SALT LAKE CITY — Forward Brandon Davies said he expects to suit up next season for BYU despite missing this year’s NCAA Tournament run for violating the university’s honor code.
Carri Jenkins, a university spokeswoman, said Friday that Davies voluntarily withdrew from school after completing his winter semester finals but is working with the dean of students to meet conditions so he will be eligible to return for the fall semester. If he meets those conditions, Jenkins said the expectations are the 6-foot-9 Davies will return for his junior year.
Davies’ honor code violation involved premarital sex.
“There’s a plan in place, and I intend to follow through and return to BYU in the fall,” said Davies, who was the team’s second-leading scorer (11.1 points) behind point guard Jimmer Fredette and was leading the team in rebounds (6.2).
• Texas players Tristan Thompson, Jordan Hamilton and Cory Joseph declared for the NBA draft.
Hamilton, a 6-7 sophomore forward who led the Longhorns in scoring (18.6 ppg) last season, said he plans to sign with an agent, which would immediately end his college eligibility. Thompson and Joseph, both freshmen last season, plan to submit their names but will hold off on signing with an agent.
• Georgetown sophomore Hollis Thompson, who averaged 8.6 points and 4.4 rebounds, entered his name in the NBA draft.
• Jamal Coombs-McDaniel, a swingman on Connecticut’s national championship team, has been arrested on a marijuana possession charge. The sophomore is scheduled to appear in court May 5.
• Forward Ari Stewart transferred to Southern California after two seasons at Wake Forest, where he averaged 8.5 points and 4.4 rebounds last season as a sophomore.
• Jim Larranaga accepted Miami’s coaching job after 14 years at George Mason, including an improbable run to the Final Four in 2006. He replaces Frank Haith, who left for Missouri after going 129-101 with the Hurricanes.
NFL: No deadline to cancel games
NEW YORK — The NFL hasn’t set a deadline for when games would be canceled without a collective bargaining agreement.
For now, the first Sunday of the season falls on the 10-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, and part of the NFL’s business-as-usual planning includes deciding how to commemorate that moment.
“Its national significance is profound,” said Eric Grubman, the league’s executive vice president for business operations. “And the significance of competitive sports in America is also very profound.”
Footnotes.
Boston Celtics center Shaquille O’Neal is “closer” to returning from a strained right calf, but coach Doc Rivers said O’Neal is questionable for Sunday’s Game 4 against the New York Knicks.
• Boston Bruins defenseman Andrew Ference was fined $2,500 by the NHL for an obscene gesture toward Montreal Canadiens fans he said was unintentional after scoring a goal during Thursday’s 5-4 overtime victory.
• The Los Angeles Kings activated left wing Scott Parse after a five-month absence because of a hip injury.
