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Virginia found themselves sitting on the wrong side of the bubble this season, but with a slew of talent returning, next season was supposed to be Tony Bennett’s breakthrough season in Charlottesville. Those hopes took a bit of a hit on Monday, when Virginia announced in a release that Paul Jesperson would be transferring out…
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Georgia has lost another talent to the NBA, as Kentavious Caldwell-Pope announced on Monday morning that he would be forgoing his final two seasons of college eligibility to enter the NBA Draft. “I want to thank the University of Georgia for all it has done for me,” Caldwell-Pope said in a statement. “I want to…
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The big news from over the weekend was that disgraced ex-Rutgers coach Mike Rice has resurfaced … as the coach of an AAU team for 12 year old girls. That team is part of the New Jersey ShoreShots program. It went viral went Brian Geltzeiler’s tweets about a game were picked up by Deadspin, and…
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Trey Burke proves returning to school can be the right decision
Apr 15, 2013, 11:13 AM EDT
Trey Burke just finished one of the best seasons that a college basketball player has had in recent memory. He averaged 18.6 points and 6.7 assists on the season, hitting 46.3% from the floor and 38.4% from three. He proved himself to be one of the most clutch players in the country — will anyone…
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Georgetown’s star forward Otto Porter had scheduled a press conference at 3 p.m. to announce his decision regarding the NBA Draft, but according to a report from Jeff Goodman of CBSSports.com, Porter will be entering his name into the draft. Porter averaged 16.2 points and 7.5 boards this season for the Hoyas, proving to be…
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Torn ACL and all, Nerlens Noel announced on Monday morning that he would be entering his name into the NBA Draft. “I have loved my time at Kentucky, but I feel that I’m ready to take the next step to the NBA,” Noel said in a statement released by the University. “I’ve learned so much…
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Ricky Tarrant spent two seasons at Tulane as one of the most promising young guards in Conference USA. He was the conference Freshman of the Tear in 2011-2012 and was named second team all-league this past season after averaging 15.7 points a game, 2.8 rebounds and 3.6 assists this year. But Tarrant wanted to be closer…
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Report: Loyola (IL) headed from the Horizon to the Missouri Valley
Apr 14, 2013, 1:00 PM EDT
According to reports, Loyola (IL) has been picked as the school that will replace Creighton, who is headed to the new Big East, in the Missouri Valley. The move was agreed upon on Saturday, per the Chicago Sun-Times, and will be finalized this week. Formal admission will come on July 1st. There were four schools…
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Demetrius Harris is looking to become the next undersized power forward that trades in his Jordans for football spikes. As a senior with UW-Milwaukee, Harris averaged 9.1 points and 5.3 boards, hitting just over 44% of his free throws for a team that went 8-24 in the Horizon League. That’s not exactly a way to…
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In his fifth season at the helm of the Bryant Bulldogs, Tim O’Shea orchestrated one of the most impressive turnarounds in college basketballs history. After winning just one game in 2011-2012, the Bulldogs finished 2012-2013 with 19 wins. And as you might expect, it was enough to earn O’Shea a contract extension. He’ll be at…
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The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,The Daily Show on Facebook If you read this site, than you probably already know just how ridiculous some of the NCAA’s rules regarding student-athletes and profiting off of their likenesses. But that doesn’t change the fact that you have to take…
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Tennessee got some good news on Saturday morning as Jordan McRae announced that he would be returning to school for his senior season. McRae actually announced the news on Steven Pearl’s radio show, but the school put out a release a couple of minutes afterwards. “I’m not ready for my experience at Tennessee to be…
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Last week, Craig ‘Noodles’ Neal was given the head coaching job at New Mexico that was left vacant when Steve Alford left for UCLA. Noodles had been on Alford’s staff dating back to the days when the two were coaching at Iowa, and his hiring may have prevented a mutiny in the ranks for the…
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Russ Smith: perfect example of why NCAA’s early entry deadline sucks
Apr 11, 2013, 2:45 PM EDT
On Monday night, Russ Smith won a national title. He didn’t play his best game — in fact, he played one of his worst — but thanks to Peyton Siva and Luke Hancock, Smith got a ring. By the time that Smith had finished meeting with the media and celebrating with his team, it was…
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Two former men’s basketball staff members are at the heart of an investigation into the men’s basketball program that could cause a headache for new head coach Fred Hoiberg. What happened was that Hoiberg walked into an AAU tournament to watch his son play and saw former graduate assistant Keith “Lefty” Moore in the stands.…
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This is what FIU’s new basketball court looks like. Awesome, right? Here are some details, courtesy of Matt Norlander: FIU and then-coach Richard Pitino, who is now at Minnesota, floated out the idea of radically redesigning the school’s home court about three weeks ago. The vote was made in late March, the re-paint project began on…
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Purdue’s backup center Sandi Marcius has been granted his release and will be allowed to transfer out of the program. Marcius was a redshirt junior this past season, meaning that the big man is on schedule to graduate in May and will allowed to transfer without sitting out a season. “We have invested four years…
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Sean Kilpatrick announces his intention to return to Cincinnati
Apr 11, 2013, 11:45 AM EDT
(CLICK HERE to follow along with who is turning pro and who is returning to school.) Sean Kilpatrick will not be entering his name into the NBA Draft this season. He announced as much on Wednesday night, as the Bearcats were getting ready to have their team banquet at Montgomery Inn. “It’s been tough the last couple…
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Russ Smith may not be heading to the NBA after all. If you remember — and if you’re a Louisville fan, how could you forget — Russ Smith’s father told a reporter after the national title game that Russ wouldn’t be returning to school for his senior season. And frankly, it makes sense. He’s already…
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St. John’s picked up the first member of their 2013 recruiting class on Thursday, as 6-foot-4 point guard Rysheed Jordan picked the Johnnies over UCLA and Temple. Jordan is a Philly native and a five-star recruit that was recently named the Class A and Public League Player of the Year. He’s a top 30 recruit…
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Andy Enfield did what he had to do if he wanted a chance to succeed at USC. He went out and he hired the two best west coast recruiters that he could. Over the weekend, it was Jason Hart that was hired, an LA native and a former Syracuse guard that spent last season as…
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The star of former head coach Mike Rice’s recruiting class at Rutgers, Shane Rector, has decommitted from the program. It shouldn’t be a surprise. The head coach that recruited him there is gone and the program looks like it’s destined to be a disaster for the next few years. Rector is a talented enough recruit…
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(CLICK HERE to follow along with who is turning pro and who is returning to school.) On Wednesday afternoon, Missouri announced that Phil Pressey will be entering the NBA Draft. He’s signed with the CAA sports agency. “Many college basketball players dream of this day, but when I had to finally make this decision it was difficult…
