College Sports Capsules: MSU's Korie Lucious faces drunken driving charge
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State basketball star Korie Lucious faces a charge of operating while intoxicated.
The 20-year-old guard was pulled over early Monday near campus and his blood-alcohol level was 0.09 percent.
He has 10 days to be arraigned and hadn't as of mid-afternoon Tuesday.
Michigan State spokesman John Lewandowski says the school knows of the ticket and is gathering information.
Lucious made a game-winning, 3-point shot to lift the Spartans into the round of 16 in the NCAA tournament last season and helped them advance to the Final Four. The Milwaukee native was suspended for a game last season for missing class.
He's expected to be a key player this season as a junior on a team expected to be one of the nation's best.
WVU's Mazzulla in trouble with law again
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Morgantown police have issued citations to two West Virginia basketball players on a disorderly conduct charge.
Morgantown Municipal Court clerk Joyce Marshall said Tuesday that officers cited guards Joe Mazzulla and Dalton Pepper for allegedly urinating in public in downtown Morgantown on Sunday.
Marshall says if the pair contest the citations, they'll face a Nov. 1 court date. Or they can plead guilty and pay fines ranging from $135 to $535.
In a statement, WVU coach Bob Huggins says he was aware of the incident and the matter is being handled internally.
Huggins suspended Mazzulla in April 2009 after the player's second arrest in nine months. Mazzulla pleaded no contest last August to a disorderly conduct charge and was reinstated to the team that month.
LaFont transfers from Nicholls to UNO
HOUMA, La. (AP) — For the second time in four years, former Houma Christian standout Jarred LaFont is headed to New Orleans to play college basketball.
After stints at Delgado Community College in New Orleans and at Nicholls State, LaFont has decided to transfer and play college basketball at the University of New Orleans this upcoming season.
LaFont, a 6-foot-2, 200-pound guard, played two seasons at Delgado Community College in New Orleans from 2007-09 and was a redshirt junior on the Nicholls State men's basketball team last season.
LaFont tells The Courier that he will have two years of eligibility left and will attend UNO on an academic scholarship. UNO recently moved down to Division III and is unable to award athletic scholarships. The Privateers will compete this year as a Division I independent.
Former Iowa basketball star, coach Scheuerman dies
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Milton "Sharm" Scheuerman, a member of Iowa's "Fabulous Five" basketball team in 1956 that finished as NCAA runners-up and a former Hawkeyes coach, has died. He was 76.
Iowa associate sports information director Matthew Weitzel says Scheuerman died Monday in at his home in Denver after battling prostate cancer.
The Rock Island, Ill., native was a member of Iowa's Big Ten championship teams in 1955 and 1956. Iowa won 17 straight games in 1956, the second-longest streak in school history. Both teams made the Final Four.
After playing for the Hawkeyes, Scheuerman became Iowa's head basketball coach at age 24 — the youngest coach in the program's history. He coached Iowa for six seasons, compiling a record of 72-69.
UM basketball signs JC guard
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Montana men's basketball coach Wayne Tinkle has announced the signing of junior college transfer Chase Adams.
Adams is a 6-foot-3 guard from Tucson, Ariz., who transfers to Montana from Bakersfield (Calif.) Community College. He attended the Air Force Academy Prep School out of high school before attending Bakersfield last year, where he averaged 15 points per game. He has three years of eligibility remaining.
Tinkle says Adams is a physical guard who can make some plays off the dribble as well as shoot from 3-point range.
Tinkle also announced Monday that 6-foot-7 forward Taylor Farnsworth of Mead High in Spokane, Wash., is going to join the Griz basketball team as a walk-on.
Tuscaloosa club establishes fund for Torrance
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — A fund has been established to raise money for former Alabama basketball player Mikhail Torrance.
The Tuscaloosa Tip-Off Club announced the Mikhail Torrance Fund on Tuesday.
Torrance has been hospitalized since collapsing on the court while working out at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., on Aug. 20. He has made significant progress in the last few days.
A statement from the University of Alabama says all of the funds will go toward assisting Torrance and his family with his continued medical expenses and rehabilitation.
Contributions can be sent to: The Mikhail Torrance Fund, c/o The Tuscaloosa Tip-Off Club, at Bryant Bank in Tuscaloosa.
UNCW, Moss cut ties after reaching settlement
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina-Wilmington and former men's basketball coach Benny Moss have cut ties.
School officials said Tuesday that they have reached a financial settlement with Moss. In January, he was removed as coach and was reassigned within the athletic department midway through his fourth season leading the Seahawks.
Moss resigned the new position effective Tuesday.
Moss was 41-74 at UNC Wilmington and was 23-45 in Colonial Athletic Association play. The Seahawks have since hired former North Carolina player and ex-Tennessee coach Buzz Peterson.
Rutgers JUCO transfer Graham to have knee surgery
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Rutgers basketball transfer Tyree Graham needs surgery on his left knee.
Coach Mike Rice says doctors discovered a problem when the Durham, N.C., guard took a physical examination after arriving on campus.
Rice says Graham will remain involved in team activities. There is no timetable for his return.
Graham played last season at Brunswick Community College in North Carolina and averaged 17 points, six assists and five rebounds. He averaged 3.9 points in 13 games as a freshman at Texas Tech the previous season before leaving school for personal reasons.
Two players leave Temple program
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Redshirt sophomore forward Chris Clarke and sophomore forward Carmel Bouchman have decided to leave the Temple men's basketball program.
The Owls are the three-time defending Atlantic 10 Conference champions.
Clarke, who used his redshirt year last season after transferring to Temple from Pensacola Junior College, has decided to transfer to Division II Morehouse College in Atlanta. Bouchman, a native of Tel Aviv, Israel, who played a total 12 minutes last season in nine games and scored two points, will remain in his native country.
Women's Basketball
Memphis G Chatia Kelsey has season-ending surgery
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis sophomore guard Chatia Kelsey has had season-ending knee surgery.
Kelsey came off the bench to play in 33 games as a freshman and averaged 2.9 points and 2.2 rebounds. She will take a medical redshirt for the Tigers' 2010-2011 season, leaving her with three years of eligibility.
The Harvest, Ala., native played a big role in Memphis' 59-58 overtime win against Rice in January by tracking down a loose ball to prevent Rice from attempting a game-winning shot as time expired.
Baseball
Walk-on tryouts for Bulldog baseball set
RUSTON, La. (AP) — Tryouts for Louisiana Tech's 35-man roster will begin on Sept. 15 at J.C. Love Field.
Prior to trying out for Bulldog baseball, head coach Wade Simoneaux says prospective student-athletes must be cleared thru the NCAA clearinghouse, have current proof of a physical and have all walk-on tryout forms completed.
Walk-on forms can be picked up at J.C. Love Field once school begins on Sept. 8.
The Bulldogs open fall practice on Sept. 24 and will conclude with the annual seven-game Fall World Series that will take place from Oct. 29 thru Nov. 6.
