Emmert: Public losing trust in NCAA
NCAA president Mark Emmert, citing polling numbers and talking about a federal investigation into criminal activity in college basketball, said Monday the public is losing confidence in his organization.
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Coach K believes controversial one-and-done rule should be eliminated
Perhaps one of the most controversial rules in college basketball in recent memory has been the ‘One-and-Done’ rule. In short, the so-called rule set by the NBA requires players be one year removed from high school basketball in order to be eligible for the NBA draft.
Louisville fills out new staff with former Duke guard
Louisville officially fired Rick Pitino and athletic director Tom Jurich “with just cause” this past week. That means interim head basketball coach David Padgett had to fill out his new staff and he plucked a coach who played for a new ACC rival.
Coaches Poll Week 1: Takeover of the blue bloods
The college basketball season is right around the corner and now we have confirmation with the Coaches Poll being released for Week 1. Unsurprisingly, the top five is filled out with the teams most people believe are the most talented to start the season.
Ex-Louisville coach Pitino files lawsuit against Adidas
Former Louisville coach Rick Pitino filed a lawsuit against Adidas on Tuesday, one day after the apparel company terminated its personal services contract with him. Pitino was officially fired by Louisville on Monday in the wake of an FBI investigation into fraud and corruption in college basketball.
Louisville fires Pitino ‘with just cause’ amid investigation
The University of Louisville’s athletic board voted unanimously Monday to fire Rick Pitino as men’s basketball head coach in the wake of an FBI investigation into fraud and corruption in college basketball
Maryland reportedly fires its AD at the most curious time
Maryland athletic director Kevin Anderson has reportedly been fired according to Bobby Blanco of MASNsports.com and confirmed by former ESPN reporter Brett McMurphy. This was the initial tweet about his firing and McMurphy’s subsequent confirmation: BREAKING: Kevin Anderson is out as athletic director at Maryland, per sources.
After three years, NCAA finally hands down decision on punishment for UNC
North Carolina was originally supposed to receive its punishment last Friday for a years-long investigation into the academic scandal that took place from 2002 to 2011. … due to UNC launching a major fundraising campaign that day and asking for the postponement. Now, the NCAA is officially releasing its punishments for the university and it […]
Report: Dozens of coaches could be let go due to ongoing FBI probe
The FBI’s investigation into numerous college basketball coaches has already resulted in the arrests of four different assistants and the firing of one legendary coach in Rick Pitino. Apparently the initial wave of arrests were just the “tip of the iceberg”.
Five-star PF Jordan Brown has two visits set, one to final four contender
Five-star power forward Jordan Brown just finished up a weekend at a USA Basketball mini-camp and apparently played well according to Rivals. He also has two visits planned for the coming weekend as he will head to UCLA and then follow that up with a trip to the other side of the country at St. […]