For those of you unaware, this blog will no longer be updated. I have left FOXSports.com and begin at CBSSports.com on June 6. 

Please check CBSSports.com's college basketball page in early June for my new blog.

 

This will be the final transfer List on this space. Yes, I will bring it over to my new home in a few weeks. Remember, send all additions/changes to goodmanonfox@aol.com

2011 TRANSFER LIST

Trevan Abraham, 5-9, PG, Fr., Rice
Shaun Adams, 6-5, F, Soph., Loyola (Ill.)
Patrick Agho, 6-6, F, Fr., Nicholls State
Fehro Alihodzic, 6-10, F/C, Soph., Fordham
Mael Amenyedzi, 6-6, F, Fr., Western Illinois
Malcolm Armstead, 6-0, G, Jr., Oregon
Maginsto Arop, 6-6, F, Soph., Gonzaga
David Arnold, 6-3, G, Soph., Northern Colorado – D-2’s
Olu Ashaolu, 6-7, F, Jr., Louisiana Tech – Texas, Oregon, Xavier
Freddy Asprilla, 6-10, F, Jr., Kansas State – CANISIUS
Manny Atkins, 6-7, G, Soph., Virginia Tech – GEORGIA STATE
Larry Awonsanya, 6-7, F, Soph., Campbell
Carl Baptiste, 6-8, F, Soph., Saint Joseph’s
Bo Barnes, 6-4, G, Fr., Hawaii
Tevin Baskin, 6-6, F, Fr, Quinnipiac – CHIPOLA JC
Jerrelle Benimon, 6-7, F, Soph., Georgetown
Daniel Berejano, 6-4, SG, Soph., Arizona - Nevada
Michael Bizoukas, 6-1, G, Jr., DePaul – MISSOURI STATE
Jonathan Blount, 6-0, G, RS Fr., Centenary
Will Bogan, 6-1, G, Jr., Mississippi (eligible immediately)
Zach Bohannon, 6-7, F, Soph., Air Force
Dishawn Bradshaw, 6-2, G, Jr., Maryland-Eastern Shore
Jonathan Breeden, 5-11, G, Soph., Siena
Anthony Breeze, 6-5, F, Jr., Appalachian State
Tre Brewer, 6-5, F, Jr., Youngstown State
David Brown, 6-2, G, Jr., Gardner-Webb
Kevin Brown, 6-2, G, Fr., Tulane – LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE
Roland Brown, 6-8, F, Fr., Hofstra
Zach Brown, 6-2, PG, Soph., Lipscomb – CEDARVILLE
Taran Buie, 6-2, G, Fr., Penn State
Murphy Burnatowski, 6-7, F, Soph., Maine
Mike Burwell, 6-6, G, Soph., South Florida – TOWSON
Tyrone Caldwell, 6-1, PG, Jr., Austin Peay
Jay Canty, 6-6, G/F, Fr., Xavier – APPALACHIAN STATE
Jason Carter, 6-8, F, Fr., Alabama
Darian Cartharn, 6-0, G, Soph., Wright State
Steve Carver, 6-8, F, Fr., Holy Cross
Nikola Cerina, 6-9, F, Soph., TCU
Kegan Clark, 6-4, G, Fr, Wright State
Mike Clifford, 6-7, F, Soph., Buffalo
Will Clyburn, 6-7, F, Jr., Utah – IOWA STATE
Chuck Coley, 6-8, SF, Jr., Pacific
Derrell Conner, 6-0, G, Jr., Nevada
Aaron Cooper, 5-10, G, Fr., Missouri State
Leon Cooper, 6-1, G, RS Fr., Utah State
Quin Cooper, 6-3, SG, Fr., Centenary
Thomas Cooper, 6-4, SG, Fr., N.C. A&T
