Monday, May 21st, 2012

KU’s junior guard, Tyshawn Taylor has just been suspended indefinitely for violating team rules, according to coach Bill Self.
“Although we are disappointed in Tyshawn, he will remain a member of our team and practice with our team until he is reinstated for competition,” Self said in a statement.
The loss of Taylor comes at [...]

This is exactly what Nebraska would like to do to all of its conference opponents, but for now, they’ll settle with handing No. 2 Texas just their 4th loss in 27 games in Lincoln.  Nebraska is on its way out of the Big 12 and would like nothing more than to leave the league with [...]

While No. 13 UConn lagged Friday night, the No. 16 Louisville Cardinals surged.  Led by Peyton Siva’s 15 points and freshman Gorgui Dieng’s double double of 13 points and 12 rebounds, Louisville beat UConn 71-58.  The AP reports:
The Cardinals (20-7, 9-5 Big East) bounced back from a loss at Cincinnati on Wednesday by harassing UConn [...]

It’s coming down to do or die time in the NCAA.  It won’t be long before league tournaments are here and we’re all in a scramble to fill out our brackets.  Tuesday showcased the usual suspects on their way to a spot in the NCAA Tournament.  Missouri, no doubt, holds onto their spot at #20 [...]

As much as it pains this good Missouri boy to write this, the #2 ranked Kansas Jayhawks handed it to the #19 Missouri Tigers tonight on Big Monday.  After a close first half, the game got away from MU and ended in a bit of a laugher.  And right now the entire college basketball world [...]

Sure it was only warm-ups, but you just don’t see this stuff very often.  At best, it’s that once-in-a-lifetime shot for a million bucks during some goofy half-time promotion.  Sullinger, however, makes it look a lot more like skill…if that’s possible.  He’s used to shooting deep, according to The Big Lead.  Except for the shooting [...]

Who says the NCAA doesn’t have standards?  Proving that academics does still hold some value in college, the association has declared top University of Missouri recruiting prospect Tony Mitchell ineligible.  According to Sports Illustrated:
The 6-foot-8 forward from Dallas was considered one of the top high school prospects in the nation after averaging 20.5 points [...]

In the heat of the moment, coaches say all kinds of things to their players.  And when you’re a coach like the University of Kentucky’s basketball coach, John Calipari, you’re even more likely to tip the vessel of profanity laced tirades.
According to several sources including Sports Enterprise Columnist, Dan Wolken, Coach Calipari called freshman Terrance [...]

Fredette scored 47 points and Jackson Emery set the BYU steals record as the Cougars hammered the Utah Utes 104-79.  BYU (17-1 and #11 in the AP) has now won eight of its last nine against Utah.  According to ESPN:
The Utes (7-10, 0-3) came out determined to match BYU’s intensity, and led 15-10 and 23-19.
Then [...]

It took weeks and months but the NCAA finally ruled today that Turkish center Enes Kanter will not be eligible to play for the Kentucky Wildcats for accepting $33,000 in cash for playing for a professional team in Turkey during the 2008/9 season.
“Enes took advantage of an opportunity to play at the highest level available [...]