Cornell Athletics in Mourning: The Cornell basketball family lost a member when 83-year-old school Hall of Famer Robert Gallagher died. Gallagher played basketball for the Big Red in the 1940s, and the school inducted him into its Hall of Fame in 1998. He left the university to join the Navy […]

Donovan Morris Transfers to Long Beach State: Former Fresno State guard Donovan Morris has transferred to Long Beach State in time for the fall 2006 semester. The 6-4 guard, and San Bernardino, Calif., native averaged 7.5 points per game as a sophomore at Fresno State after averaging 11.7 points per […]

UC Irvine Hires Assistant Coach Rhett Soliday: Assistant coach Rhett Soliday will join UC Irvine coach Pat Douglass on the Anteaters’ bench this season. Soliday, formerly an assistant coach at Concordia University in Irvine, will join another new assistant coach, Ross Land, who was hired in July. The former collegiate […]

‘ Entire Big West Conference Will Play in BracketBusters Series: For the second year in a row, all eight Big West teams will participate in ESPN’s BracketBusters Series after a 5-3 record in the event last season. Out of the 102 teams in the event, ESPN will select 26 to […]

Akognon to Transfer to Cal State Fullerton: Guard Josh Akognon, Washington State’s leading scorer from last season at 10.3 points per game, will transfer to Cal State Fullerton for the 2006 fall semester. After sitting out the 2006-07 season, Akognon will have two years of eligibility remaining. The Petaluma, Calif., […]

Riley Resigns at Loyola Chicago: Loyola Chicago coordinator of basketball operations Scott Riley has stepped down after one season. He may explore business opportunities with his cousin T.J. Duckett of the Washington Redskins. Riley came to Loyola Chicago last season after working as an assistant coach at North Dakota for […]

Lamar Names New Assistant Coach: Don Skelton has left his head coach position at Northwest Mississippi Community College to work as an assistant coach under Steve Roccaforte at Lamar. Skelton coached for eight years at Northwest Mississippi with a 198-56 record and led his team to five trips to the […]

Arrow Adds Floyd to Staff: Texas A&M – Coprus Christi coach Ronnie Arrow has added Michael Floyd as an assistant coach. Floyd was a head coach at Alabama Southern Community College. He has also served as an assistant at Troy and Spring Hill College. [9/01/06]

Star-Crossed Tiger Tries Duquesne: Memphis forward Almamy Thiero has transferred to Duquesne and will be eligible to play for new coach Ron Everhart immediately. Because of a new rule, graduated players may transfer schools and play that upcoming season without sitting out a year, which is customary for transfers. Thiero […]

Davis Gets His Man: New Alabama – Birmingham coach Mike Davis learned Tuesday that his top recruit for this coming season will be able to suit up for the Blazers. The NCAA ruled that freshman forward Jeremy Mayfield is eligible, after reviewing the credentials of the Texas prep school he […]