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OK, now will Miami give Frank Martin a call? Now that Tommy Amaker spurned the Hurricanes job to stay at Harvard – an Ivy League school over the ACC? – the school needs to save face. Don’t turn to Mike Davis, Tony Barbee or Billy Kennedy just yet. Call Martin. See what the Kansas State…
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Mark Gottfried is supposedly hiring a “Dream Team” of assistants. He’s on his way with Bobby Lutz. N.C. State officially added Lutz to Gottfried’s staff Monday, joining former Louisiana Monroe coach Orlando Early on the staff. In 12 seasons at Charlotte, Lutz was 218-158, reached five NCAA tournaments and won at least 20 games five…
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Everything’s falling into place for Kemba Walker. Connecticut’s junior guard just led the Huskies to the NCAA tournament title, claimed Most Outstanding Player honors and is on track to graduate this spring. Now he’s set to make millions by entering the NBA draft – while others stay in school. That’s what you call perfect timing.…
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Dave Rice is no dummy. He knows what UNLV fans want – entertaining wins. The Rebels’ new coach was a backup guard during the glory days under Jerry Tarkanian and was on the 1990 title team. Those UNLV teams were famous for their winning ways and doing it with an up-tempo, entertaining style. “Winning is…
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Baylor’s 2011-12 season outlook just got a lot brighter. Forward Perry Jones announced Monday he’ll return to school for his sophomore season, a big surprise given that Jones is a sure-fire NBA draft lottery pick and passes up on millions for at least a year. (Not to mention any resentment he might’ve felt toward the…
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If these truly are the days of college sports misconduct, the latest news fits right in. Two former San Diego basketball players and a former assistant coach were among 10 people indicted for allegedly fixing games last season, federal authorities revealed Monday. A federal grand jury handed up indictments on April 8 against former players…
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If Miami does settle on a new coach soon (possibly today?) that coach needs to emphasize one area Frank Haith did not: local recruiting. Haith, now at Missouri after seven seasons with the ‘Canes, signed only seven Miami-area players, and two (Denis Clemente and Eddie Rios) were eventually dismissed for disciplinary reasons. The other he…
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You’ve seen our waaaay too early preseason Top 25 and the incredibly early projection for the 2012 NCAA tournament. How about one more early look at next season? Last one – promise – until things start to settle down. Anyway, Rob Dauster provided a look at 11 players primed for breakout seasons next year, done…
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Here’s news to make college hoops fans smile – and irritate talented prospects everywhere. The NBA’s new collective bargaining agreement could include a new minimum age limit that forces players to spend at least two years in college and by 20-year-old by the end of that calendar year before entering the draft, according to a…
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Florida players Cody Larson and Erik Murphy are out on bond after they allegedly broke into a car early Sunday morning in St. Augustine, Fla., according to a report from News4jax.com. Larson, a freshman forward, and Murphy, a sophomore forward, face felony burglary charges. A third man, Joshua Abel, was charged with principal to burglary,…
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The financial and advertising impact of VCU’s Final Four run won’t be known for a couple years. But the school’s already raking in merchandise sales and athletic donations. The school bookstore sold more merchandise in five days before the Final Four than it sold in the previous 12 months. The athletic department has seen as…
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Kansas won’t be able to easily replace Marcus and Markieff Morris next season. But it’s giving it a shot. The Jayhawks secured a commitment Sunday from 3-star forward Braeden Anderson, according to multiple reports. He’s not as broad as either of the twins (6-8, 210 pounds), but should be a good fit for Kansas’ high-post…
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It’s not really a coaching search unless Larry Brown’s in the mix, right? Well, consider that crossed off for UNLV. The Rebels are expected to finalize their new coach Sunday or Monday. Four candidates – BYU assistant Dave Rice, ex-New Mexico State assistant Reggie Theus, ex-Oregon coach Ernie Kent and St. John’s assistant Mike Dunlap…
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Jim Calhoun didn’t sound a like a guy ready to retire after Connecticut beat Butler for the national title on Monday. The same was true when he talked with Dan Patrick on Thursday. “I plan to come back,” Calhoun told Patrick. “I have recruiting trips set up.” Yet, when he threw out the first pitch…
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Jimmer Fredette’s victory tour is now complete. BYU’s senior scoring sensation collected his sixth postseason award Friday night – this time it was the Wooden Award – making him the consensus player of the year. (Kemba Walker will have to console himself with the national title and the MOP.) Guess Jimmermania lived up to the…
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When I told a co-worker – and ’92 USC grad – that UCLA would be playing 14 of its 18 regular-season games next year at the Los Angeles Sports Arena, he laughed. And laughed some more. “That place was a dump when I was in school!” While UCLA renovates Pauley Pavilion, the arena be home.…
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UNLV doesn’t expect to fill its vacant coaching position until “at least Sunday,” but legendary Rebels coach Jerry Tarkanian has a favorite for the job: Reggie Theus. That’s hardly a surprise. Theus, 53, was part of Tarkanian’s first great UNLV team, starring for the Rebels from 1975 to 1978. He helped get the school to…
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Rebuilding St. John’s is no longer the biggest challenge ahead of coach Steve Lavin. Lavin announced Friday that he has an early stage of prostate cancer and will undergo treatment in the next few weeks. Lavin said the cancer was detected last fall, but elected to wait on treatment until after his first season with…
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And so it begins for John Calipari. The NBA rumors, that is. Plenty of talk swirled around the Kentucky coach during the Final Four about the possibility that he’d jump to the NBA. Now there’s a column by Peter Vecsey of the N.Y. Post throwing out the chance of Calipari could be lured by the…
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Vote: Which early entrant is least likely to return to college?
Apr 8, 2011, 8:15 AM EDT
It’s that time of year: Testing the NBA draft waters. Teams around the country will see various underclassmen enter their names into June’s draft. Coaches will plan for their possible departures and fans will ponder the chances they return. Forget the guys like Kyrie Irving. He’s a lottery pick. Others like Marcus and Markieff Morris…
