Baylor Nearly Lost Everything: A day after the NCAA placed Baylor on probation for five years, among other penalties, a member of the NCAA’s infractions committee said the association came close to giving the Bears the death penalty for this coming season. In basketball terms, the death penalty means the […]

Odom Hires Familiar Face: South Carolina coach Dave Odom turned back the clock to replace assistant coach Ricky Stokes, who left the Gamecocks to become head coach at East Carolina. Odom hired Ken Potosnak, who worked with Odom as a graduate assistant at Wake Forest in the early 1990s, to […]

Tigers Hire One, Promote Three: Pacific head coach Bob Thomason announced several changes to his staff, a chain reaction set in motion when assistant coach Calvin Byrd left Pacific to become an assistant at Loyola Marymount. Thomason promoted Ron Verlin to associate coach, Adam Jacobsen to second assistant and Aaron […]

RedHawks Shift Assistants: Miami, Ohio, coach Charlie Coles shifted the titles and responsibilities of two assistant coaches and hired one. Coles promoted Jermaine Henderson to associate coach, the first person to hold that title in Miami basketball history. Coles also promoted assistant Frankie Smith to the second assistant position and […]

Mean Green Steadman: North Texas coach Johnny Jones hired Jai Steadman as an assistant coach, replacing Kobie Baker, who left the Mean Green to pursue other interests. Steadman has coached at various levels for several years. Most recently, he was an assistant at McNeese State. He also has been an […]

NCAA Slaps Baylor With Stiff Penalties: NCAA officials decided upon a punishment to fit the crimes committed by Baylor during the tenure of former coach Dave Bliss. They placed the Bears under probation for five years and banned the team from playing non-conference games for one season. The school opted […]

Yarbrough Steps into Division I: Southeastern Louisiana officials filled the school’s vacant head coaching position by hiring Jim Yarbrough Jr. Yarbrough has coached Valdosta State for the past four seasons, guiding the team to a 97-42 record during that stretch. Southeastern Louisiana officials selected Yarbrough over former Southern Mississippi coach […]

Cougars Get Bigger: College of Charleston officials announced that center Konimba Diarra has transferred to the Cougars from South Florida. Diarra must sit out next season according to NCAA rules for transfers and will then have two years of eligibility with the Cougars. At 6-10, Diarra offers the size that […]

Pikiell Filling Out His Staff: Stony Brook coach Steve Pikiell continued to build his staff for next season by hiring assistant coach Jay Young. Young had been the head coach at the University of New Haven for the past five years. Young guided New Haven to consecutive NCAA tournament appearances, […]

Loving the Orange: Syracuse surpassed Kentucky last season as the NCAA’s leader in men’s basketball attendance. An average of 22,978 Orange fans packed the Carrier Dome, edging the average 22,520 Wildcat fans who filled Rupp Arena. North Carolina ranked third with 20, 522. Syracuse reclaimed the title it held for […]