Freshman Guard to Depart Washington State: Stephen Sauls was granted a release from Washington State and will transfer to Texas, which is closer to his home in Missouri City. He withdrew from classes and returned home to receive treatment for a concussion he got in practice Jan. 7. Washington State […]
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Marquette: Marquette Fans Get Sigh of Relief
Marquette Fans Get Sigh of Relief: Marquette point guard Dominic James announced that he would be returning for his senior season at the team’s awards banquet. He will be returning to play for new coach Buzz Williams who is replacing Tom Crean after he left for Indiana. Jerel McNeal was […]
BYU: BYU Junior Testing the Waters
BYU Junior Testing the Waters: BYU forward Trent Plaisted will make himself eligible for the NBA Draft but will not make his final decision on remaining in the draft until the withdrawal date comes in June. His decision to delay hiring an agent will preserve his last year of eligibility […]
NCAA: Kansas/Memphis Less Watched Than 2007 Championship
Kansas/Memphis Less Watched Than 2007 Championship: Kansas’ dramatic 75-68 overtime win against Memphis in the NCAA championship game on CBS drew a fast national rating of 12.1 and a 20 share, eight percent less than last year’s final. Florida’s victory over Ohio State in 2007 earned a 13.2. Ratings represent […]
Belmont: Belmont Gives Coach Five-Year Extension
Belmont Gives Coach Five-Year Extension: After leading the school to three straight Atlantic Sun Conference tournament titles and NCAA Tournaments, Belmont gave basketball head coach Rick Byrd a five-year contract extension. Byrd’s 541 wins make him one of 15 active Division I men’s basketball coaches with 500 or more career […]
Alabama: Alabama’s Backcourt Gets Thinner for 2008-09
Alabama’s Backcourt Gets Thinner for 2008-09: Alabama guards Rico Pickett and Justin Tubbs were granted releases from their scholarships, a move that allows them to transfer. Pickett, a freshman point guard, started 20 games and averaged nearly six points per game. Tubbs appeared in 18 games and averaged three points […]
Purdue: Purdue Loses Martin
Purdue Loses Martin: Purdue standout freshman Scott Martin is transferring. Martin averaged 8.5 points and 3.8 rebounds per game to help the Boilermakers, who lost in the NCAA Tournament’s second round to Xavier, to a 25-9 overall mark and a 15-3 record in the Big Ten. [4/10/08]
UCLA: Bruins’ Coach Dismisses Report of Stars Going Pro
Bruins’ Coach Dismisses Report of Stars Going Pro: ?After the Los Angeles Times stated that UCLA All-American center Kevin Love and teammate Darren Collison were bolting for the NBA, Bruins coach Ben Howland called the report “erroneous.” The report states that they were expected to hire agents for the NBA […]
Oklahoma: Griffin Will Stay in School
Griffin Will Stay in School: Oklahoma freshman center Blake Griffin will return to the Sooners for at least one more season. The freshman star averaged 14.7 points and 9.1 rebounds per game as one of the Big 12’s top freshmen. However, he was overshadowed by Kansas State’s Michael Beasley in […]
Syracuse: Greene Enters Draft
Greene Enters Draft: Syracuse freshman forward Donte Greene will test the NBA Draft process after averaging 17.7 points and 7.2 rebounds per game in one season with the Orange. Greene said he made the decision after talking to his family and coach Jim Boeheim. Greene did not say whether he’ll […]