Deng Mayar, a 22-year-old rising college basketball star who recently transferred to Omaha from North Dakota, died last weekend in Utah in a tragic accident.

With college basketball's return a mere 101 days away, here are 101 nuggets, including the best offenses, defenses, cotenders (and pretenders), newcomers and way more.

Heiar revealed in arbitration documents that he felt like a scapegoat for a number of issues the New Mexico State athletic department was dealing with at the time.

Name, image and likeness money is flowing. Revenue sharing has arrived. The richest programs — once only richer in tradition — are now richer in fact. Recruiting isn’t just a battle of pitches and player development. It’s a bidding war.

Selecting one position group from each of the five high-major conferences that is slated to get way better (or worse).

Although the college basketball season is still a couple of months away, that has not stopped incoming freshmen from continuing to generate buzz. The Big 12 wil