NCAA College Basketball News

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.
Friday May 10, 2013 2:41 AM
DES MOINES, Iowa- Ray Giacoletti watched with pride as the Utah team he had constructed reached the 2009 NCAA tournament.
Thursday May 9, 2013 9:16 PM
It appears the penalty for accidentally elbowing an opponent above the shoulders in college basketball won't be as costly next season.
Wednesday May 8, 2013 9:45 PM
TEMPE, Ariz.- Arizona State guard Evan Gordon is leaving the program after playing one season.
Wednesday May 8, 2013 5:35 PM
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.- Rutgers University is changing the law firm leading the review of how the school handled to the dismissal of head basketball coach Mike Rice.
Wednesday May 8, 2013 5:19 PM
ANN ARBOR, Mich.- Maurice Taylor and Louis Bullock are eager to reconnect with Michigan.
Wednesday May 8, 2013 4:23 PM
INDIANAPOLIS- Utah State athletic director Scott Barnes has been chosen as the NCAA Division I basketball committee chairman for 2014-15.
Wednesday May 8, 2013 3:23 PM
GREENSBORO, N.C.- Michigan visits Duke and North Carolina travels to Michigan State in this year's Big Ten-ACC Challenge.
Wednesday May 8, 2013 3:20 PM
DAVIDSON, N.C.- Davidson is joining the Atlantic 10 Conference in 2014.
Wednesday May 8, 2013 1:54 PM
STATE COLLEGE, Pa.- In-state rivals Penn State and Pittsburgh are facing off again - on the basketball court.
Wednesday May 8, 2013 1:17 PM
MINNEAPOLIS- Minnesota has signed point guard Deandre Mathieu to a national letter of intent for next season.
Wednesday May 8, 2013 12:57 PM
EUGENE, Ore.- Forward Mike Moser says he'll transfer to Oregon for his senior season.
Tuesday May 7, 2013 5:40 PM
ROCHESTER, Mich.- Oakland University is moving to the Horizon League, giving the conference a second school from the state of Michigan.
Tuesday May 7, 2013 5:00 PM
DES MOINES, Iowa- After eight years in Ames, Iowa State assistant coach T.J. Otzelberger felt it was time for a new challenge.
Tuesday May 7, 2013 3:22 PM
It would cost Iowa State coach Fred Hoiberg $2 million to leave the Cyclones for another Division I school under a new contract signed last week and made public Tuesday.
Tuesday May 7, 2013 3:18 PM
After eight years in Ames, Iowa State assistant coach T.J. Otzelberger felt it was time for a new challenge.
Tuesday May 7, 2013 1:31 PM
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.- Tennessee guard Trae Golden's roller-coaster junior year has culminated with the biggest twist of all.
Tuesday May 7, 2013 12:12 PM
AMES, Iowa- It would cost Iowa State coach Fred Hoiberg $2 million to leave the Cyclones for another Division I school under a new contract signed last week and made public Tuesday.
Tuesday May 7, 2013 11:50 AM
SportsBusiness Journal staff writer John Ourand joined the Tim Brando Show to discuss the recent announcement that TBS will broadcast the Final Four in 2014 and 2015.
Tuesday May 7, 2013 10:59 AM
Former George Mason guard Vertrail Vaughns has signed to play his final college season at North Texas.
Tuesday May 7, 2013 10:52 AM
NEW YORK- The Final Four's first two games are moving to cable next year.
Monday May 6, 2013 5:26 PM
LAWRENCE, Kan.- Kansas athletic officials are reviewing allegations that the former AAU basketball coach of Ben McLemore received cash payments aimed at steering the star freshman to a sports agent.
Monday May 6, 2013 4:44 PM
Kansas athletic officials are reviewing allegations that the former AAU basketball coach of Ben McLemore received cash payments aimed at steering the player to a sports agent.
Monday May 6, 2013 3:49 PM
Florida swingman DeVon Walker has decided to transfer after one season of limited playing time.
Monday May 6, 2013 2:45 PM
GAINESVILLE, Fla.- Florida swingman DeVon Walker has decided to transfer after one season of limited playing time.
Monday May 6, 2013 12:47 PM
Sports information director Dick Kelley is an inspiration to his Boston College family as he maintains grace and dignity amid a struggle with ALS. Gregg Doyel tells Kelley's story.
Monday May 6, 2013 10:27 AM
CBS News legal analyst Jack Ford joined the Tim Brando Show to discuss the recent admission by Ben McLemore's AAU coach that he accepted $10,000 and other gifts to steer McLemore towards certain agents.
Sunday May 5, 2013 3:07 PM
Former Maryland center Alex Len will be sidelined up to six months after undergoing surgery on his left ankle in North Carolina.
Sunday May 5, 2013 3:05 PM
Tennessee has released guard Travon Landry from the letter of intent he signed with the school last fall.
Friday May 3, 2013 7:29 PM
GAITHERSBURG, Md.- Former Maryland center Alex Len will be sidelined up to six months after undergoing surgery on his left ankle in North Carolina.
