Williams Hopes Cincy Launches His Career: Former Texas sophomore forward Mike Williams will land at Cincinnati. The transfer is part of the Texas diaspora in which six of the team’s top seven scorers may not return because of graduation, the NBA Draft or transfers. Williams struggled at times but has […]

Buckeye Guard Bolts Ohio State: Ohio State junior backup guard Sylvester Mayes will not return for his senior season with the Buckeyes. Mayes has withdrawn from classes but did not indicate if he planned to transfer to another program. He played at Ohio State for one season after transferring from […]

Murray State Dismisses Three: Murray State will enter next season without Trey Pearson, Mike McCoy or Marqis Wright, all of whom the team dismissed recently. Pearson violated team rules and is off the team. He averaged 10 points and 3.2 rebounds per game last season for the Racers’ NCAA Tournament […]

Colonials Learn Their Lesson: George Washington coach Karl Hobbs apparently got the message from the NCAA selection committee: Play tougher non-conference games. The Colonials, who received a No. 8 seed in the NCAA Tournament despite having one of the best records in the regular season, will be part of the […]

Betts Leaves Bulldogs for Oklahoma: Effective May 25, South Carolina State coach Ben Betts will leave the Bulldogs to become an assistant coach under new Oklahoma coach Jeff Capel. Betts has been South Carolina State’s coach for the past three seasons, leading the team to a 51-39 record. The Bulldogs […]

Rockets Reward Joplin With Extension: Toledo has extended the contract of coach Stan Joplin by three years. Joplin has led the Rockets for the past 10 years, and his contract expired after this past season, in which the team finished 20-11 and reached the Mid-American Conference championship game. In 10 […]

Eustachy Remaking Golden Eagles Without Three Starters: Jarekus Singleton, David Cornwell and Mildon Ambres read the writing on the wall when Southern Mississippi coach Larry Eusatachy brought in nine recruits for the upcoming season. Although all three had been starters this past season, Eustachy made it clear that they would […]

Marquette Freshman Never Played a Minute: Marquette has dismissed redshirt freshman forward Matt Mortensen for actions that caused him to be ineligible. The school would not specify the details, but the athletic director said the situation does not involve Mortensen’s academic record. Mortensen figured to make a contribution to the […]

Harricks Denied: The federal judge in Jim Harrick and Jim Harrick Jr.’s defamation case against their former employers, the University of Georgia, has thrown out a large portion of the case. The U.S. District Court judge said the Harricks failed to show they had any real claim of harm done […]

Williams Leaving the Longhorns: Oft-troubled Texas sophomore Mike Williams is believed to be transferring from the Longhorns to either Cincinnati or Louisville. Williams was forced to miss the first five games of his freshman season in 2004-05 while the NCAA examined the relationship between his family and his former AAU […]