Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Wednesday Morning Dump

- Andy Katz briefs us on the early entrants who still have a choice to make. Not much time is left for these players to make their decision. Adam Zagoria chimes in on the quick decision-making that needs to be implemented by the draft's early entrants

- Rush the Court provides a great-read (per usual) on the updated rankings for the class of 2012

- Fran Fraschilla breaks down the teams that need to improve on their weaknesses in 2011-2012 (Insiders Only)

- Jeff Eisenberg explains why UNC-alum Sean May is wearing a Kentucky t-shirt

- Maryland athletic director Kevin Anderson is trying to rekindle the Terps rivalry with Georgetown. The two teams haven't met in non-tournament play (2008 Old Spice Classic, 2002 NCAA Tournament) since 1993, in which Maryland won in OT in Landover, MD. We briefly touched on the lack of this rivalry a couple months back

- In case you haven't heard, The Pac-12 has agreed to a 12-year, $2.7-billion television contract with ESPN and Fox. (You can put them on ESPN, but you can't force us to watch their mediocre basketball)

- A great-read on the benefits and repercussions of the decision to end the early entry deadline

- Don't blame Arizona State if the term "student-athlete" is misconstrued, because, according to them, they carried their weight

- The Central Florida athletic department has confirmed NCAA contact due to possible improper recruiting activities

- Louisville big-man Terrence Jennings has decided to keep his name in the NBA draft and will not return to the Cardinals program

- Gonzaga guard Demetri Goodson is leaving the program to pursue playing college football at another school

- Georgia Tech guard Iman Shumpert has decided to forgo his final year of eligibility and stay in the NBA draft. With former-Dayton head coach brian Gregory at the helm, the Yellow Jackets will essentially have to start from scratch

- If you are a fan of Josh "Jorts" Harrellson (as you all should be), then you will definitely enjoy this tribute. We had Glenn Logan of A Sea of Blue contribute a "Saying Goodbye" column about Harrellson as well

- Former-Iowa State walk-on John Lamb charged with possession of marijuana with intent to deliver and violation of the Drug Tax Stamp Act.">has arrested on drug charges. Lamb, who left the team last season, was charged with possession of marijuana with intent to deliver

- Former-Villanova forward (And Algebra-3 classmate of mine) Dante Cunningham, was arrested in Radnor, PA for possession of marijuana

- Former-UTEP commit Daz Starke has committed to play at Idaho

- Wyoming's public profile may be on the rise, as Larry Nance Jr., the son of the former Cavs and Suns star, has committed to the university

- Word on the street is that Louisville is reaching out to North Carolina State-transfer Ryan Harrow. If you remember correctly, news was leaked last week that Harrow was visiting Kentucky. Unfortunately, that news turned out to be inaccurate

- VCU's Joey Rodriguez is going to visit the White House this week, but before he does, he needed to ask his coach for a small favor: the senior point guard needed to borrow a suit from Shaka Smart

- All three tOSU buckeye seniors have signed with agents

- Eric Angevine wonders if Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan could end up in the Hall of Fame one day

- Michigan State coach Tom Izzo donned the hairnet and worked the cafeteria line during finals week in East Lansing

- Lon Kruger, the new head coach at Oklahoma, is doing his best to get fans back in support of the University's basketball team

- Former-Kentucky assistant coach Jeremy Cox will join Doc Sadler's staff at Nebraska as an assistant coach. Cox will replace Tracey Webster, who left to take an assistant job under Cuonzo Martin at Tennessee

- Former Colgate coach Emmett Davis has been hired on to Tulsa basketball coach Doug Wojcik’s staff

- Matt Painter is on the verge of hiring Duquesne coach Greg Gary as his final assistant

- New Mexico has found themselves a new director of basketball operations

- I know you have all been for this for a long time: A never-too-early 2011-2012 Hartford Hawks season preview (You laugh now, but just click the link, it's a very good read)

- The man at the center of the imfamous Kansas football vs. basketball brawl has been forced to complete court-ordered anger management classes (This headline right here is exactly how you know it;s the off-season)

- Your daily update on the Pauley Pavilion student seating fiasco

Video of Brandon Knight's pre-draft training



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