Evaluating Jeremiah Samarrippas to Tennessee Tech
Just when you thought the transfer season was over, Tennessee Tech went out and landed a point guard. Jeremiah Samarrippas, from Southern Methodist, has now found out that he'll be eligible immediately. Good for him. In case you missed it - Samarrippas was the player cut by new SMU coach Larry Brown in order to make room for troubled Arizona star Josiah Turner. Of course...
Evaluating Jeremiah Samarrippas to Tennessee Tech
Just when you thought the transfer season was over, Tennessee Tech went out and landed a point guard. Jeremiah Samarrippas, from Southern Methodist, has now found out that he'll be eligible immediately. Good for him. In case you missed it - Samarrippas was the player cut by new SMU coach Larry Brown in order to make room for troubled Arizona star Josiah Turner. Of course...
Josiah Turner is done with college ball
Add this one to the "I am shocked, shocked, to find that there's gambling is going on in here" category.
Josiah Turner is finished playing college basketball.
Turner, the talented but erratic point guard who was twice suspended during his freshman season at Arizona and later arrested on DUI charges, was supposed to transfer to SMU to play for recently hired coach...
Josiah Turner is done with college ball
Add this one to the "I am shocked, shocked, to find that there's gambling is going on in here" category.
Josiah Turner is finished playing college basketball.
Turner, the talented but erratic point guard who was twice suspended during his freshman season at Arizona and later arrested on DUI charges, was supposed to transfer to SMU to play for recently hired coach...
Turner opts for pros over transfer to SMU
Larry Brown's rebuilding of the SMU basketball program received a setback when highly-regarded, and often troubled, point guard Josiah Turner said he will turn pro rather than transfer to the Mustangs.
Turner told Yahoo! Sports he will sign with a team in Europe or the D-League, the NBA's developmental league, rather than make another attempt at a college career.
Turner...
SMU lands another big name transfer
Not even a week after getting Arizona transfer Josiah Turner to commit to the Mustangs, Larry Brown and his staff have also snagged the verbal pledge of Illinois transfer, Crandall Head.
SMU lands Josiah Turner
Larry Brown and his new staff aren't wasting time on making headlines. As of Friday morning, according to a source close to the program, Arizona transfer Josiah Turner informed the SMU staff he'd be coming to the Hilltop.
Is Josiah Turner the next ?
Brandon Brooks was a special player. As a sophomore at Grant High School in Portland, Oregon he once had back-to-back 60 and 58 point games. If you're wondering about the level of competition, in the first game he was guarded by Salim Stoudamire, who would end up in the NBA. Local hoops guru Howard Avery (who would go to jail many years later for abusing children) said that...
Can Wildcats succeed?
With Josiah Turner leaving, Arizona's point guard questions remain. Can Arizona succeed if the roster stays the same? Who will challenge for minutes at the point? Read on for this and more.
The Authority Report
This week's Authority Report gives background on Josiah Turner, T.J. McConnell, where the coaches will look now, and more. For football, it has news on visitors, players impressed with Arizona, and more.
Josiah Turner Transferring From Arizona
Josiah Turner has decided to transfer from Arizona.
Turner to transfer
Josiah Turner has chosen to transfer from Arizona. Read on for more.
Miller adds two transfers to Arizona program
TUCSON Arizona basketball coach Sean Miller lured in up two players in the last two days, but bigger news is probably yet to come. And thats if freshman guard Josiah Turner will be removed from the suspended list and be an active member of the team, or be removed from the team for good.
Turner, who struggled most of the season adapting to the college game, was suspended indefinitely...
Unverified Voracity Wants CONCACAF Disbanded
The only way we'll ever see FSU at Michigan again: a playoff
Playoff stuff. CBS anonymously surveyed conference commissioners and came back with indications as to where they're leaning if (when) a four-team playoff gets implemented. The most important bit from the Big Ten perspective:
CBSSports.com survey says: The commissioners that responded favored playing the semifinal...
Arizona looks to be last team standing in NIT
TUCSON Arizona mantra whether it likes it or not has gone from win three games in three days to win five games in a little more than a couple of weeks.