Jay Copeland, 6-7, F, Fr., Ball State
Justin Crosgile, 5-11, G, Soph., Saint Joseph’s
Marko Cukic, 6-9, F, Soph., Nevada
Chris Cunningham, 6-8, F, Soph., Santa Clara
Blake Davis, 6-5, F, Fr., Weber State – GRAND CANYON
Jarvis Davis, 6-1, G, Fr., Central Florida – GARDNER-WEBB
Leo Davis, 6-0, G, Soph., Centenary
Glen Dean, 5-10, G, Soph., Eastern Washington - UTAH
Charles DeCosta, 6-8, C, Soph., Howard
Anthony Dees, 6-4, G, Fr., Campbell
Nolan Dennis, 6-6, G, Soph., Baylor – DETROIT
David Diakite, 6-6, F, Soph., Central Florida
Deshawn Dockery, 5-11, G, Soph., Farleigh Dickinson
Aaron Dotson, 6-4, G, Soph., LSU - UTAH
Jordan Downing, 6-5, G, Fr., Davidson
Larry Drew II, 6-2, G, Jr., North Carolina – UCLA
Tony Dukes, 6-2, G, Soph., USC Upstate – CLAYTON STATE
Brandon Dunson, 6-1, G, Jr., Arizona State
Braxton Dupree, 6-8, F, Jr., Towson
Kendall Durant, 6-3, G, Fr., Jr., Alabama
Ledrick Eackles, 6-2, G, Soph., Oakland
Ben Eisenhardt, 6-10, F, RS Fr., Cal Poly
Dallas Elmore, 6-5, G, Jr., Boston College
Wakefield Ellison, 6-5, G, Soph., East Carolina
Ross Erickson, 6-6, F, Soph., Hartford – LEWIS & CLARK
Dakota Euton, 6-8, F, Fr., Akron - ASBURY
Zach Faircloth, 6-2, G, Soph., Presbyterian
Evan Faulkner, 6-4, G, Soph., Radford - CHARLESTON
Will Felder, 6-6, F, Soph., St. Francis – MIAMI-OHIO
Dan Feldmann, 6-9, F, Fr., Columbia
Chris Fitzgerald, 6-8, F, Fr., George Washington
Roger Franklin, 6-5, F, Soph., Oklahoma State – NORTH TEXAS
Brian Freeman, 6-7, F, Soph., Fordham
Ramon Galloway, 6-2, G, Soph., South Carolina – LA SALLE
Trevor Gaskins, 6-2, G, Jr., Mississippi (eligible immediately)
Calvin Godfrey, 6-8, F, Fr., Iowa State
Anthony Goode, 6-0, G, Fr., St. Francis (Pa.)
Evan Gordon, 6-2, G, Soph., Liberty – ARIZONA STATE
Ridge Graham, 6-5, F, Soph., Stetson – LINCOLN MEMORIAL
Kevin Gray, 5-10, G, Fr., Morehead State
Chris Griffin, 6-7, F, Fr., Murray State
Malcolm Griffin, 6-4, G Soph., Toledo
Kyle Griffin, 6-3, G, Jr., Siena
D.J. Gutridge, 5-10, G, Fr., UTPA
Luke Hancock, 6-5, G, Soph., George Mason
Chris Harriel, 6-4, G, Soph., Portland State
Alex Harris, 6-1, G, Fr., Northeastern
Daylen Harrison, 6-6, G-F, Soph., Wyoming
Ryan Harrow, 6-0, PG, Fr., N.C. State
Toles Hartman, 6-6, F, Fr., UNC Asheville
Aaron Harwell, 5-10, PG, Fr., Centenary
Chandler Hash, 6-7, F, Fr., USC Upstate – ANDERSON
Justin Haynes, 6-5, G, Jr., SMU
Shedrick Haynes, 6-0, G, Jr., South Florida
Nick Haywood, 6-0, G, Soph., Houston
Sam Hicks, 6-9, F, Fr., Boise State
Johnny Higgins, 6-2, G, Jr., Marshall
Matt Hodgson, 6-11, C, Soph., Southern Utah
