Georgetown guard Rivers transferring to Indiana

In case you missed, it Jeremiah Rivers, son of Celtics coach Doc Rivers, will transfer to Indiana because the Hoyas didn't utilize his talents.

Louisville's Holloway diagnosed with Marfan syndrome

Cardinals' center Clarence Holloway ended his playing career after being diagnosed with Marfan syndrome, a genetic disorder marked by lengthened features and cardiovascular defects.

Holloway had hoped to return to the Cardinals in the fall after sitting out his freshman year following open-heart surgery to repair the wall of his aorta and the aortic valve.

The 7-foot-1 Holloway, who is from Chicago, will remain enrolled at Louisville.

Marfan syndrome is a disease of the connective tissue. Patients typically are tall and lean, with disproportionately long arms, legs, fingers and toes, plus a variety of skeletal, eye, lung and heart problems. Diagnosed patients who show signs of aorta trouble often are told to not exercise vigorously.

Holloway averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds at the Chicago Boy to Men Math and English Academy in 2006 and filed for the 2006 NBA draft before removing his name.

Here's a really, really, really long look at why the Big East Conference should get bigger

An extensive case why the University of Central Florida should become a member as a football and basketball school, and why Saint Louis University should become a basketball member.



(Hat tip: Orlando Sentinel.com)

UMass gains UConn guard

Because he didn't "get a chance at UConn," Doug Wiggins will transfer to Amherst.

The University of Massachusetts men's basketball team is picking up a player from Connecticut.

Point guard Doug Wiggins, who played two years at UConn, will join the Minutemen as a transfer. He will have two years of eligibility remaining.

The 6-foot-1 Wiggins averaged 19 minutes, 6.7 points and 2.5 assists for the Huskies last season. UMass officials cannot comment on the transfer until the paperwork is completed.

W.Va. coach Bob Huggins signs contract

Bob Huggins finally signed a contract with the Mountaineers.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP)—West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins has signed an 11-year contract with the school that will keep him at his alma mater until he’s 65.

The deal Huggins signed Friday will pay him $1.5 million a year, plus incentives. When he arrived in April 2007, he was paid $800,000 in his first season.

Keno Davis' transition to PC has been a challenge from the start

With a Big East paycheck comes great responsibility.

Davis has created a Des Moines-to-Providence shuttle that he’ll wear out for the next month. He’ll spend the weekdays in Rhode Island settling into a new program and then fly to Iowa for the weekends, where he’ll cut his ties to Drake University and prepare for a move to the Big East with his wife and young son. He hopes to be settled in Rhode Island sometime in June.

Besides those personal issues, the transition into a new coaching job, especially one half a country away, is a major challenge. Davis says he needs time to assess the talent the Friars have returning, jump into the always-swirling recruiting game, hire a staff, schedule games for 2008-09 and prepare to win next season.