Another Tar Heel Tests the NBA Water: North Carolina forward Danny Green approached coach Roy Williams with his father to inform him that he wanted to enter the NBA Draft after the decision of his teammates. The Tar Heels’ sixth man will not hire an agent to keep his eligibility if he decides to return to school. Green was second on the team in three-pointers with 56 shots made beyond the arc.
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USC Loses It’s Second Top Scorer: A source close to Southern California forward Davon Jefferson told CBSSports.com that he will place his name in the NBA Draft. He will hire an agent to confirm that he will not be returning to USC. Jefferson averaged 12.1 points per game and will join USC’s other top scorer, O.J. Mayo, in June’s draft.
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UCLA Gets a Big Return: Darren Collison announced Saturday that he would return for his senior season as UCLA’s point guard. This is big news for the Bruins after losing freshman phenom Kevin Love along with Russell Westbrook to the NBA Draft. Luc Richard Mbah a Moute also declared for the draft but he might return because he is not guaranteed to be a first-round pick. Collison averaged 14.5 points and 3.8 assists per game this past season and will be at least one returning starter for the Bruins.
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Marquette Guard Declares for NBA Draft: Jerel McNeal will enter his name into June’s NBA Draft, but he will not hire an agent, leaving room for the possibility of his return to school. McNeal averaged 14.9 points and 4.9 assists per game this past season for Marquette.
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Legendary Coach Dies: Will Robinson died Monday at age 96. He was the first black Division I coach and was known for discovering Joe Dumars and Dennis Rodman while scouting for the Detroit Pistons. Robinson broke through the racial barrier when he was named coach of Illinois State in the the 1970s. He scouted for the Pistons for 28 years, and the team renamed its locker room after him en route to their third title during the 2003-04 season. He had been sick for 15 months and had been in a nursing home for more than a year.
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Hansbrough Transfers to Notre Dame: Ben Hansbrough informed Notre Dame coach Mike Brey of his decision to transfer to the university Monday night after visiting South Bend, Ind., this past weekend. Hansbrough is the younger brother of National Player of the Year Tyler Hansbrough. Tyler’s younger brother will sit out this upcoming year and will be eligible for the 2009-10 season.
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Memphis Head Coach Signs Extension: Coach John Calipari will remain Memphis’ coach through the 2012-13 season after signing an extension that will pay him $2.35 million a year. His contract includes an annual raise of $500,000 and a $5 million bonus for staying to the end of the contract. Coach Calipari led the Tigers to a Division I record of 38 wins while receiving his second Naismith National Coach of the Year award. Calipari and his staff will be starting over as Memphis’ entire starting five has entered the NBA Draft this year.
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Stanford Brings In A New Duke: Johnny Dawkins spent the last nine seasons being the head assistant coach for Duke before being hired as Stanford’s head coach. He is replacing Trent Johnson, who was named Pac-10 Coach of the Year last season. Although Dawkins has no previous head coaching experience, he was the Blue Devils’ top assistant and the right-hand man of Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski. The Cardinal finished 28-8 last season and made their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2001.
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VCU’s Grant Gets Extension: Virginia Commonwealth coach Anthony Grant has agreed to a contract that will keep him at VCU until 2013-2014. Although the terms of the extension were not released, Grant is receiving a raise. Grant is 52-15 at VCU and has won two Colonial Athletic Association titles.
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UAB’s Davis Gets Two-Year Extension: Mike Davis, head coach at Alabama-Birmingham, has signed a two-year extension that will also give him a $25,000 a year raise. His contract now runs through the 2012-13 season and has a base salary of $625,000 a year. Last year, he led the Blazers to a 23-11 record and an NIT appearance.
