The University of Kentucky confirmed Thursday that the school was aware of the investigation into the University of Memphis basketball team before John Calipari became UK's head coach.

The NCAA is investigating Memphis' 2007-2008 season.

The University of Memphis is responding to NCAA allegations that charge the men's basketball program with major violations, both of which involve Derrick Rose, according to a report from the Memphis Commercial Appeal.

The player's name is blacked out in the report, but the wording indicates that he only played in the 2007-08 season and Rose is the only player that meets the criteria.

The exact wording is as follows:

"It is alleged that [blacked out] prospective men's basketball student-athlete failed to deport himself in accordance with the generally recognized high standards of honesty and sportsmanship normally associated with the conduct and administration of intercollegiate athletics for his knowing fraudulence or misconduct and administration of intercollegiate examination. Specifically, on [blacked out] an unknown individual completed [blacked out] SAT, with [blacked out] knowledge, which was used to obtain his admission into the institution and to certify his NCAA eligibility. [Blacked out] subsequently competed for the men's basketball team through the 2007-08 season, which included his participation in the 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship."

Kevin Laue is a 6-foot-10 center whose left arm ends just past the elbow and he has signed with Manhattan on a scholarship.

Laue's high school coach Fletcher Arritt says his shot-blocking skills and ability to run the floor will make him an effective college player.

University of Florida guard Nick Calathes has decided not to return to UF next season, but instead take his game overseas.

The Orlando Sentinel has learned Calathes signed with Panathinaikos of the EuroLeague on Friday.

Neither Calathes nor his family would comment on the development, pending announcements from Panathinaikos and UF. Gators coach Billy Donovan apparently was informed of his player's decision Friday night, with at least one source saying a contract was signed.

The deal, sources said, will pay Calathes around $1.1 million per year, in addition to providing him with a home, car and tax credits, making for a total package commensurate to what the NBA rookie salary scale provides a late-lottery selection.

The deal also reportedly has a buyout option should Calathes remain in the upcoming NBA Draft and decide to join that team down the road.

John Wall has finally made a decision and has picked Kentucky, SI has confirmed.  Wall picked Kentucky over Duke, Florida and Miami, his other top choices.

Wall is the expected number one overall pick in 2010 by RealGM and other NBA Draft prognosticators.  

Multiple NBA sources indicated that Wall would have been a highly coveted pick even without a year of college experience. "He would have gone in the top three this year, guaranteed," one NBA executive told SI.com.

John Wall is down to two schools, either Kentucky or Miami, according to multiple sources close to the situation.

?It?s down to the two of them, no question about it,? one source said. ?It is Kentucky and Miami. The kid is leaning toward Kentucky. There is a little bit of a concern with the people closest to him that if he goes to Kentucky that they?re going to lose control.?

Said a second source at one of the schools: ?That?s what we?re hearing.?

Some believe Duke is still also in the running for Wall.

A former associate of O.J. Mayo has told Yahoo! Sports that USC coach Tim Floyd paid to help get Mayo to play for the Trojans, according to an Associated Press report.

In a story posted Tuesday night at Yahoo! Sports, Louis Johnson, the former associate of Mayo?s, said Rodney Guillory told Johnson that Floyd had given Guillory ?a grand.? Johnson said he was able to view $100 bills inside an envelope Guillory had.

If Floyd did pay Guillory for delivering Mayo to USC, that would be a major NCAA violation.

UCLA's Pauley Pavilion will receive a $185 million renovation, which will modernize the venue that was built in 1965.

The renovation plans, announced Monday, will include a new entrance, locker rooms for both the men's and women's basketball teams and over 1,000 additional seats to bring its capacity to nearly 14,000.

he university has already raised $52.5 million from donors and sponsors.

The remainder of the money will come from annual student fees and external financing.

Jarvis Varnado will return to Mississippi State for his senior season, the school announced on Monday.

In a statement released by the school, Varnado indicated he didn't feel ready for the NBA and believes another year in college can only help his game.

Varnado was expected to be an early second round pick by RealGM.

After picking the Tar Heels to win the national championship this year, President Barack Obama honored the team at the White House Monday.

Obama said that his scrimmage with North Carolina last year brought good fortune to both him and the team.

The president said that everyone at the White House was thrilled to have the Tar Heels as guests except for his personal aide, Reggie Love.

He won a title for Duke, UNC's main rival.