Matt Pilgrim will be able to join his Oklahoma State teammates for the 2009-10 season after the NCAA granted him a waiver Aug. 21.
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Grambling: White Dies After Two Weeks in Hospital Following a Workout
Grambling State junior Henry White passed away on Wednesday at the LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport. White had been hospitalized since Aug. 14 after a workout at Grambling.
Kentucky: Calipari Awards Krebs a Scholarship
Kentucky senior Michael Krebs finally got a scholarship, the 13th and last available one for the 2009-10 Wildcats.
Florida Gulf Coast: Brown Joins ’09 Recruiting Class at Last Minute
The Eagles have a late addition to the team: guard Sherwood Brown, an A-student who averaged 11.4 points and 5.6 rebounds per game at Olympia High School in Orlando.
Court Denies Delaware’s Gambling Plan
A federal appeals court rejected the state of Delaware’s plan to initiate single- and multi-game bets on sports, including NCAA basketball.
Texas: Backcourt Depth Boosted by Brown
Texas received word that freshman guard J’Covan Brown is clear to play.
Hawaii: Rainbow Warriors Add Transferred Firepower
Hawaii has two new Rainbow Warriors in Arizona’s Zane Johnson and Duquesne’s Aleksandar Milovic.
Middle Tennessee State: Davis Picks Operations Director
Former Odessa College assistant coach Mike Scutero has been named Middle Tennessee State’s new director of basketball operations.
Rutgers: Fred Hill Takes Care of Some ‘Family Matters’
Junior Corey Chandler was kicked off the Rutgers basketball team for violating athletic department policies. Coach Fred Hill also announced a couple of staff changes.
Boston Best 40 Gets Overwhelming Response
The Boston Best 40 on Saturday was a misnomer in name, but not in a bad way. A few more kids than expected came out for a day of basketball at the Rivers School.