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Grant to Transfer to Miami: Guard Malcolm Grant is transferring from Villanova to Miami. Grant, who hit 47 percent of his three-point attempts as a freshman for the Wildcats, will be eligible to play for Miami in 2009-10. [4/29/08]
Arizona Dismisses O’Neill From Coaching Staff: Arizona reassigned interim coach Kevin O’Neill to an assistant athletic director position at least through June 30. The move is a possible precursor to O’Neill exiting the university after he led the Wildcats to a 19-15 record and 24th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance while coach Lute Olson dealt with personal issues. O’Neill joined Olson’s staff last spring and was named Olson’s successor, but the team has backtracked on that statement. O’Neill’s coaching style was different from Olson’s high-intensity style. [4/28/08]
Miller Time Lasts Longer at Xavier: Xavier extended the contract of coach Sean Miller, giving him a deal that will keep him in Cincinnati through the 2017-18 season. Miller led the Musketeers to a 30-7 record and Elite Eight appearance. The contract is the longest that any Xavier coach has ever received. [4/28/08]
Pitino Ready for Life Without Caracter: Louisville coach Rick Pitino does not expect sophomore forward Derrick Caracter to return to the Cardinals even though he has not signed with an agent. Caracter declared for the NBA Draft during the NCAA Tournament in hopes that a team would draft him even though he averaged only 8.3 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. He has had weight issues and has been difficult to coach, and Pitino said Caracter must “find out what the real world is like.” Even if Caracter pulls out of the draft, Pitino makes it sound like a return to the Cardinals is unlikely. [4/28/08]
Ford Suspends Junior Guard: One of new Oklahoma State coach Travis Ford’s first moves is suspending junior guard Terrel Harris. Ford said in a statement that Harris violated a team rule and did not specify a length for the suspension. Harris averaged 10.5 points per game for the Cowboys last season. [4/28/08]
Macklin Tires of the Bench: Georgetown sophomore forward Vernon Macklin is leaving the Hoyas in search of a better opportunity. Macklin played behind Roy Hibbert for the past two years and might be in a similar situation next season with freshman stud Greg Monroe arriving in Washington. Macklin averaged 3.4 points and 2.1 rebounds in 12.8 minutes per game. [4/28/08]
Two From Missouri Enter NBA Draft: DeMarre Carroll and Leo Lyons, two starters for Missouri, have both entered the NBA Draft without hiring an agent, meaning they could return to school. Lyons led the Big 12 in field goal percentage at 53.1 percent and led the team in scoring with 13 points a game. Carroll averaged 13 points and seven rebounds a game last season. [4/28/08]
Tennessee’s Tyler Smith Stays in School: Tyler Smith, who was projected to be a first-round NBA Draft pick, will stay at Tennessee. The 6-7 small forward averaged 14 points, seven rebounds, and three assists a game last year for the Volunteers.
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Texas A&M’s Carter to Enter Draft: Josh Carter, a junior swingman for Texas A&M, has announced he will enter the NBA Draft. Carter, who led the country in three-point shooting two seasons ago, has not hired an agent. Carter is the second Aggies player, following 7-foot freshman DeAndre Jordan, to test the NBA Draft waters this year.
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Longhorn Guards Leave for NBA Draft: Texas guards D.J. Augustin and A.J. Abrams have entered the NBA Draft but haven’t hired agents, so they could return to Austin. Augustin averaged 19.2 points and 5.8 assists per game last season, and Abrams added 16.5 points per game and led Texas with 118 three-pointers. The two guards would make Texas a national title contender next season if they return. Augustin will likely be the second-best point guard in the draft, behind Memphis’ Derrick Rose. [4/27/08]
Although it wasn’t quite as bad as last season, this was hardly one for the books for Wake Forest. After an 82-60 blowout loss against Maryland on Thursday, the Demon Deacons finished 13-18 overall. That doesn’t seem so bad, and a few teams had worse records, but look deeper and you see a team that, quite simply, was not good.
Ron Hunter is a terrific addition to the Colonial Athletic Association coaching ranks. That could have been said before the season given his track record and the impression he made on Media Day in October, but after the CAA Tournament it bears repeating because it was so obvious.
In theory, the next six days should be quite stressful for Drexel and head coach Bruiser Flint. As the regular season champions of the CAA, they are guaranteed a bid to the NIT, but naturally hope the NCAA Tournament comes calling. Flint doesn’t seem stressed at all about it, however, and his experience is a key factor in that.
Northeastern fought turnovers often this season, and had relatively mixed results with some streaks along the way. The Huskies should be better next season, but there is clear room for improvement and that was evident on Saturday night in the season-ending loss.
With UNCW’s season over, there’s a look toward a brighter future that was helped by this weekend in Richmond. The young Seahawks had some bright spots during the season in trying to rebuild, and capped it off with something else they can take with them.
James Madison came into the season as an interesting team to project. There was not a lack of talent, and it wasn’t a young team, but there were intangibles questions. In the end, injuries were the biggest problem, but the Dukes kept fighting right to the end no matter how demoralizing the injuries were.