Murphy Holloway, 6-7, F, Jr., South Carolina – MISSISSIPPI
Brian Holmes, 6-1, G, Fr., North Florida – SANTA FE CC
Maurice Hubbard, 6-6, F, Jr., Ball State
Allen Huddleson, 6-1, SG, Soph., Pacific
Hayden Humes, 6-8, F, Fr., Toledo – ILLINOIS CHICAGO
Colton Iverson, 6-10, C, Jr., Minnesota – COLORADO STATE
Paolo Ivis, 6-7, F, Jr., Loyola (Md.)
Desmar Jackson, 6-5, G, Soph., Wyoming – SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
Shawn Jackson, 6-9, C, Fr., Murray State
Casey James, 6-2, SG, Fr., Penn
Jayon James, 6-6, G, Fr., Iona
Zuri James, 6-2, G, Fr., Georgia Southern
Dan Jennings, 6-8, F, Soph., West Virginia – Long Beach State, Miami
Anthony Johnson, 6-7, F, Jr., East Tennessee State
Dytanya Johnson, 6-8, F, Fr., NJIT - GANNON
Jelani Johnson, 6-4, G, Soph., Western Illinois
Tim Johnson, 6-3, G, Soph., George Washington
Bryce Jones, 6-5, G, Fr., USC – San Diego State, Gonzaga, UNLV
Lamont Jones, 6-2, G, Soph., Arizona
Mustafaa Jones, 6-1, G, Fr., Hartford
Wally Judge, 6-9, F, Soph., Kansas State – RUTGERS
Yves Jules, 6-2, G, Soph., Hofstra
Diyaaldin Kelley, 6-11, C, Jr., Maryland-Eastern Shore
Ben Kelly, 6-7, F, Fr., Cal Poly
Max Kenyi, 6-4, G, Jr., Harvard
Aleksandar Kesic, 6-8, F, Fr., Iona
Ashton Khan, 6-1, PG, Fr., Canisius
Milos Kleut, 6-10, C, Soph., Lipscomb – GEORGIA SOUTHWESTERN
Conrad Krutwig, 6-6, F, Soph., South Dakota – WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE
Stephon Lamar, 6-1, PG, Soph., Pacific
Joel Lamb, 6-7, F, Jr., Charleston Southern – ANDERSON
Dominique Langston, 6-3, G, Fr., Quinnipiac – SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT
Romeric Lasme, 6-7, F, Jr., Morehead State
Joe Latas, 6-11, C, Jr., Cleveland State – HOUSTON BAPTIST
Jordan Latham, 6-8, F, Fr., Xavier – Loyola (Md.)
Gary Lawrence, 6-6, F, Soph., Howard
Darius Leonard, 6-8, F, Fr., Kent State
Ray Lester, 6-7, F, Fr., N.C. A&T - VINCENNES
Josh Lockett, 6-8, F/C, Jr., Southeast Louisiana
Stargell Love, 6-3, G, Fr., Baylor
Logan Lowery, 6-6, SG, Fr., Centenary – BAYLOR (WALK-ON)
Korie Lucious, 5-11, G, Jr., Michigan State – IOWA STATE
Sam Maniscalco, 6-0, G, Sr., Bradley - ILLINOIS
Keith Manley, 6-6, F, Soph., Gardner-Webb
Verkeneo Mann, 6-2, G, Fr., Tennessee State
Du’Vaughn Maxwell, 6-6, F, Fr., High Point
Amath M’Baye, 6-9, F, Soph., Wyoming – OKLAHOMA
Darshawn McClellan, 6-7, F, Sr., Vanderbilt (eligible immediately)
Hunter McClintock, 6-1, G, Fr., Oral Roberts
Josh McCoy, 6-4, G, RS Soph., Cleveland State – MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS
