Month: April 2007

College Basketball Has Good Character

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]