April 2014 Basketball Wiretap

South Florida Hires Orlando Antigua Of Kentucky As Head Coach

Mar 31, 2014 1:35 PM

Orlando Antigua has accepted the head coaching position at South Florida.

Antigua is an assistant coach at Kentucky.

Antigua played collegiately at Pittsburgh and joined John Calipari's coaching staff at Memphis in 2008.

Jon Rothstein/CBS Sports

Tags: South Florida Bulls, Kentucky Wildcats, NCAA, NCAA Misc Rumor

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Jordan Clarkson Leaves Missouri For Draft

Mar 31, 2014 12:10 PM

Jordan Clarkson has decided to leave Missouri for the 2014 NBA Draft.

Clarkson averaged 17.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game this season as a junior after transferring from Tulsa.

Clarkson is expected to be a late first round pick as a big, athletic guard capable of playing both shooting guard and point.

Jeff Goodman/ESPN

Tags: Jordan Clarkson, Missouri Tigers, NCAA, NBA, NBA NBA Draft, NBA Draft General, NCAA Misc Rumor

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Mike Montgomery Leaning Toward Retirement

Mar 30, 2014 6:45 PM

Mike Montgomery is considering retiring from coaching. Multiple sources said Montgomery had been leaning toward retirement as late as last week.

Sources told ESPN.com that Cal has sought out the help of a search firm and has investigated the possibility of successors in light of the Final Four coming up this week in Arlington, Texas, where coaches will congregate.

Montgomery previously coached at Stanford and in the NBA with the Golden State Warriors.

Andy Katz/ESPN

Tags: California Golden Bears, NCAA, NCAA Misc Rumor

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Walter McCarthy Interested In Boston College Job

Mar 30, 2014 12:30 PM

Walter McCarthy is interested in the Boston College coaching job.

McCarthy is considered an intriguing candidate due to the potential he has in recruiting in the Boston area.

McCarthy is currently an assistant coach with the Boston Celtics.

Gary Washburn/Boston Globe

Tags: Boston Celtics, Boston College Eagles, NCAA, NBA, NCAA Misc Rumor

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Anthony Lee To Transfer To Ohio State

Mar 29, 2014 5:49 PM

Anthony Lee will transfer from Temple to Ohio State.

Lee will be able to play immediate as a graduate transfer.

Lee averaged 13.6 points and 8.6 rebounds per game for Temple last season.

Jeff Goodman/ESPN

Tags: Anthony Lee, Temple Owls, Ohio State Buckeyes, NCAA, NCAA Transfer, NCAA Misc Rumor

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Marquette Targets Cuonzo Martin, Ben Howland

Mar 29, 2014 5:47 PM

Marquette is targeting Cuonzo Martin and Ben Howland as its top candidates to replace Buzz Williams.

Williams left for Virginia Tech last week.

Martin is currently head coach at Tennessee.

Jeff Goodman/ESPN

Tags: Marquette Golden Eagles, Tennessee Volunteers, NCAA, NCAA Misc Rumor

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Kevin Ware To Transfer From Louisville; Considering Auburn, Georgia State

Mar 29, 2014 2:21 PM

Kevin Ware will transfer from the University of Louisville to finish his college basketball career at another school.

"We wish Kevin Godspeed," Rick Pitino said.

Ware gained national attention last season after suffering a gruesome broken leg in the Elite Eight.

Ware averaged 1.7 points in nine games this season and sustained an injury to the same leg.

Ware hopes to transfer somewhere close to his family and is considering Auburn and Georgia State. He once committed to Bruce Pearl at Tennessee.

Jeff Goodman/ESPN

Tags: Kevin Ware, Louisville Cardinals, Georgia State Panthers, Auburn Tigers, NCAA, NCAA Transfer, NCAA Misc Rumor

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Kyle Anderson To Leave UCLA For Draft

Mar 28, 2014 3:49 PM

Kyle Anderson will leave UCLA to declare for the 2014 NBA Draft.

