Weekend Dump

The first hoops-less weekend is upon us. For some of you, it will be spent at AAU/prospect tournaments like Boo Williams, The Hoops Summit or the P.I.T. For others, like myself, it will be spent on the links, doing our best/worst impression of Tiger Woods. Or maybe it will be spent buying some wallpaper, or getting some flooring, stuff like that. Maybe Bed, Bath & Beyond, I don't know, only if we have enough time.

- A pretty-great-read from the WaPost detailing the decline of the talent level being represented at the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament

- Eamonn Brennan points out that there is a way to look at UConn's National Championship that isn't as pleasant as normal

- The NBA has fined the New Jersey Nets $50K for Jay-Z's visit to the Kentucky locker room following their Elite Eight victory

- The NCAA announced that they will be cracking down on recruiting service subscriptions like Rivals.com. The NCAA also wants to crack down on on-campus safety regarding athletes

- Bradford Dolittle details the history of problems associated with the Missouri head coaching position

- A great-read (with a link to another great-read) on the double standards being set by the NCAA (No Clue At All)

A bunch of news-worthy links are being provided after the jump

- St. John's head coach Steve Lavin has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Apparently, Lavin spent much of his first season at St. John's with the disease

- Holy Name University is back in the news for the second straight day. It looks like Delaware assistant coach R.C. Kehoe will be named new head coach. He will replace John O'Connor, who was fired after video was released of him hitting a player at practice, resulting in a bloody nose. As we mentioned yesterday, that player, Matt Kravchuck, was arrested at a Phillies game for stealing beer from a vendor

- Former UNC-Charlotte head coach Bobby Lutz is joining the North Carolina State staff as an assistant coach

- Is it possible that Indiana coach Tom Crean is on the hot-seat? Some of these links suggest so

- It must be the off-season again, because we are hearing rumors that John Calipari might be headed to the New York Knicks

- In case you were not already aware, it is being rumored that K-State head coach Frank martin may take the head coaching job at Miami. Gary Parrish believes that Martin might be able to give this program a U-turn

- Adam Zagoria provides a couple of updates on the remaining big-time job openings

- Boise State forward Sam Hicks is leaving the program. The six-foot-nine redhsirt sophmore played sparringly lasat season.

- The top two leading scorers for the Wyoming Cowboys won't be returning next season

- Two Xavier freshman, Jordan Latham and Jay Canty have announced that they will be transferring

- George Mason guard Rashad Whack is transferring. The Sophomore reserve did not see much playing time in either of his two seasons due to GMU's backcourt depth

- Big XII Hoops is reporting that Texas' Tristan Thompson and Jordan Hamilton will declare for the NBA draft

- Earlier in the week we dropped a link about Shelvin Mack and his NBA draft decision. The Butler guard is taking his time deciding on what he wants to do. But some wonder whether it's a good idea for him to go pro

- Rutgers' guard Tyree Graham sat out all of last season after undergoing surgery on an ACL, and now he will have to go under the knife again. This time, he will have surgery on his right achillies tendon

- Tennessee head coach Cuonzo Martin stated that point guard recruit Chris Jones does not want out of his LOI anymore

- The 2011 edition of the Kentucky DraftCats will take their time in deciding their futures

- Draft Express provides a recap of day two at the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament. DX also takes a look at four trending prospects

- The Big Lead provides a breakdown of what the top ten picks of the NBA draft might look like

- "The" Jimmer Fredette won another post-season award last night

- Apparently, the 3-pointer Brandon Knight hit when time expired with the wildcats down four set the school record for highest 3-point percentage in a season

- South Orange Juice evaluates the deep transfer pool

- Prosecutors are seeking a 48-month jail sentencee for the former-Kansas employed involved in the million-dollar ticket scam

- In-state rivals Virginia Tech and George Mason will face-off in next season's N.I.T Season Tip-off

- Rush the Court provides a list of the top-15 story lines of the 2010-2011 season

- Earlier in the week, VCU guard Joey Rodriguez appeared on the George Lopez show. Well, now it is Jimmer and Kemba's turn to hit the late-night circuit

- While Pauley Pavilion is being renovated next year, UCLA will play their home games at the Los Angeles Sports Arena

- If you are into the whole summer recruiting circuit (too shady and political for my taste), you might want to check out Hoopniks and their list of the top ten grassroots teams to look out for this summer

- It's never too soon for a 2012 bracket projection

- Purdue's mascot is getting a face-lift

- The President/CEO of the Lexington Legends minor league team dressed up like Bruce Pearl for the home-opener

- Speaking of Bruce Pearl, a list of the top-25 games of the BP-era at Tennessee