Duke star Singler has knee surgery (AP)

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:03:22 PDT

 Duke senior Kyle Singler is recovering from knee surgery. The school said last season's most outstanding player at the Final Four had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Friday afternoon at the Duke University Medical Center. He is expected to recover in time for the start of preseason practice Oct. 

 Michigan State G Lucious pleads guilty (AP)

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:27:02 PDT

 Michigan State junior guard Korie Lucious has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor reckless driving. The plea was entered Thursday and sentencing was set for Dec. 20. The 20-year-old Lucious originally had been charged with operating while intoxicated after he was pulled over early Monday near the campus in East Lansing. 

 SEC taking 3 more tourneys to Nashville (AP)

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:22:31 PDT

 The Southeastern Conference has agreed to bring the men's basketball tournament to Nashville three more times this decade, making Music City home to four events through 2019. The league announced the multi-year agreement Friday. The SEC men's tournament already had been scheduled to be played at Bridgestone Arena in 2013, and now the event will be in Nashville in 2015, 2016 and 2019. 

 UConn given more time to answer NCAA (AP)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:48:46 PDT

 The NCAA is giving Connecticut another week to respond to allegations that the school's basketball program committed eight major rules violations. The university was expected to respond by Aug. 20, but that deadline was moved last month to Sept. 3 based on requests by the coaches cited in the allegations. 

 Top Missouri recruit won't start season (AP)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:09:52 PDT

 A highly regarded basketball recruit will not start the season for the Missouri Tigers. Tony Mitchell has not enrolled at the university for academic reasons and is currently ineligible to play basketball. Coach Mike Anderson says in a statement that he is hopeful Mitchell can join the program in the spring semester. 

 UConn adds Giffey after Majok withdraws (AP)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:58:51 PDT

 Connecticut has added a 19-year-old swingman from Germany a day after announcing that sophomore forward Ater Majok withdrew from school. Niels Giffey will take Majok's spot on the roster, giving the Huskies six freshmen for the upcoming season. The 6-foot-7 Giffey joins guards Shabazz Napier and Jeremy Lamb, along with forwards Roscoe Smith, Tyler Olander and Michael Bradley as newcomers to the... 

 BYU going from MWC to WCC in hoops (AP)

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:18:57 PDT

 BYU is perfectly happy with "Plan B." Two weeks after BYU's original intention to go independent in football collapsed in a matter of hours, athletic director Tom Holmoe made the announcement Wednesday that has been haunting him for much of the last month: The Cougars are going solo in football, accepting the many risks with the hopes of greater rewards.