Michigan State Assistant Heading to Utah: Michigan State assistant coach Jim Boylen will be the new head coach of Utah’s program. This will be the first head coaching job for Boylen, who has coached under Tom Izzo for two years and has experience as an 11-year assistant for the Houston […]

Wyoming Names Schroyer Coach: Heath Schroyer has been named Wyoming’s coach. He previously worked as an assistant for the Cowboys in 2001. Schroyer coached at Portland State before acting as an associate coach at Fresno State the past two seasons. Schroyer takes over the program after Steve McClain was fired […]

Memphis Extends Calipari’s Contract Through 2011-12: Memphis coach John Calipari received a contract extension through 2012 after leading the Tigers to the their second straight NCAA tournament appearance. Calipari is 181-63 in seven seasons at Memphis and plans to lead the team to more success in the future. And he […]

Xavier Locks Up Miller Long Term: Head Coach Sean Miller signed a contract extension to keep him at Xavier until 2016. Miller led the Musketeers to the Atlantic 10 regular-season championship and made it to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Financial details of the extended contract are not […]

North Dakota State Promotes Phillips to Coach: North Dakota State has replaced former men’s basketball coach Tim Miles with assistant Saul Phillips. Phillips, an assistant coach for three years, helped the Bison to a 20-8 record in 2006-07. It was the first 20-win for North Dakota State since moving to […]

Heath Dismissed Despite NCAA Tournament Berths: Despite having led the Razorbacks to back-to-back 20-win and NCAA Tournament seasons, Arkansas coach Stan Heath was fired Monday. Arkansas went 21-14 this season, including 7-9 in SEC West play, but lost to USC in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Athletic Director […]

Fife Gets New Life as IPFW ‘s Coach: Indianapolis-Purdue at Fort Wayne, which will move into the Mid-Continent Conference next season, gave head coach Dane Fife a contract extension through 2013. Fife has a 22-35 record in two years at IPFW and went 12-17 this season. Financial terms were not […]

Georgetown ‘s Broadus to Move up After Final Four: Georgetown assistant coach Kevin Broadus was announced as Bighamton ‘s new head coach Monday. Broadus, whose Hoyas will face Ohio State in a Final Four showdown Saturday, will replace Al Walker at Binghamton. Broadus’ resume includes assistant coaching stints at five […]

Grier Named San Diego Coach: Bill Grier, an assistant coach at Gonzaga for the past 16 seasons, will replace Brad Holland as San Diego’s new head coach. Grier, a top assistant with the Bulldogs, helped the team win 11 regular-season West Coast Conference championships and nine WCC Tournament titles and […]

Former New Mexico Coach McKay Finds New Gig: Ritchie McKay, fired just over a month ago at New Mexico, has been named Liberty’s new head coach. McKay, 41, had an 82-69 record in five years with the Lobos and led them to an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2004-05. However, New […]