Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Tuesday Morning Dump

- Just when we thought the coaching carousel just might be slowing down for the final time, Penn State coach Ed DeChellis decided to leave Happy Valley in favor of the Naval Academy. This becomes more riveting because earlier in the off-season Penn State announced that Dayton's standout freshman Juwan Staten would be transferring in. Now that DeChellis is out, Staten's future is again a mystery. Mike Miller wonders why DeChellis would take a step back (A lateral step at best) in going from the Big Ten to the Patriot League. Penn State looked to be making strides the pasf couple of seasons. But with DeChellis' departure, what can we expect from PSU hoops?

- Cross-conference series should be more prevalent during non-conference play. We have the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, the Big East/SEC Invitational and the MWC/MVC Challenge. How about the addition of a Horizon League/MAC Challenge?

- It's no secret that Tennessee may struggle next year. They have a new head coach, a brutal non-conference schedule, and, as Halcyon Hoops explains, returns almost no proven production

- Jason King profiles the top newcomers in the ACC in 2011-2012

- Rice High School in New York City, the Alma Mater of Kemba Walker, Felipe Lopez and Kenny Satterfield, is on the brink of closing

- I'm not sure why this matters at all. But apparently Toby Keith, the country music superstar, supports Oklahoma head coach Lon Kruger

- Jimmer Fredette's girlfriend is on twitter, and she has a thing for scorers

- It seems like statues are all the rage these days. Every famous or psuedo-famous athelete is pining for one. If we had to erect a statue for one college basketball player, who would it be?
- On Friday, it was announced that George Mason's Luke Hancock would be transferring to Louisville. Eamonn Brennan explains why Hancock's transfer could be huge for the Cardinals

- Six-foot-seven Utah forward Josh Sharp might not return to the Utes program

- Anali Okoloji, formerly of Seton Hall, has decided to transfer to George Mason

- Michigan's Darrius Morris wants to prove to future UM recruits that playing for Jon Beilein will make them a better player

- St. John's high-flying freshman Dwayne Pollee II has decided to transfer in order to help take care of a family health issue

- USC guard Bryce Jones has decided to transfer to UNLV. The six-foot-five guard will have three years of eligibility remaining, beginning with the 2012-13 season

- According to his AAU coach, former-Wake Forest big-man Tony Woods will decide his college future in June

- North Carolina State lost a valuable piece to their roster when guard Ryan Harrow decided to leave. But the Wolf Pack might have found their missing piece with the addition of Cal-Bakersfield transfer Alex Johnson. Speaking of Harrow, it is likely that he will make his college decision later in the week

- Loyola College has had a decent amount of success with transfers in the past, and with Xavier's Jordan Latham on his way in, the trend could continue

- Murray State has promoted assistant Steve Prohm to replace Billy Kennedy as head coach of the Racers

- On Friday, Vermont officially named John Becker the new head coach at Vermont. The former-Catamounts assistant coach is more than ready for the challenge at hand

- Fran Fraschilla provides some words of wisdom for a trio of head coaches as they embark on their first season at a new school (Insiders Only)

- Matt Norlander fills us in on all the off-season happenings in the big East . Eric Angevine does the same for the Pac-12

- I liked to an article about this on Friday and apparently somebody thought it was good enough to do a write-up about it. Rutgers coach Mike Rice took his team (and some visiting recruits) out for a night of competitive bowling

- A breakdown of the Idaho Vandals roster for the 2011-2012 season

- Rush The Court takes a look back at the valencia-orange-hued Syracuse jerseys from the 1980s

- !!!NEW Club Trillion post!!! Titus addresses the current violation issues at tOSU

- Well, it looks like I won't be getting a credential to the UNC/UK tilt. The game is seven months out, yet all the media credentials have been given out


Kyle Singler provides the trick shot video version of The Rapture



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