Israeli guard Nimrod Tishman is officially a Gator student and might soon join the Florida basketball team if the NCAA Clearinghouse approves his amateur status.

UNC Greensboro coach Mike Dement has hired Kevin Oleksiak to be his director of basketball operations. The position will be his first coaching job.

A woman charged with trying to extort money from Louisville coach Rick Pitino was appointed a former federal prosecutor to defend her after her previous attorney quit her case because of “irreconcilable differences” with her.

East Tennessee State coach Murry Bartow has been given a two-year contract extension. Bartow’s deal now runs through the 2013-14 season.

Kentucky coach John Calipari announced that he will not welcome back at least three walk-on players from last season’s team, including two rising seniors. Is that fair as long as he’s doing what he feels is necessary to make the Wildcats a national championship contender? Let us know.

Former U.S. Air Force Academy Prep School assistant coach Capt. Tom Bellairs will join the staff of Air Force head coach Jeff Reynolds as an assistant.

Marist officials have filed a lawsuit against former coach Matt Brady, now James Madison’s coach, for breach of contract related to the recruitment of former Marist players.

East Tennessee State rising sophomore Seth Coy died July 29 in a car crash in Kentucky when his car hydroplaned and flipped.

The Atlantic 10 has unveiled a new logo for the conference’s tournament, which will run from March 12-14 in 2010.

California officials and an employees union accepted a proposal to institute furloughs for all public university faculty and staff members to help close the state’s $584 million deficit.