NCAA College Basketball News

Monday June 17, 2013 9:03 PM
Adam Zucker, Lawrence Frank, Mateen Cleaves, Steve Lappas, and Wally Szczerbiak discuss who the Cleveland Cavaliers should take at No. 1 in the 2013 NBA Draft.
Wednesday June 12, 2013 12:23 PM
Voice of the Miami Hurricanes Joe Zagacki joined the Tim Brando Show to discuss Miami's upcoming hearing before the NCAA infraction committee.
Tuesday June 11, 2013 12:37 PM
Marquette basketball head coach Buzz Williams joined the Tim Brando Show to get some helpful pointers on how to use Twitter.
Monday June 10, 2013 10:40 PM
AKRON, Ohio- Former University of Akron point guard Alex Abreu has pleaded guilty in a drug case.
Monday June 10, 2013 5:26 PM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southeastern Conference has hired Dr. Robert "Jake" Bell as coordinator of men's basketball officials.
Monday June 10, 2013 12:13 PM
AUBURN, Ala.- Former Rutgers basketball player Jerome Seagears has changed his mind about transferring to Auburn.
Monday June 10, 2013 12:05 PM
LINCOLN, Neb.- Georgetown assistant men's basketball coach Kenya Hunter will be joining coach Tim Miles' staff at Nebraska.
Friday June 7, 2013 7:45 PM
DURHAM, N.C.- Officers seized a 9mm handgun and ammunition when North Carolina's leading scorer, P.J. Hairston, was arrested on a marijuana possession charge, according to a police report released Friday.
Friday June 7, 2013 5:11 PM
SAN FRANCISCO- The Pac-12 and Mountain West conferences are teaming up to collaborate on men's basketball officiating, putting longtime Mountain West coordinator Bobby Dibler in charge of the programs and of managing a pool of top national and regional officials.
Friday June 7, 2013 4:55 PM
CINCINNATI- Longtime Miami (Ohio) basketball coach Charlie Coles, the school's all-time leader in victories, died Friday in Oxford, Ohio, the school said. He was 71.
Thursday June 6, 2013 5:53 PM
LAS VEGAS- Former UNLV basketball standout Patrick Savoy has been arrested on suspicion of trafficking cocaine after an undercover operation in Las Vegas.
Thursday June 6, 2013 5:18 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn.- Guard Michael Dixon has enrolled at Memphis after leaving Missouri last November and will ask the NCAA for a waiver to play this season with the Tigers.
Thursday June 6, 2013 1:54 PM
MONTGOMERY, Ala.- Former Auburn basketball player Varez Ward pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he conspired to fix a 2012 game that his team lost to Arkansas.
Thursday June 6, 2013 1:21 PM
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.- Durham police have charged North Carolina leading scorer P.J. Hairston with marijuana possession following a traffic stop.
Wednesday June 5, 2013 5:46 PM
JACKSON, Miss.- Seven people, including a former Alabama basketball player and his mother, have been charged with conspiring to kidnap a 6-year-old girl from an east Mississippi elementary school in a plot that allegedly involved a property dispute.
Wednesday June 5, 2013 10:59 AM
INDIANAPOLIS- The Louisville men's basketball team is making the grades in the classroom, too.
Wednesday June 5, 2013 1:00 AM
MONTGOMERY, Ala.- Former Auburn point guard Varez Ward has been arrested for allegedly trying to fix games and offering money to teammates to help during the 2011-12 season.
Tuesday June 4, 2013 9:37 PM
ANAHEIM, Calif.- A new college basketball tournament called the Wooden Legacy will feature 10 schools, including Marquette and Miami playing Nov. 28-Dec. 1 at two sites in Orange County.
Tuesday June 4, 2013 6:31 PM
LOUISVILLE, Ky.- Louisville sophomore center Zach Price is leaving the Cardinals' program after two seasons.
Tuesday June 4, 2013 11:36 AM
WATERTOWN, Mass.- A Bentley University basketball player died after collapsing at a recreational summer league game at a Watertown playground, police said Tuesday.
Monday June 3, 2013 2:56 PM
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.- Two-time All-America Doug McDermott of Creighton has accepted an invitation to the U.S. basketball training camp for the World University Games.
Sunday June 2, 2013 6:49 PM
Pac-12 school presidents will take no further action after an independent review found the conference properly handled concerns about officiating during its conference tournament.
Friday May 31, 2013 4:00 PM
KANSAS CITY, Mo.- Kansas coach Bill Self hired Jerrance Howard to be an assistant coach on Friday, plucking one of the top recruiters from Larry Brown's coaching staff at SMU.
Friday May 31, 2013 3:48 PM
AMES, Iowa- Iowa State announced Friday that former Marshall guard DeAndre Kane will play for the Cyclones next season.
