Musketeers Suspend Assistant: Xavier has suspended assistant coach Kenya Hunter after police arrested him last weekend for driving under the influence. The team suspended him for Sunday’s game against St. Louis, a 59-54 loss at home. Hunter will also miss the Musketeers’ game at Temple tomorrow night. He will rejoin […]
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Purdue: Painter Removes Spates
Painter Removes Spates: Purdue coach Matt Painter has cut ties with freshman Korey Spates, dismissing the guard from the team. He had suspended Spates for six days before the season for violating team policies. Painter said the dismissal was the result of an accumulation of conduct detrimental to the team. […]
Lance Stephenson
The Newer Next Kid by Jesse Ullmann Saturday night. No big plans. Earlier in the week I caught wind of a show that was going down out in Westchester that sounded interesting. I had just remembered about it that afternoon. The show featured a bunch of side acts leading up […]
First 5X5 Player Ranking Report
The first 5X5 Player Ranking Report by George Rodecker Each week, I’ll list the top 5 players ranked by their likely NBA positions. The rankings are a result of watching players live, reviewing game tapes and discussing players and their NBA potential with dozens of scouts, player personal directors and […]
Herrion’s Balancing Act
Balancing Act for UNH’s Herrion by Phil Kasiecki DURHAM, N.H. – Bill Herrion is trying hard – really hard. He’s trying to turn around a program that hasn’t won much over the years, but in the midst of it, there’s something else he’s trying to do: keep a level head […]
Alabama: Tide Turns Even Shallower
Tide Turns Even Shallower: Alabama sophomore guard Justin Jonus has left the Crimson Tide and will leave the school in search of a program willing to play him for more minutes. Jonus’ departure leaves coach Mike Gottfried with only three guards on the active roster. Starting point guard Ronald Steele […]
New Orleans: Privateer Jumps Ship
Privateer Jumps Ship: New Orleans junior guard Wayne Williams has left the Privateers, saying he doesn’t want to play basketball anymore. He also plans to leave the school, which Hurricane Katrina ravaged shortly before school started last fall. The Privateers will miss Williams’ production because he averaged 15.5 points and […]
Maryland: McCray’s Career at Maryland Ends
McCray’s Career at Maryland Ends: Maryland senior guard Chris McCray won’t suit up again for the Terrapins because he is academically ineligible for the second semester. McCray apparently didn’t complete at least six credit hours last semester, which is one of the NCAA’s new standards for all student-athletes. The rules […]
Houston: Penders Collapses During Cougars’ Game
Penders Collapses During Cougars’ Game: Houston coach Tom Penders, usually energetic and lively, had a frightening incident during yesterday’s loss at Alabama-Birmingham. Penders collapsed to the floor near the end of the first half after the Blazers scored on a layup and the officials called a foul. Penders jumped out […]
DePaul: Personnel Issues Remain for Blue Demons
Personnel Issues Remain for Blue Demons: Depaul’s lineup shuffle continued in Saturday night’s 76-75 loss at Providence, as three regular starters did not start the game. Junior Sammy Mejia, who scored a career-high 30 points in the defeat, along with sophomore Draelon Burns and freshman Jabari Currie, all came off […]
