Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Men's Hoops NewsLatest news and information about the NCAA Men's Hoops.IU: Sampson should not have been hired (AP)- June 30, 2008 Indiana University's president told the NCAA infractions committee that the hiring of ousted basketball coach Kelvin Sampson was "a risk that should not have been taken." President Michael McRobbie told the committee during a private session on June 14 that Sampson had betrayed the school's trust in violating NCAA regulations on telephone calls to recruits.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/ncaab/SIG=12gf3k6e3/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/new... Ex-Texas Tech coach Robison dies at 96 (AP)- June 28, 2008 Polk Robison, whose success as Texas Tech's basketball coach helped the school break into the Southwest Conference in 1956, has died. He was 96. Robison died early Friday, university spokesman Chris Cook said. Robison coached Texas Tech from 1942 to 1961 and was its athletic director from 1961 to 1969.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/ncaab/SIG=12d3t0mvn/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/new... Davidson's McKillop gets 3-yr. extension (AP)- June 28, 2008 When Davidson coach Bob McKillop signed a contract extension a year ago, there was no announcement, no news conference, no publicity. On Saturday, a conference room was crammed with television cameras and reporters as Davidson announced a three-year extension, one that will keep McKillop at the tiny liberal arts school through at least the 2015-16 season.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/ncaab/SIG=12ik7tc9r/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/new... Humphrey kicked off Georgia after arrest (AP)- June 27, 2008 Georgia coach Dennis Felton has dismissed Billy Humphrey from the team following Humphrey's third arrest in less than a year. The 20-year-old Humphrey was charged with DUI, failure to maintain his lane and the underage purchase of alcohol and taken to the Gwinnett County jail early Tuesday. Felton announced Friday that Humphrey, a rising senior who was the team's second-leading scorer last season,...http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/ncaab/SIG=12hdnv95e/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/new... Ohio introduces Groce as new coach (AP)- June 27, 2008 Ohio University has hired Ohio State assistant John Groce as its men's basketball coach. The 36-year-old Groce was introduced at a news conference Friday. He had been the top assistant under Ohio State coach Thad Matta for the past four years. He also worked under Matta at Xavier University and at Butler University.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/ncaab/SIG=12bgsuic3/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/new... Indiana AD to resign amid new probe (AP)- June 26, 2008 Indiana athletic director Rick Greenspan will resign at the end of December amid new NCAA allegations that the school failed to monitor the men's basketball team. The NCAA initially alleged former basketball coach Kelvin Sampson committed five major recruiting violations during his 1 12 years at the school but dropped one of the charges before school officials testified in front of the NCAA...http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/ncaab/SIG=12ilgpmhk/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/new... |