starter as All-American Chris Douglas-Roberts decided that he will join teammate Derrick Rose and enter his name into the NBA Draft. He helped lead the team to the NCAA Tournament championship game after averaging 18.1 points per game and was selected for […]

Portland State Reinstates 2 Players: Portland State players Scott Morrison and Jeremiah Dominguez have been reinstated by the university’s athletic department. The two were temporarily suspended after they spent two days in a Mexican jail for their alleged involvement in a fight in Cabo San Lucas that hospitalized a man […]

St. Francis, Pa., Coach Resigns: Bobby Jones stepped down as head coach after nine seasons with St. Francis, Pa. Jones has an 85-167 record with the Red Flash. The team was moving backward, however, finishing 6-23, 8-21 and 4-24 in the last three seasons after going to the conference tournament […]

Top Prep Recruit to Leave Juco for NBA: In 2005, Keith Brumbaugh was one of the top recruits in college basketball. But after one year of playing in junior college – as well as some jail time – Brumbaugh is ready to pursue the NBA. The 22-year-old Brumbaugh was Mr. […]

Sherron Collins Undergoes Surgery: Kansas’ Sherron Collins underwent successful arthroscopic knee surgery. Collins had missed six games this year while recovering from a different injury and is expected to make a full recovery. Collins, the Jayhawks’ sixth man this year, could be their most experienced player next year, depending on […]

Dozier Avoids Legal Trouble: The woman who sought a protective order against Memphis junior forward Robert Dozier will not file charges after she said Dozier slapped her in the face in February. The woman, Dozier’s ex-girlfriend, allegedly threatened his current girlfriend, who has filed a protective order against her. [4/21/08]

Jasper Thinks About Leaving Wildcats: Coach Billy Gillispie said sophomore guard Derrick Jasper might leave the team to move closer to California because he is homesick. Jasper is one of Kentucky’s few returning guards. He averaged 4.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game for the Wildcats. [4/21/08]