Friday May 31, 2013 1:43 PM
Louisville head coach Rick Pitino discusses the emotion behind Kevin Ware's injury and how the Cardinals came together to rally behind him. Watch "One2One: Rick Pitino" Sunday at 7:30PM ET on CBS Sports Network.
Friday May 31, 2013 12:37 PM
FAIRFIELD, Conn.- Sacred Heart basketball coach Dave Bike has retired after a 35-year career at the school.
Friday May 31, 2013 12:34 PM
DES MOINES, Iowa- Doc Sadler watched from afar as Fred Hoiberg turned Iowa State into a perennial Big 12 contender.
Thursday May 30, 2013 6:36 PM
DESTIN, Fla.- The Southeastern Conference is negotiating with St. Louis, Tampa, Fla., and Atlanta to host future men's basketball tournaments.
Thursday May 30, 2013 5:22 PM
COLUMBIA, S.C.- Southern Conference official believe they have secured the league's future - and hopefully reversed a troubling trend - by adding East Tennessee, Mercer and VMI as new members.
Thursday May 30, 2013 4:32 PM
DESTIN, Fla.- Southeastern Conference basketball coaches got a lesson in scheduling analytics this week.
Thursday May 30, 2013 1:49 PM
PROVIDENCE, R.I.- The commissioner of the renamed American Athletic Conference says a decision on where to hold its basketball tournaments could come in the next two weeks.
Wednesday May 29, 2013 10:03 PM
BOULDER, Colo.- Cliff Meely, one of the best basketball players to ever play at the University of Colorado, has died. He was 65.
Wednesday May 29, 2013 7:53 PM
Louisville head coach Rick Pitino discusses the importance of humility in winning a National Championship. Watch "One2One: Rick Pitino" Sunday at 7:30pm ET on CBS Sports Network.
Wednesday May 29, 2013 4:31 PM
It didn't take Jason Collins for Jallen Messersmith to come out as gay.
Wednesday May 29, 2013 4:25 PM
DURHAM, N.C.- Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski believes the new-look Atlantic Coast Conference could be the best basketball league in the country - and should act like it.
Wednesday May 29, 2013 3:57 PM
ALBANY, N.Y.- The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference basketball tournament is returning to upstate New York.
Wednesday May 29, 2013 3:34 PM
CHAMPAIGN, Ill.- University trustees have signed off on a $200,000 annual raise and contract extension for Illinois basketball coach John Groce.
Wednesday May 29, 2013 1:39 PM
CENTER VALLEY, Pa.- The Patriot League men's and women's basketball tournaments will expand to 10 teams next season to account for the additions of Loyola (Md.) and Boston University.
Tuesday May 28, 2013 6:47 PM
DESTIN, Fla.- The Southeastern Conference's basketball tournament is ready to settle down.
Monday May 27, 2013 7:33 PM
NEWARK, N.J.- Julie Hermann is not resigning as Rutgers' incoming athletic director following a report that 16 years ago she humiliated and emotionally abused players while coaching the women's volleyball team at Tennessee. And the university is standing behind her.
Monday May 27, 2013 4:04 PM
NEWARK, N.J.- Julie Hermann is not resigning as Rutgers' incoming athletic director following a report that 16 years ago she humiliated and emotionally abused players while coaching Tennessee's women's volleyball team. And the university is standing behind her.
Sunday May 26, 2013 6:01 PM
Antonio Barton is transferring from Memphis to Tennessee.
Sunday May 26, 2013 4:27 PM
NEWARK, N.J.- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie plans to speak with Rutgers officials about a report that the athletic director hired to clean up the school's scandal-scarred program quit as Tennessee's women's volleyball coach 16 years ago after her players complained she ruled through humiliation, fear and emotional abuse.
Sunday May 26, 2013 10:40 AM
NEWARK, N.J.- The woman hired to clean up Rutgers' scandal-scarred athletic program quit as Tennessee's women's volleyball coach 16 years ago after her players submitted a letter complaining she ruled through humiliation, fear and emotional abuse, The Star-Ledger reported Saturday night on its website.
Friday May 24, 2013 3:27 PM
CHICAGO- DePaul says it has granted forward Donnavan Kirk permission to seek a transfer.
Friday May 24, 2013 2:36 PM
GREEN BAY, Wis.- University of Wisconsin-Green Bay men's basketball coach Brian Wardle will keep his job after an independent review largely cleared him of allegations that he mistreated his players, university officials said Friday.
Friday May 24, 2013 12:26 PM
Team USA and Duke basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski joined the Tim Brando Show to discuss him remaining coach of the national team as well as the future of the ACC.
Friday May 24, 2013 9:51 AM
Mark Slessinger does his best work away from the court. Gregg Doyel says the New Orleans men's basketball coach and his wife, Toni, are true heroes as foster parents to children in need of a loving home.
