NCAA Basketball News

Though reports about this crop's weakness are premature -- it is impossible to know just how good or bad a draft is until years after it's completed -- two things are clear: There is no can't-miss superstar at the top and there are few certainties anywhere.

Gators senior forward Will Yegute underwent arthroscopic surgery Wednesday to remove damaged tissue in his right knee, the school announced.

It turns out the big man on Colorado State's campus was also a big-time sensation at the NBA scouting combine.

Glen Rice Jr. is quite familiar with this concept. His father, Glen Rice, was a high-scoring forward for 15 NBA seasons and was the fourth overall pick in the 1989 draft by the Miami Heat.

Though it's a bit earlier than most people expected, the 2012-2013 season is officially in the books for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Max Scherzer gave up just two hits and retired the last 22 batters he faced as the Tigers beat the... Whom could Pistons take with 8th pick in NBA draft...: Free Press columnist Drew Sharp and Pistons beat writer Vince Ellis analyze the Pistons draft lottery.

The last outstanding piece of Duke's 2013-14 roster was settled Monday, when Memphis transfer Tarik Black chose to take his services to Kansas next year instead of Duke and Oregon.

The lottery was created to help the poor get rich, or at least respectable. It was the Robin Hood of competitive sports drafting systems.

CHARLOTTE BOBCATS owner Michael Jordan is changing his team's name to the Hornets, said a person familiar with the situation.

In the last three years and five of the last six, the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft has been a player who declared after only one year of college basketball .

A 6-4 guard from Tampa, Fla., Mackey will sit out the 2013-14 season to fulfill NCAA transfer requirements and be eligible to play for the Ospreys in 2014-15 as a junior.

Memphis power forward Tarik Black will transfer to Kansas and will be eligible to play for the Jayhawks for the 2013-14 season.

Kentucky forward Nerlens Noel celebrates after scoring against Vanderbilt forward Rod Odom in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Jan.

His name is Calbert Cheaney, and he's only the school's - and Big Ten's - all-time scoring leader.

The feared tornadoes didn’t come Sunday evening. But the heavy winds, which split trees and downed power lines on both sides of the state line, sure did.

Canadian Myck Kabongo is the seemingly typical 6'2 180 lb college point guard. Small, quick and likely destined to be a second round draft pick despite his skill level.

Vander Blue has watched his friend and mentor Wesley Matthews beat the odds to succeed in the NBA, gaining a starting role with the Portland Trail Blazers.

But that doesn't mean all the uncertainty surrounding the franchise disappeared when Vivek Ranadive and his ownership group agreed to purchase a controlling interest in the team last week.

St. Joseph's coach Phil Martelli recently ran into a longtime acquaintance, a businessman.

The New Zealand Beakers will be hoping their pursuit of Sydney Kings power forward Darnell Lazare is more successful than their bid to lure Kiwi college star Isaac Fotu back from the University of Hawaii.