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Transfer Trey Zeigler cleared to play at Pitt
PITTSBURGH (AP) Former Central Michigan guard Trey Zeigler has been cleared by the NCAA to play at Pitt next season. The NCAA told the school on Friday it will waive the mandatory one-year sit-out rule for Zeigler, who left Central
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Man pleads guilty in basketball betting ring
SAN DIEGO (AP) A California man has pleaded guilty to federal charges that he was part of a betting ring involving the University of San Diego's basketball team. Richard Thweni of El Cajon (kuh-HOHN') pleaded guilty Thursday in San Diego
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University of Tulsa signs junior college guard
TULSA, Okla. (AP) The University of Tulsa has announced the signing of a junior college point guard. Coach Danny Manning announced Thursday that Pat Swilling Jr. has signed with the Golden Hurricane after playing last season at College of Southern
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Binghamton tabs Tommy Dempsey as men's hoops coach
VESTAL, N.Y. (AP) Binghamton University has hired Tommy Dempsey as its new men's basketball coach. Dempsey, 38, a native of Scranton, Pa., comes from Rider University, where he served as head coach for the past seven seasons. Dempsey guided the
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Washington State adds Lopes to coaching staff
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) Washington State has hired former Fresno State head coach Ray Lopes as an assistant coach. Cougars coach Ken Bone made the announcement Tuesday. Lopes spent the past four seasons as an assistant at Idaho. Before that, Lopes
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Otterbein in Ohio names new men's basketball coach
WESTERVILLE, Ohio (AP) Otterbein University has picked Todd Adrian to be its next men's basketball coach. The 41-year-old Adrian comes to the central Ohio school in Westerville from Edgewood College in Madison, Wis., where he had served as the men's
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Hokies add shooting guard Adam Smith as transfer
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) New Virginia Tech men's basketball coach James Johnson has landed his first player. Johnson says guard Adam Smith is transferring from UNC Wilmington to the Hokies. Smith started 29 games for the Seahawks as a freshman and
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Cincinnati dismisses freshman F Octavius Ellis
CINCINNATI (AP) Freshman forward Octavius Ellis has been dismissed from Cincinnati's basketball team because of an incident at a downtown nightclub over the weekend. The university said it is punishing Ellis even though no charges will be filed. Ellis played
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Baylor, Mississippi State dissolve hoops contract
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Mississippi State and Baylor have agreed to cancel the two remaining basketball games in its contract. The Clarion-Ledger reports (http://on.thec-l.com/JORsTN ) Baylor was scheduled to visit Starkville in November before the Bulldogs traveled to Waco, Texas, in
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Documents: Krzyzewski made more than $7M in 2010
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) Duke paid coach Mike Krzyzewski roughly $7.2 million during the year of his most recent national championship. The school's most recent IRS documents obtained Thursday cover the 2010 calendar year. They show Krzyzewski received a base salary
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Junior college forward Clarke signs with Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Arkansas coach Mike Anderson says junior college forward Coty Clarke has signed a national letter of intent to play for the Razorbacks. Clarke played last season for Lawson State Community College in Birmingham, Ala., where he averaged
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Ohio governor honors successful basketball teams
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ohio college basketball teams that made the final rounds of their postseason tournaments have been honored with a reception at Gov. John Kasich's (KAY'-siks) residence. This year, Ohio became the first state to send four teams to
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Ex-Syracuse hoops coach's wife: Life is ruined
GENEVA, N.Y. (AP) The wife of a fired Syracuse University assistant basketball coach says ESPN trampled her reputation and destroyed her life by broadcasting stories about her and about accusations that her husband molested children. Laurie Fine broke six months
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Ex-Buckeye Weatherspoon transferring to Toledo
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) Former Ohio State forward J.D. Weatherspoon is transferring to Toledo. The 6-foot-6, 215-pounder averaged 3 points a game while shooting 62 percent from the field in limited action for the Buckeyes last season. Toledo says Weatherspoon will
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Fired ex-Syracuse hoops coach's wife to sue ESPN
GENEVA, N.Y. (AP) The wife of a fired Syracuse University assistant basketball coach claims ESPN trampled her reputation by broadcasting salacious and false stories about molestation claims against her husband. A lawyer for Laurie Fine says she will file a
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UW guard to speak at 2 Wind River schools
LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) Wyoming men's basketball student-athlete Luke Martinez will speak at two schools on the Wind River Reservation about how Native Americans can succeed in higher education and athletics. Martinez was invited by the Northern Arapaho Tribal Education Department.
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Amile Jefferson signs with Duke
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) Star high school forward Amile Jefferson has signed with Duke. School officials said Tuesday night that Jefferson signed his letter of intent to play for the Blue Devils this fall. Coach Mike Krzyzewski says Jefferson is "a
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Wildcats add 3 more players
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Arizona has added three transfers to its latest recruiting class. The school announced Tuesday that guards Mark Lyons and T.J. McConnell, and forward Matt Korcheck signed to play for the school. Lyons has one year of eligibility
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VCU leaves CAA, announces move to Atlantic 10
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Virginia Commonwealth University went from "VCWho" to the biggest story of the 2011 NCAA basketball tournament when it made an improbable run to the Final Four. Now the Rams are cashing in. VCU and coach Shaka Smart
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Fortenberry granted medical redshirt
HAMMOND, La. (AP) Southeastern Louisiana University basketball player Brandon Fortenberry has been granted a fifth year of eligibility by the NCAA after suffering a season-ending injury in December. The 6-foot-3 guard, from Picayune, Miss., will have one year of eligibility
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AP Source: VCU heading to Atlantic 10, leaving CAA
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) VCU is joining the Atlantic 10 after deciding to leave the Colonial Athletic Association, a person familiar with the decision said Tuesday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the move has
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NCAA penalizes Grambling for academic performance
MONROE, La. (AP) The NCAA has penalized Grambling State's men's basketball program for its academic performance, but it didn't restrict the program's membership. Grambling didn't meet the Academic Progress Rate's minimum requirements in the most recent year, and the program
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CAA commissioner: No word on VCU moving to A-10
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Colonial Athletic Association Commissioner Tom Yeager said Monday night that he has not been contacted by Virginia Commonwealth University or the Atlantic 10 with any news that the Rams are switching conferences. CBSSports.com reported Monday citing "industry
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Morehead State introduces Woods as head coach
MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) Sean Woods said it's a blessing to come home. A beloved former Kentucky point guard, Woods was introduced Monday as the head coach of Morehead State after a four-year stint at Mississippi Valley State. "I'm glad to
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