Tabari Perry joined Maurice Lewis-Briggs as the second Slippery Rock University men’s basketball player to sign a professional contract overseas.

Perry inked a deal in Japan with the Saitama Broncos of the Basketball Japan League.

During his four seasons at SRU, Perry averaged 10.2 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. Perry finished with 956 points and shot 49 percent from the floor in his career.

Lewis-Briggs signed with a team in Luxembourg.

LAS VEGAS — Coach Mike Krzyzewski hopes Derrick Rose's NBA comeback begins in a USA uniform.Even if Rose isn't ready, the Americans have plenty of talent for another run at a world championship.Rose and four returnees from the 2012 Olympic men's basketball champions were among the 19 players selected for this summer's U.S. national team roster. Kevin Durant, Kevin Love, James Harden and Anthony Davis were the four holdovers from London, and there were new additions of Toronto's DeMar DeRozan and Chandler Parsons, who is leaving Houston for Dallas.Players will report to training camp this month in Las Vegas, where Rose will try to show he's recovered from his latest knee surgery.The rest of the roster: Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson (Golden State), Kyrie Irving (Cleveland), Blake Griffin (Clippers), Paul George (Indiana), Damian Lillard (Portland), Gordon Hayward (Utah), DeMarcus Cousins (Sacramento), Bradley Beal (Washington), Andre Drummond (Detroit), Kenneth Faried (Denver) and Kyle Korver (Atlanta).

HOOVER, Ala. — Southeastern Conference commissioner Mike Slive is confident the NCAA reform he's been pushing for years will take a big step toward becoming a reality in August.The longtime leader of the SEC gave his annual state-of-the-conference speech at the beginning of the league's media days and wasn't shy about putting more pressure on the NCAA.He said college athletics “must be willing to make appropriate changes,” including giving the Big Five conferences autonomy to make their own bylaws.