Rebel Assistant Gets Own Job: Mississippi assistant coach Eric Bozeman will leave the Rebels to coach Division II Southern Arkansas. Bozeman had been an assistant to coach Rod Barnes for seven years. He also has been a coach at Henderson State. [5/11/05]
Month: May 2005
Nicholls State: NCAA Gives Nicholls State Four Years of Probation
Nicholls State on Probation: NCAA officials placed Nicholls State on probation for four years following revelations that an academic adviser and assistant football coach completed schoolwork for several athletes, including two basketball players. The offenders remained nameless, but the report cited three former Nicholls State employees, including a former basketball […]
Horizon League Recap
Horizon League 2004-05 Season Recap by Nick Dettmann What a year for the Horizon League. For the second time in three years, a team from the Horizon League reached the regional semifinals of the NCAA tournament, also known as the Sweet 16. Two years ago, the Butler Bulldogs reached the […]
Kingwood Classic Underclassmen
Talented underclassmen invade Houston by Phil Kasiecki HOUSTON – We’ve already had a look at the top players from the class of 2006 that competed in the Houston Kingwood Classic. Now, as promised, we take a look at the top underclassmen at the tournament. Jerryd Bayless (6’3″ So. SG, Phoenix […]
Western Kentucky: Guard Rumph Dies Suddenly in Pickup Game
Hilltopper Dies During Game: Western Kentucky junior guard Danny Rumph died Sunday while playing basketball in a pickup game. Rumph was 21. He collapsed on the court while playing in Philadelphia, his hometown. Rumph averaged nine points and three rebounds per game last season for the Hilltoppers. No word yet […]
Saint Louis: Guard Clarke To Transfer
Billiken Leaving Saint Louis: Saint Louis sophomore guard Darren Clarke will transfer to another school after serving as a role player for the Billikens for the past two seasons. Clarke averaged 3.9 points and 1.9 rebounds per game last season. He has not announced a list of potential new schools. […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Monday, May 3rd Minor Violation at Kentucky: Kentucky officials plan to report a minor NCAA violation that was caused by non-compliance with housing rules at the Wildcat Lodge, which is home to the Wildcats. NCAA rules mandate that the number of non-athletes living in a campus […]
Valparaiso: Harris Regains Consciousnes
Valpo Center Regains Consciousness: Nearly one month after he collapsed while lifting weights during a supervised workout, Valparaiso sophomore center Kenny Harris regained consciousness last week and was checked out of the intensive care unit at the University of Chicago hospital. The 6-10, 300-pound Harris, who averaged nine points and […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Sunday, May 1st Cardinals Assistant Gets His Own Gig: Louisville coach Rick Pitino continues to churn out future head coaches. This time, assistant coach Scott Davenport will leave Pitino’s staff to take the head coaching position at Division II program Bellarmine. Davenport becomes the 21st assistant […]
Richmond: Air Force Coach Mooney New Top Spider, Man
Mooney Hired at Richmond: Thirty-two-year-old Chris Mooney was hired as head coach at Richmond after five seasons at Air Force, including his first as a head coach last season. Mooney will bring the Princeton-style offense, which helped the Falcons to an 18-12 record last season and a nation-best 54.3 points […]