Witherspoon to Stay in Buffalo Longer: Buffalo coach Reggie Witherspoon, whose teams have won 59 games in the past three seasons, received a three-year contract extension. Because of university policy, the contract’s terms were unavailable. Witherspoon, the 2003-04 Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year, was recently named a bench coach […]

Camels’ Coach Agrees to Extension: Campbell has announced the renewal of a multi-year contract agreement with coach Robbie Laing. Now entering his fourth year at Campbell, Laing’s Fighting Camels ranked as one of the most improved programs in Division I during 2005-06. The Fighting Camels ended the year as the country’s […]

Manhattan Finds Well-Connected New Yorkers: Manhattan coach Barry Rohrssen has added two more assistants with strong New York ties. Rohrssen announced the hirings of Edgar De La Rose and John Alesi, who come to Manhattan after serving on Big East coaching staffs last season. De La Rosa most recently served […]

Friars Claim a Jasper: Providence announced the addition of Jeff Xavier, who transferred from Manhattan. Per NCAA rules, Xavier must sit out the upcoming season but can practice with the team. Xavier, a 6-foot, 180-pound guard, recently finished his sophomore season at Manhattan. Xavier averaged 16.6 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.3 […]

Colorado Adds One to Coaching Staff: Colorado coach Ricardo Patton announced the hiring of Sundance Wicks as his third assistant coach for next season. Wicks comes to Boulder from Northern State in Aberdeen, S.D., where he earned his undergraduate and master’s degrees. He played for legendary head coach Don Meyer […]

McNeese State Adds Two to Staff: McNeese State coach Tic Price has announced the hiring of T.J. Marcum and Edward Garriet to the coaching staff. A native of Winsboro, Texas, Marcum spent last season as an assistant on the staff at Texas State and has also held assistant coaching positions […]

St. Joe’s Hires Former La Salle Star: Former La Salle standout Doug Overton has joined the staff of Saint Joseph’s coach Phil Martelli. Overton replace Monte Ross, who left after 10 years with the Hawks to become head coach at Delaware. Overton spent the past season as the director of […]

Former Billiken Rejoins Team as Assistant: Jamall Walker, who played at St. Louis from 1995-99, is returning to campus as an assistant coach for the Billikens. After graduating from St. Louis, Walker worked as a high school coach in Alton and then in Kansas City, Kan. He was an assistant […]

Lumberjack Gets Sixth Year: Northern Arizona guard Steve Sir has been granted a sixth season of eligibility by the NCAA. Sir, who transferred to the Lumberjacks in the middle of the 2003-04 season, missed the 2003 season because of a sports hernia and was granted a medical redshirt season and […]

St. John’s Placed on Probation: St. John’s has been placed on two years probation and will lose one scholarship next season for making improper payments to a former player. The NCAA’s infractions committee accepted all of the school’s self-imposed penalties, which included banning post-season play in 2004-05, reducing one scholarship […]