College Basketball Has Good Character by Phil Kasiecki By now, we all know about what Don Imus said about members of the Rutgers women’s basketball team and the end result. I was hoping CBS would fire him as soon as I heard about what he said on the air, and […]
Month: April 2007
Hawaii: Bob Nash Takes Over At Hawaii
Bob Nash Takes Over At Hawaii: Bob Nash, a Hawaii alumni, has been named head coach of the Warriors. Nash has been a Hawaii associate coach for 20 years. Nash was an All-American with the Warriors and still holds the records for rebounds in a single game and in a […]
Louisiana Tech, UAB: Former UAB Assistant Hired at Louisiana Tech
Former UAB Assistant Hired at Louisiana Tech: Kerry Rupp, who has been an assistant with Mike Davis the past two seasons at Indiana and Alabama-Birmingham, has been named head coach at Louisiana Tech. He is replacing Keith Richard, who was fired. [4/20/07]
UMKC: UMKC Hires Matt Brown
UMKC Hires Matt Brown: Matt Brown, a former assistant at West Virginia, has been hired as the head coach at Missouri-Kansas City. Brown has been an assistant to John Beilein for the past decade. He has also worked with Florida coach Billy Donovan. Brown replaces Rich Zvosec, who went 12-20 […]
Georgetown: Georgetown Duo of Green and Hibbert to Enter NBA Draft
Georgetown Duo of Green and Hibbert to Enter NBA Draft: Georgetown juniors Jeff Green and Roy Hibbert have announced that they will enter the NBA draft. Neither player will hire an agent. The two led Georgetown to the Final Four last season. Center Hibbert was first team Big East last […]
DePaul: DePaul’s Chandler Jumps to NBA
DePaul’s Chandler Jumps to NBA: DePaul forward Wilson Chandler, a sophomore who led the Blue Demons to the NIT last season, is entering the NBA draft. It is not known if Chandler will hire an agent. Chandler led the Blue Demons in scoring with 14 points per game and in […]
Oregon State: Oregon State’s Leading Scorer Testing NBA Waters
Oregon State’s Leading Scorer Testing NBA Waters: Oregon State forward Marcel Jones is entering the NBA draft. Jones, who led the Beavers with 15 points per game last year, will not hire an agent, meaning he will be able to return to the Beavers next season if he withdraws from […]
Connecticut: Calhoun Speaks Out for Autism
Calhoun Speaks Out for Autism: Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun has six grandchildren, two of whom have autism. To raise awareness of the disease and the problems it is causing, Calhoun has gone public with his family’s story and has begun to lobby the Connecticut state legislature to create an agency […]
St. Louis: Billikens Fire Soderberg Despite 20-win Season
Billikens Fire Soderberg Despite 20-win Season: Saint Louis fired coach Brad Soderberg after five NCAA tournament-less seasons. Soderberg led the Billikens to a 20-13 record this past season but once again failed to get a tournament berth. He was 80-74 overall with NIT appearances in 2003 and 2004. Assistant […]
Air Force: Air Force Promotes Reynolds to Coach
Air Force Promotes Reynolds to Coach: Jeff Reynolds has replaced former coach Jeff Bzdelik as Air Force’s head coach. Reynolds, who signed a five-year contract, was an assistant under Bzdelik the last two seasons. Bzdelik left for Colorado, which gave him a more lucrative deal. Reynolds becomes Air Force’s […]