Friday Morning Dump

- Your must-read of the day comes from Pete Thamel from the New York Times. He busts the doors open on a slew of violations committed by Coastal Carolina head coach Cliff Ellis. The Chanticleers have had three players suspended this season, plus another two go down with injury. But the controversy deals with one of the three players Ellis removed from the program last year in order to make room for new transfers. Trust me people, this is a must-read. But The Dagger provides a more-concise-read if you are in a rush

- We should all be familiar with the actions of John O'Connor, the head coach at Holy Name University. But he won't be facing any criminal charges for his actions. O'Connor made a public apology for his actions, but Matt Kravchuk, the player, did not accept it. UPDATE: apparently O'Connor has announced his resignation from the University.

- Dick Vitale released his 2011 All-Solid-Gold Teams (which I have to imagine is Vitalic for "All-American")

- Adam Zagoria provides a great-read on the debate going on between Big East coaches as to who should be named conference player of the year

- What if I told you the best scorer in the nation played on a team that might not even make the N.I.T? Jeff Goodfman provides insight on Providence's Marshon Brooks, the man who dropped 52-points on Notre Dame. Brooks is one of the leading candidates for Big East Player of the Year

- Mike DeCourcy thinks Bruce Pearl may need to get a multi-year ban from tournament competition

- Mike Miller wonders if Nolan Smith or Jared Sullinger can catch up to JimmerJam2011 in the PoY race

- Jeff Borzello briefs us on two scoring-machines you probably haven't heard of. San Jose State's Adrian Oliver and Northern Illinois' Xavier Silas are two under-appreciated scorers who can make a basketball pretty-much whenever they want to

- Jason King talks about K-State's resurgence in his column "All About the Big-12"

- Adam Zagoria details the plethora of young, talented recruits available from the Washington, D.C. metro-area

- TCU is being sued for failing to acknowledge the criminal records and academic failings of several athletes, including one basketball player

- Ryan Greene provides a list of winners and losers from Wednesday night's action

- The New York Times breaks down the Big East bubble

- A solid round-up of quotables regarding the NCAA notice of violations given to the University of Tennessee

- Purdue's Robbie Hummel has gained a heightenned level of mental toughness from having to watch his team from the bench

- Georgetown's Chris Wright broke his left hand in the Hoyas home-loss to Cincinnati on Wednesday night. He has already had surgery to repair the injury and could be back in time for the NCAA Tournament (It could be argued that B.I.A.H was first on the scene to detail the actual injury)

- Oklahoma State has suspended guard Ray Guy indefinitely for "failing to follow team policy"

- Pittsburgh power forward (And Grace Jones look-a-like) Talib Zanna will miss 3-6 weeks with a broken right thumb

- For now, Kansas guard Tyshawn Tyalor will remain suspended, an indication that the Jayhawks just can't avoid setbacks

- Early in the week it was reported that Texas big-man Alexis Wangmene was being suspended for violating team rules. Head Coach Rick Barnes stated yesterday that Wangmene will be suspended for two games

- Arizona State's Chanse Creekmur did something in his first collegiate start that only 17 other Pac-10 players have done all season

- According to his dad, Jared Sullinger won't leave tOSU until he wins a National Championship

- Ken Pomeroy discusses the possibility of Arizona power forward Derrick WIlliams breaking the record for 3-point accuracy

- A good-read from the Xavier Examiner on the Muskateer's Mark Lyons. Tu Holloway is the team;'s star, but "Cheekz" Lyons shouldn't be overlooked

- An interesting-read about the journey Hofstra's Brad Kelleher has taken through the NCAA Clearinghouse

- Florida has really turned it on here in the latter part of the season. Billy Donovan ripped into his team earlier in the season for playing with a lack of foucs, but with the way they are playing now, i doubt he still harbors those thoughts

- It's late-February, so we all know where Virginia Tech is: Squarely on the bubble. Speaking of the Hokies, despite being on the bubble, you just cannot count out Malcolm Delaney, he is just too dangerous to count-out.

- The only thing keeping Boston College's tournament hopes alive is their strength of schedule

- Could the problem with Kentucky be the coaching? The Wildcats have won just one game this season that has taken place outside the state of Kentucky

- Conference-USA has reprimanded UTEP coach Tim Floyd for his epic tirade during Wednesday night's game against East Carolina

- Penn State head coach is 6-1 against Northwestern. Chicago College Basketball tries to figure out why he owns the Wildcats

- Well will you look at that, Centenary finally got a win. The Gentlemen beat Western Illinois for their first win in 33-games

- The top of the Horizon League is more cluttered than a family dinner at the Baldwin house, and somehow, some way, Butler is invovled

- An entertaining-and-enlightening-read on why Washington State has struggled this year

- Georgetown's refusal to sell tickets to Syracuse fans is finally starting to get some publicity

- Maryland received a commitment from German forward Martin Breunig. Speaking of Maryland, Scott Van Pelt, a former Maryland-grad, ripped the Terps student section for their poor-showing on Wednesday against Florida State

- Draft Express breaks down a list of trending prospects

- A recent media audit stated that Lexington, Kentucky is the most popular college basketball town in the country

- VUHoops.com wonders if Jay Wright may need to overhaul his coaching staff

- Long-time Mississippi State radio broadcaster Jack Cristil is retiring after 58 years of service

- Lost Letterman chronicles the fantastic skyline uniforms that St. John's used to don

- Another post on Oregon-inspired court-designs (To be honest, all these kinda-really-suck except for Kentucky, FIU and BYU. But I expect better from Page 2 in general)