Andre Drummond took out a loan to pay for his Connecticut tuition this season.

Michael Bradley initially gave up his scholarship for Drummond, but that was ultimately deemed not possible.

"It took the better part of a couple of months to get it a conclusion, which was reached at the end of October," spokesman Kyle Muncy said. "It only came to light now because Andre said he was a walk-on."

UConn has only 10 scholarships this season after losing one because of NCAA violations and two more because of a poor academic performance rating.

Nerlens Noel could reclassify and become a member of the incoming college class of 2012. Noel is currently a high school junior.

“Yeah I’ve heard that one,” Noel said of the rumor. “I’m not gonna do that though. I’m 90 percent sure that I won’t reclassify. But the fact that those coaches think I can play now, definitely gives me even more confidence on the court.” 

Syracuse, Providence, Duke, Florida, Kentucky, Louisville, Georgetown and Connecticut are considered the leaders for Noel.

The NCAA recently approved a package that will allow conferences the ability to give full-scholarship athletes $2,000 in spending money.

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said it’s a good first step, but $2,000 is “cutting it short.”

"I think that kids should get more," he said. "They shouldn’t get paid. But a lot of kids that go here get some aid (and) a small number of kids have a better scholarship than athletes."

Reeves Nelson has been dismissed by Ben Howland and the UCLA program, according to a source.

Nelson was suspended Tuesday for the second time this season after being benched during last weekend's loss to Texas. 

Nelson is UCLA's most talented player, but has struggled consistently with his inability to be a decent teammate.

Nurideen Lindsey, sophomore point guard for St. John's, will transfer at the end of the semester.

Lindsey averaged 11.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game for St. John's.

Jabari Brown, who left Oregon after only two games, will visit Missouri this weekend.

Brown hopes to enroll in a new school by January so he can become eligible in January of 2013.

Brown was the No. 19 prospect in the class of 2011.

The annual series between Kentucky and North Carolina may not continue due to the expansion of the SEC and ACC.

The nonconference schedule will be squeezed as teams can only play 27 games plus a multi-team tournament during the regular season.

“You’ve got to say to yourself now, you’ve got Syracuse and Pitt, those are pretty big heavyweights,’’ said UNC senior associate athletic director Larry Gallo, who works with UNC coach Roy Williams on scheduling. “Are we going to play them twice, are we going to play them once, who are you going to play away? That still all has to be worked out. 

“Then you’ve got to add in two games against Duke, [NC] State, the rest of the ACC. The [holiday] tournaments usually have some pretty good competition … and we’re in the first year of a four-year contract with Texas. You want to keep playing games like Kentucky … but do you want to schedule anything any heavier?” 

Jerry Colangelo, who is the chair of USA basketball’s board of directors and the essential general manager of the USA national team, said the current crisis at Syracuse will have no bearing on Jim Boeheim being the top USA Olympic assistant to Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski for the 2012 Olympics in London.

“I am following the story just as everyone else is,’’ Colangelo said. “He’s a personal friend and a terrific individual. He’s part of USA basketball and from what I know at this point, I think he’ll be fine. The university is standing behind him. It has no impact on USA basketball. We’ll continue to monitor everything coming down the pike here.’’