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Preseason story line No 13: Starting over.
Nobody inherited less to work with in terms of personnel than new Indiana coach Tom Crean. Seven players either transferred or were kicked off the team in the fallout following the messy resignation of Kelvin Sampson, who was pushed out in the middle of last season after making illegal [...]

Students accused of harassing basketball players. Three Qunnipiac University students have been arrested and dismissed from the school after an investigation into the racial harassment of three basketball players.
Police say 18-year-old Charles Merritt of Maine made threatening and harassing phone calls to the African-American players. Emily Loschiavo of Vermont and Courtney Stellway of New York, [...]

The Wildcats are loaded with talent and experience among the guards. All-Big East pick Scottie Reynolds is the leader. He led the Wildcats in scoring, ranking 10th in the Big East.
He also shot a sterling 38.3 percent from 3-point range, good for sixth in the conference. Reynolds can handle the ball, shoot from long range, [...]

Kelvin Sampson believes Indiana has it all wrong.
A day after the school accused Sampson and his staff of withholding information and concealing impermissible phone calls, the former Indiana coach rebutted those allegations Tuesday in a tersely worded one-paragraph statement sent out by his publicist, Matt Kramer.
“In no way did I ever hide or withhold information [...]

West Virginia basketball players Joe Mazzulla and Cam Thoroughman. Have pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a July scuffle with police at a Pittsburgh Pirates game.
The two were charged with disorderly conduct and public drunkenness Monday in Pittsburgh Municipal Court. Other charges were dropped. Each player was ordered to pay $222 in fines and court [...]

UAB impressive 2009 recruiting class just keeps getting better. Orlando (Fla.) Olympia guard Dexter Fields is headed to the Conference USA program.
The 6-foot-2 combo guard ended his recruitment on Tuesday night, according to his Florida Assault coach Diana Neal.
Dexter will be going to UAB next fall, Neal said.
Fields, a three-star prospect, joins DeMarcus Cousins, David [...]

The University of Missouri-Kansas City on Wednesday signed men basketball coach Matt Brown to a contract. Extension through the 2012-2013 season.
In his first season in Kansas City, Brown guided the Kangaroos to an 11-21 record, including a 6-12 mark in Summit League play.
Mike Brown is conducting his program in a first-class manner - in all [...]

UNLV backcourt doesnt take a back seat to any on the West Coast. They go at least four deep, with a probable three-guard starting lineup that includes returning starters Wink Adams and Rene Rougeau and Memphis transfer TreVon Willis.
Adams was a first-team All-Mountain West selection last season after leading the team in scoring and finishing [...]

Nevertheless, the Toppers arent taking the upcoming season. And the schedule lightly, with the release of their 2008-09 schedule, released today.
WKU will play 29 total games in the regular season before travelling to Hot Springs, Ark. for the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. If need be, it will play the opening round at a determined campus [...]

Syracuse guard Eric Devendorf has been given an additional year of athletic eligibility.
Devendorf, a key member of the basketball team who missed 25 of the Orange’s 35 games last season with a knee injury, has been granted a hardship waiver by the Big East Conference.
The school applied on Devendorf’s behalf after he suffered a torn [...]