Panthers Keep Dixon at Home: Pittsburgh officials granted coach Jamie Dixon a longer and more lucrative contract to pre-empt any tempting offers from schools with coaching vacancies, such as Arizona State and Missouri. The contract extension will keep Dixon with the Panthers through 2013 and will pay him $800,000 to […]

Hill Becomes Top Knight: Rutgers officials promoted assistant coach Fred Hill to the Scarlet Knights’ head coaching position, replacing Gary Waters, who resigned a few weeks ago. Rutgers finished 19-14 this season, but the team needed to at least reach the NCAA Tournament to save Waters’ job. Although the team […]

Pilot Coach Forced Off Ship: Portland officials cut loose coach Michael Holton after the Pilots finished 11-18 this season. In five years with the school, Holton compiled a 54-91 record. His teams never seriously threatened Gonzaga in the West Coast Conference. They rarely contended to finish near the top half […]

Rebels Bring Home Kennedy: Mississippi officials hired Cincinnati interim coach Andy Kennedy to his first permanent job shortly after the Bearcats lost to South Carolina in the NIT Thursday. Kennedy led Cincinnati to a 21-13 record this season. He stepped up after Cincinnati forced out his former boss, Bob Huggins. […]

Saints Land Former Catamount: Former Vermont forward Josh Duell will transfer to Siena, the Burlington Free Press reported. The 6’8″ forward, a key reserve as a freshmen when the Catamounts won their third straight America East championship, grew up near the school and will have to pay his way there […]

Pirates Force Out Orr: Seton Hall officials fired coach Louis Orr, ending speculation that the team’s run to the NCAA Tournament could save his job. Orr had an 80-69 record in five seasons at Seton Hall. He led the Pirates to an 18-12 season this year, including a trip to […]

Cincy Wastes No Time Announcing New Coach: In a span of just a few hours, everything changed at Cincinnati. Two Bearcat starters were declared ineligible Thursday. Hours later, Cincinnati lost 65-62 at home to South Carolina in the NIT, ending the Bearcats’ season. Former coach Bob Huggins officially accepted a […]

Huggins Back in Charge of ‘Cats: Former Cincinnati coach Bob Huggins has found a new coaching home in Kansas State. The deposed Bearcat coach landed with the Wildcats after sitting out a year. Cincinnati president Nancy Zimpher forced Huggins out after he had compiled a 399-127 record in 16 seasons […]

Weber State Hires Rahe: Weber State officials have chosen Randy Rahe to replace Joe Cravens as the Wildcats’ head coach. The Weber State gig will be Rahe’s first head coaching position after serving nearly 20 years as an assistant coach. Most recently, he worked at Utah for the past two […]