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Jordan Crawford, Dominique Jones and Darington Hobson Staying in NBA Draft; Jimmer Fredette Was Hurt and Kenneth Faried Will Stay In School

as Ive done all week Jordan Crawford declares for NBA draft | Detroit Free PressNow Jordan Crawford has a chance to dunk on LeBron James again. The Xavier sophomore star has decided to enter the NBA draft and hire an agent. Crawford averaged 20.5 points and led the Atlantic 10 in scoring last year. He [...]

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Xavier’s Crawford headed to NBA draft

Xaviers Jordan Crawford has decided to enter the NBA draft. The Atlantic 10s leading scorer has hired agent Mark Bartelstein, the school announced Friday night. He had until May 8 to decide whether to return to Xavier for his junior season or make himself a candidate for the June 24 draft. Crawford played one season [...]

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Butler looks toward season without Hayward

Gordon Hayward has made it official – he is staying in the NBA draft. And Butler can start looking toward next season. Moments after Hayward announced the worst-kept secret in Indianapolis at Hinkle Fieldhouse, coach Brad Stevens took questions about how the Bulldogs will fill the void left by Hayward. It wont be easy. Hayward [...]

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UConn says it has new contract with Calhoun

The University of Connecticut says it has a new contract with basketball coach Jim Calhoun. The 67-year-old Hall of Famer has won two national championships at Connecticut and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005. Several off-the-court issues had prompted questions about Calhouns future last year, and questions were raised again after [...]

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UTEP forward Arnett Moultrie departs

Arnett Moultrie wont be returning to Texas-El Paso for his junior season. Miners coach Tim Floyd says he and Moultrie “have arrived at a mutual understanding where it would be best for him to continue his career elsewhere.” In a statement issued Thursday, Floyd says he wishes him well and thanked him “for his contributions [...]

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Mike Rice introduced as Rutgers new hoops coach

Former Robert Morris coach Mike Rice has been introduced as Rutgers new mens basketball coach. Athletic director Tim Pernetti made the announcement Thursday, saying Rice was given a five-year contract with an average salary of $650,000. Rice led Robert Morris to two straight NCAA tournament appearances. Rutgers has not made the NCAA tournament since 1991. [...]

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