Chris McHenry, 5-11, G, Jr., Miami (Ohio) - PIKEVILLE
Eric McKnight, 6-9, F, Fr., Iowa State – FLORIDA GULF COAST
Carter McMasters, 6-11, C, Soph., Liberty
Arthur McMillan, 6-6, F, Fr., Morehead State
Brian McNair, 6-1, G, Soph., Gardner-Webb
Rashano McRae, 6-8, F, Jr., Eastern Washington
Aric Miller, 6-3, SG, Soph., Bethune Cookman
Dan Monckton, 6-6, G, Sr., Penn
Elrdidge Moore, 6-5, F, Fr., Nicholls State
Tim Morton, 6-9, C, Soph., Oral Roberts
Aaric Murray, 6-10, F-C, Soph., La Salle – WEST VIRGINIA
Drae Murray, 5-11, G, Jr., Sam Houston State – AUGUSTANA
Jordan Myers, 6-8, F, Fr., Southern Illinois
Juevol Myles, 6-1, G, Soph., Kansas State
Joe Nardi, 6-1, SG, Fr., Hartford
David Naves, 6-0, G, Fr., Howard
DeAndre Nealy, 6-6, F, Jr., Kent State
Zach Nelson, 6-6, F, Jr., Sacramento State
Abdou Niang, 6-9, F, Soph., Western Illinois
Josh Nirenberg, 6-9, C, Soph., Appalachian State
Jacquan Nobles, 6-34, G, Soph., Tennessee State
Levi Noel, 6-5, G, Fr., Eastern Illinois
Emeka Okafor, 6-7, F, Jr., Western Illinois
Anali Okoloji, 6-8, F, Fr., Seton Hall
Joe O’Shea, 6-4, G, Fr., Holy Cross – BRYANT
Anali Okoloji, 6-8, F, Fr., Seton Hall
Nathan Parker, 6-6, F, Soph., Wofford
Shawntez Patterson, 6-7, F, Jr., Troy
Cully Payne, 6-1, G, Soph., Iowa – LOYOLA
Chris Pelcher, 6-10, F, Soph., Iona
Ryan Pembleton, 6-10, C, Fr., Cal Poly
Dalton Pepper, 6-5, G, Soph., West Virginia
Marko Petrovic, 6-3, G, Fr., San Francisco
Isaiah Philmore, 6-7, F, Soph., Towson
Troy Pierce, 6-6, F, Jr., Charleston Southern – EMPORIA STATE
B.J. Porter, 6-3, G, Soph., Weber State – AZUSA PACIFIC
Shaun Pratl, 6-8, F, Soph., Eastern Illinois
Preye Preboye, 6-6, G/F, Soph., Stony Brook - LYNN
Sam Prescott, 6-3, G, Soph., Marist – MOUNT ST. MARY’S
Antoine Proctor, 6-4, G, Jr., Sacramento State
Bryant Purvis, 6-7, F, Jr., Southeastern Louisiana
Andrew Rebol, 6-8, F, Fr., Centenary – SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES
Will Regan, 6-8, F, Fr., Virginia
Tyler Reynolds, 6-4, G, Fr., Farleigh Dickinson
J.J. Richardson, 6-7, F, Soph., Pittsburgh - HOUSTON
Nafis Richardson, 6-2, G, Jr., Sam Houston
Tyler Richardson, 6-4, F, Fr., Wichita State
Akeem Richmond, 6-1, G, Soph., Rhode Island – EAST CAROLINA
Eric Rippetoe, 6-6, F, RS Fr., Southern Utah – WESTERN WYOMING CC
Jose Rivera, 6-2, SG, Jr., Pacific – CAL STATE SAN MARCOS
Vince Rosario, 5-10, G, Jr., Central Connecticut – CW POST
Brett Roseboro, 6-10, F, Soph., St. Bonaventure
Chris Rozier, 6-6, F, Soph., Jacksonville – VALDOSTA STATE
