NCAAB RUMORS AND NEWS

Larry Brown Sports "Memphis may have put together an admirable performance against the No. 3-ranked Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday, but there was still a stench radiating from the hallways inside their arena during the game. According to WREG News Channel 3, a security guard at the FedEx Forum..." December 16

News & Observer "N.C. State basketball coach Kevin Keatts has been given a new six-year contract through 2023-24 that will pay him $2.7 million a year, it was announced Friday. University athletics spokesman Fred Demarest said the contract, which gives Keatts a $400,000-a-year increase, was approved..." December 15

The Score "LaVar Ball is anticipating a lot of interest in his youngest son LaMelo at the college level. LaMelo, who re-enrolled in high school last month at Ohio's SPIRE Institute, has expressed interest in playing for a major program like North Carolina, Duke, Kentucky, Kansas, or Michigan..." December 14

TMZ "Shareef O'Neal is out of heart surgery -- and he's already thinking about his return to the basketball court!  The UCLA basketball star went under the knife early Thursday morning to correct an irregularity that team doctors had spotted during a routine check-up earlier..." December 14

TMZ "Shareef O'Neal is currently undergoing heart surgery to correct an irregularity that forced the UCLA basketball star to miss the 2018 season ... TMZ Sports has learned.  We broke the story ... Shaq's 18-year-old son -- one of the top college freshmen in the country --..." December 13

SI "Villanova freshman point guard Jahvon Quinerly apologized for a social media post after the team's 78–75 loss to Penn on Tuesday. Quinerly played one minute in the loss. After the game, Quinerly posted to Instagram stories on the account..." December 13

12 Up "After a horrible loss to unranked Penn (yes, Penn) on Tuesday night, the embarrassments only got worse for Jay Wright and Co.  Remember the name Jahvon Quinerly? Sure you do. The former 5-star recruit out of the 2018 class had a boatload of offers, and was originally..." December 12

Sporting News "Kentucky sophomore guard Quade Green, a former five-star recruit who has played in 43 games over parts of two seasons, is transferring, the university announced Wednesday.   "This was a difficult decision and one I didn't take lightly," Green said..." December 12