The 6-foot-9 Carter played in 29 games for the Beavers last season and averaged 3.3 points and 2.8 rebounds.

"We are very excited to add a young man with the character, work ethic and enthusiasm of Sean Carter," said Kellogg, who was hired as UMass' head coach in April.

The 6-foot-9 Carter played in 29 games for the Beavers last season and averaged 3.3 points and 2.8 rebounds.

"We are very excited to add a young man with the character, work ethic and enthusiasm of Sean Carter," said Kellogg, who was hired as UMass' head coach in April.

In his first season of his second stint with the Jaguars, Arrow guided the team to a 26-7 record, winning the Sun Belt's regular season conference championship.

The team earned a 10-seed in last year's NCAA Tournament, but fell to 7-seed Butler in the first round.

The new contract guarantees Kent $1,060,000 in annual salary and provides $347,000 of additional salary and benefits to his coaching staff.

"I am thrilled and humbled to have the support shown by president [Dave] Frohnmayer and [athletic director] Pat Kilkenny," Kent said. "The university and its supporters have demonstrated a substantial investment in the continued success of the basketball program at the University of Oregon through the building of a new arena and I felt it was important as a graduate of this great institution that I demonstrate that same commitment in return." In his 12 seasons as the Ducks' orchestrator on the hardwood, Kent has posted a 211-134 mark and is just one win behind Hall-of-Fame coach Howard Hobson for the school re

Dunphy, who is in his third season with the Owls, took over for legendary John Chaney in April of 2006.

"We knew when we hired Fran Dunphy two years ago that he was the right man to lead Temple basketball," said Director of Athletics Bill Bradshaw. "Now I am even more pleased to be able to tell the Temple community that he will be leading the program for at least the next six years. We could not have a better person, nor a better coach, at the helm." Dunphy, who left the same position at the University of Pennsylvania to take the Temple job, guided the Owls to the 2008 Atlantic 10 Championship. The team finished last season at 21-13 en route to its first NCAA Tournament appearance since the 2000-01 campaign.

The controversial Packer, 68, who has announced 34 consecutive Final Fours on network television, will be replaced by studio analyst Clark Kellogg.

CBS representative Leslie Anne Wade confirmed the decision to the newspaper on Sunday.

Jennings is a potential lottery pick for the 2009 NBA Draft and will be the first major high school recruit to play overseas since the NBA's one-year rule, which requires players to wait one year after graduating high school before playing in the league, was instituted in 2006.

Jennings is 6-foot, 170 pounds and graduated from national powerhouse Oak Hill Academy. The guard broke an all-time school record with a 63 point outburst in a February 19 game.

Fulmer's new deal is worth $2.4 million for the 2008 season and escalates to $3.3 million in 2014 for an average of $2.99 million over the length of the agreement.

It also includes a $1 million longevity bonus in December 2012 to reward him for his 20 years as the school's head coach.

The deal is pending approval by the board of trustees.

"I have been truly blessed to spend the last 12 years doing what I love here at UIC," Collins said. "It is a great university with great administrators, faculty and students, who have all helped me, and this basketball program, become successful." Collins, who is the longest tenured NCAA Division I men's basketball coach in the state, took the job in March 1996. He has guided UIC to three NCAA Tournament appearances (1998, 2002, 2004) and one NIT bid (2003) while topping the 20-win plateau on four occasions, including a school-record 24 victories in 2003-04. Collins owns a career record of 194-171.

Howland's new deal will pay him $1.97 million for the 2008-09 season and will escalate to $2.3 million for the 2014-15 campaign.

It also includes the incentive package from his previous contract that has a maximum value of $235,000.

McKillop guided the Wildcats to a 29-7 overall record last season, including a 25-game winning streak, the longest in the nation last season.

In addition, he led the team to an Elite Eight appearance in the NCAA tournament, which the team lost by a missed three-pointer at the buzzer to eventual national champion Kansas.

Lawrence led the Tigers with 29.2 minutes played last season as a sophomore appearing in all 32 contests, including 20 starts. He finished as the team's third-leading scorer with 11.0 points per game and a team-leading 307 field goal attempts.

"The well-being of our student-athletes is always a chief concern for us," Anderson said. "With that, I have always wanted my players to be happy. I feel by granting Keon his release it's in the best interest of both him and our program. We appreciate Keon's efforts at Missouri and wish him nothing but the best."

Humphrey, 20, was set to enter his senior season with the Bulldogs after appearing in 30 of 34 games last season including 28 starts. He was Georgia's second-leading scorer last season, averaging 12.2 points and 3.5 rebounds per game.

Humphrey led the Bulldogs with 37 percent shooting from three-point range and 83 percent from the free-throw line.

