Gauchos Hire Nagy, Lose Follmer: Joe Nagy has been named Director of Basketball Operations on Bob Williams’ UC-Santa Barbara coaching staff. A successful California high school coach, Nagy has coached several top programs in the past decade, including De Las Salle (Concord, CA), Berean Christian (Walnut Creek, CA), Clayton Valley […]

Highlanders Quicken to Hire Three: Radford head coach Byron Samuels has announced the hiring of three new assistants to his Highlanders’ staff: Frankie Allen, Jeff Maher, and Nathan Stewart. Allen comes to Radford with 29 years of D-I coaching experience, most recently as former head coach at Howard for the […]

Phoenix Program Loses Two: UW-Green Bay JuCo transfer Ontario McKee has not been able to enroll for fall semester, as he did not complete junior college degree requirements. McKee, who was transferring from Southwest Missouri State-West Plains, was expected to help in the backcourt for the Phoenix this season. A […]

Braves Legend Monroe Passes: Alcorn State legend Alfredo Monroe passed away following a long battle with cancer. He was 48. Monroe lettered for the Braves from 1975-79, leading the squad to a 96-20 record over that span, including Alcorn State’s lone undefeated regular season in 1978-79, eventually losing to Indiana […]

Former Yellow Jacket Named to Dolphin Staff: New Jacksonville head coach Cliff Warren has announced the hiring of former Georgia Tech guard Winston Neal as an assistant coach to complete his coaching staff. Neal, four-year letterwinner at Georgia Tech from 1999-2002, was co-captain in 2002, and was an all-ACC Academic […]

Fegruson Pays Cost of Speed: Arkansas senior guard Eric Ferguson can avoid a 10-day suspended jail sentence if he pays about $150 in court costs and fines. Ferguson failed to pay a speeding ticket on time, and the Fayetteville District Court came calling. If Ferguson pays the fines quickly, he’ll […]

Martin Roasts Cincy: When sponsors planned the roast of former Cincinnati coach Bob Huggins, they intended the evening to be a thank you for the recently deposed coach. School officials forced out Huggins because they no longer wanted to deal with the controversy that tended to surround Huggins, his staff […]

Younger Knight Is Red Raiders’ Heir Apparent: Texas Tech officials have approved Pat Knight, coach Bob Knight’s son and an assistant coach, as the Red Raiders’ replacement for the elder Knight, whenever he decides to retire. Bob Knight is entering his 40th season as a coach and trails Dean Smith […]

Bearcats Get Katrina Refugee for This Season: The NCAA granted Cincinnati’s request to make junior forward Ronald Allen eligible to play this season after he enrolled at Cincinnati. Hurricane Katrina devastated much of New Orleans and his former school, Xavier University in New Orleans. The NCAA usually requires transfers to […]

NCAA Pitches In: As part of the nationwide effort to support hurricane victims, the NCAA is giving $1.5 million to Habitat for Humanity and will continue to raise money during its national championships. The NCAA will also help Habitat for Humanity build homes for people who lost theirs during Hurricanes […]