Jimmer Fredette signed a deal with New York-based production company Tupelo-Honey Productions to chronicle his life in the days leading up to the NBA draft, June 23 in Newark.

Fredette committed to allow Tupelo-Honey to shoot more than 100 hours of footage over 30 days. The New York-based production company plans to sell online and mobile vignettes and packaged 30-minute TV shows.

No programming has been sold yet, but Tupelo-Honey President Cary Glotzer said he’s already been having discussions and plans to sell footage to several outlets.

BYU center Brandon Davies, who was dismissed from the team on March 1 because of an honor-code violation, plans to play for the Cougars next season.

Davies completed his winter semester work Thursday and withdrew from school, but he hopes to re-enroll in the fall.

According to BYU spokeswoman Carri Jenkins, Davies is working with the dean of students on a possible return.

If he meets certain conditions, Davies will be allowed to re-enroll in school and play basketball in 2011-12.

“There’s a pretty long list of people that I’d like to thank who are helping me through this difficult time,” Davies said in a statement released through BYU.

Now that Jimmer Fredette's NCAA eligibility is over, he is free to market himself and pocket the profits.

Earlier this week, five sports agents flew to Provo and made presentations to Jimmer. When school is out this month, he'll return to his home in New York, where his parents and brother T.J. will review the final four agents and pick one.

Jimmer's representatives have already filed to trademark several variations of his name.

"We'll see how that goes," Fredette said.

Kawhi Leonard’s strength and hands remind at least one Eastern Conference executive of Ron Artest.

Like Artest, the exec says, Leonard wasn't a great shooter in college.

"This guy's not a great shooter," the executive said of Leonard, "but it's not broken."
Leonard's drive also impresses.

"He's relentless," said a Pacific scout. "I don't know how whoever gets him is going to play him, but he can do some things."

An Eastern Conference executive said: "In the college game he's a real physical defender, very handsy guy, likes to bump cutters and block people. I think he can guard out on the floor. I think he's a three all the way and he's gonna guard threes. He could get better. Right now it's not there. But he passes pretty good."

Will Clyburn is heading to Iowa State.

As per NCAA transfer rules, the 6-foot-7 forward will redshirt next year and complete his final year of collegiate eligibility for the Cyclones in 2012-13.

Clyburn averaged 17.1 points and 7.8 boards to earn All-Mountain West Conference honors.

"I felt like it was a good fit for me," Clyburn said.

Citing a desire to be closer to his home in Detroit, Clyburn asked new Utah coach Larry Krystkowiak for his release last week.

Dave Rice said his gameplan will get the Runnin’ Rebels back to their up-tempo offensive style.

"Winning is No. 1, I get that -- but style of play is going to be 1a," Rice said in a statement. "We're going to get out and run -- we’re the Runnin' Rebels. Everything will be up-tempo. We also want to be known for being consistent. Every day in practice and every single game, we want to be consistent. That is not exciting to hear and it sounds like coach-speak, but consistency leads to great results."

With Rice as an assistant coach, BYU ran their up-tempo offense with Jimmer Fredette leading the way and went to the Sweet 16.

"We'll have a learning curve anytime a new system is put in place, but we want our guys to have high expectations immediately," Rice said. "It's time to get to work."

Jimmer Fredette’s celebrity has reached a feverish pitch at Brigham Young University. So much so that he's stopped going to classes.

That is not unusual for college basketball stars who plan to make their living in the NBA, but in this case it was the school that requested it.

"It was getting too disruptive," said Al Fredette, Jimmer's father, who explained that Jimmer's fame in Provo, Utah, has led to constant requests for autographs and photographs. "He can't go anywhere in Provo without being recognized."

Jimmer now does all his schoolwork online.

Fresno State's new men's basketball coach Rodney Terry is telling his players that stifling, pressure defense will be a goal.

"That's his philosophy right there," said Jay Hobbs, an old friend of Bulldogs coach Rodney Terry. "Get that pressure defense going and make that defense turn into your offense."

Recent statistics for Fresno State indicate that Terry will be scouring video for strategies his players can use to improve offensively as well as defensively.

The Bulldogs were one of the worst 3-point shooting teams in the nation this season, hitting from deep 29.5% of the time and ranking 280th out of 335 teams. They also struggled from within the arc, shooting 42.7% and ranking 227th.

In Western Athletic Conference games, the Bulldogs were last in the nine-team league in field-goal percentage defense. They allowed WAC foes to shoot 46.5%,and also were last in 3-point field goal percentage defense (38.3%) and sixth in scoring defense (69.5%).

BYU associate head coach Dave Rice accepted an offer Sunday to become the new coach at UNLV.

Rice, who played for Jerry Tarkanian on UNLV's back-to-back Final Four teams in the early 1990s before an 11-year run as a Rebels assistant, spent next to no time getting to work.

The Sun confirmed through multiple sources that San Diego State assistant Justin Hutson will officially become the first member of Rice's staff. Hutson spent the last five seasons heading up SDSU's recruiting efforts and coordinating the Aztecs' defense — both areas which contributed heavily to SDSU's storybook 2010-11 season that ended with a Sweet Sixteen berth.

Rumors are already flying regarding the other three spots on the staff — two assistant spots and a Director of Basketball Operations post — including some involving UNLV great, current Denver Nuggets assistant and former Rice teammate Stacey Augmon.

UNLV president Neal Smatresk shot down reports today that Larry Brown is a candidate to be the Rebels' basketball coach.

Brown, the only coach to win an NCAA and NBA championship, was fired as coach of the Charlotte Bobcats in December after a 9-19 start this season.

SI.com and ESPN are reporting Brown has been in contact with UNLV athletic director Jim Livengood, who announced four finalists for the position Tuesday.

Former Rebels players Dave Rice and Reggie Theus are considered the leading candidates. Smatresk, who is talking daily with Livengood, dismissed Brown as a candidate.

"That's the first I've heard of it," Smatresk said. "We just interviewed four people and I'm unaware that any names have been added to the list."