The Bobcats have had a vacancy since Monday, when Tim O'Shea resigned to take over the transitional Division I program at Bryant University in Rhode Island.

"What a great day for Bobcat athletics," athletic director Jim Schaus said. "John Groce has long been considered one of the top assistant coaches in the country, and has been renowned for both his recruiting successes and offensive expertise.

"This has been a very difficult time and I am aware that I have become the focus of criticism which will continue to distract Indiana University from its core educational mission. Consequently, I believe a new person will be in a stronger position to lead IU athletics moving forward and it is in IU's best interests for me to stand down," Greenspan said.

TheIndiana program was already facing sanctions for five recruiting violations incurred under former head coach Kelvin Sampson before a new infraction was announced on Tuesday.

According to the Columbus Dispatch, Ohio University will make the announcement on Friday.

The Bobcats have had a vacancy since Monday, when Tim O'Shea resigned to take over the transitional Division I program at Bryant University in Rhode Island.

Everhart was named the 15th coach in team history on March 29, 2006 and he guided the team from a school-worst record 3-24 in 2005-06 to a 10-19 mark in the 2006-07 season, despite a shooting before the season that left five players injured.

Last season, Duquesne had its best start in 27 years and finished the season with a 17-13 mark, the school's first winning campaign since 1993-94.

Woods, a former standout on the floor at Kentucky, was the head of basketball operations at Texas Christian before becoming an assistant coach at the school.

Prior to arriving at TCU, Woods spent one year serving as an assistant coach at Texas A&M Corpus Christi. He began his college coaching career at High Point, where he assisted in game and practice preparation, player development and scouting.

O'Shea joined the Bobcats in March of 2001, and in those seven years he compiled a record of 120-95. Prior to his arrival at Ohio, he spent 16 seasons as an assistant at Boston College, Rhode Island and Yale.

Taking the job at Bryant marks a return to the New England area for the Boston College graduate.

Details of the deal, which is still going through the Academy process, are still being worked out.

Reynolds, who was promoted to the head coaching position in April of 2007, completed his first season at the helm of Air Force with a 16-14 record and guided the Falcons to a fifth-place finish in the Mountain West Conference.

Pargo had announced on April 15 that he would make himself available for the draft but did not hire an agent, leaving open the option to return to school.

"After careful consideration, I have decided to withdraw from the 2008 NBA Draft," said Pargo. "Playing in the NBA is definitely a goal of mine and one I am confident I will accomplish. But, at this time, I think it is in my best interest to return to Gonzaga for my senior year. I am excited about our team next year and expect that we will accomplish great things as a group." Pargo was named the West Coast Conference Player of the Year this past season, averaging 12.1 points per game overall.

Mbah a Moute had declared for the draft in April, but did not hire an agent, leaving open the possibility of returning to school.

"Luc had a great career at UCLA, and I'm really proud of everything he helped our team accomplish during his tenure as a player at UCLA," Howland said. "He was the freshman of the year in the conference, won three Pac-10 titles and started in three Final Fours, but, more than anything, he is a winner." In 2007-08, Mbah a Moute averaged 8.8 points and 6.0 rebounds per game in and was named an honorable mention All-Pac-10 selection. He also became the first Bruin since Jamaal Wilkes, Bill Walton and Greg Lee (1972-74) to start in three straight Final Four games.

Budinger had entered his name for the upcoming NBA Draft, but he did not sign with an agent, leaving him the option of returning to school for his junior season.

"Over the last several weeks I have experienced the NBA draft process, attended several workouts with a variety of NBA clubs and received much positive feedback from those teams, however, it is my decision to return to the University of Arizona," said Budinger. "The opportunity to play again for Coach Olson in my mind best prepares me to have a successful NBA career. I want to enter the NBA with great certainty of my future potential and believe the chance to develop further under Coach Olson enhances that opportunity." A 6-foot-7, 203-pounder from Encinitas, CA, Budinger averaged 17.1 points, 5.4 rebounds

The trio had entered their names into the NBA Draft pool in April but did not hire agents, leaving open the possibility of returning to school.

"After a long and exhaustive process of gathering information and sharing it with these youngsters, I stepped back and asked them to make their own decisions," head coach Roy Williams said.

Chalmers had declared for the draft in April, but did not hire an agent and left open an option to return to school. On Sunday night, Kansas coach Bill Self said he was informed of Chalmers' decision.

"Mario informed us of his position to stay in the draft today," said Self. "Even though this was official, we anticipated this back in April when he declared without an agent. We are excited for Mario's draft prospects. From what we have gathered his stock has climbed. We wish Mario the very best and we will anxiously be waiting to see where all of our guys will be drafted." The NBA Draft is scheduled for June 26.