News On The Horizon 4/3/2013

Leading scorers Ricky Tarrant, Josh Davis receive releases from Tulane--CollegeBasketballTalk

Sophomore Ricky Tarrant will not be returning to Tulane next season and has decided to transfer to another institution, he announced via his Twitter page on Tuesday.
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He was a three-star prospect coming out of high school, according to Rivals.com, and was offered a scholarship by a number of mid-majors including Wichita State, Murray State, Cleveland State, and UAB before choosing Tulane.

Coaching Carousel: Longwood to Hire Cleveland State's Jayson Gee--Mid-Major Madness
Miami Heat’s LeBron James, Dwyane Wade rest against New York Knicks--Miami Herald

The Heat’s starting lineup against the Knicks remained the same for Sunday’s game at San Antonio: Chris Bosh at power forward with Norris Cole, Mike Miller, Rashard Lewis and Udonis Haslem rounding out the starting lineup. The Heat defeated the Spurs 88-86 on a three-pointer by Bosh with 1.1 seconds left.

Undermanned Miami Heat outshined by Carmelo Anthony, New York Knicks--Miami Herald

Ray Allen had 16 points, and Norris Cole added 14. J.R. Smith had 14 points off the bench for the Knicks.
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From there, the Knicks took over.

On New York’s subsequent possession following the turnover, Anthony found his form with a jump shot and then, following a steal by Jason Kidd against Bosh, Anthony stroked a three-pointer from the corner to give himself 47 points.

From there, a turnover by Cole and a blocked shot by Tyson Chandler on Bosh helped the Knicks put the game away. A three-pointer by Anthony gave him 50 points with seconds remaining in the game and the outcome decided.

Report: Jayson Gee to be named Head coach at Longwood--Cleveland State Hoops

Winton Invited To Attend New Orleans Combine--csuvikings.com

Traverse City's Rademacher leads U-D to WBI title--Traverse City Record-Eagle

Loyola's 1963 NCAA Championship Team Named to Basketball Hall of Fame--DNAInfo.com
'63 Loyola team tabbed for Hall of Fame--The Chicago Tribune
Loyola 1963 Men's Basketball NCAA Title Team To Be Inducted Into National Collegiate Basketball Hall Of Fame--LoyolaRamblers.com

UWGB's Wardle says he's not involved in the Ball State job--UWGB Hoops Blog

Former Wright State AD named to interim post at NKU--Dayton Daily News
Raiders determined to build on success, climb new heights next season--The Guardian

Brandi Brown Named Honorable Mention All-America by Associated Press--ysusports.com

1963 Loyola Squad to be Inducted Into College Basketball Hall of Fame--Horizon League Network

CSU's Winton to Attend New Orleans Combine--Horizon League Network