Fighting Illini Lose Center to NBA Draft: Illinois junior center Shaun Pruitt, a third-team All-Big ten selection this past season, declared himself eligible for the 2007 NBA draft. The 6-10 Pruitt did not hire an agent, therefore retaining the option to withdraw from the draft before the June 18 […]

Coach Gets Charges Dropped After Apology: Morgan State coach Todd Bozeman had misdemeanor assault and cursing charges dropped Tuesday following an apology. Bozeman apologized for a Feb. 3 incident in which he became upset at a Mulligan’s Sports Grille employee who had packed him the wrong kind of sandwiches. He was […]

Mike Rice Takes Over Head Job at Robert Morris: Mike Rice, most recently an assistant coach at Pittsburgh, has become the next head coach at Robert Morris. Rice, 38, is the son of former Duquesne head coach Mike Rice, and was previously an assistant at Fordham, Marquette, Niagara, Chicago State […]

Brandon Rush to Enter NBA Draft: Kansas’ Brandon Rush will join teammate Julian Wright in entering the NBA draft. Rush was the only Jayhawk to start all 38 games last year and averaged 14 points and five rebounds per game while shooting 43 percent from deep. Rush had entered the […]

McCalebb to Enter NBA Draft: Bo McCalebb, a junior at New Orleans and an honorable mention All-American, will enter the NBA draft. McCalebb was the Sun Belt Conference player of the year and led the Privateers in scoring with 25 points per game, good for No. 6 in the country. […]

Mississippi State’s Gordon Enters Draft: Jamont Gordon, a sophomore at Mississippi State, has entered the NBA draft. Gordon was first-team All-SEC and was the only player in the league to be in the top 10 in points (16.2 per game, fifth), assists (5.2, second), and rebounds (7.4, ninth). Gordon carried […]

Akron Coach Given Extension: Keith Dambrot, who guided Akron to a school record-tying 26 wins this past season, was given a seven-year contract extension. Dambrot’s new deal keeps him at the school until at least 2014. The Zips’ record has improved each year under Dambrot, culminating in a MAC East […]

West Virginia Reaches Buyout Agreement With Beilein: John Beilein, who left West Virginia with five years left on his contract to take over at Michigan, will pay the school $1.5 million a year for the next five years as part of a buyout agreement. West Virginia hired Bob Huggins to […]

Big 12 Extends Deal with ESPN: The Big 12 and ESPN have agreed to an eight-year TV broadcast rights deal. The deal begins in 2008-2009 and runs until 2015-2016. Financial details of the deal were not available. The Big 12 considered starting its own network, similar to what the Mountain […]

North Carolina’s Wright Enters NBA Draft: North Carolina’s Brandan Wright announced his intent to enter the NBA draft in June. But he currently has no agent and was torn about making the decision. The chances of Wright’s return to Chapel Hill are slim, and averaging 12.8 points and seven rebounds […]