Beard Leaves the Bears: Morgan State coach Alfred “Butch” Beard resigned Tuesday after leading the Bears to a 4-26 season. Beard had been the Bears’ coach for five seasons and compiled a 39-105 record. With an average of less than eight wins per season, Beard did not appear to be […]
Month: March 2006
Washington State: Cougar Seeks Fresh Start
Cougar Seeks Fresh Start: Washington State sophomore guard Josh Akognon will leave the school to transfer. Akognon led the Cougars in scoring with 10.3 points per game. His playing time diminished late in the season because he was not a fan of former coach Dick Bennett’s defensive scheme. Bennett’s son […]
Northeastern Coaching Challenge
Northeastern’s Challenging Task by Phil Kasiecki Dave O’Brien has a challenge in front of him. The Northeastern athletic director now has to find a head coach after Ron Everhart left to take the head coaching job at Duquesne. Everhart has become known as someone who can bring programs back to […]
NIT Semifinal Notes
NIT Semifinal Notes by Ray Floriani NEW YORK – The NIT finals will have two familiar faces, as Michigan will tip off against South Carolna Thursday to decide the champion of the 69th National Invitation Tournament. Michigan captured the title in 2004, while South Carolina is the defending champion, edging […]
Indiana: Hoosiers to Hire Sampson
Hoosiers to Hire Sampson: Indiana officials are completing a deal to hire Oklahoma coach Kelvin Sampson as the next Hoosiers’ coach, replacing Mike Davis, who resigned in February. Davis’ resignation became effective when the Hoosiers lost to Gonzaga in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Sampson comes to Indiana […]
NCAA: NIT Championship Game Set
NIT Championship Game Set: South Carolina will have an opportunity to defend its NIT title against Michigan Thursday. The Gamecocks clearly looked like the best team on the court against Louisville, cruising to a 78-63 victory. Renaldo Balkman led South Carolina with 23 points, and Tarence Kinsey contributed 21 points. […]
Missouri: Tigers Bring ’40 Minutes’ to Columbia
Tigers Bring ’40 Minutes’ to Columbia: Missouri officials have hired Alabama – Birmingham coach Mike Anderson to replace Quin Snyder, who resigned in February after two years of speculation about his job security. Anderson brings a unique playing style to Columbia as a disciple of former Arkansas coach Nolan Richardson, […]
Idaho: Idaho Chooses Pfeifer
Idaho Chooses Pfeifer: Idaho assistant coach George Pfeifer will step into the Vandals’ head coaching position after school officials promoted him last week. Idaho will give Pfeifer a three-year contract and an opportunity to turn around a struggling program. The position will be Pfeifer’s first Division I leading job. He […]
Albany: Albany Rewards Brown
Albany Rewards Brown: After coach Will Brown led No. 16 Albany to its best season at the Division I level and a near upset of No. 1 Connecticut in the NCAA Tournament, school officials rewarded him with a five-year contract extension. The Great Danes finished 21-11 this season and won […]
Is The Gap Really Closing?
Is the Gap Really Closing? by Phil Kasiecki Amidst the success of four mid-major schools reaching the Sweet 16 and George Mason reaching the Final Four, there is much talk about the gap closing between schools in the power conferences and mid-major conferences. Although this has been said for a […]
