Ohio University will be without two of their basketball players next season. Guards Bert Whittington and Allen Hester have decided to leave the program. ThePalestra.com's Greg Glasser has more on this story.

The Mountaineers like head basketball coach Bob Huggins, the university signed the coach to a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract extension. ThePalestra.com's Chris Gunnoe has the details from Morgantown.

At a press conference Tuesday, Northwestern introduced Jim Phillips, formerly of Northern Illinois, as the Wildcats' new director of athletics. ThePalestra.com's John Tsarouchas was there and he has the story.