“Kyle is totally prepared mentally to come out,” Kyle Anderson Sr. told SNY.tv earlier this season. “He knows he’ll have to get adjusted to the rigors and physicality of the NBA but mentally he’s always been a little more mature than the average age he’s at.

“His approach to the game right now is that of a person who knows this is going to be my job, this is going to be my livelihood.”

Anderson is currently projected by DraftExpress as the 19th overall pick.

Adam Zagoria/ZagsBlog

Tags: Kyle Anderson, UCLA Bruins, NCAA, NBA, NBA NBA Draft, NBA Draft General, NBA Draft Declarations, NCAA Misc Rumor

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Adelman May Step Down In Offseason, Wolves Could Pursue Hoiberg

Mar 28, 2014 2:00 PM

Rick Adelman nearly walked away from coaching last offseason and sources say he's convinced more than a few people in team circles that he'll opt out of the final season of his deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Adelman is 67 and his wife has been dealing with a persistent illness.

Fred Hoiberg is widely regarded as the most NBA-ready coach in college and he was an executive with the Wolves for four years before leaving for Iowa State. There is growing buzz coming out of Minnesota that the team will pursue Hoiberg if Adelman leaves.

Marc Stein/ESPN

Tags: Minnesota Timberwolves, Iowa State Cyclones, NCAA, NBA, NBA Misc Rumor, NCAA Misc Rumor

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Zach LaVine To Declare For Draft

Mar 28, 2014 11:53 AM

Zach LaVine will leave UCLA for the 2014 NBA Draft after just one season in Westwood.

LaVine's father Paul told the Los Angeles Daily News that NBA scouts and personnel believe he will be better off long-term by declaring now.

“They love him,” Paul said. “They’re picturing him at 22.”

LaVine's camp believes he should have been entrusted to handle the ball more with the second unit. 

Steve Alford instead groomed his son Bryce as the point guard.

DraftExpress currently has LaVine as the 30th overall pick in their latest mock draft.

Jack Wang/Los Angeles Daily News

Tags: Zach LaVine, UCLA Bruins, NCAA, NBA, NBA NBA Draft, NBA Draft General, NBA Draft Declarations, NCAA Misc Rumor

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Mike D'Antoni Receives Inquiry From Marshall

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Mike Krzyzewski Plans On Remaining At Least Five More Seasons At Duke

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Joel Embiid To Declare For NBA Draft

Adrian Wojnarowski/Yahoo! Sports

South Florida Pulls Offer To Steve Masiello Because He Never Graduated

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Tom Izzo Hasn't Been In Touch With Pistons

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Rice Hires Mike Rhoades On Five-Year Deal

Jon Rothstein/CBS Sports

Tom Izzo Could Become Head Coach Of Pistons

Gary Washburn/Boston Globe

Kelvin Sampson Emerges As Candidate For University Of Houston

Pat Forde and Adrian Wojnarowski/Yahoo! Sports

Shaka Smart Receiving Interest From Marquette, Wake Forest

Jeff Goodman/ESPN

Dayton Extends Archie Miller's Contract Through 17-18

Nicole Auerbach/USA Today

Ben Howland 'Extremely Interested' In Marquette Job

Jeff Goodman/ESPN

Buzz Williams Leaves Marquette For Virginia Tech

Jeff Goodman/ESPN

Jim Calhoun Interested In Boston College Vacancy

Jeff Goodman/ESPN

Steve Donahue Fired By Boston College

Jeff Goodman/ESPN

Bruce Pearl Accepts Head Coaching Job At Auburn

Jeff Goodman/ESPN

Report: Mike Woodson Could Be Candidate For Hoosiers

Frank Isola/New York Daily News

Mike Dunlap Accepts Head Coaching Job At Loyola Marymount

Chris Dufresne/Los Angeles Times

Jason Capel Fired By Appalachian State

Jeff Goodman/ESPN