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Though this story hit print on Sunday, BTO wanted to be sure everyone checked out Pete Thamel's tremendous piece in The New York Times on Jeremy Tyler -- the first American basketball player to skip his senior year of high school eligibility to play pro.  Tyler, once considered a can't-miss prospect, is spiraling as a combination of culture shock, ignorance and ego threaten to end his NBA career before it begins. 

The details on Arkansas coach John Pelphrey's decision to suspend five of his Hogs, from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

The eligibility of highly touted freshman Mouphtaou Yarou (Villanova) was called into question yesterday by The Sporting News.  The Wildcats quickly responded, claiming that Yarou's age has been proven to be accurate, from the Philadelphia Daily News.

Following an alleged  DUI on Monday, Seton Hall's Keon Lawrence has been suspended from the team indefinitely, from The Newark Star-Ledger. 

Tonight we're keeping an eye on ...
Robert Morris at Syracuse, 7 p.m. ... The Colonials nearly upset 'Cuse in the Carrier Dome during the 2008 NIT.  Just some food for thought.

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