Nick Russell, 6-4, G, Soph., Kansas State
Candon Rusin, 6-4, G, Soph., Marist
Christian Salecich, 6-4, G, Soph., Saint Louis – MISSOURI SOUTHERN
Vee Sanford, 6-3, G, Soph., Georgetown - DAYTON
Dragan Sekleja, 7-0, C, Soph., Baylor – Florida Atlantic
Garrick Sherman, 6-10, C, Soph., Michigan State – NOTRE DAME
Travis Sims, 6-5, SG, Soph., Centenary
Gokhan Sirin, 6-9, F, Soph., Charlotte
Bryant Smith, 6-1, G, Fr., UT Arlington
Kenyon Smith, 5-11, G, Jr., Illinois State – SOUTHERN INDIANA
Robert Smith, 6-0, G, Soph., Santa Clara
Isaac Sosa, 6-3, G, Jr., Central Florida – CANISIUS
Patrick Souter, 6-4, G, Soph., Miwaukee
Brandon Spearman, 6-3, G, Fr., Dayton
Michael Spence, 6-9, F/C, Fr., Maryland-Eastern Shore
Stephen Spinella, 6-4, G, Soph., South Carolina
Dyami Starks, 6-2, G, Fr., Columbia
Juwan Staten, 6-0, PG, Fr., Dayton – PENN STATE
Ari Stewart, 6-7, F, Soph., Wake Forest - USC
Darren Stewart, 6-4, G, Soph., Florida Atlantic - PIKEVILLE
Derrick Strings, 6-2, G, Jr., UC Irvine
Joseph Swift, 5-10, G, Fr., Maryland-Eastern Shore
Derrek Tartt, 6-3, G, Soph., Albany - LEMOYNE
Gene Teague, 6-9, C, Soph., Southern Illinois
Anthony Thomas, 6-6, G, Fr, Appalachian State
J.T Thomas, 6-1, G, Fr., Toledo
Jeron Trotman, 6-4, PF, Soph., Centenary – NEW HAMPSHIRE
Jake Troyli, 6-9, F, Soph., Presbyterian – LINCOLN MEMORIAL
Casey Trujeque, 5-7, G, Fr., Montana State
Deion Turman, 6-8, F, Soph., Robert Morris
Brook Turson, 6-3, G, RS Fr., Central Michigan
Nick Valla, 6-2, G, Fr., Missouri State
Calvin Walker, 6-7, F, Jr., UTPA – DILLARD
James Walker, 6-2, PG, Fr., Utah State
Carter Warnock, 6-9, F, RS Fr., Eastern Washington
Desi Washington, 6-2, G, Fr., Delaware State
Kendrick Washington, 6-7, F, Soph., Houston
Menelik Watson, 6-8, PF, Fr., Marist
Jordan Weirick, 6-3, G, Soph., Southern Utah
Rashad Whack, 6-2, G, Soph., George Mason
Ryan Whitehead, 6-0, G, Fr., UTSA
Josh Wiegand, 6-9, F, Jr., Loyola (Md.)
Curtis Wilkinson, 6-8, F, Jr., East Tennessee State
Armani Williams, 6-2, G, Soph., UT Arlington
Donald Williams, 6-5, G, Fr., Mississippi
Erik Williams, 6-7, F, Soph., Marquette
Keith Williams, 6-8, PF, Soph., Tulane
Marcel Williams, 6-6, F, Jr., Austin Peay
Marcus Williams, 5-10, G, Jr., Sam Houston State
Teondre Williams, 6-4, G, Jr., Oregon
Maurice Wiltz, 6-1, G, Fr., Colorado State
Eric Wise, 6-5, F, Jr., UC Irvine
Brandon Wood, 6-3, G, Jr., Valparaiso – MICHIGAN STATE
Asaad Woods, 6-4, G, Fr., Liberty
Royce Woolridge, 6-3, G, Fr., Kansas
Marcus Wright, 6-1, G, Jr., Appalachian State

