Despite reports that he was headed to the NBA with his three teammates, Taurean Green may return to Florida for his senior season. AP

Taurean Green's professional future has yet to be determined. Contrary to an ESPN report, he's not committing to the draft other than declare his eligibility. He no doubt plans to investigate his standing in mock drafts by NBA executives, but he's keeping his college options open; meaning he's not hiring an agent.
-- New York Post

Rick Barnes and Texas athletic director DeLoss Dodds met Thursday in what Barnes called a previously scheduled appointment. According to a source close to Barnes, he didn't demand that Dodds increase his $1.8 million salary, though that probably will happen. Instead, Barnes asked Dodds to increase the salaries of his assistants and continue to look at ways to generate more fan interest at games, the source said.
-- Dallas Morning News

Billy Gillispie thought long and hard about going to Arkansas and may have learned some things about the Razorbacks program he didn't like, things that Creighton coach Dana Altman learned after taking the job, which caused both men to back away.
-- Dallas Morning News

The departure of Bob Huggins leaves two top players at a university in Manhattan, Kan., that they would not have considered if not for Huggins. Bill Walker, a freshman forward, will probably play for them next season. Michael Beasley, a forward considered the nation's top prospect, signed a letter of intent with Kansas State early this year. But if he seeks to be let out of his commitment, as many believe he will, Kansas State AD Tim Weiser reiterated yesterday that it is university policy to not allow any athletes to do so.
-- New York Times

Billy Donovan, who earned about $1.7 million last season, is due for a considerable raise. The amount will most likely not be determined for about two weeks, when Florida's athletic finance committee meets. It would not be surprising if his annual salary exceeds $3 million.
-- New York Times

Had Joakim Noah decided to declare for last June's NBA draft, at worst he would've been snatched no later than three. Despite his team's crushing success, at the moment he's being projected as a late lottery selection. Conversely, Al Horford's appeal has greatly levitated. Last year he graded late lottery to middle of the first round. Now there's no way he will be on the board past seven.
-- New York Post

Air Force athletic director Dr. Hans Mueh said the fax machine in his office was "smokin' " and his e-mail full after Jeff Bzdelik accepted the coaching position at Colorado.
-- Rocky Mountain News

While both Ben Olson and Patrick Cowan shrugged off their UCLA quarterback competition on the first day of spring practice, the two will go through this motion again. but when coach Karl Dorrell set a soft timeline for a decision to be made by the end of spring practice, it gave Olson-Cowan II more urgency. They have 12 more practices, plus a spring scrimmage, to impress Dorrell and new offensive coordinator Jay Norvell.
-- Los Angeles Times

Some people believe Lou Dawkins, a boys high school basketball coach from Saginaw, Mich., could become an administrative assistant to new Minnesota coach Tubby Smith. Dawkins, who played for Smith at Tulsa, has a player in Saginaw, 6-7 all-state power forward Draymond Green, who committed to Smith at Kentucky but reneged when Tubby left for Minnesota.
-- St. Paul Pioneer Press

Florida football player Ronnie Wilson was arrested early Thursday for allegedly firing a semiautomatic rifle in the air during an argument with another man, according to a Gainesville Police Department report.
-- Florida Times-Union

Creighton's Pat Venditte is believed to be the only ambidextrous pitcher in N.C.A.A. Division I college baseball, the ultimate relief specialist. A junior, he throws left-handed to lefties and right-handed to righties, and effectively. Venditte has improved so much in the past year that major league scouts are starting to consider him a possible late-round pick in this June's amateur draft because of his versatility.
-- New York Times