Luke Winn: Counting down the 10 biggest developments of spring recruiting
Spring is always associated with rebirth, and this is certainly the case in college hoops. After the signing deadline, Luke Winn provides the top 10 storylines of a wild recruiting season.
View ArticleNCAA mulling options for bigger March Madness
The NCAA has approved a 68-team format for the men's basketball tournament, beginning next March. Now it has to figure out the format for those early round games.
View ArticleNBA brass tab Wall, Turner 1-2 in draft
CHICAGO -- Given their time limitations Thursday, NBA executives said not a great deal changed in their assessments of the prospects for the June 24 draft.
View ArticleWall believes coach Calipari will stay at Kentucky
CHICAGO (AP) -- John Wall believes John Calipari will stay at Kentucky, even if he has a chance to coach LeBron James.
View ArticlePittman leaves NBA combine after brother is slain
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Former Texas center Dexter Pittman has left the NBA draft combine after his half-brother was shot and killed in Houston.
View ArticleSeton Hall's Willard signs forwards Auda, Okoloji
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. (AP) -- Forwards Patrik Auda of the Czech Republic and Anali Okoloji of New York City have signed national letters of intent to attend Seton Hall.
View ArticleLSU standout Spencer ineligible for fall basketball
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- LSU guard Bo Spencer is ineligible to take part in team activities this fall, and must pass course hours in the fall to be eligible to rejoin the team at the end of that semester.
View ArticleJeff Jordan given release to transfer from Illinois
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- Jeff Jordan's on-again, off-again basketball career at Illinois is over.
View ArticleForeign Influence
U.S. prep basketball has taken on more of an international feel in recent years. Inherently, many of the nation's top recruits were born overseas, says MaxPreps.com's Jason Hickman.
View ArticleExtortion trial involving Pitino will not be moved
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- A federal judge has denied a request to move the trial of a woman charged with trying to extort $10 million from University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino.
View ArticleFlorida's Donovan anticipates high expectations
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- With a few late additions and a somewhat surprising turnabout, coach Billy Donovan could have another national championship contender at Florida.
View ArticleEx-Huskies guard Turner transfers to Texas A&M
HOUSTON (AP) -- Former Washington reserve guard Elston Turner Jr. says he'll transfer to Texas A&M.
View ArticleIowa St. junior forward Dendy plans to transfer
AMES, Iowa (AP) -- Iowa State forward LaRon Dendy plans to transfer, the fourth significant loss to the Cyclones' frontcourt this spring.
View ArticleWofford hires former standout Nichols as coach
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) -- Former Wofford standout Shane Nichols has joined the team as an assistant basketball coach.
View ArticleWear twins sign at UCLA after leaving N. Carolina
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Twin brothers David and Travis Wear have signed written offers of financial aid and will attend UCLA this fall.
View ArticleCapel looks past challenges to better days at OU
TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- Jeff Capel still isn't talking about an ongoing NCAA investigation into his basketball program at Oklahoma.
View ArticleButler's Shelvin Mack ready for star turn
A priority for any program is to recruit strongly within its own state. And despite its national reach, Kentucky is no different. Accordingly, three of the five members of the 2008 all-state first team...
View ArticleAndy Glockner: Non-BCS conference players to watch following NBA exodus
The NBA draft claimed many of the biggest stars from non-BCS schools, including Gordon Hayward and Jordan Crawford. Who'll fill the void? Andy Glockner identifies the top candidates.
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