CHARLIES SPORTS COLLEGE BASKETBALLL SPORTS NEWS - AUGUST 2009

Florida NCAA Mens College Basketball Freshman Cleared To Play

Shooting guard Maurice Creek, one of the key prospects in Indiana's 2009 recruiting class, has been cleared to compete as a freshman by the NCAA and can join the Hoosiers in their next official skill workouts.

Coach Tom Crean reported on Twitter that Creek had been approved by the NCAA eligibility clearinghouse. Crean called it "a very large step" in the restoration of the IU program. Creek, who stands 6-4, was rated No. 41 among prospects in his class by Scout.com. He is an outstanding shooter and also can score from the mid-range. He played last season at Virginia's Hargrave Military Academy and is considered the main prize in IU's top-10 class.

Former Kentucky Mens College Basketball Coach Arrested On DUI Charge

Former Kentucky basketball coach Billy Gillispie was arraigned on a drunken driving charge Thursday after refusing sobriety tests during an early morning traffic stop in which officers said they smelled alcohol on his breath.

Police say they arrested Gillespie at 2:47 a.m. along a highway in Lawrenceburg about 30 miles from Lexington, where Gillispie coached the Wildcats until he was fired in March. Charles F. O'Connor, a passenger in the car, also was arrested on a charge of alcohol intoxication in a public place.

Pitt NCAA Mens College Basketball Recruits Player Suspended For Fall

Pittsburgh has suspended forward Gilbert Brown from the men's basketball team for the fall semester because of academic reasons.

The school made the announcement Friday. Brown, a redshirt junior, played in 32 games as a reserve last season when the Panthers went 31-5, reached No. 1 for three weeks and fell one win shy of the Final Four. He scored in double figures five times and averaged 5.4 points and 3.1 rebounds.

Nebraska Mens College Basketball player Out For Year With Knee Injury

Nebraska center Christopher Niemann is out for the season after reinjuring his knee.

Cornhuskers coach Doc Sadler said in a statement on Friday that the 6-foot-11 German tore the ACL in one of his knees. Sadler said the sophomore had surgery on Thursday. Niemann was ruled ineligible last season because he was a member of a German club team that included professionals.

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