Purdue’s Uchendu Leaves Team: Rising sophomore Johnathan Uchendu is leaving the Boilermakers to live closer to home. Uchendu received minimal playing time after being arrested at the beginning of the season for minor possession of alcohol and again for public intoxication in February. Uchendu is the second player to leave […]
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Playaz Spring Fling Recap
Playaz Spring Fling Recap by Phil Kasiecki EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – The Final Four is the main event this weekend, no doubt. But this weekend also marks the unofficial start of the spring AAU season, led by the Playaz Spring Fling in northern New Jersey. Pool play took place mostly […]
Vermont: Lonergan To Stay at Vermont Longer
Lonergan To Stay at Vermont Longer: Vermont head coach Mike Lonergan signed a new contract that will keep him at the school through the 2011-12 season. The new contract takes effect at the beginning of July and will pay him a $150,000 base salary. In his first two seasons at […]
Butler: Assistant Stevens To Take Over Head Coaching Position at Butler
Assistant Stevens To Take Over Head Coaching Position at Butler: Brad Stevens, an assistant coach at Butler last year, has taken over the reins of the Bulldogs program, replacing Todd Lickliter, who left to take over at Iowa. The 30-year-old Stevens has been an assistant at Butler since the 2000-01 […]
Colorado State: Colorado State’s Smith To Enter NBA Draft
Colorado State’s Smith To Enter NBA Draft: Colorado State’s Jason Smith, who averaged 16 points and 10 rebounds per game this past season, will enter the NBA Draft. The 7-foot forward, who is a senior-to-be, won’t sign with an agent. This allows him to pull his name out of the […]
Purdue: Boilermaker Lutz To Transfer
Boilermaker Lutz To Transfer: Purdue guard Chris Lutz plans to transfer to a school closer to his Bedford, N.H., home. The junior-to-be averaged 6.1 points per game this season but scored 16 points in Purdue’s first-round win against Arizona in the NCAA Tournament. Lutz’s transfer leaves only one player, Marcus […]
Southern Illinois: Lowery To Remain A Saluki For At Least 7 More Years
Lowery To Remain A Saluki For At Least 7 More Years: Southern Illinois signed coach Chris Lowery to a seven-year extension worth $5.25 million, a sweet reward for a coach who guided the mid-major Salukis to the Sweet 16 this season. Southern Illinois is one of 12 schools to have […]
NC State: North Carolina State Assistant Charged With Resisting an Officer
North Carolina State Assistant Charged With Resisting an Officer: North Carolina State assistant coach Larry Harris was charged with resisting an officer after he was pulled over. The charge, a misdemeanor offense, came after Harris refused to comply with commands from the officer. Harris was pulled over for going 41 […]
National Championship
National Championship: No. 1 Florida capped an amazing two-year run by winning the team’s second consecutive national title, beating No. 1 Ohio State 84-75. The Gators become the first team to repeat since Duke did it in 1991 and 1992. More remarkably, in an age when talented players leave for […]
Mountaineers Take NIT Championship
Mountaineers Defy Expectations, Win NIT by Ray Floriani NEW YORK – Coaches will tell you the first four minutes of both halves are crucial. Getting off to a good start is crucial. The last four minutes of the first half are almost of equal importance. West Virginia used that time […]
