Boeheim and Calhoun Inducted: Last night in Springfield, Mass., two college coaching legends were inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim and Connecticut’s Jim Calhoun were inducted, along with the posthumous induction of legendary LSU women’s coach Sue Gunter, who passed away last month after […]
Month: October 2005
Utah: Ute Out for the Season
Ute Out for the Season: Utah head coach Ray Giacoletti has announced that big man Misha Radojevic will miss the entire 2005-06 season due to a knee injury. Radojevic was injured during a pickup game with teammates, rupturing his right anterior cruciate ligament Wednesday. Radojevic, a 6-10, 250-pound forward/center from […]
Baylor: Bears to Build New Facility
Bears to Build New Facility: Baylor University’s Board of Regents has approved plans for a new $8 million practice facility for the Baylor men’s and women’s basketball programs. Ground will be broken Oct. 1 for the 43,000 square-foot facility, which will be open next September in time for the 2006-07 […]
Massachusetts: Cavalier to Transfer to UMass
Cavalier to Transfer to UMass: Virginia announced that junior guard Gary Forbes is leaving the Cavalier basketball program after failing to meet academic requirements. Forbes will instead transfer to the UMass program. Forbes, a 6-6 native of Brooklyn, played in all 60 Cavalier games during his first two seasons, averaging […]
Gonzaga: Coach’s Party Raises $500K
Coach’s Party Raises $500K: Gonzaga head coach Mark Few and his wife, Marcy, hosed the fourth annual Coaches vs. Cancer BasketBALL and Gala in Spokane last weekend, and the donations have been tallied. More than $518,000 was raised, bringing the four-year total to $1.37 million. The duffer’s tournament featured the […]
George Washington: Clemson Tiger Comes to DC
Clemson Tiger Comes to DC: George Washington head coach Karl Hobbs has announced that former Clemson University forward Cheyenne Moore has transferred to the Colonials program. A native of Baltimore, Md., Moore started 17 games last season for the Tigers as a freshman, averaging 6.6 points and 2.5 rebounds per […]
Yale: Kingsley Joins Yale Staff
Kingsley Joins Yale Staff: Yale head coach James Jones has announced the appointment of Matt Kingsley as a volunteer assistant coach. Kingsley comes to New Haven after serving as associate head coach at Eastern Connecticut the past three seasons. Previously, Kingsley was an assistant at Clarkson and served as coach […]
Long Island: Blackbirds Add Two
Blackbirds Add Two: Long Island head coach Jim Ferry has announced the hiring of two new staff members, Jack Perri and Richard Glesmann. Perri, an assistant, was head coach last season at D-III Rhode Island College and was named Little East Conference coach of the year after leading the Anchormen […]
Pennsylvania: Quaker Whitehurst Sidelined
Quaker Whitehurst Sidelined: University of Pennsylvania sophomore guard David Whitehurst will likely miss the beginning of the Quakers’ season due to an ankle injury. Whitehurst underwent successful surgery to repair torn ligaments in his left ankle last Friday and will likely not be back to full strength until early December. […]
Air Force: Falcon Big Man Has Another Surgery
Falcon Big Man Has Another Surgery: Air Force center Nick Welch underwent yet another surgery yesterday, this time on his left ankle. Welch, who underwent surgery on a broken bone in his left foot two months ago, had a tendon repaired in his ailing ankle. Welch started all 30 games […]