Monday Morning Dump

- Texas A&M has named Murray State's Billy Kennedy as the new head coach. Kennedy will replace Mark Turgeon, who left to take the job at Maryland following the retirement of Gary Williams. It is interesting because Kennedy recently signed a one-year contract extension with Murray State. If you remember, Dick Vitale blasted Mark Turgeon for leaving Texas A&M after having signed a contract extension at the end of the 2010 season

- Legendary-Maryland head coach Lefty Driesell had some entertaining anecdotes about his experiences with new Maryland head coach Mark Turgeon

- North Carolina-bound P.J. Hairston says the reason he said "No" to Duke is because they called him "T.J. Harrison" in numerous recruiting letters

- The Hinkle Fieldhouse is one of the most historical sites in all of college basketball. But not even history can stand in the way of corporate sponsorship

- Ray Fittipaldo, a writer for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette was not to happy with some of the things Jonathan Givony of Draft Express had to say about Ashton Gibbs

- Missouri's Kim English is one of our favorite players in college basketball. Not just because he's a gym-rat or because he's got a smooth-stroke, but because he's an awesome guy. He likes poetry, golf, and is an an avid twitter-er. He also gives back to the community by reading to local elementary students and he has possibly the best fan club in all of college sports

- It's being reported that Radford coach Brad Greenberg could be fired soon. He was suspended for the last four games of the regular season for NCAA violations

- Nothing squashes a feud like a charitible donation. agreed to help support the new charter school in Detroit bearing Rose's name. The "beef" between Jalen Rose and Grant Hill seems to be over, after Hill agreed to help support the new charter school in Detroit bearing Rose's name.

- Rivals.com put together a round table discussion about the most surprising NBA draft decisions

- Former-Maryland commit Sterling Gibbs, the brother of Pittsburgh's Ashton Gibbs, is being courted by UConn

- Diamond Leung wants us to get to know Providence-bound Kiwi Gardner

- It's been far too long since we've heard from Jimmer Fredette. The BYU star will be leaving "The Beehive State" soon to head out on his professional basketball mission

- The best player for New Mexico State, Troy Gillenwater, is staying in the draft and will not return to Las Cruces next season. But luckily for the Aggies, Wendell McKines will be healthy

- Before this past season, I cannot remember the last time Penn State made the NCAA tournament. Did the Nittany Lions post-season appearance save Ed DeChellis' job?

- Chicago is a hotbed for recruiting prospects, but not known as a big college hoops city. This is evident by last season's business reports

- Roy Williams defeated Bill Self in a ccelebrity skins game over the weekend. In winning, Williams raised $6,500 for his charity: the Boys & Girls Club of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation

- Belmont University has dominated the Atlantic-Sun Conference for the past few seasons. But starting in the 2012-2013 season, the Bruins will be members of the Ohio Valley Conference

- it's official. Jeff "The ScoopMaster" Goodman is leaving Fox Sports for CBS

- Richmond's spider mascot is getting a much-needed face lift


- Washington head coach Lorenzo Romar has a daughter on the U-DUB cheerleading squad. Pictures, pictures, and more pictures