Hoops 24 7.com DePaul Lands Class Of 2011 Crete-Monee Star Jamie Crockett Of The Mac Irvin Fire The University Of Illinois Lands Class Of 2011 Chicago Orr Star Mycheal Henry Of The Mac Irvin Fire Purdue-Bound New Albany Star Donnie Hale Will Attend Bridgton Academy Next Year Of Ahead Of Joining Purdue's 2011 Recruiting Class Rick Ray Officially Takes Associate Head Coach Slot At Clemson University With Brad Brownell Head Coach Bo Ryan, Howard Moore And The University Of Wisconsin Add Class Of 2010 Mundelein Star Ben Brust To Their 2010 Recruiting Class JaJuan Johnson And E'Twaun Moore Both Withdraw Their Names From Consideration To The 2010 NBA Draft, And Will Return To Purdue For Their Senior Seasons Hoops Indiana Hoops Indiana Delivers all the latest basketball, and basketball recruiting news in the state of Indiana. Hoops 24 7 Former Cincinnati Star Lance Stephenson Arrested In Brooklyn University of Cincinnati product Lance Stephenson, a second-round choice of the Indiana Pacers in the June NBA Draft, was arrested Sunday for pushing his girlfriend down a flight of stairs, the New York Daily News reported......... Cincinnati Enquirer Brandon Knight Scores 31 Points In His University Of Kentucky Exhibition Debut As Wildcats Win 96-62 a player who can take a game by the throat and propel his team to victory Sunday night. With the University of Windsor stubbornly hanging around late in the first half, the freshman from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., took charge and led UK to a 95-62 victory in this exhibition series opener......... Lexington Herald-Leader Ninio Jackson Will Make An Unofficial Visit To Kansas For "Late Night In The Phog" Nino Jackson, a 6-foot-2, 175-pound junior basketball shooting guard from Ardmore (Okla.) High, will make an unofficial campus visit to Kansas University for the Oct. 15 Late Night in the Phog........ Lawrence Journal-World Freshman Joe Jackson Scores 28 Points As Memphis Rolls In Exhibition Opener In The Bahamas Freshman Joe Jackson led the way with 28 points as the University of Memphis basketball team opened its two-game exhibition tour Sunday with a 142-64 victory in the Bahamas over a team called the "Cyborts."......... Memphis Commercial Appeal Head Coach Tom Crean, And Indiana University Strike Again On The 2012 Recruiting Trail And Land Indianapolis Broad Ripple Star Ron "Buss" Patterson Head coach Tom Crean, and Indiana University have struck again on the 2012 recruiting trail, and have secured a verbal from highly touted Indianapolis Broad Ripple star Ron "Buss" Patterson of Indiana Elite. Patterson ranks as one of the top Class of 2012 basketball prospects in the country........Hoops Indiana Connecticut Granted A Delay In NCAA Probe UConn has asked for and received a two-week extension on the deadline for providing its response to the NCAA's notice of allegations. The school originally had until Aug. 20 to deliver its report but now that has been extended to September 3......... Connecticut Post Texas Basketball Coach Rick Barnes Says Sean Sutton's Coaching Career Is Not Over Sutton, a former Oklahoma State head coach, pleaded guilty Friday to four felony drug charges and will serve no prison time if he completes the requirements of a three-year deferred sentence. Sutton, who completed a 115-day stay at a Utah treatment center to combat an addiction to prescription medication, has said that he hopes to return to the coaching profession........ Tulsa World Myron Strong Dismissed From UTEP Basketball Team For Violation Of Policies Senior guard Myron Strong has been dismissed from the UTEP basketball team for violating university and athletic department policies. UTEP Associate Athletic Director for Media Relations Jeff Darby said the school would offer no further comment on Strong's dismissal...... El Paso Times Minnesota Reinstates Forward Trevor Mbakwe Gophers forward Trevor Mbakwe, who was suspended last season due to legal trouble, has been reinstated by Gophers athletic director Joel Maturi, according to a Thursday press release........ Minneapolis Star-Tribune 7'0" Class Of 2012 Star Peter Jurkin Of Indiana Elite Gives A Verbal Commitment To Play For Tom Crean, And Indiana University Head coach Tom Crean, and Indiana University have landed 7'0" center Peter Jurkin of Indiana Elite. Jurkin ranks as one of the top Class of 2012 basketball prospects on the circuit........Hoops Indiana Veteran Sherman Dillard Rounds Out The Coaching Staff At The University Of Iowa Sherman Dillard has recruited successfully in Iowa before. He talked Greg Lansing into leaving his $45,000 job as a counselor and boys' basketball coach at Des Moines Roosevelt to become a restricted earnings coach at Indiana State for $12,500 in 1995..........Des Moines Register Ohio State Star David Lighty Refracture Bone In His Left Foot The first time the bone broke in David Lighty's left foot, it could not have happened at a worse time. If it had to happen again, there might not have been a better time. Then again, finding a point guard to replace Evan Turner next season just became a little more difficult for the Ohio State basketball team.......... Columbus Dispatch New Recruit Colton Christian Is Eager To Play For John Beilein, And The University Of Michigan Colton Christian, Michigan's newest commitment, was first contacted by the Wolverines soon after the Final Four and gave his oral commitment to them five weeks later, following his visit to campus last weekend......... Detroit Free Press Jim Calhoun Will Be At UConn For The Long Haul Jim Calhoun's new contract is a complex, 19-page document that addresses everything from his most basic responsibilities as coach of the UConn men's basketball team to his future at the school once he is done on the bench........Hartford Courant Butler University Star Gordon Hayward Decides To Remain In The NBA Draft With coach Brad Stevens at his side, Hayward sat at a table and read a prepared statement saying he was staying in the NBA draft pool. He was gone after two seasons, leaving a Final Four behind and looking to a pro career ahead........Indianapolis Star