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That’s a question that some Michigan fans may have with the school’s ten-year disassociation (due to NCAA sanctions) with members of those teams (and the 1997 and 1998 squads) coming to an end in 2013. But while that aspect of Michigan’s penalty will come to an end, the answer isn’t exactly cut and dry according…
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Albany guard Logan Aronhalt reportedly transfers to Maryland
May 20, 2012, 3:21 PM EDT
After averaging 13.8 points and 4.3 rebounds this past season for Albany, guard Logan Aronhalt will take advantage of the graduate transfer rule and move to play for Mark Turgeon at Maryland. He will be eligible to play immediately. The news was first reported by InsideMDSports.com. Aronhalt redshirted his freshman season and recently graduated from…
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Australian center James Hunter signs with Washington State
May 20, 2012, 2:17 PM EDT
Coming off a season when Washington State finished 19-18, the Cougars are looking down under for some more reinforcements. James Hunter, originally from Australia by way of Gillette College (Wyo.), has signed to Ken Bone’s class of 2012 at Washington State, according to the Associated Press. The 6-10, 240-pound center averaged 13 points and 6.8…
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Coty Clarke, a 6-7, 220-pound forward from Lawson State CC (Al.), has signed his national letter of intent to play for Mike Anderson at Arkansas, the Associated Press is reporting. Clarke averaged 14.5 points and 13 rebounds per game last season for Lawson, also leading the team in assists, steals, and blocks per game. Arkansas…
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May 20 marks 12th anniversary of death of former St. John’s star Malik Sealy
May 20, 2012, 10:37 AM EDT
Former St. John’s star and NBA forward Malik Sealy died in a car accident 12 years ago today, May 20. Sealy was driving home in Minnesota from a birthday party for friend and teammate Kevin Garnett, when he was struck by a drunk driver who was traveling the wrong way down the highway. Sealy’s SUV…
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Jim Boeheim reportedly gets pay raise, bumps total pay to $1.9 million
May 20, 2012, 9:23 AM EDT
According to finances filed by Syracuse University, Jim Boeheim saw a 33% pay raise in 2010, making his total compensation $1.9 million. It stands as an interesting contrast to some other high-major coaches, as a report last week from USA Today showed that Louisville head coach Rick Pitino was the highest-paid in college basketball during…
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According to a May 19th article in the NY Times, college basketball hiring practices may be in for some scrutiny. In 2005, just over 25 percent of college head basketball coaches were African-American. By 2010, that number had fallen to 21 percent. That’s troubling news for a sport that boasts 61 percent African-American players. According…
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A recent piece in the Orlando Sentinel lays out the financial ramifications of leaving Conference USA. UCF, Houston, Memphis and SMU will move to the Big East before the 2013-14 season. They are each contractually obligated to pay their annual share of television revenue under Conference USA’s dual contracts with Fox Sports Network and CBS Sports for five years and an additional one-time $500,000…
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Remember how a Bedrock restaurateur put a slab of brontosaurus ribs on Fred Flintstone’s car, causing it to tip over? Mateen Cleaves, of the national title-winning Flintstones of Michigan State, may have eaten a few of those auto-tipping gut-busters himself over the years. These days, like many of us, he’s watching what he eats more…
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There was a time when UCLA’s incoming class of freshmen — considered by some to be the best haul in the nation — would have been given a year of seasoning before they were expected to win any titles. Thanks to John Calipari and his Kentucky Wildcats, instant gratification is the rule of the day.…
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Marquette fans are rightfully looking forward to the Trent Lockett era in Milwaukee. The former Arizona State Sun Devil is moving eastward to be near his ailing mother, who lives in Minnesota, and should bring an experienced scoring threat to a team learning to live without Darius Johnson-Odom and Jae Crowder. The Golden Eagles are…
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UNLV has recruited some athletes in its past, and that trend should continue with 6-8 swingman Demetris Morant. More evidence came on Saturday. According to Tristan Aird of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Morant won the Nevada 4A State high jump at 6 feet, 10 inches. Morant is a two-star prospect out of Bishop Gorman (Nev.),…
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Following Calipari at Kentucky Derby, Frank Martin at Pimlico to watch Preakness
May 19, 2012, 2:32 PM EDT
Kentucky coach John Calipari gave the “Riders up!” call at the Kentucky Derby earlier this month, and now South Carolina coach Frank Martin is making an appearance at Pimlico for the Preakness Stakes, he tweeted Saturday afternoon. There must be something about horse racing that college coaches enjoy. Martin left Kansas State to fill the…
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Former Duke guard Kyrie Irving dresses like an old man, schools competition
May 19, 2012, 12:50 PM EDT
Kyrie Irving only spent one season at Duke, but, after being drafted first overall in the 2011 NBA draft and winning the Rookie of the Year award, he seems to be a centerpiece of the Cleveland franchise. The next phase in Irving’s career, though, might be as an old man. In a new Pepsi marketing…
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Constitution (Pa.) guard Daiquan Walker mulling reclassification, lists possible prep schools
May 19, 2012, 11:24 AM EDT
HAMPTON, Va.—Daiquan Walker, a 2012 guard from Constitution (Pa.), tells NBCSports.com that there is a “60/40” chance that he attends prep school and reclassifies to 2013. “I’m thinking about it, going prep,” he said at the Hoop Group Jam Fest at Boo Williams in Hampton. “It’s mostly academic stuff that I would work out. That’s…
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Dwyane Wade visits former coach Tom Crean at Indiana on day off
May 19, 2012, 10:31 AM EDT
Coming off of a 5-point, 2-for-13 shooting night in the Miami Heat’s Game 3 loss to the Indiana Pacers, it seems guard Dwyane Wade might have needed something to get him back on track, and he may have found it. On Friday, Wade visited Bloomington, Ind., to check in with his former coach, Indiana’s Tom…
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Big Ten Network slashes academic programming, cites low quality and ratings
May 19, 2012, 9:21 AM EDT
The “student” in “student-athlete” may have taken a step back at the Big Ten Network. According to the Associated Press, the network will be cutting “academic programming,” which, at its inception, was supposed to give the “the ability to highlight academic achievement throughout the universities.” Now, citing low ratings and low production quality, university presidents…
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Realignment has a number of long-term side effects that may take some time to become obvious. Some immediate effects have begun to crop up as well, like the question of whether CAA defectors will be allowed to participate in league championships on their way out the door, like Missouri did in the Big 12 this…
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Brooklynites (Brooklonians? Brookies?) are rightfully excited about the prospect of welcoming the NBA’s Nets to the borough next season. Even in if the team struggles, Brooklyn gets a major dose of glamor from Jay-Z and the celebrities who will no doubt follow him to courtside seats at the Barclays Center. The windfall for college hoops…
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Jahii Carson is a bit of an anomaly. First, he was a highly-recruited in-state prospect who chose to attend Arizona State rather than Arizona. Second, he was ruled a non-qualifier, and chose to stay put rather than head to JuCo or another school that would let him play (a la Tony Mitchell at North Texas).…
