Month: April 2008

Portland State: Portland State Reinstates 2 Players

Portland State Reinstates 2 Players: Portland State players Scott Morrison and Jeremiah Dominguez have been reinstated by the university’s athletic department. The two were temporarily suspended after they spent two days in a Mexican jail for their alleged involvement in a fight in Cabo San Lucas that hospitalized a man […]

Kingwood Classic Recap

Houston Kingwood Classic Has Different Feel by Phil Kasiecki HOUSTON – The Houston Kingwood Classic had a different feel this time around in several respects. Unchanged, fortunately, was the value in covering the event in terms of the basketball played and the opportunity to see a number of teams from […]

Words Of Wisdom On Recruiting

Former College Coach Speaks on Recruiting, College Game by Ray Floriani EDISON, N.J. – He took the floor in front of the athletes and their parents. The players, high school girls, just finished their last of three games for the day. They checked cell phones and sipped Gatorade for a […]

Oklahoma State, Massachusetts: Cowboys Select Ford

Cowboys Select Ford: Oklahoma State has hired Massachusetts’ Travis Ford to become the Cowboys’ next coach. Ford comes to Stillwater after leading the Minutemen to the NIT championship game this past season. He compiled a 62-35 record in three seasons with Massachusetts and had the Minutemen competing among the Atlantic […]

Kansas: Jayhawks Look to Cash in on Title

Jayhawks Look to Cash in on Title: Fresh off a national championship, a pair of Jayhawks will enter the NBA Draft. Junior guard Brandon Rush is done in Lawrence and will hire an agent while sophomore forward Darrell Arthur will enter the draft without an agent, at least until he […]

UCLA: Now Love Is in the Draft

Now Love Is in the Draft: UCLA freshman center Kevin Love will enter the NBA Draft after all. The Los Angeles Times initially reported that Love would enter the draft, but coach Ben Howland and Love denied the report. However, Love reached the decision Thursday to declare for the draft. […]

Louisville: Clark Will Wait Till Next Year

Clark Will Wait Till Next Year: Louisville forward Earl Clark has decided that the NBA can wait. The junior withdrew from the NBA Draft a week after declaring he would enter the draft. However, he received word from an NBA team representative that he could be a lottery draft pick […]

Kentucky: Jasper Thinks About Leaving Wildcats

Jasper Thinks About Leaving Wildcats: Coach Billy Gillispie said sophomore guard Derrick Jasper might leave the team to move closer to California because he is homesick. Jasper is one of Kentucky’s few returning guards. He averaged 4.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game for the Wildcats. [4/21/08]