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1. Minnesota coveted VCU's Shaka Smart, but his former boss, current Golden Gophers athletic director Norwood Teague, couldn't convince Smart to come to the Twin Cities (he should know Smart is loyal to VCU) for the head-coaching job from which Tubby...

Sometime over the weekend, after Alabama had lost to Kentucky on Saturday, Mark Gottfried met with his family and at least one close friend to discuss his next move. The best move it turned out was to resign, leave on his own terms and hope to land ...

Alabama redshirt senior point guard Ronald Steele will withdraw from the NBA draft and return for his final season with the Tide, Alabama coach Mark Gottfried told ESPN.com Saturday night.

Alabama could be one of the SEC favorites next season if Richard Hendrix and Ronald Steele come back to school. Of course, that leaves coach Mark Gottfried quite uncomfortable as he watches his two stars compete at the pre-draft camp, writes Andy Katz.

Between games at the draft camp, uninvited players such as Jermareo Davidson are showing their wares.