Arizona basketball is an institution, but the foundation is crumbling. Lute Olson's age and personal issues are under constant attack. Staff members are disappearing at an alarming rate. AD Jim Livengood has quite the mess on his hands, Gary Parrish says.

West Virginia University officials say basketball coach Bob Huggins has been taken to a hospital in Charlotte, N.C., for precautionary reasons after tripping on an airport tarmac and hitting his head on the pavement.

Shawn James, the shot-blocking center who was one of five Duquesne players shot on campus in September 2006, is passing up his senior season to enter the NBA Draft.

Missouri forward Leo Lyons, who led the Big 12 in field goal percentage, withdrew from the NBA Draft on Thursday and announced he would return for his senior season.

Georgetown sophomore guard Jeremiah Rivers will transfer to another school, making him the second player to leave coach John Thompson III's team since the end of the season.