Banged Up Buckeye to Miss Season’s Start: Celebrated Ohio State recruit Greg Oden will not get his first chance to dazzle Buckeye fans until December, possibly near the end of the non-conference schedule. Oden is recovering from an invasive wrist surgery that requires a lengthy rehabilitation period. Ohio State figures […]

Francis’ Accused Killer Indicted: A Louisiana man arrested for the murder of USC point guard Ryan Francis has been indicted on second-degree murder charges. D’Anthony Norman Ford will face a trial after a grand jury indicted him last week. He is in jail without bond. According to the charges, Ford […]

Coach Krystkowiak Goes Pro: Montana coach Larry Krystkowiak has left the Grizzlies to become an assistant coach for the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks. In two seasons at Montana, Krystkowiak led the Grizzlies to a 42-20 record, two NCAA Tournaments and a first-round victory against Nevada this year. Montana promoted Grizzly assistant […]

Brown Has Plenty of Ivy League Family Ties: When Ivy League play opens this coming season, Brown will have good reason to market its games against Pennsylvania and Princeton as more than just conference tilts against the Ivy League’s historical powerhouses. Brown has hired Craig Robinson to be the Bears’ […]

Florida Atlantic Staff Almost Complete: Florida Atlantic coach Rex Walters nearly completed his first Owls’ staff after naming Justin Bauman director of basketball operations. Bauman started his coaching aspirations while he was a student at Kansas from 2000t to 2006. At Kansas, he performed various duties for both Roy Williams and Bill […]

Pitino Hires Assistant With Final Four Pedigree: Louisville coach Rick Pitino named former Ohio State Buckeye Devon Smith director of basketball operations. Smith spent the past two seasons as an assistant coach for the Mid-Continent Conference’s Oakland. As a player, Smith was part of the 1999 Final Four team and the […]

Dunphy Brings Two Quakers to Temple: The post-Cheney era at Temple will begin with new head coach Fran Dunphy and two members of his Penn staff. Dunphy named Dave Duke and Shawn Trice to his Temple coaching roster. Duke spent the past eight seasons as a member of Penn’s staff. Trice […]

Jaspers Coach Brings Wizard to Manhattan: New Manhattan coach Barry Rohrssen has hired Ron Ganulin as an assistant coach. Ganulin spent last season with the Washington Wizards as coordinator of player development. Ganulin was last at the college level as the head coach for St. Francis, N.Y., from 1991 to 2005. During […]

Conference Expansion Back in the News: The Atlantic Sun Conference will expand to 12 teams for the 2007-08 season after adding South Carolina Upstate to its membership list. Upstate’s most successful men’s basketball season took place in 1982 when the then-NAIA Spartans won the national championship.  [6/23/06]

Former Scarlet Knight Returns as Assistant: Former Rutgers guard Craig Carter was added to Fred Hill’s first Scarlet Knight staff. Carter spent last season in the MAAC as an assistant at Siena. As a player at Rutgers from 1987-91, Carter participated in two NCAA Tournaments.   [6/23/06]