Billy Gillispie reinstated by Tarleton State after university review of anonymous complaint

Tarleton State reinstated men’s basketball coach Billy Gillispie on Monday, three days after the school announced that he had been placed on temporary administrative leave following an anonymous complaint. Steve Uryasz, the school's athletic director, in a statement thanked the Texas A&M system “for working expeditiously in addressing this anonymous complaint.” “The welfare of our student-athletes is of the utmost importance to Tarleton State University and the Texas A&M System," Uryasz said Monday.

Syracuse basketball great Lawrence Moten dies at age 53

Lawrence Moten, a basketball star at Syracuse in the early 1990s who still holds the program scoring record, has died. Hall of Famer Jim Boeheim, who recruited and coached Moten, called it a tragic day for the Syracuse basketball family. Syracuse made the NCAA Tournament three times with Moten, who had his No. 21 jersey retired in a pregame ceremony March 3, 2018, at the Carrier Dome.