NCAA Buzz: April 13, 2006

Here are the biggest headlines for today's basketball world:

Shakur to declare for NBA Draft

<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Arizona guard Mustafa Shakur will make himself eligible for the June NBA draft, but he is not expected to hire an agent, making it possible for him to return to UA for his senior season if he finds he will not be a high pick.
-- Arizona Republic </div>

NBA Officials wouldn't be suprised if Florida stars declare
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">If Joakim Noah, Al Horford or Corey Brewer change their minds and declare for the draft before the April 29 deadline, it might shock Florida fans. It wouldn't surprise people close to the NBA. "I'll believe it when I see it," said one longtime NBA official, who requested anonymity.
-- Palm Beach Post</div>

Kelvin Sampson's Indiana Salary
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Kelvin Sampson's salary as Indiana University's basketball coach could be reduced by nearly $100,000 in his first season if the NCAA imposes sanctions against him for recruiting violations while he was coach at the University of Oklahoma. Also, Sampson would owe IU $500,000 should he leave before his contract expires June 30, 2013.
-- Indianapolis Star</div>

N.C. State Job Rumors with Calipari out
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">It's unclear who N.C. State will target next. Sources have mentioned Louisiana State's John Brady, Texas A&M's Billy Gillespie and Marquette's Tom Crean as possibilities. Gillespie is under contract through 2012 and is supposed to meet with Texas A&M officials this month to discuss a raise, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Brady might be easier to recruit. Though a contract extension is in the works, he has said publicly he will listen if schools contact him. Brady is said to have a difficult relationship with LSU athletics director Skip Bertman.
-- Charlotte Observer</div>

Xavier and Kansas State to ink deal
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Xavier and Kansas State have been working on a three-year deal that would bring former Cincinnati coach Bob Huggins and Kansas State into U.S. Bank Arena each of the next two seasons to face Xavier. Under the proposed deal, Xavier would play a game at Kansas State in the 2008-09 season.
-- Cincinnati Enquirer</div>

Tennessee picks up Ramar Smith
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Guard Ramar Smith signed his scholarship papers with Tennessee yesterday and had them faxed to the Vols' basketball office, according to his Detroit Martin Luther King High principal Paul Gray. However, Smith failed to have his mother sign the papers. A parent or legal guardian's signature is required before a national letter-of-intent becomes binding.
-- The Tennessean</div>

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