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The 2012-2013 season will be the last that Syracuse is a member of the Big East, according to a release from the conference on Monday. In its entirety: The Big East Conference and Syracuse University today announced that both organizations have reached an agreement on Syracuse’s departure from the Big East and move to the…
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It’s a good thing that Conner Frankamp has already proven himself worthy of that scholarship to Kansas, because he’ll likely be spending the rest of the summer on the sidelines. The 6-foot-1 Wichita native suffered a hairline fracture in his foot over the weekend and could miss as much as eight weeks: “I went up…
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Duke’s Seth Curry created a mini-firestorm in the Triangle over the weekend when he gave Shawn Krest, who covers the Blue Devils, some quotes that seemed to take a shot at Austin Rivers. Per Krest’s twitter feed: Seth Curry on difference between this year’s Duke team & last year’s: “we like each other”. I asked him…
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Today’s Morning Mix is short but sweet. I decided to extend birthday festivities from Sunday into Monday. You would too if you could. – This is unquestionably the best list you will read all week, and it’s only just Monday. Ranking the months on the sporting calendar – Here’s a an advertisement for a barber shop featuring…
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Report: Richard Pitino lands second commit as Jaquan Lynch pledges to FIU
Jul 16, 2012, 2:25 AM EDT
According to Zach Braziller of the New York Post, Jefferson High guard Jaquan Lynch verbally committed to FIU on Sunday afternoon. Lynch made his decision on the ride back from Hoop Group Team Camp, becoming the second verbal commitment for new head coach Richard Pitino. According to the piece, Lynch’s decision caps a two-year turnaround…
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Report: Northwestern adds another 2013 commit in 6-7 forward Nathan Taphorn
Jul 16, 2012, 12:45 AM EDT
Bill Carmody received his second commitment to the Class of 2013 in nearly two weeks on Sunday, as 6-7 forward Nathan Taphorn committed to the school according to Illinois Wolves director Mike Mullins. Taphorn, a native of Pekin, Illinois, is a good perimeter shooter who averaged 14 points and five rebounds per game as a…
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According to Gary Parrish of CBSSports.com UCLA freshman wing Shabazz Muhammad is still a week away from returning to the court after suffering a high ankle sprain. UCLA head coach Ben Howland told Parrish that Muhammad, one of the top incoming freshmen in America, suffered the injury in a pickup game following the first workout…
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Just last week Jabari Parker, one of the top prospects in the 2013 class, tweeted the list of ten schools still in the running for his services. The group read off like a who’s who of college basketball royalty, including the likes of Duke, Kentucky, North Carolina and Michigan State with those programs having enjoyed…
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Michigan native James Young was terrific during Nike’s EYBL season. A 6-foot-6 left-hander, Young proved himself an athletic slasher that could really shoot the ball from beyond the arc. But through three games at Nike’s Global Challenge, Young had struggled for the USA’s Midwest team. He was averaging 15.0 points, but shooting just 42% from…
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Kentucky’s Kyle Wiltjer and Willie Cauley-Stein provide late-night entertainment
Jul 15, 2012, 5:21 PM EDT
The summer can be a boring time for college basketball players, as the months usually consist of classes and workouts without many others being on campus. That leaves them up to their own devices when it comes to entertainment, as exhibited by Kentucky basketball players Kyle Wiltjer and Willie Cauley-Stein (with appearances from Jarrod Polson…
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Larry Krystkowiak is no fan of the upcoming series with Utah State
Jul 15, 2012, 4:19 PM EDT
Just about three weeks after the release of Utah’s 2012-13 non-conference schedule, head coach Larry Krystkowiak has also voiced his lack of enthusiasm for the Utes’ upcoming series with Utah State. According to Bill Oram of the Salt Lake Tribune, Krystkowiak wouldn’t play the series, which is a four-game home-and-home due to begin in 2014,…
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Simon Fraser University conditionally approved to become first non-American full member of NCAA
Jul 15, 2012, 3:05 PM EDT
The NCAA is nearing the final stages of a process that would fully extend its jurisdiction to reach beyond the borders of the United States and into our northern neighbor, Canada. Simon Fraser University of British Columbia, Can., has been conditionally approved by the NCAA to become the first non-American school to be admitted as…
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Tu Holloway and Erving Walker star in new Nike+ commercial set in NYC
Jul 15, 2012, 1:04 PM EDT
One of the beauties of being free from amateur restrictions set by the NCAA is that you now have the freedom to get paid for sponsorships and appearances, and Tu Holloway and Erving Walker made their first big splash in a Nike+ commercial released online. In the video, Walker and Holloway are among those testing…
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Indictments made in alleged drug ring involving Kansas Jayhawks
Jul 15, 2012, 11:20 AM EDT
Indictments have been made in the alleged drug ring tied to the Kansas Jayhawks basketball team, now citing 35 people and 101 counts of wrongdoing. According to the Associated Press, federal prosecutors allege that the ring supplied $17 million worth of drugs to people mostly residing in Kansas, which then goes on to make the…
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Son of former college star Chris Mullin is forging his own path on the court
Jul 15, 2012, 9:42 AM EDT
Chris Mullin Sr. had a legendary career at the collegiate level and went on to a Hall-of-Fame career in the pros, but now his son is looking to work to take a similar path. He sat down at Hoop Group Elite Camp with Daniel Martin to talk about his father, his transfer, and basketball. Daniel…
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Remember Christian Standhardinger? Yes? No? The former Nebraska Cornhusker was one of the better performers for Doc Sadler, averaging 9.5 points and 5.5 rebounds before everything went south – if that’s the proper term for a kid who was about to transfer to LaSalle, before being caught in flagrante delecto with a lady friend. After…
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We all know by now, that when football and basketball go head to head, basketball loses. Stipulated, counselor. So what are the odds that Marshall Thundering Herd hoops fans will turn up for a date with the defending national champion Kentucky Wildcats? Not as good as you might think. Who’s the culprit? Dang ol’ football…
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Wake Forest has had a pretty up-and-down decade. The sudden death of Skip Prosser was gut-wrenching, but the team bumped along fairly well under Dino Gaudio. Nonetheless, Gaudio was fired. Perhaps that was the right decision – it’s hard to know what else was going on behind the scenes. What is certain is that the…
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That awkward moment when you blow off the father of your No. 1 pick
Jul 14, 2012, 4:26 PM EDT
What makes the Nike Global Challenge a unique event in the summer is that it is not only open to college coaches on the recruiting trail, NBA scouts trying to get ahead on their research are allowed to attend and watch some of the world’s best 17 year olds go head-to-head. On the one hand,…
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When they first hooked up, it seemed so right. All the celebrity, all the star power, all that money… together at last. And they looked so cute together, too. The latest TomKat divorce news? No way, man. This is College Basketball Talk. We’re mooning over the Pac-12/Big Ten split. That’s the one that’s really tearing…
