Explorers Pick Up Gillen’s Pieces: La Salle coach John Giannini has hired Walt Fuller to be an assistant coach. Fuller had been an assistant for the past six seasons under former Virginia coach Pete Gillen. The Cavaliers ditched Gillen and his staff after another disappointing season. Fuller has also been […]

Yarbrough Chooses Former Co-Worker: New Southeast Louisiana coach Jim Yarbrough has selected Paul Harrison as an assistant coach. Harrison and Yarbrough worked together for several years at the College of Charleston, helping make the Cougars a perennial conference champion. Harrison left that position to obtain a law degree from Tulane. […]

Zips Promotes Shaka: Akron coach Keith Dambrot rewarded assistant coach Shaka Smart for two years’ good work with the Zips by promoting him to associate coach. Smart joined Akron after working for Dayton as coordinator of basketball operations for two seasons. He left coach Oliver Purnell’s staff after Purnell accepted […]

Peacocks Replace Assistant: St. Peter’s coach Bob Leckie has replaced assistant coach Dennis Cook with Steve Finamore. Cook left the Peacocks to pursue other opportunities. Finamore comes to St. Peter’s after most recently coaching a high school in Portland, Mich. While working on a degree from Michigan State, he worked […]

May’s the Best: Former North Carolina forward Sean May earned another accolade to add to his collection. The Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association named May the 2005 Athletic Coast Conference Male Athlete of the Year. His consistent performance last season guided the Tar Heels to a regular-season conference title and […]

Southern Miss Highlights the Top of the World: The field for the Top of the World Classic, hosted by Division II Alaska-Fairbanks, has been released. Southern Mississippi will be the highest profile participant, representing Conference USA. The realigned C-USA, however, may equal the Mountain West in strength. San Diego State, […]

Mountain High Hoops: A trio of Colorado teams and St. Mary’s will comprise the first Colorado Classic, Attitude vs. Altitude. The pun-inspired name could become more common if the classic’s promoters successfully lure Alabama, Gonzaga, North Carolina, UCLA, Arizona, Louisville or Connecticut in coming years. All have discussed the possibility. […]

Hall Enshrines UConn: Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun will officially join the Basketball Hall of Fame in September, but the Huskies’ program joined it this week. The hall opened a permanent exhibit that honors Calhoun and the Huskies’ program in Springfield, Mass. Under Calhoun, the Huskies have become a perennial national […]

Rough Return: Former Razorback Ron Huery, a talented guard for Arkansas from 1986-1991, is in jail on a rape charge, among others. Police records indicate that Huery, 38, forced his ex-girlfriend into his vehicle, took her to his apartment, beat her and raped her. Huery had returned to Arkansas to […]

Williams Says he Misunderstood Rules: Former Kansas and current North Carolina head coach Roy Williams said that there was no intentional wrongdoing when he approved gifts to graduating players and others whose eligibility had expired. He issued the statement in response to Kansas’ recent admission of NCAA rules violations in […]