Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski will continue to lead Team USA as it prepares for the World Championship in Turkey in 2010 and then the 2012 Olympics in London. He will going for his second consecutive gold medal at the Olympics.

Tennessee has restructured the contract of coach Bruce Pearl to boost his salary earnings to $1.9 million next season, with subsequent annual increases until 2014-15.

Former Kansas forward Quintrell Thomas has transferred to UNLV and will be ready to suit up for the Runnin’ Rebels after sitting out 2009-10 because of NCAA transfer rules. Thomas averaged 1.5 points and 2.0 rebounds in 5.4 minutes per game.

Arkansas guard Jason Henry won’t be back with the Razorbacks.

Memphis whiffed on attempts to attract Matt Pilgrim and Derrick Williams.

The NCAA announced that South Carolina’s men’s basketball team had five violations from last season, four of which were minor violations. For example, the Gamecocks provided impermissible snacks to the team during road games.

Mississippi State recruit Renardo Sidney and his family met with their attorney and NCAA investigators to answer questions about the family’s finances, which might affect Sidney’s eligibility. Newspaper reports questioned how the Sidney family could move from modest means in Jackson, Miss., to a million dollar home near Los Angeles.

Coastal Carolina rising senior Joseph Harris has decided to transfer to another school that offers a graduate degree in nursing. He averaged 15.2 points and 11.4 rebounds per game last season.