NCAAB RUMORS AND NEWS

CBS Sports "A plethora of top-tier college basketball players with NBA aspirations opted to withdraw from draft consideration last weekend in favor of returning to their schools for at least another season.  Those decisions will inevitably work out better for some than others...." August 07

TMZ "Ex-Florida State basketball player Michael Ojo -- a fan favorite from 2012-17 -- has died after suffering a heart attack during a workout in Serbia. He was only 27 years old. The 7'1", 310-lb center was practicing Friday with Serbian pro basketball team..." August 07

CBS Sports "Texas Tech has fired women's basketball coach Marlene Stollings following allegations of abuse and creating a toxic team environment within the program. According to USA Today, Athletic director Kirby Hocutt told the players in a text message that the change was going to be..." August 07

Draftkings Nation "The Howard Bison were an afterthought in one of the worst conferences in college basketball during the 2019-20 season. But that might not be the case for much longer as the historically black college now has two major feathers in their cap with the addition of Purdue senior..." August 07

The Spun "College basketball was the first major sport to be affected by COVID-19, as the NCAA Tournament was canceled right before Selection Sunday. The hope was that college hoops would be back without any hiccups next season, but that might not be possible. Five months have passed since the..." August 06

CBS Sports "It's late afternoon on an early August Tuesday and Evon Burroughs is on patrol. The police scanner crackles to life in the background. The 40-year-old is in the Special Operations Unit for the Boston PD, where he's been an officer for 16 years. Burroughs works in tactical, meaning when..." August 05

USA Today "A group of professors in the University of Kentucky’s African American and Africana Studies Program has resurrected the debate over Adolph Rupp in the basketball-crazed Bluegrass State once again. They argue Rupp’s name has come to stand for racial exclusivity..." August 05

Boston "Bill Russell added his name to a newly-implemented rule by the West Coast Conference that will help to promote more diversity in college athletic department hirings. The “Russell Rule,” the first of its kind to be adopted by a Division I conference, stipulates that each..." August 04

Rocky Top Talk "As expected, Yves Pons is set to return to Tennessee for his final season in Knoxville. Sean Farnham broke the news this afternoon, reporting that Pons has withdrawn his name from the 2020 NBA Draft. Pons declared for the draft back in April, doing exactly..." August 04

Hoops Rumors "Alabama wing John Petty has elected to return to school for his senior year after testing the draft waters, reports Cecil Hurt of The Tuscaloosa News (Twitter link). Petty, who declared for the draft as an early entrant this spring, averaged 14.5 PPG, 6.6 RPG, and 2.5 APG..." August 03

College Basketball Talk "Baylor got some huge news on Monday as potential All-American Jared Butler announced that he will be returning to school for his junior season, joining MaCio Teague is pulling his name out of the 2020 NBA Draft to get the band back together. Butler was Baylor’s leading scorer a..." August 03

ESPN "Bill Russell, the 11-time NBA champion with the Boston Celtics, has endorsed a measure that will make the West Coast Conference the first Division I league to require all schools to include a minority finalist for job openings in athletics, the league announced Monday. Backed by..." August 03

The Score "Arizona State star Remy Martin is withdrawing from the NBA draft and returning to school for his senior season, the Sun Devils announced Sunday. Martin has made an instant impact since arriving in Tempe. He was named the Pac-12 Sixth Man of the Year during his freshman season and..." August 03