Dexter Strickland had a breakout performance against a team from his home state.
The former Elizabeth (N.J.) St. Patrick star scored a career-high 18 points Monday to lead No. 9 North Carolina to an 81-67 victory over Rutgers at the Smith Center in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Rutgers (9-3) closed within four points with about 2 minutes left, but [...]

Derrick Caracter was planning on continuing his basketball career at Long Beach State when his mother received a phone call last December that changed his life.
 
Randall Dickey, an assistant coach at the University of Texas at El Paso, called Winnie Terry and said he was interested in recruiting her 6-foot-9, 275-pound son after he had [...]

Derrick Caracter on Saturday was academically cleared to play at UTEP and the 6-foot-9, 275-pound Fanwood, N.J. native will suit up Sunday when the undefeated Miners (5-0) face New Mexico State.
“He made it,” UTEP coach Tony Barbee wrote by text.
Barbee had previously said if Caracter’s grades were certified,  ”I expect him to have a big role.”
“He’ll bring [...]

Derrick Caracter is enrolled at UTEP and head coach Tony Barbee says the 6-foot-9 Fanwood, N.J. native will be eligible to play in the second semester of the 2009-10 season.
Caracter, who spent two seasons at Louisville, still needs one class at UTEP to become eligible.
“He’ll be eligible to play at the end of first semester [...]

Derrick Caracter’s basketball tour has taken him to UTEP.
“Derrick really enjoyed his visit to the school and liked what their staff had to say,” said Anthony Ray, an adviser to Caracter.
The 6-foot-9 Caracter, out of Fanwood, N.J.,  is currently enrolled in classes at UTEP and will likely have to sit a year after transferring. He [...]

NEW YORK — Blake Griffin has done it again.
Oklahoma’s 6-foot-10, 251-pound sophomore forward dropped 32 points and 15 rebounds on UAB in a 77-67 victory in the NIT Season Tip-Off at Madison Square Garden.
No. 11 Oklahoma meets No. 10 Purdue in Friday’s championship game at 3:30. The Boilermakers downed Boston College, 71-64, behind 19 points [...]

The latest news I have on Derrick Caracter is that he may play for the Rochester Razorsharks of the Premier Basketball League.
According to a spokesman for the team, Caracter recently worked out for the team but has yet to sign. I have a call into the head coach and will update if I hear anything [...]

The Derrick Caracter Saga has taken yet another turn.
The 6-foot-8, 270-pound Caracter will not enroll at Southern Mississippi as I originally reported.
“Caracter is not transferring to Southern Miss,” a Southern Miss spokesman said by email.
At this point, after false starts at Louisville, NAIA Oklahoma City and Southern Miss, your guess is as good as mine [...]

The latest Derrick Caracter update is this.
Despite the fact that Louisville sent Southern Mississippi Caracter’s release last week, Caracter has not arrived on the Southern Miss campus.
“He’s not enrolled,” said a Southern Miss spokesman. “He’s not here. I have not heard that (he’s coming).”
As reported here last week, Louisville sent his release to Southern Miss.
“The [...]

Derrick Caracter’s next stop appears to be Southern Mississippi.
Louisville sent his release to Southern Miss on Wednesday and the 6-foot-9, 270-pound Caracter could enroll in classes next week.
“The release has been sent to them (Southern Miss),” a source close to the situation said. “They have permission to contact him and speak with him. They’re pretty [...]