NCAA Basketball Players News

Forward Bryan Bouchie will transfer from Valparaiso to Evansville and have three years of eligibility with the Purple Aces starting in the 2009-10 season.

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It's been a constant source of debate in Miami for weeks. Whom will the Heat pick in the NBA draft? Kansas State forward Michael Beasley or Memphis point guard Derrick Rose? Odds are, they won't get a shot at ...

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The Marlins and free-agent outfielder Jacques Jones have agreed to terms on a contract for the rest of the season.

Jones, who last week was placed on waivers by the Tigers, will spend a few days in Jupiter with the extended spring training club before joining the Marlins. No official word from the Marlins on when he'll join the club, but Jones could be in uniform before this weekend's home series against the Giants.

With no timetable for left fielder Josh Willingham's return from back trouble, Jones will provide another veteran bat off the bench. The left-handed hitting Jones can play all three outfield positions. He could see time in center against right-handers as well.

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Even though Fred Hoiberg's playing career was cut short when he had to have open-heart surgery to correct a life-threatening abnormality in 2005, he still considers himself a lucky man.

"I feel that I'm lucky to be alive right now, to be honest with you," the Minnesota Timberwolves assistant GM said. "I was very lucky to find out about my heart condition when I did. So yeah, when you look at it that way, I feel like I'm a very lucky person."

That said, the chronically unlucky Timberwolves aren't taking any chances with Tuesday night's NBA draft lottery.

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Lucky Lefty and Larry Legend are the latest characters looking for a big score in New Jersey.

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Iowa State forward Wesley Johnson is planning to transfer. A member of Johnson's family told Iowa State coach Greg McDermott of his plans last Thursday night.

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Iowa State basketball player Lucca Staiger will return to Germany this summer to play basketball.

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BY RANDY PETERSON randypeterson@dmreg.com Posted at 07:57 on 05/19/2008 Former Iowa basketball star Tony Freeman will continue his career at Southern Illinois, according to a story in today's Southern ... via Indianola Record-Herald

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“They had (Arthur) shooting baskets when he was supposed to be in my class. "But kids are going to do whatever the adults allow them to do. If you give them something, they're going to take it.”

It was that kind of day in the furor surrounding Arthur and what went on -- or didn't go on -- while he attended Dallas' South Oak Cliff High. via Kansas.com

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Police say a University of Akron basketball player shot at officers during a foot chase that followed a traffic stop. via WBNS-TV Columbus

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