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Gavin Schilling, a 6-foot-9 power forward that spent last season at Chicago’s De La Salle High School, will be transferring to powerhouse Findlay Prep. “I met the coaching staff in Oakland while I was playing in a tournament with the Mac Irvin Fire,” Schilling told NBCSports.com at the Nike Skills U in Washington DC on…
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- The NCAA dropped the hammer yesterday on a university for “lack of institutional control”, and no, it wasn’t Penn State. Caltech, the university that snapped it’s 310-game losing streak in February 2011, will be on probation until July 2015. Wait, so you’re saying a team that lost 310-straight games didn’t even use players who…
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Iona formally announces their nine-member recruiting class
Jul 12, 2012, 11:35 PM EDT
In the aftermath of their stunning loss to BYU in the opening round of the NCAA tournament, Iona was faced with a 2012-13 roster that consisted of just four players. Yes, four. With the likes of Mike Glover and Scott Machado being out of eligibility and Kyle Smyth deciding to transfer for his final season,…
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Otto Porter and Georgetown looking to return to the Big Dance
Jul 12, 2012, 10:15 PM EDT
Otto Porter entered college as an unknown player to some given the fact that he came from a small town in Missouri and didn’t go through the AAU ringer that so many kids participate in annually. But by the end of his freshman campaign the Sikeston, Missouri native was a key figure in the Georgetown…
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Report: WVU center Pat Forsythe transferring to Akron to be closer to home
Jul 12, 2012, 9:25 PM EDT
Another West Virginia player has decided that it would be best for them to continue their career elsewhere. 6-11 center Pat Forsythe, who played in just seven games before suffering a stress fracture in his right ankle, has decided to leave the program in hopes of landing somewhere closer to his hometown of Brunswick, Ohio.…
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Heading into the 2011-12 season Kansas forward Thomas Robinson was seen as a talented player, albeit one whose excellence had yet to be seen thanks to two season behind the Morris twins. All the Washington, D.C. native did in his one season as the Jayhawks’ primary scoring option was lead Kansas to the national title…
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You know that our country’s system of collegiate athletics has major problems when CalTech — yes, that CalTech — is getting hammered with NCAA violations: California Institute of Technology (Caltech) lacked institutional control when it allowed 30 ineligible student-athletes in 12 sports to practice or compete during four academic years, according to findings by the…
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Don’t forget about Gonzaga when discussing the best teams out west
Jul 12, 2012, 6:00 PM EDT
The off-season has been a good one for west coast college basketball, a much-needed change given the struggles of the region’s most prestigious basketball league. Many have rushed to declare the Pac-12 as being “back” thanks to the recruiting hauls brought in by Arizona and UCLA, not to mention the wealth of experience due back…
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Blake Griffin’s knee injury gives Anthony Davis another shot on Team USA
Jul 12, 2012, 3:37 PM EDT
The injury bug has struck the Team USA frontcourt again, but it now, perhaps, gives former Kentucky star Anthony Davis a shot at Olympic gold. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo!, Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin twisted his knee during a Team USA scrimmage and has been sent home for evaluation, forcing team officials…
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Ticket to Georgetown-Florida aircraft carrier game will cost you $1,000
Jul 12, 2012, 2:08 PM EDT
Got a cool $1,000 and can’t decide how to spend it? Go see a basketball game. Georgetown and Florida will participate in the Navy/Marine Corps Classic on a US Naval Carrier Nov. 9 and, according to executive director of sports & entertainment for the City of Jacksonville Alan Verlander in an interview with Sports Radio…
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Opening arguments begin Thursday in rape trial for suspended Oklahoma State player Darrell Williams
Jul 12, 2012, 12:42 PM EDT
The trial of suspended Oklahoma State forward Darrell Williams is set to begin Thursday, one month after it was delayed for scheduling reasons. According to the Associated Press, a jury was chosen yesterday after three days of questioning and opening arguments will begin today. Williams faces five felony charges, including four counts of rape by…
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Hardship waiver for Seton Hall guard Sterling Gibbs reportedly denied by NCAA
Jul 12, 2012, 11:02 AM EDT
Seton Hall guard Sterling Gibbs has been denied a hardship waiver by the NCAA, J.P. Pelzman of The Bergen Record (N.J.) is reporting. Gibbs, a New Jersey native, transferred from Texas at the conclusion of the 2011-12 season, reportedly to be closer to an ailing family member. Judging by the recent precedent set by the…
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Tom Moore, the two-time NEC Coach of the Year at Quinnipiac, has signed a contract extension through the 2016-17 season, the school announced Wednesday. “Tom and his staff continue to elevate Quinnipiac Men’s Basketball with post-season appearances, academic success and community service,” athletic director Jack McDonald said in a statement. “I and the entire Quinnipiac…
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-The ESPYs were last night. Much of Rob Riggle’s opening bit was spent clowning Anthony Davis for his trademark brow and having Tim Tebow give John Calipari a motivational speech. I still don’[t understand how Norfolk State/Missouri didn’t win “Best Upset” and Missouri/Kansas didn’t win “Best Game” – In other ESPY news, Indiana’s Christian Watford…
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Where is the $200,000 Hawaii paid for a Stevie Wonder concert?
Jul 12, 2012, 12:52 AM EDT
You know those emails you get asking you to send back your bank account information because there’s a Nigerian Prince that wants to give you money or because you won millions in the UK Lotto? You don’t respond to those, right? If you got a call from Bernie Madoff or Nevon Shapiro about a great,…
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Melvin Johnson has requested and received a release from his letter of intent to Miami. Johnson is a top 100 recruit from New York that committed to the Hurricanes back in October, but according to his mother, there were “mutual reasons” for the split. “It was because of circumstances beyond our control,” his mom told…
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Ole Miss actually has a chance to be pretty good next season. They got rid of Jelan Kendrick and Dundrecous Nelson.* They return three double-digit scorers. They bring in a four-star recruit (Anthony Cortesia), Tennessee’s Mr. Basketball (Martavious Newby) and the JuCo Player of the Year (Marshall Henderson, who averaged 11.5 ppg as a freshman…
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The No. 1 player in the Class of 2013 has been vocal in his desire to remain out of the media spotlight and enjoy his final year as a kid. So instead of doing a series of interviews with all of the recruitniks, Parker put the information out there the easiest way possible — twitter:…
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Larry Brown may have lost Josiah Turner yesterday, and while the signing of Jordan Dickerson certainly won’t replace that kind of talent, the seven-foot NYC native is a quality addition this late in the summer. “He’s the kind of guy that can help clog the middle,” Lincoln coach Tiny Morton said to SNY.tv about the IMG Academy…
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Jake O’Brien had a promising start to his career as a Boston Terrier. As a freshman, the 6-foot-8 forward averaged 12.5 points, following that up with sophomore campaign that saw him post 13.8 points and 6.4 boards. But a broken bone in his foot originally diagnosed as a sprained ankle eventually led the Massachusetts to…
