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Daniel West still has some work to do before the competition for the starting point guard position on the University of Tennessee basketball team officially begins this fall.

The facts surrounding the future success of the University of Tennessee basketball team aren't lost on forward Wayne Chism.

When Doneal Mack signed with the University of Memphis late in the summer of 2006, Rivals.com wrote that his addition rescued an "average recruiting year" for the Tigers and gave them the 23rd-best incoming ...

Thousands flee South Africa violence The spate of violent attacks targeting foreigners in South Africa has caused an estimated 13,000 people to flee their homes to police stations and other havens, local Red ...

First we learn that Chris Lofton has been quietly fighting cancer while he's been battling out on the basketball court. via WBIR-TV

“The odds against any single individual playing professional basketball are overwhelming”

After a season during which Tennessee lost a basketball scholarship for poor academic performance, coach Bruce Pearl on Thursday called for changes to NCAA rules that penalize schools when players turn pro ... via The Leaf-Chronicle

The recommendation means more than the stats when it comes to new Tennessee basketball signee Bobby Maze. via Memphis Commercial Appeal

Andy Katz is a senior college basketball writer for ESPN.com. He started working for ESPN.com in 1998, leaving a 10-year newspaper career in 1999 to join ESPN.com full-time. In addition to covering college ... via ESPN

"Bobby was the best point guard in all of junior college this year," said Pearl, who has led the Vols to a 77-24 record in three seasons. via Chattanoogan.com

Junior college point guard Bobby Maze has signed a letter of intent to play at Tennessee. via The Tennessean

Well, so much for a quite offseason. Things are rarely dull around the Tennessee basketball program. via Rivals.com

“I am disappointed to announce that neither Duke Crews nor Ramar Smith will be a part of the 2008-09 University of Tennessee basketball program”

Violations of the University of Tennessee's substance-abuse and academic shortcomings allegedly led to the dismals of Tennessee sophomore forward Duke Crews and sophomore point guard Ramar Smith from the ... via The Seymour Herald

“I am disappointed to announce that neither Duke Crews nor Ramar Smith will be a part of the 2008-09 University of Tennessee basketball program”

Duke Crews and Ramar Smith have been removed from the UT Vols Men's basketball team. via WVLT-TV Knoxville

LSU sophomore quarterback Ryan Perrilloux , a fill-in starter who was MVP in the SEC title game victory over Tennessee, was kicked off the team Friday by coach Les Miles . via Hartford Courant

“They did a lot of positive things in two years, but we have very high expectations for our student-athletes on and off the court”

' Sophomore forward Duke Crews and sophomore point guard Ramar Smith will not return to the University of Tennessee men's basketball team, coach Bruce Pearl said Friday. via Chattanooga Times Free Press

Tennessee star T. Smith to remain in school another year Tennessee standout Tyler Smith will pass on the opportunity to enter the NBA Draft and instead remain in school, a source told CBSSports.com on ... via CBS SportsLine.com

“But we weren't playing our best basketball at the end of the season and that caught up with us. We weren't getting good point guard play and that caught us with us. But through the regular season we had the best season in college basketball going.”

University of Tennessee basketball coach Bruce Pearl, who guided the Volunteers to a No. via Daily Citizen

“I punched the bag, jumped the rope, but I wasn't getting into the ring”

Chris Douglas-Roberts might be Memphis' most important player in title game. SAN ANTONIO - Memphis coach John Calipari had no idea who Chris Douglas-Roberts was when he went to watch the Detroit product play on ... via New York Daily News

It must be time to purchase a new television. The reception was fine Thursday night, but there was a big problem: That was not Tennessee playing Louisville in the Sweet 16. via The Tennessean

“Oh, they all have their own personalities and their own deals. But they are great friends, and they are great teammates. They're close”

Sometimes it's hard for Tennessee play-by-play announcer Bob Kesling to tell which of the team's three Smiths has just made a play. via CBS SportsLine