Back to the Future: South Carolina State has hired a former Bulldog player and assistant to replace Ben Betts. The Bulldogs tapped Jamal Brown, an assistant under Tennessee State’s Cy Alexander, who coached South Carolina State to several NCAA Tournaments until 2003. After Alexander left for Tennessee State, Betts stepped […]

Coaches Support Tournament Expansion: The NCAA Tournament could become a much larger event if the NCAA seriously considers some proposals put forth by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Because many colleges — especially in elite conferences — evaluate their coaches’ success based on tournament appearances, NCAA Tournament expansion could […]

Coach Krystkowiak Goes Pro: Montana coach Larry Krystkowiak has left the Grizzlies to become an assistant coach for the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks. In two seasons at Montana, Krystkowiak led the Grizzlies to a 42-20 record, two NCAA Tournaments and a first-round victory against Nevada this year. Montana promoted Grizzly assistant […]

Francis’ Accused Killer Indicted: A Louisiana man arrested for the murder of USC point guard Ryan Francis has been indicted on second-degree murder charges. D’Anthony Norman Ford will face a trial after a grand jury indicted him last week. He is in jail without bond. According to the charges, Ford […]

Banged Up Buckeye to Miss Season’s Start: Celebrated Ohio State recruit Greg Oden will not get his first chance to dazzle Buckeye fans until December, possibly near the end of the non-conference schedule. Oden is recovering from an invasive wrist surgery that requires a lengthy rehabilitation period. Ohio State figures […]

Brown Has Plenty of Ivy League Family Ties: When Ivy League play opens this coming season, Brown will have good reason to market its games against Pennsylvania and Princeton as more than just conference tilts against the Ivy League’s historical powerhouses. Brown has hired Craig Robinson to be the Bears’ […]

NCAA Finds Flaws at Bradley: The NCAA gave Bradley University what equates to a slap on the wrist, placing the men’s basketball program on one year probation for infractions that led to the suspensions of two players. NBA Draft-bound Patrick O’Bryant and junior Will Franklin were paid for hours they did […]

Former Scarlet Knight Returns as Assistant: Former Rutgers guard Craig Carter was added to Fred Hill’s first Scarlet Knight staff. Carter spent last season in the MAAC as an assistant at Siena. As a player at Rutgers from 1987-91, Carter participated in two NCAA Tournaments.   [6/23/06]

Conference Expansion Back in the News: The Atlantic Sun Conference will expand to 12 teams for the 2007-08 season after adding South Carolina Upstate to its membership list. Upstate’s most successful men’s basketball season took place in 1982 when the then-NAIA Spartans won the national championship.  [6/23/06]