Doctors amputated the left leg of Northern State coach Don Meyer below the knee Friday morning.
College basketball newsDoctors amputated the left leg of Northern State coach Don Meyer below the knee Friday morning. And now they will decide on a course to treat his cancer. Meyer and his family were told the surgery went well, and its possible the second-winningest coach in mens college basketball to Bob Knight could be on the [...]
Southern California sophomore guard Marcus Simmons will miss 8-to-12 weeks.
College basketball newsSouthern California sophomore guard Marcus Simmons will miss 8-to-12 weeks. After having surgery to remove additional bone growth in his left leg due to complications from an ankle injury last season. Simmons was limited to 15 games last season after sustaining a high ankle sprain on the first day of practice. He averaged 0.5 points [...]
The loss of four-year starter Cliff Hammonds leaves the Tigers without their offensive catalyst.
College basketball newsThe loss of four-year starter Cliff Hammonds leaves the Tigers without their offensive catalyst. The Tigers ran a good bit of their plays through Hammonds, who was the best decision-maker and passer on the team. Much of that responsibility now will fall on promising sophomore Demontez Stitt. A speedy point guard whose strength is attacking [...]
Northern State basketball coach Don Meyer was diagnosed with cancer on Friday.
College basketball newsNorthern State basketball coach Don Meyer was diagnosed with cancer on Friday. According to a report from the Sioux Falls Argus Leader. Meyer has 891 career wins as a coach over 36 seasons, trailing only Bobby Knight on the all-time list by 11. The 63-year-old Meyer was seriously injured in a car accident last Friday, [...]
Northern State Don Meyer, tops on the NCAA win list among active men basketball coaches.
College basketball newsNorthern State Don Meyer, tops on the NCAA win list among active men basketball coaches. Learned Friday he has cancer following his release from intensive care after a car accident. Meyer hopes to return this season, although athletic director Bob Olson said it’s too early to tell how long recovery will take. He stressed the [...]
Veteran shooting guard A D Vassallo quietly emerged as one of the top players in the ACC last season.
College basketball newsVeteran shooting guard A D Vassallo quietly emerged as one of the top players in the ACC last season. A good 3-point shooter who also likes to take a lot of mid-range jumpers, Vassallo scored in double-figures in all but two games. Vassallo will be expected to carry much of the scoring load again, and [...]
This could be the season of the junior college transfer.
College basketball newsThis could be the season of the junior college transfer. Two of the biggest and most tradition-rich programs in college basketball, Kansas and Kentucky, are welcoming recruiting classes that feature two junior college transfers apiece. So is talent-laden Oklahoma, which will be among the favorites in the Big 12. Tennessee, which will be favored in [...]
After hitting rock bottom, Colorado State is counting on Tim Miles to bring the program back to respectability.
College basketball newsAfter hitting rock bottom, Colorado State is counting on Tim Miles to bring the program back to respectability. Miles had one year added on to his original five-year contract, the school announced on Wednesday. Financial terms were not disclosed for the extension, which pushes Miles contract through the 2012-13 season. Miles, 42, inherited a tough [...]
A Seton Hall basketball recruit who was declared ineligible to play has sued the Big East Conference and the NCAA.
College basketball newsA Seton Hall basketball recruit who was declared ineligible to play has sued the Big East Conference and the NCAA. Michael Glover enrolled at Seton Hall in 2007, but was ruled ineligible that fall after the NCAA invalidated his entire senior year transcript from American Christian Academy in Pennsylvania. Glover, a 6-foot-6 forward from the [...]
UCF Basketball will definitely be tested early in Conference USA.
College basketball newsUCF Basketball will definitely be tested early in Conference USA. Kirk Speraw and the Knights will open their league schedule with a visit from NCAA Championship runner-up Memphis on Saturday, January 10, 2009. It will be the first time UCF hosts Memphis in the new UCF Arena. The Tigers first and last visit to Orlando [...]
