Sampson Collecting Experienced Hoosier Assistants: New Indiana coach Kelvin Sampson hired two members of his new staff last week. He brought Ray McCallum with him from Oklahoma and added Jeff Meyer, who was an assistant coach at Missouri. McCallum and Meyer give Sampson deeper roots to the state of Indiana […]
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Florida State: Johnson Hopes Breakout Season Worth NBA Value
Johnson Hopes Breakout Season Worth NBA Value: Florida State junior forward Alexander Johnson will enter the NBA Draft, but he will not hire an agent. That means he could return to school if he does not like the look of his draft value. One half of the Seminoles’ talented frontcourt […]
Hartford: Leibovitz Switches From Owls’ Nest to Hawks’
Leibovitz Switches From Owls’ Nest to Hawks’: Former Temple assistant coach Dan Leibovitz will become Hartford’s next head coach. Leibovitz was in the market for a new job after Temple coach John Chaney retired after last season and the Owls hired Penn coach Fran Dunphy. Leibovitz had been an assistant […]
Southeast Missouri State: Edgar Rejoins Coaching Ranks
Edgar Rejoins Coaching Ranks: Tennessee assistant coach Scott Edgar has accepted the Southeast Missouri State job offer to move back into the first chair. An assistant under Volunteers coach Bruce Pearl, Edgar helped guide the Volunteers to an impressive run through the SEC this past season. He has experience leading […]
Vermont: Sanow Gets His Own Gig
Sanow Gets His Own Gig: Former Vermont assistant coach John Sanow was named the head coach of Division II Bloomsburg University. Last season, Sanow was the top assistant under coach Mike Lonergan. The Catamounts reached the America East final for the fourth straight season despite having the least experienced team […]
Northeastern: Huskies Have New Leader
Huskies Have New Leader: Northeastern hired former Boston College assistant coach Bill Coen as their new head coach on Friday. Coen spent the past nine seasons as an assistant at Boston College and was a member of Al Skinner’s staff for 17 years, going back to Skinner’s days as head […]
NCAA: NCAA Tweaks Season Format
NCAA Tweaks Season Format: The NCAA Management Council approved a measure that allows teams to compete in one regular-season tournament per year, rather than limiting them to two such tournaments in four seasons, as the rule previously stated. The council also indicated that it’d like to exempt conference tournaments, which […]
Kent State: Christian Gets Extension
Christian Gets Extension: Kent State coach Jim Christian received a seven-year contract extension that will pay him $250,000 annually. Christian led the Golden Flashes to a 25-9 season and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament. With Christian at the helm for the foreseeable future, Kent State has an opportunity to […]
Arizona: Shakur Appraises his NBA Value
Shakur Appraises his NBA Value: Arizona junior point guard Mustafa Shakur has entered the NBA Draft but does not intend to hire an agent, meaning he can return to school. Shakur has played inconsistently during much of his time with the Wildcats, but he showed a spark of good times […]
Saint Peter’s: Leckie Leaves the Peacocks
Leckie Leaves the Peacocks: Saint Peter’s coach Bob Leckie decided to retire after six seasons as the Peacocks’ head coach. At 58, Leckie decided it was time to move on. He led his alma mater to a 67-107 record in those six seasons, including three consecutive winning seasons with Keydren […]