NCAA Basketball
« Previous EntriesBrandon Jennings Made The Right Choice
Friday, July 11th, 2008Brandon Jennings says who needs the NCAA? He certainly doesn’t, as he has hired a lawyer to handle among other things, issuing the following statement on Jennings’ behalf.
“Over the course of the last two months I have consulted a number of people in basketball before coming to this decision,” Jennings said through his [...]
Memphis Tigers Basketball News
Thursday, July 10th, 2008From Gary Parrish at CBSSportsLine.com we hear that Tiger recruit Tyreke Evans has not been playing in the LeBron James Skills Academy. He hurt his ankle at the Paul Pierce Camp and is on the mend.
According to ESPN’s Andy Katz, Doneal Mack, who transferred from Memphis to the University of New Orleans last week, is [...]
University of Memphis Lands Nolan Dennis
Friday, July 4th, 2008Rivals.com reported late yesterday that 4-star guard Nolan Dennis from Richland Hills, TX has committed to the University of Memphis. Dennis, 6-5 and 180 pounds, chose Memphis over Baylor, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, North Carolina, Texas, Texas A&M and UCLA.
Rivals reported earlier Thursday that Dennis was set to make his announcement at any time. Rivals listed [...]
Lauren Avant: Lady Vol in Waiting
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008Lauren Avant, considered by most to be the top player in the class of 2010, verbally committed to play basketball at the University of Tennessee two years ago.
Avant drew national attention when she committed to Tennessee as a 14-year-old. Avant is one of several high-school underclassmen featured in a Time magazine article about the [...]
Memphis Tigers Sign Roburt Sallie; Dozier Returns For Senior Season
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008Dan Wolken of The Commercial Appeal wrote this article - I’m merely sharing it and in no way am I to be confused as the author of this post. Visit The Memphis Edge to see more of Dan’s article’s covering the Tigers basketball program.
First, forward Robert Dozier announced he would pull out of the NBA [...]
Tennessee Vols Basketball Recruiting News
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008Tennessee Recruit McDonald Choose Tar Heels Over Vols, Others.
The University of Tennessee basketball program got some good news and some bad news over the past week regarding their 2009 recruiting efforts.
Leslie McDonald, a 6-5 shooting guard from Memphis, announced he will attend North Carolina, choosing the Tar Heels over Duke, Tennessee, Memphis, [...]
Southeastern Conference News
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008All Sources from The Commercial Appeal
Ole Miss Football Program Has Multiple Departures
Twenty-one players quit from former Ole Miss football coach Ed Orgeron’s last two recruiting classes in 2005 and ‘06.
All those players not graduating should begin to wreck havoc on Ole Miss’ Academic Progress Rate a year or two down the line, possibly causing scholarship [...]
Doneal Mack Will Transfer From Memphis
Monday, June 16th, 2008Doneal Mack, a backup shooting guard for John Calipari’s Memphis Tigers, has decided to transfer from the University of Memphis, claiming a lack of playing time as his reason.
According to Dan Wolken of the Commercial Appeal, Mack’s father, Greg Mack was quoted as saying, “You were at the games; you know (the playing [...]
Memphis Tigers Hire New Basketball Assistants
Friday, June 13th, 2008The University of Memphis’ basketball program’s recent success garnered attention for coaching vacancies around the country.
Former Tiger assistant Chuck Martin was hired as the head coach at Marist on April 17 and Derek Kellogg became the head coach at the University of Massachusetts on April 23, leaving two vacancies on John Calipari’s staff.
Let’s [...]


























