Weekend Dump

- I know it's Saturday, or depending on how your night went, maybe Sunday. But Gary Parrish's "Five for Friday" provides great answers to five good questions. You probably shouldn't wait

- Pat Forde on Josh Selby and the one-and-done (Better late than never, right?)

- BYU center Brandon Davies will be allowed to suit up for the Cougars next season, despite leaving the University. The Sophomore sparked controversy when he was suspended from the program due honor code violations before last season's NCAA tournament. But as Eamonn Brennan tells us, his coaches, teammates and fans will welcome him back with open arms

- UConn made headlines yesterday for two reasons. First, it was revealed that Jim Calhoun will have to donate his championship bonus if the academic progress report for his program does not meet NCAA standards. Second, sophomore forward Jamal Coombs-McDaniel and two others were arrested on Thursday night for possession of marijuana. Apparently they were in possession of 5.6 grams of weed, a grinder, and a package of blunts (Fellas, come on, 4/20 was 48 hours ago. You had your chance then. This is unacceptable)

- The story that picked up the most steam late this week was the "Jim Larranaga to Miami" story. On Friday, it became a done deal. Word on the street is that talks broke down and things got pretty ugly between the George Mason head coach and the school's athletic director Tom O'Connor. The early favorite to replaced the 14-year head coach is Bill Courtney, a former-assistant who helped put together the 2006 Final Four team. The debate about Larranaga's decision to leave is endless. Some believe it is a bad idea. The general consensus is that Larranaga, 61, is too old to help rebuild this program. One guy wonders how long Larranaga will stay at "The U". Others aren't paying attention to the concerns about the head coach's age. Another guy notes that both coaches of the last two National Champions are over the age of 60. These guys think Miami's hire was a safe choice. I think what all this debate boils down to is whether or not he is a good fit there. But don't get confused, this deal is all about the money (and maybe the location too). All your Jim Larranaga-related links and quote

- Corey Joesph will join his Texas teammates Jordan Hamilton and Tristan Thompson in this year's draft. At least for now. The freshman guard is still likely to remove his name before the May deadline. The Texas roster has taken quite a hit this week

- Fellow-Canadian and former-Louisiana Tech star Olu Ashoalu is declaring for the draft as well

- Georgetown small forward Hollis Thompson has decided to join the party by testing draft waters

- Rumor has it that Temple's Ramon Moore is declaring for the draft. Or is he? (Tweets like this are not cool)

- Alex Young, the leading scorer for IUPUI, has announced that he will return for his senior season

- But the winner of "Most obscure draft early entrant goes to South Dakota guard Charlie Westbrook. The Cyotes' leading scorer is likely to just test the waters though.

- Colorado State got great news this week: Former-Minnesota center Colton Iverson has chosen CSU as his landing spot

- Kansas Jayhawk-forward Thomas Robinson had his hearing for battery charges scheduled for May 23


- Kemba Walker continues to get the star treatment: He gets to sit court side with Mayor Bloomberg at the Knicks vs. Celtics Game 4 on Sunday

- San Francisco Dons' head coach Rex Walters will be suspended for one WCC game next year for violating the league's sportsmanship guidelines

- According to San Diego head coach Bill Grier, just the thought of this point-shaving scandal makes his sick

- John Calipari recently released his "program manifesto" on his personal website. He preaches for a "players-first program", which essentially means "telling the truth, even when it hurts"

- About a week ago, we mentioned that Virginia Tech assistant coach Adrian Autry would be joining the Dayton program as an assistant coach. However, that deal was held up due to "human resources" and he will now replace Rob Murphy as one of Jim Boeheim's assistants at Syracuse

- North Carolina State's board of trustees just recently approved the contact of new head coach Mark Gottfried. Terms and conditions of his new deal were also released

- The Indiana Supreme Court has ruled that the NCAA's ticket purchasing lottery for the Final Four does not violate state laws

- Are the Golden Gophers still stuck in the post-scandal-era? If you aren't sure, you should probably click the link (I Certainly was, so I did)

- Some good analysis of Pat Forde's piece regarding Josh Selby and the one-and-done

- Diamond Leung lists the finalists for the Eddie Sutton Award, which honors the toughest, warrior-like player in college hoops (Gotta be Howard, right?)

- MMM's Mid-Major Morning Mashup is easily my favorite dump-esque post of the day. Friday's edition was no exception

- And we end with your one "bizarre news story somewhat-related to basketball of-the-week"