Kennedy Finishes Rebel Staff: New Mississippi coach Andy Kennedy has hired two more assistants to complete his coaching staff. Kennedy added Torrey Ward as an assistant coach and Bill Armstrong as coordinator of basketball operations. They join Michael White and Owen Miller on Kennedy’s staff. Ward comes to Oxford after […]
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Arizona State: Sendek Sticks It to Duke
Sendek Sticks It to Duke: Arizona State coach Herb Sendek took the job on the West Coast partially to escape the constant criticism surrounding the North Carolina State program. As the Wolfpack’s coach, his fan base remained irritated that the Wolfpack didn’t regularly beat rivals Duke and North Carolina and […]
Idaho: Vandals Purge Roster
Vandals Purge Roster: New Idaho coach George Pfeifer has wasted no time changing the Vandal program’s direction. More than half of last season’s players will not return for the 2006-07 season. Pfeifer opted not to renew the scholarships of freshman guard Matt Forge, freshman guard Nebojsa Jakovijevic, freshman guard Aaron […]
Rutgers: Rutgers Has 2 Less Knights at the Table
Rutgers Has 2 Less Knights at the Table: Two Rutgers players will leave the New Jersey school to play for teams closer to home — which is in Michigan for both Dan Waterstradt and Zack Gibson. A sophomore forward, Waterstradt played off the bench in nearly every game for the […]
Northeastern: James Follows Everhart to Pittsburgh
James Follows Everhart to Pittsburgh: Northeastern sophomore forward Shawn James will leave the Huskies to transfer to Duquesne. He rejoins former Northeastern coach Ron Everhart, who left the school after the season to accept the Dukes’ coaching job. James gives the Dukes a dominant low-post presence because James led Division […]
Vermont: Catamounts Add Benton to Hall
Catamounts Add Benton to Hall: Former Vermont standout Eddie Benton, a 1996 graduate, will be enshrined into the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame. Benton is the Catamounts’ all-time leading scorer and, in 1996, was the winner of the Frances Pomeroy Naismith award given to the top men’s basketball player shorter […]
NCAA: New Timeout Restrictions Coming; Shot Clock May Be Next
New Timeout Restrictions Coming; Shot Clock May Be Next: If a player is falling or flying out of bounds and calls a timeout, that may lead to a technical, according to a proposed rule change. The Basketball Rules Committees agreed that a change needs to be made, and the proposal […]
Syracuse: Syracuse’s McCroskey to Transfer
Syracuse’s McCroskey to Transfer: Syracuse junior Louie McCroskey will transfer, according to a source close to the situation. McCroskey had seen his playing time diminish during the past year and played just nine minutes in the team’s first-round loss to Texas A&M in the NCAA Tournament in March. The 6-5, […]
NC State: Towe and Lowe
Towe and Lowe: The Wolfpack’s search for Herb Sendek’s replacement ended with the hiring of Sidney Lowe. Lowe named his first staff member in Monte Towe as associate head coach. Towe spent the last five seasons as the head coach of New Orleans, where he compiled a 70-78 record. Towe was […]
North Texas: Mean Green Hires Assistant with JuCo Championship Pedigree
Mean Green Hires Assistant with JuCo Championship Pedigree: North Texas coach Johnny Jones has named Bill Foy as one of his assistants. Foy, the 2004-05 NJCAA Coach of the Year, spent the past 11 seasons as head coach of Paris Junior College, where he compiled a 227-125 record. In 2005 […]