New Iowa AD May Extend Alford, Again: Iowa coach Steve Alford received a one-year contract extension and pay raise from former athletic director Bob Bowlsby before he left the school. Now, new AD Gary Barta wants to discuss the possibility of a longer extension with more money for Alford. He […]

Former Northern Arizona Assistant Ross Land to Join UC Irvine Staff: Ross Land was hired as an assistant coach at UC Irvine to replace Terry Boesel, who left to become associate athletic director at Chapman University. Land comes to UC Irvine after serving as an assistant at Northern Arizona, where […]

Bad Break for Cardinals: Louisville senior guard Brandon Jenkins might miss the entire upcoming season after he broke his leg and sprained his ankle during a pickup game last week. Jenkins started every game last season and averaged 11.2 points per game. He was also the team’s leader in steals. […]

Coaches Association Castigates Sampson: The National Association of Basketball Coaches has punished Indiana coach Kelvin Sampson, a former NABC board member, for his recruiting violations. Sampson cannot win the organization’s coach of the year award — regionally or nationally — and loses his rights to Final Four tickets. Sampson is […]

Cordaro Added to Southeastern Louisiana Staff: Laddy Cordaro has been added as an assistant coach to the Southeastern Louisiana staff under coach Jim Yarbrough. Cordaro previously was an assistant at Texas – Arlington for two seasons, reaching the Southland Conference Tournament in both seasons. Yarbrough is optimistic that Cordaro will […]

Sadler’s Outreach Pays Off: Nebraska coach Doc Sadler has made an instant impression on his players, even though a couple of them had planned to leave the school after former coach Barry Collier left to become Butler’s athletic director. Sadler visited his two returning leading scorers from last season — […]

Wildcats Keep Short Leash: One of the reasons Cincinnati forced out former coach Bob Huggins is because of a perceived lack of control over his players, staff and himself. Kansas State apparently won’t let such accusations apply in Manhattan. The Wildcats have dismissed forward Tyler Hughes because the Kansas Bureau […]

Ramblers Make History in Central America: Loyola Chicago became the first team to play in Guatemala when the Ramblers took on the Guatemalan National Team. The Ramblers came away with a win, partially because of Blake Schilb. Schilb led the attack with 18 points. [8/17/06]