INDIANAPOLIS —The NCAA plans to conduct its own investigation into an alleged basketball gambling ring at the University of San Diego but will wait until the FBI completes its work. On Tuesday, NCAA vice president of enforcement Julie Roe Lach called the allegations sad, acknowledging the serious nature of the charges that were unsealed one day earlier in San Diego. The accused include Brandon Johnson, the school’s career scoring leader who is now playing in the NBA Development League, former assistant coach Thaddeus Brown and former player Brandon Dowdy. Eight of 10 people charged pleaded not guilty Tuesday in federal [...]
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Spartans, Tar Heels to Play on Carrier
Posted on 13 April 2011.
SAN DIEGO —The San Diego Sports Commission has confirmed that Michigan State and North Carolina will play in the Carrier Classic on Veterans Day, the first NCAA basketball game to be played aboard an aircraft carrier. The commission, working with Morale Entertainment Foundation, says it has received written commitments from the two schools and that approval from the U.S. Navy is expected soon. Organizers haven’t announced which aircraft carrier will host the Nov. 11 game.
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UCLA G Lee to Enter Draft, Hire Agent
Posted on 12 April 2011.
LOS ANGELES —UCLA guard Malcolm Lee is leaving school to enter the NBA draft and he plans to hire an agent, ensuring he won’t be eligible to return for his senior season. Lee said Tuesday that he is immediately withdrawing from school. He averaged 13.1 points, second-best on the team, along with 3.1 rebounds this season. He was voted first-team All-Pac-10 and to the league’s All-Defensive team. Lee shot 44 percent from the field, 29 percent from 3-point range and 78 percent from the line. He joins sophomore forward Tyler Honeycutt in declaring for the draft, continuing a trend at [...]
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UConn G Walker to Enter NBA Draft
Posted on 12 April 2011.
STORRS, Conn. —Connecticut’s Kemba Walker announced he will enter the NBA draft. The 6-foot-1 All-American guard led the Huskies to a 32-9 record, including an 11-0 postseason run that ended with a national championship. Walker is expected to be a first-round pick, and perhaps the second guard chosen behind Duke’s Kyrie Irving. Walker averaged 23.5 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.5 assists during his junior season, and scored a school record 965 points, accounting for 45 percent of the Huskies’ offense. Kemba Walker led Connecticut to the NCAA title and is expected to be a first-round pick in the NBA draft.(David [...]
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Butler G Mack Draft-bound Without Agent
Posted on 12 April 2011.
INDIANAPOLIS —Butler guard Shelvin Mack says he will enter the NBA draft but will not hire an agent. The announcement came Tuesday morning in a statement issued by the school. Mack, a junior, says he wants to “explore” his opportunities so he can make an informed decision. The 6-foot-3 shooting was the Bulldogs’ second-leading scorer last season at 16.0 points and was named Most Outstanding Player in the Southeast Regional. He also led Butler in assists (131), was third in rebounds (4.5) and played in each of the last two national championship games. He is the second Butler player in [...]
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10 Charged in Toreros Point-shaving Case
Posted on 12 April 2011.
SAN DIEGO —A former University of San Diego star basketball player, another former player and a former assistant coach were charged with running a sports betting business to affect the outcome of games, federal authorities said Monday. The indictment names Brandon Johnson, the school’s all-time leading scorer who finished his college career last year, Thaddeus Brown, an assistant coach at the school in the 2006-07 season, and Brandon Dowdy, who played at USD in the 2006-07 season and at the University of California, Riverside, from 2008 to 2010. Seven other people were also charged. Authorities did not say how the [...]
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Baylor Freshman Star Jones Not Going Pro
Posted on 12 April 2011.
WACO, Texas —Baylor freshman standout Perry Jones is staying in school. Long expected to be the Bears’ first one-and-done player, Jones instead Monday said he was returning to Baylor for his sophomore season, even though he will have to sit out the first five games. He likely would have been one of the top picks in the NBA draft this summer. “I really believe that I can grow as a player and as a person if I stay one more year at Baylor University. This is a pretty tough decision,” said Jones, joined by his parents for the announcement. “It [...]
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UConn G Walker Expected to Enter Draft
Posted on 11 April 2011.
STORRS, Conn. —Connecticut has called a news conference for Tuesday with guard Kemba Walker, where it is expected the junior star will announce that he will enter the NBA draft. Walker, who led UConn to its third national championship, is projected as a first-round pick and coach Jim Calhoun has said he has advised Walker to forgo his senior season. But with a lockout looming, Walker has so far left his options open. “It would be a lot of fun if I came back,” he said last week. “These guys are my brothers and I love them. So, if I [...]
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