1. According to Jeff Goodman, Mike Rice is the guy at Rutgers.  The Robert Morris coach who led his team to consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances and very nearly took down #2 seed Villanova in this year’s first round, will take over in north Jersey.  He has his work cut out for him, as  Rutgers has already lost its two best players Mike Rosario (transfer to Florida) and Hamady Ndiaye (graduation) in the offseason.
2. Staying in the greater New York area, new Hofstra coach Tim Welsh has resigned in the wake of his DWI over the weekend.  You really hate to see what should have been a good situation for the former Providence coach turn into a negative one, but it’s probably in the best interests of all parties if he simply moves on and gets his life back in order before trying to coach again.
3. This decision by the US Supreme Court today ensures that the only place you can legally wager on college basketball in the United States will remain in Nevada unless a federal law banning such gaming is someday repealed.
4. Rematch of the title game.  Duke and Butler have scheduled a repeat performance of their classic title tilt on Dec. 4 in East Rutherford, NJ.  We know Final Four MOP will be back for the Devils, but will Gordon Hayward be facing him on the other side?  Should be a good one regardless.  Speaking of Duke, Luke Winn has already broken down their repeat title chances in his typically informative way.
5. How’s this for a strange early entry candidate?  John Sloan, a 5’11 backup for D3 Huntingdon College (Alabama) who averaged two points per game last season has entered his name into the draft.  And yes, he was joking.

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