Five notes from off the court in college basketball this week, below.
Thanks!
The three UCLA players who were arrested shoplifting in China were helped by the President, who personally intervened ion their behalf to expedite the situation. The players said thank you, if you were wondering.
Those players are suspended indefinitely.
Conference realignment on the lower levels
Hampton, is moving up from the lowly MEAC, one of the worst conferences in the country, to the Big South. Hampton, a Historically Black College/ University, is leaving the MEAC, to compete in a better and more geographically compact league.