After Kentucky’s 76-68 win over Florida on Saturday, John Calipari was presented with a basketball to commemorate his 500th victory.
That number included 42 wins Calipari-coached teams at Memphis and Massachusetts were forced to forfeit by the NCAA for violations during his tenure.
Gary Johnson, the head of Division I men's basketball statistics, said Monday that the NCAA does not recognize Kentucky's win over Florida as Calipari's 500th college coaching victory.
According to the NCAA, Calipari's record at UK is 55-11, at UMass 189-70 and at Memphis 214-68. That adds up to 458-149.
Calipari was not found to have violated NCAA rules in either case.
April 2011 NCAA Wiretap
After Michigan State’s loss to Purdue, struggling guard Durrell Summers suggested that he is no longer part of the offense.
Summers has averaged 30 minutes per game.
"This isn't the Pistons," Izzo said. "These guys aren't pros. Thirty minutes a game is 30 minutes a game. We seem to be able to blame the coaches and maybe down there if (a player) is not playing, there is something to argue about. But if you're playing 30 minutes a game, you know what, I'm doing what I can.
"When players see what's going on everyone thinks they can just say what they want," he said. "It's sad what happened. I'm not blaming Rip Hamilton or Kuester or anyone else. But it's sad what we see going on in sports right now. When players say stuff about coaches and vice versa, there should be no vice versa. Coaches should be able to tell a player what he's doing right and what he's doing wrong."
Jimmer Fredette and Jared Sullinger headline the list of finalists for the Oscar Robertson Trophy, awarded to the U.S. Basketball Writers Association's National Player of the Year.
Other finalists include Jordan Hamilton (Texas), JaJuan Johnson (Purdue), Terrence Jones (Kentucky), Marcus Morris (Kansas), Kyle Singler (Duke), Nolan Smith (Duke), Kemba Walker (Connecticut) and Derrick Williams (Arizona).
JaJuan Johnson was named the Big Ten's Player of the Week and Michigan freshman Tim Hardaway Jr. was named the league’s Freshman of the Week for the third straight week and fourth time overall.
Duke released a video detailing Kyrie Irving’s rehab regimen.
There is no timetable for Irving's return, but Duke physical therapist Nick Potter says the healing process is going as quickly as could be expected.
"The overall progress is that he's doing fairly well," Potter said. "We knew from the beginning it's a long, gradual process. He's actually right where we expected him to be, if not maybe a step ahead.
"There's still a long way to go, but his body is responding as we hoped it would."
The Big Ten coaches had a teleconference on Monday to talk about tournament play.
Most of the coaches agreed with the sentiment that successful tournament teams have experienced quality play from their guards.
“You’ve got to have some good players across the board,” Purdue coach Matt Painter said. “But you’ve got to have some guards.”
In the Big Ten, all of the main contenders have good guards: Purdue (E’Twaun Moore), Ohio State (David Lighty, William Buford), Wisconsin (Jordan Taylor), Penn State (Talor Battle), Illinois (Demetri McCamey), Michigan State (Lucas) and Michigan (Darius Morris).
"When it’s one-and-done time, your margin for error is so small," Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said. "That’s why they always say good guards are key, because they can control the ball and make better decisions."
J.P. Tokoto, a highly touted small forwardrecruit in the freshman class of 2012, could make his college decision by Thursday.
Tokoto appears to be leaning towards North Carolina, though Kansas, Marquette and Connecticut are also being considered.
Tokoto plays for Menomonee Falls of Wisconsin.
Chris Mullin, Cazzie Russell, Ralph Sampson and James Worthy, coaching greats Bob Knight and Eddie Sutton, and contributors Joe Vancisin and Eddie Einhorn will be inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.
The Class of 2011 will be inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame on Nov. 20, 2011, at the Midland Theatre in Kansas City, Mo., as part of a three-day celebration of college basketball. The hall of fame is located in the College Basketball Experience in Kansas City, Mo.
Durrell Summers scored three points in Michigan State’s 67-47 loss to Purdue. He no longer appears to be a viable offensive option.
"I feel like offensively, I've got to get more involved," he said. "But I just do what I can control. I just think we've got to get more movement. Really, we just ball screen and throw it in.
"I'm just doing what I can when I'm out there. I'm trying to crash (the boards) or play better defense. When I do get the ball I try to make something happen."
When Summers was asked if he thought fewer plays were being run for him, he said he did. He was pressed further, getting asked if it was a lot fewer plays.
"Yeah, you guys have seen it," he said.
Kemba Walker is on pace to average more minutes this season than anyone in UConn history.
"It's been tough trying to bring it every night," Walker said. "I try my best to play hard every night. It's tough because I do play a lot of minutes. But I have no choice. This is what everybody dreams about. I'm just getting my opportunity. I'm just trying to make the most of it."
Walker entered Sunday’s game averaging 37.2 minutes, on pace to break the UConn record set by Tate George in 1986-87.
Calhoun said he is worried about Walker wearing out mentally as much as physically. Walker has hit several winning shots this year, but he's also had trouble finishing games, particularly Thursday against Marquette.