That's what it'll take to win the NIT. Arizona is a No. 1 seed.
"For us, it's to have that same mentality as we had in the Pac-12 tournament, knowing that this time we know that if we lose we are done,"...
Arizona looks to be last team standing in NIT
TUCSON Arizona mantra whether it likes it or not has gone from win three games in three days to win five games in a little more than a couple of weeks.
That's what it'll take to win the NIT. Arizona is a No. 1 seed.
"For us, it's to have that same mentality as we had in the Pac-12 tournament, knowing that this time we know that if we lose we are done,"...
Turner won't play for Wildcats in NIT
Josiah Turner, a heavily recruited point guard whose freshman season has been interrupted by two suspensions, will not play again this season for the Arizona Wildcats.
Arizona will host Bucknell on Wednesday night in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament. Turner's second suspension, for undisclosed reasons, was announced two days before the Wildcats began play...
UA's Johnson combines steady, spectacular
LOS ANGELES Sean Miller wanted his freshmen to be solid in the Pac-12 tournament.He got that and a dose of spectacular in Arizona's victory over UCLA on Thursday.
Nick Johnson, forced to take a bigger role at point guard because of the sudden suspension of fellow freshman Josiah Turner, mixed a consistent floor game with a career-high four blocked shots, including a quick 1...
Arizona dominates bigger UCLA inside
LOS ANGELES UCLA's recent awakening turned out to be as relevant as Arizona point guard Josiah Turner's suspension at the Pac-12 tournament Thursday.
Undersized Arizona simply bullied UCLA around the basket and buried the free throws that resulted, recovering from an unexpected upset loss at Arizona State five days ago for a 66-58 victory in the Pac-12 quarterfinals at...
Arizona dominates bigger UCLA inside
LOS ANGELES UCLA's recent awakening turned out to be as relevant as Arizona point guard Josiah Turner's suspension at the Pac-12 tournament Thursday.
Undersized Arizona simply bullied UCLA around the basket and buried the free throws that resulted, recovering from an unexpected upset loss at Arizona State five days ago for a 66-58 victory in the Pac-12 quarterfinals at...
VIDEO: Howland after Win
Ben Howland talks about why Josh Smith sat out the first half, whether he was expecting the difficulty of playing USC, and how he'll adjust to not having to face Josiah Turner tomorrow against Arizona...
Turner suspended, won't play in Pac-12 tourney
University of Arizona head men's basketball coach Sean Miller announced Wednesday that starting point guard Josiah Turner has been suspended indefinitely due to a violation of team rules. Turner did not accompany the team to Los Angeles for this week's Pac-12 Tournament.
Josiah Turner has been suspended indefinitely from our basketball team for a violation of team rules...
Wildcats overcome slow start to beat USC
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- Kyle Fogg had 16 points and a career-best 12 rebounds, and Arizona overcame a slow start to beat USC 70-54 on Thursday night.
Freshman Josiah Turner added a career-best 15 points and six assists. He scored four in the final 44 seconds of the first half to put the Wildcats ahead for good.
The Wildcats (20-9, 11-5 Pac 12) reached 20 wins for the second year...
Arizona 70, Southern Cal 54
Kyle Fogg had 16 points and a career-best 12 rebounds, and Arizona overcame a slow start to beat USC 70-54 on Thursday night.
Freshman Josiah Turner added a career-best 15 points and six assists. He scored four in the final 44 seconds of the first half to put the Wildcats ahead for good.
The Wildcats (20-9, 11-5 Pac 12) reached 20 wins for the second year in a row and 33rd time...
Trojans fall to Wildcats for sixth straight loss
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- Kyle Fogg had 16 points and a career-best 12 rebounds, and Arizona overcame a slow start to beat USC 70-54 on Thursday night.
Freshman Josiah Turner added a career-best 15 points and six assists. He scored four in the final 44 seconds of the first half to put the Wildcats ahead for good.
The Wildcats (20-9, 11-5 Pac 12) reached 20 wins for the second year...
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