THE RECRUITING GUY : Razorbacks’ coaches getting prepped for July period (NWAnews.com)

8 July 2008, 5:33 am

Arkansas’ coaching staff hauled in one of the best 2008 basketball recruiting classes in the country in their first year in Fayetteville. But now Coach John Pelphrey and staff are focused on the 2009 class and will earn lots of frequent flier miles traveling the country over the next month. (Arkan... read more

Nigeria: Premier Basketball - Union Bank, Customs Win (AllAfrica.com)

8 July 2008, 4:49 am

Sunday was a full day of men's basketball in Lagos as three Premier League matches were played at the National Stadium. The men's event is on the heels of the female Zenith Bank League that meant at least five matches a day in Lagos for 10 days ending late Saturday.... read more

Four to enter Hall of Fame next month at MCA Multi-Sports Clinic (Great Falls Tribune)

8 July 2008, 4:09 am

Year in and year out, with Mike Cole calling the shots, it was almost a certainty that Bozeman High would qualify for the state Class AA boys' basketball tournament.... read more

Mountlake Terrace (Everett Herald)

8 July 2008, 12:19 am

Jake Theis is in for a Surprise. [More] Mountlake Terrace High School has turned to a familiar face to head up its girls basketball program. David Brophy, a social studies teacher at the school, was named head girls basketball coach on May 21.... read more

Hawks looking to hoop it up (Monroe County Clarion)

7 July 2008, 10:54 pm

Gibault recently announced the hiring of girls basketball coach Patty Donley.... read more

NBC: Basketball diplomacy: USA and Iran (MSNBC)

7 July 2008, 5:14 pm

When is a basketball game not just a basketball game? When an NBA team plays an Iranian team in, of all places, Salt Lake City. Call it the ‘Dunking for Diplomacy’ tour.... read more