Arizona sophomore guard Lamont “MoMo” Jones is transferring.

Wildcats coach Sean Miller confirmed the news to FOXSports.com on Monday night.

Jones averaged 9.7 points last season for the Wildcats – who advanced to the Elite Eight.

However, his role was set to be reduced with the addition of freshman guards Josiah Turner and Nick Johnson.

In fact, there was significant cause for concern that Jones would hinder team chemistry if relegated to a reserve role – which was likely the case.

One source said that Jones is almost certain to transfer back home to the New York area and could attempt to get a waiver due to a sick family member.

One of the top assistant coaches in the country is leaving the business.

Xavier’s 36-year-old associate head coach Pat Kelsey, who made a surprise move two years ago when he left Wake Forest to join Chris Mack on the Musketeers staff, has resigned for personal reasons.

Kelsey told me that his health is fine – and so, too, is the health of his wife and two young daughters.

Everything changed, Kelsey said, the day that he watched Skip Prosser die four years ago.

``He was my mentor,” Kelsey said. ``The whole grind of what we do became less important to me from that moment on.”

Kelsey still loves to coach, but he’d find himself on recruiting trips and in airports wondering why he wasn’t with his family.

Kelsey spurned several head coaching opportunities, the latest at Towson.

``Family is the most important thing to me,” he said. ``At the end of the day, that’s what it’s about.”

It may have taken a life-altering tragedy, but Kelsey certainly has perspective.

And respect.

New George Mason coach Paul Hewitt has landed quite a duo.

Hewitt received a commitment on Sunday from 6-foot-8, 225-pound senior big man Erik Copes (Scout.com, No. 57), who was released from his letter-of-intent with George Washington and is eligible to play this season.

``I love Coach Hewitt and the campus,” Copes said on Sunday, hours after returning from a visit to the school. ``It’s a perfect situation for me. This team is good with or without me, but I’m going to try and make them better.”

Copes, a Philadelphia native, is ranked 57^th in the Class of 2011 by Scout.com and ESPN has him at No. 55 in the nation.

``This was a tough situation for me because I grew up around GW,” Copes said. ``I had my mind set on going there and those guys are like family. I’m so close with Coach (Karl) Hobbs, but it was tough when he was fired.”

``Coach Lonergan and the new athletic director, Patrick Nero, were great people, but I really wanted to be coached by my uncle,” he added.

Copes initially chose George Washington primarily because his uncle, Roland Houston, was an assistant coach with the Colonials – and he said that wherever his uncle wound up getting a job, that’s where he was going.

Houston, after contemplating spots at other schools, decided to accept Hewitt’s offer to join the George Mason staff last week.

``I put pressure on him,” Copes admitted of his uncle. ``I called him right after I find out Coach (Karl) Hobbs was fired and asked him where we were going.”

Copes is from Philadelphia and will give George Mason, a team ranked in the FOXSports.com Preseason Top 25, a big man who can rebound and also block shots.

The Patriots lose leading scorer Cam Long. Luke Hancock also received his release and is looking at other schools, but hasn’t ruled out returning to George Mason.

Houston, a former star at Rhode Island, has been on the GW staff for the past seven seasons. 

I remember begging Tom Seeley, who was the managing editor of FOXSports.com at the time, for a chance.

It was about six years ago. I was the national recruiting analyst with Scout.com, working alongside Dave Telep, but had always wanted to cover college basketball – and figured this was my best opportunity since FOX had just bought Scout.com.

Seeley gave me the opportunity to write a column a week that first year in 2005, then I somehow persuaded him to allow me to do both jobs for the next few years – covering both recruiting and college hoops full-time.

Now, after spending the past six years at FOXSports.com, I am moving on – to join CBSSports.com and work with who I consider the elite college basketball writer around, Gary Parrish.

This space will be no more one week from today, then I’ll take a couple weeks to recharge (pray for some much-needed sun in the Boston area) and get started at CBS on Monday, June 6.