Friday May 3, 2013 5:15 PM
Nebraska officials knew this fall's opening of a new arena would bring an attendance bump for the long-struggling men's basketball team.
Friday May 3, 2013 11:50 AM
Mississippi State athletic director Scott Stricklin joined the Tim Brando Show to discuss the beneficial impact the new SEC Network will have on the conference.
Friday May 3, 2013 11:39 AM
SEC commissioner Mike Slive joined the Tim Brando Show to discuss the new 24/7 SEC Network, how it all developed, and much more.
Thursday May 2, 2013 5:12 PM
IOWA CITY, Iowa- The Iowa men's basketball team has ditched Alaska in favor of the Bahamas.
Thursday May 2, 2013 4:18 PM
NEWARK, N.J.- When new coach Eddie Jordan spoke at a dinner with Rutgers' basketball boosters the other night, there was a disposable razor in his jacket pocket.
Thursday May 2, 2013 12:44 PM
DURHAM, N.C.- Top recruit Jabari Parker has signed his letter of intent to play at Duke.
Wednesday May 1, 2013 11:25 PM
TUCSON, Ariz.- Arizona forward Angelo Chol is transferring after seeing his minutes decline last season as a sophomore.
Tuesday April 30, 2013 8:09 PM
WASHINGTON- American University hired former Georgetown assistant Mike Brennan as its men's basketball coach on Tuesday.
Tuesday April 30, 2013 3:35 PM
DURHAM, N.C.- Duke says the NCAA did not find any wrongdoing after looking into a jewelry purchase of nearly $100,000 by a basketball player on the Blue Devils' most recent national championship team.
Tuesday April 30, 2013 2:47 PM
A former Southeast Missouri State University women's basketball coach who is now coaching at a northeast Kansas community college was arraigned Tuesday in a multi-state car theft conspiracy.
Tuesday April 30, 2013 11:48 AM
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- A University of New Mexico official says former Lobos basketball coach Steve Alford is willing to pay a $200,000 buyout for leaving the Albuquerque school to take a job at UCLA but he won't pay the $1 million payment that New Mexico wants.
Monday April 29, 2013 10:18 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C.- Charlotte coach Alan Major says that former Clemson forward Bernard Sullivan has transferred to the play for the 49ers.
Monday April 29, 2013 7:44 PM
CORAL GABLES, Fla.- Barry Larkin signed contracts worth more than $75 million during a playing career that gained him entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Monday April 29, 2013 5:54 PM
Duke is bringing back former basketball player Jon Scheyer as a special assistant.
Monday April 29, 2013 5:52 PM
NASHVILLE, Tenn.- Vanderbilt guard A.J. Astroth has decided to transfer.
Monday April 29, 2013 4:17 PM
CHAMPAIGN, Ill.- The University of Illinois has sold the naming rights for Assembly Hall to State Farm Insurance Co.
Monday April 29, 2013 10:24 AM
Already with the preseason rankings? Jeff Goodman and Gary Parrish say it's ridiculously early, but still move Louisville up to No. 2 behind Kentucky.
Sunday April 28, 2013 9:07 PM
EAST LANSING, Mich.- People within Michigan State's basketball program, including coach Tom Izzo, and those on the outside expected Adreian Payne to skip his senior season because teams in the league projected him to be a first-round pick.
Sunday April 28, 2013 7:19 PM
CORAL GABLES, Fla.- Shane Larkin was told he was too short to be an elite college guard, a theory he debunked with ease.
Sunday April 28, 2013 4:12 PM
BOULDER, Colo.- Colorado junior forward Andre Roberson will enter the NBA draft.
Saturday April 27, 2013 11:23 PM
Detroit guard Ray McCallum Jr. is skipping his final season of eligibility to enter the NBA Draft.
Saturday April 27, 2013 7:41 PM
Friday April 26, 2013 9:33 PM
Ball State basketball coach James Whitford hired Jason Grunkemeyer as an assistant Friday.
Friday April 26, 2013 6:43 PM
MIAMI- Miami Hurricanes sophomore Shane Larkin is leaning strongly toward turning pro and will declare for the NBA draft unless he has a last-minute change of heart, his father said.
Friday April 26, 2013 6:40 PM
MUNCIE, Ind.- Ball State basketball coach James Whitford hired Jason Grunkemeyer as an assistant Friday.
Friday April 26, 2013 3:18 PM
HARTFORD, Conn.- Connecticut guard Shabazz Napier announced Friday he will pass on the NBA draft and remain in school for his senior season.
Friday April 26, 2013 2:55 PM
LAWRENCE, Kan.- Sophomore forward Hunter Mickelson is transferring from Arkansas to Kansas, where he will sit out next season and have two years of eligibility remaining.
Friday April 26, 2013 2:35 PM
Former Connecticut basketball coach Jim Calhoun and UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma were inducted Wednesday into the state's Hall of Fame.