Notes on the first round of the CAA Tournament, where the seeds held to form, the first 20-20 game in tournament history occurred and a team that went bowling to help get ready for the opening game of the day came out on top.
We check in with some quick hitters on a couple of America East teams, a contrast of freshmen from an earlier game, Georgia Tech’s defense against Boston College and the Missouri Valley.
The last decisive play in Harvard’s 55-54 loss to Penn on Saturday night will stay in many people’s minds. For the Crimson player who was involved in it, one hopes the college basketball gods have a better ending in store later on.
The stage is set. Saturday night at Lavietes Pavilion will be a potentially epic battle with first place on the line after Friday night’s results. Old rivals Yale and Harvard will battle for the top, with Harvard hoping for a repeat of the result the last time these two teams met.
A look back at the 2011-12 season in the ACC, one with good but not great results and a few teams that had unexpected finishes in the NCAA Tournament.
Last Thursday, Idaho State finally made it’s choice, hiring Montana assistant Bill Evans as it’s head coach. So far, reaction has been mixed by at least one of the couple of forum posts dedicated to the decision as well as the local scribe’s feelings. Here’s the traditional “welcome to town” …
This is what the head honchos wrote on Monday: Big Sky (March 3) Top seed: Montana. The Big Sky regular-season championship came down to the final game, in which the Grizzlies avenged their only loss in Big Sky play by beating Weber State in Missoula. Tournament stakes: Although Weber State …
We take a look at the award winners, from the two-time conference Player of the Year to the Newcomer of the Year, as well as a couple of early tournament games.
Why did the Cleveland State Vikings recently have a five game losing streak? It’s simple–whenever a team loses their most valuable player, they’re going to suffer. The Cleveland State Vikings have had their fair share of above-average talent on the roster over the past few years. Cedric Jackson played briefly …
The Cleveland State Vikings and Detroit Titans squared off on Thursday evening at the Wolstein Center in a matchup with major ramifications for seeding in the Horizon League Tournament. Both the Vikings and the Titans headed into Thursday’s matchup riding drastically different five-game streaks. Picked by many preseason analysts to …
The last week of conference play has arrived in the Horizon League. Over the past few years, the battle for the top seeds in the Horizon League has not been decided until the final game of conference play. This year is no exception, with multiple teams having a legitimate chance …
The Cleveland State Vikings and Drexel Dragons squared off on Saturday morning at the Wolstein Center as part of ESPN’s BracketBusters series. Saturday’s contest marks the second straight year in which the Vikings have participated in the BracketBusters series. Last season, the Vikings dropped a hard-fought contest to Old Dominion …
Although the rivalry between the Cleveland State Vikings and Butler Bulldogs may not be as nationally known as the rivalry between Duke and North Carolina, the intensity that is in the air whenever these two Horizon League rivals square off is just as strong. In fact, the animosity between these …
The Cleveland State Vikings and Valparaiso Crusaders squared off on Thursday night at the Wolstein Center in one of the most important games of the season for both teams. While the Vikings’ season-opening victory over the Vanderbilt Commodores may have been extremely important with regards to quality wins that are …
JUST IN TIME FOR TONIGHT’S GAMES… All the news you ever wanted to know about the Big Sky, the weekly edition. YOUR WEEKLY DAMIAN LILLARD IS A STUD LINK-FEST: A Salt Lake Tribune story on his success. USA Today also jumped in sometime in the last week to talk about …
In a game with major implications for the regular season Horizon League championship and seeding for the Horizon League Tournament, the Cleveland State Vikings dominated the Milwaukee Panthers by a score of 83-57 in a game in which the Panthers never led. The Vikings and Panthers began the day in …
One team stands alone atop the standings for now, with another a little behind them and a logjam near the middle of the pack.
The Cleveland State Vikings started 2012 off on a winning note with a 69-48 victory at home on Saturday afternoon over the visiting Loyola Ramblers. In his pregame radio comments, Vikings coach Gary Waters stated that the Ramblers’ 5-10 record heading into Saturday’s matchup was deceiving and that the Ramblers were …
Opening weekend in the Big Sky Eastern Washington Record: 7-7, 1-1 Weekend: 1-1 Major superlatives: Won by 16, lost by 8; 76.5 ppg for, 72.5 against; plus-4 scoring margin; 52-112 FG; 20-53 3pt; 29-43 FT. Summary: One night, the lead stuck. The other, it didn’t. The Eagles made an early …
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