It’s bittersweet because of the opportunity Seeley and FOXSports.com afforded to me what seems like an eternity ago. I’ve had terrific editors over the years who have trusted me and also given me the support to do what I needed – and wanted.

The NCAA’s ethics coalition met the last few days out in Indianapolis.

Sources said the following came out of the meetings:

- The group will likely propose a recruiting calendar that consists of bringing back a pair of weekends in April (four total days) and added in three long weekends in July (Thursday through Sunday) that total 12 days. That would give coaches 16 total days between the two periods.

- Coaches would finally be allowed to work with players in the summer. According to a source, it would probably be in the neighborhood of two hours a week for a six-week period.

- They tried to come up with a realistic definition of an “agent”. The NCAA understands what’s going on with the agents, but no one has an ideal solution just yet how to solve the problem.

- Access: It looks as though there will be a push for unlimited texting to recruits and also more access through phone calls. The phone calls won’t be unlimited, but there will be more allowed – and they also want them to be able to start at an earlier stage.

- Speaking of an earlier stage, it looks as though official visits will be moved up from the start of a recruits’ senior year to his junior season. This would intend to eliminate some of the shadiness that goes on with bringing kids to campus for unofficial visits. 

Here are the 17 players who received invites to tryout for the USA U19 Championship Team that will play in the FIBA World Championship this summer.

Keith Appling, SG, Soph., Michigan State
Melsahn Basabe, F, Soph., Iowa
Brad Beal, SG, Fr., Florida
James Bell, SF, Soph., Villanova
Anthony Brown, SF, Soph., Stanford
Trevor Cooney, SG, Fr., Syracuse
Allen Crabbe, SG, Soph., Cal
Tim Hardaway Jr., SG, Soph., Michigan
Joe Jackson, PG, Soph., Memphis
Jeremy Lamb, SG-SF, Soph., UConn
Meyers Leonard, C, Soph., Illinois
Doug McDermott, SF, Soph., Creighton
Travis McKie, SF, Soph., Wake Forest
Tony Mitchell, SF, Fr., North Texas
Richard Solomon, PF, Soph., Cal
Josiah Turner, PG, Fr., Arizona
Patric Young, PF-C, Soph., Florida

Training camp will take place from June 17-24 to trim the roster to 12 players. The World Championships are from June 30-July 10 in Latvia. 

The eighth annual Villa 7 Consortium – a collaboration between the higher-ups at VCU (namely athletic director Norwood Teague and associate AD Mike Ellis) and Nike – is underway.

It’s an invite-only deal for 63 of the elite men’s assistant coaches and another 30 women’s assistants are brought in – along with school administrators - to advance their career.

It includes mock interviews, media training and interaction with athletic directors. Several head coaches – guys like Mark Fox, Steve Lavin, Chris Mooney – will speak on various topics.

Twenty coaches (both men and women) who were in attendance a year ago currently have D1-1 head jobs.

The list is below – and VCU’s Ellis said that next year the plan is to integrate some of the Villa 6 standouts (aimed at the mid and low-major assistants) into Villa 7.

