One day after being released from his Georgia scholarship, high school star Daniel Miller has landed with rival Georgia Tech.

University of Georgia basketball signee Daniel Miller has requested ­ and the Athletic Association has granted ­ a release from the National Letter-of-Intent that he signed last November to attend UGA, according to an announcement today by head coach Mark Fox.

South Carolina basketball and baseball announcer Mike Morgan is leaving the Gamecocks airways.

Georgia Tech sophomore Gani Lawal will make himself available for the NBA draft but is protecting his option of continuing his college career.

Mississippi basketball coach Andy Kennedy has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of disorderly conduct in his cab driver assault case. Kennedy avoided trial and possible jail time with the plea deal Monday in Hamilton County Municipal Court in Cincinnati. He will be on probation for six months and must perform 40 hours of community service.

USC-Aiken Lady Pacer standout Meredith Legg, the team’s all-time leading scorer, has been diagnosed with cancer. WJBF News Channel 6’s John Hart has the story.

Georgia has a new men’s basketball coach,
formally introducing Nevada’s Mark Fox after a whirlwind interview
process.

Augusta State head basketball coach Dip Metress is on the short list of candidates to become the next head coach at Georgia Southern, a source within the ASU athletic department told WJBF Sports on Thursday.

In a surprise move, Georgia has hired Nevada’s Mark Fox to replace Dennis Felton.

Chris Commons will end his two years at USC Aiken as an NCAA Division II consensus All-America selection in 2008-09 after he was named to the Basketball Times All-America Team and the Division II Bulletin All-America Team this week.

Augusta State’s Garret Siler was recently invited to compete in the prestigious Portsmouth Invitational Tournament.

Georgia Southern men’s basketball coach Jeff Price has quit after the Eagles went 8-22 this season.

Two-time All-America selection and two-time Peach Belt Conference Player of the Year Chris Commons concluded his collegiate career on Friday by scoring 20 points in the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division II All-Star game on Friday evening at the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Through a cooperative effort between the USC Aiken athletic department and CBS Sports there will be a special segment honoring the life of Javonte Clanton during Saturday’s NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball National Championship Game.

South Carolina men’s basketball director of player development Neill Berry has been promoted to assistant coach for the Gamecock
staff, Carolina head coach Darrin Horn announced on Friday.