It has been reported by Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports that Delaware has fired head men's basketball coach Monte Ross.
The 45-year old had a 10 year run at the school, going 132-184 in his tenure.
Deleware went to the NCAA Tournament in 2014 under his watch, but have gone 17-43 in the two years since, and were 2-16 in Colonial conference play this year.
Western Kentucky announced on Thursday that Ray Harper has resigned as head coach of the men's basketball team, effective immediately.
The announcment comes hours after Fredrick Edmond, Marlon Hunter, and Chris McNeal were suspended by the school's disciplinary committee. Specifics were not given as athletic director Todd Stewart said federal privacy law prevented the school from commenting on specific disciplinary cases.
Harper took over towards the beginning of conference play during the 2011-12 season following the firing of Ken McDonald.
He led the team to the NCAA Tournament that season and three seasons of 20 or more wins after that before an 18-16 record this year.
Illinois guard Kendrick Nunn became the fourth Illinois player to be arrested since August after allegedly struck a woman in his apartment on Wednesday.
His arrest also makes him the third member of the team to be arrested since February. Jaylon Tate was arrested a week ago for misdemeanor domestic battery while Leron Black could face felony charges for allegedly brandishing a knife in a club in February.
Darius Paul was kicked off the team prior to the season after he was arrested for public intoxication during the team's offseason trip to France.
Two weeks ago, new athletic Josh Whitman gave head coach John Groce a vote of confidence despite the team's losing record this year.
Butler's live bulldog mascot, Butler Blue III, was not allowed into PNC Arena to witness the team's 71-61 win over Texas Tech.
The NCAA's rules for the tournament prohibit live animal mascots, though the bulldog dad make the trip with the team and was at the team hotel.
To prove that Butler Blue III was doing his part to help the team, the mascot made a video of himself working out in the hotel's fitness center.
Oregon will have forward Chris Boucher for a sixth year in 2016-17 after the NCAA decided on Wednesday to grant him another year of eligibility.
The Oregon forward did not begin playing organized basketball until he was 19 years old, a full year after he graduated high school. He played at a prep school and two JUCO colleges before playing for Oregon this year with senior status.
“Chris is a tremendous young man, and we’re very excited to have him back with us for another year,” head coach Dana Altman said in a release. “He has done everything we’ve asked of him, has been great to work with and I’m glad he will have the opportunity to continue to develop as a player as well as finish his degree.”
Boucher is averaging 12.1 points, 7.6 boards and 3.1 blocks per game this season.
Oregon is set to face Holy Cross in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday.
The CSU Bakersfield team was able to make it to Tulsa for their upcoming NCAA Tournament game against Oklahoma on Friday, but not before the plane they were on needed to take an emergency landing.
According to a McCarran International Airport spokesperson, their plane landed 30 minutes after takeoff to aid someone on the flight that had no relationship with the basketball team.
The school did send a tweet after the incident that the team made it to Tulsa safely.
After an 89-153 record in eight years as the head coach at Jacksonville State, James Green and the school have mutually decided to part ways.
The team went 8-23 this season and had a record above .500 just once in his eight year tenure. Green was previously the head coach at Southern Mississippi and Mississippi Valley State.
“We will begin a national search immediately for a replacement,” Jacksonville State President Dr. John M. Beehler. “We will look for someone to lead our program who will have the Gamecocks competing for conference championships and advancing to the postseason on a regular basis. We continue to value student-success academically and as citizens in our community.”
California point guard Tyrone Wallace's status for the team's NCAA Tournament game against Hawaii is uncertain after he injured his non-shooting right hand in practice on Wednesday.
A school spokesperson said the senior will be evaluated further on Thursday and more information will be known at that time.
ESPN confirmed that Wallace does have a fractured hand and that his status for the NCAA Tournament game is uncertain.
Wallace missed five games earlier this year after breaking his right handand leads the team in scoring with 15.3 points per game to go with 4.4 assists and 5.4 rebounds per game.
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