Wednesday May 22, 2013 6:50 PM
KANSAS CITY, Mo.- Missouri-Kansas City basketball coach Kareem Richardson has completed his first coaching staff by hiring Angres Thorpe as associate head coach and Sean Bledsoe and Jason Sautter as assistant coaches.
Wednesday May 22, 2013 5:00 AM
STORRS, Conn.- Connecticut center Enosch Wolf has been reinstated to the team following a decision last month by prosecutors to drop charges in a domestic violence case.
Tuesday May 21, 2013 10:44 AM
NEW YORK- Pittsburgh, playing its first season in the Atlantic Coast Conference, highlights the teams that will play in the championship round of this year's Legends Classic at Barclays Center.
Monday May 20, 2013 8:52 PM
LAWRENCE, Kan.- Memphis forward Tarik Black is transferring to Kansas and will be eligible to play immediately.
Monday May 20, 2013 6:34 PM
MISSOULA, Mont.- Montana men's basketball coach Wayne Tinkle has announced the signing of 6-foot-8 forward Martin Breunig (BROY'-nig), who is transferring from the University of Washington.
Monday May 20, 2013 1:04 PM
MINNEAPOLIS- Guard Malik Smith has signed his tender to transfer from Florida International to Minnesota.
Saturday May 18, 2013 7:06 PM
NASHVILLE, Tenn.- Lipscomb has hired Casey Alexander as the 18th head coach in the program's history, luring him away after spending the past two seasons at Stetson.
Friday May 17, 2013 9:33 PM
Damon Stoudamire was one of most popular players in Arizona history, an electrifying, high-scoring guard with a cool nickname.
Friday May 17, 2013 7:04 PM
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- The University of New Mexico says it has reached an agreement in principal with former basketball coach Steve Alford over his buyout.
Friday May 17, 2013 4:50 PM
MANHATTAN, Kan.- Kansas State says sophomore forward Brandon Bolden is joining the Wildcats after leaving Georgetown.
Friday May 17, 2013 4:38 PM
SEATTLE- Washington guard C.J. Wilcox has undergone surgery on his left foot to stabilize a stress fracture that bothered him for much of his junior season.
Friday May 17, 2013 11:35 AM
CBS News legal analyst Jack Ford joined the Tim Brando Show to discuss the possibility of the ACC Tournament being played at Madison Square Garden.
Thursday May 16, 2013 4:48 PM
SEATTLE- After a year away, Raphael Chillious is returning to work as an assistant coach under Lorenzo Romar at Washington.
Thursday May 16, 2013 4:13 PM
Dick Vitale's fight against cancer is nearing a major milestone.
Thursday May 16, 2013 1:56 PM
BLOOMINGTON, Ind.- Evan Gordon is coming home.
Thursday May 16, 2013 12:50 PM
RICHMOND, Va.- Richmond coach Chris Mooney says T.J. Cline is transferring to the Spiders from Niagara.
Thursday May 16, 2013 11:42 AM
Sporting News college basketball writer Mike DeCourcy joined the Tim Brando Show to discuss Andrew Wiggins committing to Kansas.
Wednesday May 15, 2013 8:32 PM
LAWRENCE, Kan.- Bill Self knew after witnessing an emotional senior day that Andrew Wiggins was considering Kansas, even if the Jayhawks' coach was in the dark like everyone else while the superstar recruit made certain of his future.
Wednesday May 15, 2013 6:15 PM
MINNEAPOLIS- Joe Coleman is the first player to transfer after the coaching change at Minnesota.
Wednesday May 15, 2013 5:51 PM
STATE COLLEGE, Pa.- Penn State guard Jermaine Marshall, the team's second-leading scorer, is foregoing his senior year of eligibility to pursue a professional career overseas.
Wednesday May 15, 2013 4:34 PM
PISCATAWAY, N.J.- Rutgers named Julie Hermann its new athletic director Wednesday, and the former No. 2 athletic administrator at Louisville promised a restart for the scandal-scarred program following the ouster of its men's basketball coach and the resignation of other officials.
Wednesday May 15, 2013 3:29 PM
LEXINGTON, Ky.- The pending arrival of eight heralded newcomers has allowed Kentucky coach John Calipari to quickly move on after losing out on top recruit Andrew Wiggins.
Wednesday May 15, 2013 1:59 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C.- Charlotte head coach Alan Major has announced that point guard Braxton Ogbueze has transferred from Florida to play for the 49ers.
Wednesday May 15, 2013 12:09 PM
A person familiar with the decision says Rutgers has hired Julie Hermann from the University of Louisville to be its new athletic director.