Neill Berry, South Carolina
John Brannen, Alabama
Jeff Boals, Ohio State
Bob Cantu, USC
Chris Caputo, Miami
Raphael Chillious, Washington
T.J. Cleveland, Arkansas
Aki Collins, Marquette
Jim Corrigan, Old Dominion
Travis Decuire, California
Jason Donnelly, Villanova
Joe Dooley, Kansas
Robert Ehsan, Maryland
Chris Ferguson, Oklahoma State
Jorge Fernandez, Miami
Pat Filien, Albany
Paul Fortier, Washington
Tim Fuller, Missouri
Jim Fox, Davidson
Kyle Getter, VCU
David Grace, Oregon State
Matthew Graves, Butler
Donny Guerinoni, LSU
Jerod Haase, North Carolina
Steve Henson, Oklahoma
Dalonte Hill, Kansas State
Mike Hopkins, Syracuse
Jerrence Howard, Illinois
Justin Hutson, UNLV
Kwanza Johnson, Georgia
Mike Jones, VCU
Stan Jones, Florida State
Pat Kelsey, Xavier
Andre LaFleur, Providence
Erik Martin, West Virginia
Jim McCarthy, Northeastern
CB McGrath, North Carolina
Dan Muller, Vanderbilt
Ryan Odom, Charlotte
Kevin Ollie, UConn
Stacey Palmore, Georgia
Scott Pera, Arizona State
Josh Posterino, Georgia Tech
Rod Palmer, Long Beach State
Ken Potosnak, East Carolina
Mike Rhoades, VCU
John Richardson, Virginia Tech
Kareem Richardson, Drake
Brandon Rosenthal, St. Edward’s
Ron Sanchez, Virginia
Jim Shaw, Washington
GG Smith, Loyola (Md.)
Joel Sobotka, Portland
Dwayne Stephens, Michigan State
Dedrique Taylor, Arizona State
Vince Taylor, Minnesota
Brad Underwood, Kansas State
Will Wade, VCU
Scott Wagers, East Tennessee
Torrey Ward, Ole Miss
James Whitford, Arizona
Steve Wojciechowski, Duke

Now the question for Texas A&M is whether they want to be a major player.

Billy Gillispie got the Aggies onto the national map, Mark Turgeon brought the program another step forward and now with Turgeon off to Maryland, Texas A&M has a choice to make.

Take a run and pay a guy like Buzz Williams or Josh Pastner or get a second-tier guy for less money.

Williams was an assistant to Gillispie at Texas A&M and recruited guys like Bryan Davis, Donald Sloan, Derrick Roland, Josh Carter, B.J. Holmes and Nathan Walkup.

He has been the head coach at Marquette the last three years and taken the program to three consecutive NCAA tournament appearances.

Williams is the beneficiary of the ultimate compliment from opposing coaches more than just about anyone else over the last few years: ``He gets kids to play so damn hard.”

But it’ll take a hefty paycheck to lure the 38-year-old Williams, who makes in excess of $2 million per year, or Pastner – another Texas native – to College Station.

Pastner makes just shy of $2 million per year, but he’s gone through what should be the two most challenging years of his career. John Calipari left him the scraps in his first season and last year he had a bunch of young kids that needed to grow up.

Now he’s got a team at Memphis filled with just about all of his own guys (except Wesley Witherspoon) and the young Tigers also have some experience under their belt.

The bottom line is that, in order to get one of these guys, the basketball coach may have to earn more than the football college. It sounds crazy in a football-driven program, but that’s the reality.

Mike Sherman makes a little less than $2 million per year.

If Texas A&M athletic director Bill Byrne doesn’t want to pony up quite so much for a hoops guy, there should be plenty of other options that can get it done:

- Fran Fraschilla, the former St. John’s, New Mexico and Manhattan coach (he has a 176-99 mark in nine seasons as a head coach), who has been an analyst for ESPN. Fraschilla may jump for the right opportunity – and this would be it, especially since he lives in the state and has ties to the Texas AAU programs and also is plugged in with international players.

- Johnny Jones, who has won 20-plus games for the past five years at North Texas. Jones has a team that is favored to win the Sun Belt this year, but he’s a guy that has been around the high-major ranks from his days as an assistant at LSU (from 1984-97).

- Tim Floyd – He’s only been at UTEP for one season, but Floyd is a guy who can obviously coach – and also recruit. He came out of the O.J. Mayo deal unscathed at USC and could wind up being in play.

- Brooks Thompson - Played two years at Texas A&M before transferring to Oklahoma State. His family is from there and he's turned around the program at UTSA. Thompson took over a program in disarray and went to the NCAA tournament this past season. 

- Scott Spinelli - Turgeon's right-hand man and associate head coach certainly has done his part by landing guys like David Loubeau, Naji Hibbert and Khris Middleton.