NBA Combine Measurements / Results

The NBA pre-draft combine is over, and while it’s importance to the draft process will continue to be debated for, well, ever, here’s how the two former OVC players stacked up at the combine. Read More

SEMO’s Spenser Davis does ballet for ad campaign

I’m sure you’ve heard of football players doing ballet for flexibility, but I wonder how many do it in pads? Read More

TSU adds F Ugo Celestine

Tennessee State’s active signing season continues to roll on today, as the Tigers have added 6’7″ forward Ugo Celestine, according to Rivals.com writer Dan McDonald. Celestine will be a true freshman for the Tigers in the fall, after playing his prep ball at Greenforest Christian Academy. Read More

Govs add walk-on forward Ledbetter

Austin Peay announced that Josh Ledbetter will be a walk-on to the basketball team this fall, raising the spring total for the Govs to five.

From Shepard Michigan, the 6 foot 6 forward had a productive senior season in which he … Read More

Former Minnesota QB transfers to Jacksonville State

There’s been a trend this year in college football: second-string quarterbacks transferring schools to get a chance to start. That trend is continuing.

According to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, former Gophers quarterback Max Shortell has decided to transfer to Jacksonville State. According to the paper, Shortell tweeted his intentions on Thursday. Read More

Morehead State adds more size, F DeAndre Leatherwood

Morehead State is getting bigger. Today, the Eagles have added 6’10″ post player, DeAndre Leatherwood. The forward is a JUCO transfer from Prince George’s Community College (Md.), and has two seasons of eligibility remaining. Read More

TSU’s Covington gets NBA combine invite

We knew Murray State’s Isaiah Cannan would get a combine invite, but he won’t be the only OVC player attending. According to CBS’ Jeff Goodman, TSU standout Robert Covington has gotten a late invite to the event as well.

It truly is a late invite, as the combine is scheduled to begin on Wednesday. Read More

UT Martin QB Carr getting rookie tryout

A former UT Martin quarterback is headed to the Big Apple to follow his NFL dream. Derek Carr is headed to New York to participate in a tryout over the weekend for a spot on the New York Giants roster. Read More

Report: Two players leaving SIUE

According to multiple media reports, two SIU Edwardsville players, Charles Joy and Michael Birts, are leaving the program.

Neither player has currently signed with a new team. Read More

TSU signs Jaylen Reid

Tennessee State has added their third player this spring, Jaylen Reid. Reed, the son of former Charlotte Hornet J.R. Reed, signed his letter of intent Monday, according to Herald Online.

The 6’7″ forward was highly coveted in the OVC, with SEMO and Austin Peay offing scholarships, as well as former Tennessee State head coach John Cooper at Miami (OH). Read More

JSU adds JUCO F D.J. Felder

Jacksonville State has made their first signing of the spring period, picking up JUCO forward DJ Felder. The 6’7″ forward from East Georgia State College made his official visit to the school this past weekend, after already signing with the Gamecocks. Read More

NCAA moves first practice date for men

The 2013-14 college basketball season will get underway two weeks earlier this year. At least, practices will. The NCAA has approved a new rule to allow teams to practice 42 days before their first scheduled game.

Assuming teams play on the first Friday of the college basketball season, that means the first practice, often a fan event, will also be held on a Friday. The first practice can be held any time, as a rule restricting the first practice until at least 5:00 p.m. has been revoked. Read More

TSU adds pair of JUCO transfers

Tennessee State has added a pair of JUCO transfers to start the spring signing period, F Kennedy Eubanks and G Jaleel Queary.

Eubanks, a 6’6″ forward, joins TSU from Jacksonville College, where he averaged 11 points a game last season, and pulled … Read More

Tennessee Tech adds first spring signing, G Shirmane Thomas

Tennessee Tech has announced their first pickup of the spring, Prime Prep Academy guard Shirmane Thomas.

Rated as a three-star prospect by ESPN, Thomas was well regarded because of his tenacity on the court and ability to defend. The 6-2, 175-pound guard from Dallas, Texas chose Tech over other offers from Wichita State, Creighton, Nebraska, North Texas, Nevada, Santa Clara, and Tulsa. Read More

EIU adds JUCO G Donald Moore

Eastern Illinois has had a busy spring, adding their fourth player to the fold. The Panthers have now signed JUCO guard Donald Moore.

The 6’1″ Moore played his freshman season at Blinn Junior College in Texas, averaging 10.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.9 steals per game for a team that advanced to the first round of the regional tournament. Read More

EIU adds PG Zach Dickerson

Eastern Illinois has added another new member to the Panthers backcourt for next season, guard Zach Dickerson. Read More