Wednesday May 15, 2013 11:00 AM
CBS Sports Network college basketball analyst Jon Rothstein joined the Tim Brando Show to discuss Andrew Wiggins committing to Kansas as well as what the loss of the top prospect means to Florida State.
Wednesday May 15, 2013 10:57 AM
Kansas basketball head coach Bill Self joined the Tim Brando Show to discuss Andrew Wiggins committing to Kansas.
Tuesday May 14, 2013 7:16 PM
CBSSports.com columnist Bruce Feldman and Sports Illustrated writer Jim Trotter join Jim Rome to discuss Andrew Wiggins' decision to go to Kansas.
Tuesday May 14, 2013 5:45 PM
Iowa guard Patrick Ingram plans to transfer after just one season with the Hawkeyes.
Tuesday May 14, 2013 5:41 PM
Junior college transfer James Kelly signed a national letter of intent with the Miami Hurricanes, giving coach Jim Larranaga seven new players after winning the Atlantic Coast Conference title last season.
Tuesday May 14, 2013 5:38 PM
AUSTIN, Texas- Texas guard Julien Lewis has been granted his release and will become the third player to leave the Longhorns since they finished a disappointing season 16-18 and missed the NCAA tournament for the first time in 15 years.
Tuesday May 14, 2013 4:57 PM
Top recruit Andrew Wiggins announces his decision to sign with Kansas.
Tuesday May 14, 2013 4:29 PM
HUNTINGTON, W.Va.- Top prep basketball prospect Andrew Wiggins told a small gathering of family and friends at his high school gym Tuesday that he will play at Kansas.
Tuesday May 14, 2013 3:31 PM
Teams from the Southeastern Conference and Big 12 will meet in basketball next season.
Tuesday May 14, 2013 1:58 PM
Andrew Wiggins helps Kansas move up into Top 10 of Top 25 (and one).
Tuesday May 14, 2013 11:59 AM
MIAMI- Junior college transfer James Kelly signed a national letter of intent with the Miami Hurricanes, giving coach Jim Larranaga seven new players after winning the Atlantic Coast Conference title last season.
Tuesday May 14, 2013 11:35 AM
HUNTINGTON, W.Va.- Top basketball prospect Andrew Wiggins will play his college basketball at Kansas.
Tuesday May 14, 2013 10:50 AM
IOWA CITY, Iowa- Iowa guard Patrick Ingram plans to transfer after just one season with the Hawkeyes.
Monday May 13, 2013 8:27 PM
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.- Chattanooga hired VCU assistant Will Wade as the Mocs' new men's basketball coach on Monday, hoping his experience helping the VCU Rams develop into an NCAA tournament team can get that program back on track.
Monday May 13, 2013 2:14 PM
Police in Providence, R.I., say a Brown University basketball player is in critical condition after being punched in the head in what appeared to be an unprovoked assault.
Monday May 13, 2013 11:57 AM
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.- Chattanooga has hired VCU assistant Will Wade as the Mocs' new men's basketball coach.
Friday May 10, 2013 7:13 PM
New Rutgers basketball coach Eddie Jordan is not a graduate of the university as the school had claimed, another embarrassment for an athletic program still smarting from the firing of previous coach Mike Rice.
Friday May 10, 2013 6:00 PM
FAIRFAX, Va.- Former Georgia Tech forward Julian Royal is transferring to George Mason.
Friday May 10, 2013 5:28 PM
Georgia Tech coach Brian Gregory says junior guard Brandon Reed plans to transfer to another school to complete his eligibility.
Friday May 10, 2013 4:46 PM
Rutgers University is changing the law firm leading the review of how the school handled to the dismissal of head basketball coach Mike Rice.
Friday May 10, 2013 4:44 PM
Florida is getting another shooting guard from Rutgers.
Friday May 10, 2013 4:42 PM
New Jersey rivals Seton Hall and Rutgers are going to continue their basketball rivalry for the next eight years.
Friday May 10, 2013 4:21 PM
ATLANTA- Georgia Tech coach Brian Gregory says junior guard Brandon Reed plans to transfer to another school to complete his eligibility.
Friday May 10, 2013 3:25 PM
GAINESVILLE, Fla.- Florida is getting another shooting guard from Rutgers.
Friday May 10, 2013 12:11 PM
Fox Sports Basketball Recruiting Analyst Evan Daniels joins the Tim Brando Show to discuss the possible suitors for Andrew Wiggins and what type of player he can become.
Friday May 10, 2013 11:42 AM
Northwestern head basketball coach Chris Collins joins the Tim Brando Show to discuss taking over the Northwestern program.
Friday May 10, 2013 10:02 AM
Atlantic 10 Commissioner Bernadette McGlade joins the Tim Brando Show to discuss the slowing of conference realignment and losing rivalries in the conference.

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