New details expected on Rose allegations

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More details surrounding the NCAA allegations against Memphis involving Bulls guard Derrick Rose should come to light on Tuesday.

A source told CBSSports.com's Gary Parrish on Monday that Memphis is releasing its response to the NCAA's allegations Tuesday in a 63-page document that contains another 480 pages of exhibits. The report apparently refutes the NCAA's claims that someone else took the SAT test for Rose.

Memphis officials, along with former coach John Calipari via phone from China, will appear before the NCAA Infractions Committee Saturday in Indianapolis.

Memphis’ legal counsel, Sheri Lipman, told ESPN on Monday that the response would “put more paint on the canvas.” ESPN also reported that Memphis first became aware of Rose’s alleged fraudulent SAT test in early May of 2008, about a month after the NCAA championship game against Kansas.

Illinois athletic director Ron Guenther spoke up about the Rose scandal over the weekend. Illinois was one of the final three schools on Rose’s list.

“We understood what was going on (with Rose) all along,” Guenther told the Champaign News-Gazette. “The sport of men’s basketball has issues that the NCAA has been trying to address. There are many tentacles to the problem, so there is no magic bullet to solve it. It has been a focal point for discussions in this conference for more than 10 years. We’ve had task forces looking into the AAU, the shoe money, the agent.”

Beverley admits to cheating

Former Marshall star basketball player Patrick Beverley has admitted to DraftExpress.com that he cheated while he was a student at Arkansas.

“It was some things that happened with me and my team,” Beverley said. “Someone from Arkansas was doing papers, was doing me and some of my teammates’ papers.”

Beverley was ruled ineligible by Arkansas last season. He played professionally in Ukraine and is eligible for the 2009 NBA Draft. He reportedly worked out for the Bulls last week.

“I was wrong in that situation and I paid the price for it,” Beverley told DraftExpress.com. “I learned from my mistakes and went overseas and became a better man on and off the court.”