Ball State Loses Assistant: Ball State assistant coach Scot Bunnell resigned from his position on Tim Buckley’s staff in order to take over the head coaching position at Lafayette (Ind.) Jeff High School. Bunnell, who had been an assistant for the past seven seasons at Ball State, wanted to return […]

Bonner to be a Minuteman: New UMass head coach Travis Ford has announced that West Virginia center Luke Bonner will transfer to the Minuteman program. Bonner, a 7-foot reserve from Manchester, New Hampshire, averaged just over 4 minutes per game for the Mountaineers this past season, averaging 1 point and […]

Pooh Arrives in Wichita: Wichita State head coach Mark Turgeon announced the hiring of Alvin “Pooh” Williamson as an assistant coach for the Shockers. Last season, Williamson started as an assistant at Tulsa (his alma mater) and was the interim head coach when John Phillips resigned in December. Williamson had […]

Putting Life Before Basketball: UTEP guard Giovanni St. Amant announced that he will not return to school this season because he wants to return home to care for his ailing mother. St. Amant would have been a senior in 2005-06 and he one of the few players remaining who has […]

Amaker Hires Two: Michigan head coach Tommy Amaker has announced the appointment of two new faces to the Wolverine coaching staff. Mike Jackson has been hired as an assistant coach after spending the past two seasons in that capacity at Dayton. Jackson previously was an assistant at Toledo for two […]

Giddens Started It?: The Kansas City Star is reporting that witnesses have named Kansas sophomore J.R. Giddens as the primary instigator in last week’s bar fight that led to his stabbing. Four witnesses claim Giddens and possibly as many as 10 other men attacked 24-year-old Jeremiah Creswell outside the Moon […]

Bzdelik Hires Three: New Air Force head coach Jeff Bzdelik filled out his coaching staff by announcing the appointment of three assistants. Larry Mangino remains as an assistant coach for his sixth season and will be joined by newcomers Jeff Reynolds, and Derrick Clark. Mangino was head coach at Ferrum […]

Anteaters Promote Chen: UC Irvine head coach Pat Douglass has announced the promotion of Steve Chen to assistant coach. Chen was video coordinator and administrative assistant for the Anteaters the past three seasons, and he replaces Todd Lee on the staff. Lee departed to accept the head coaching position at […]

Villanova Elevates Two: Villanova head coach Jay Wright announced the promotion of two of his coaching staff members. Assistant coach Brett Gunning has been promoted to associate head coach, and Patrick Chambers, formerly coordinator of basketball operations, has been promoted to full assistant coach. Gunning has coached with Wright for […]

Thanks, But No Thanks: Memphis coach John Calipari politely declined the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers when they started to pursue the Tigers’ coach. Calipari had spoke with Cavalier officials about the team’s vacancy but decided to withdraw from the hunt. He returns to the Memphis sidelines for a sixth season after […]