Northern Arizona Alum Returns to Coach: Former Northern Arizona player Billy Hix is back at the school, this time as an assistant coach. Head coach Mike Adras hired Hix, who spent one season as director of basketball operations at Northern Colorado. While playing at Northern Arizona, Hix averaged 6.4 points […]

Purple Aces Raid Austin Peay: Evansville has hired Rhet Wierzba as director of basketball operations, replacing Sean O’Regan. The Purple Aces promoted O’Regan to assistant coach last month. Wierzba had been a graduate assistant at Austin Peay, where he played and was a starter for three seasons. At Evansville, Wierzba […]

Daniels Takes Medical Redshirt No. 2: Lipscomb point guard LaKory Daniels will miss another season because of a foot injury. The transfer from Alabama tore ligaments in his ankle and will receive a medical redshirt for this season, meaning that the NCAA will not count this season against his years […]

Sharpshooter Down for First Semester: Indiana State junior guard Eric Gray will not play for the Sycamores during the first semester because of personal reasons. Gray has been in and out of the starting lineup during his first two seasons at Indiana State and is one of the team’s most […]

Your Team Is In Trouble When…: Hairstyles become a big deal at Penn State. School officials found a way to emphasize that JuCo transfer David Jackson is the first Nittany Lions to sport the trendy cornrows look. Former coach Jerry Dunn had banned the style because he associated it with […]

NCAA Ponders Rules Changes: As it has done in previous seasons, the NCAA will tweak the layout of the court during early season tournaments. In tournaments such as the Maui Invitational, the lane will be a foot wider, the three-point line will be a foot farther away from the basket […]

What’s in a Name?: You can change the name of the Preseason NIT, but you can’t change the fact that the early season tournament is Duke’s to lose. After buying up the NIT to end an antitrust lawsuit, the NCAA has decided to rename the Preseason NIT as the NIT […]

Trojans Appeal Dry Arena: Arkansas – Little Rock will find a way to serve alcohol to its fans if the school gets its way. But for now, the state’s Alcohol Beverage Control has denied the school a liquor permit for its new basketball arena, the Stephens Center. Several groups oppose […]

Saluki Assistant Indicted: Southern Illinois assistant coach Shane Hawkins has been indicted for his role in the mess at Barton County Community College. Hawkins had been an assistant coach at Barton when coach Ryan Wolf led the school into a series of violations. An investigation indicated that the coaching staff […]

Stop If You’re Heard This Before: Villanova has an injury to report. The Wildcats have been practicing for less than a week, and reserve Chris Charles has already become the first player to need surgery. He hurt his left wrist in practice and will need arthroscopic surgery to repair ligament […]