Capel Moves up Sooner Rather Than Later: At 31, new Oklahoma coach Jeff Capel is one of the fastest rising stars in the profession. Capel comes to the Sooners to replace Kelvin Sampson, who left the school to take the Indiana job. Capel coached Virginia Commonwealth for the past four […]

Downey Leaves Cincy: Cincinnati freshman point guard Devan Downey will leave the program to transfer to another school. He averaged 11.9 points and 4.3 assists per game for the Bearcats and has a promising future ahead. Recruited by former coach Bob Huggins, Downey wanted interim coach Andy Kennedy to get […]

Racers Pick Kennedy: Murray State officials have hired Miami assistant coach Billy Kennedy to become the Racers’ next head coach, replacing Mick Cronin, who left the school for Cincinnati. Kennedy was an assistant under coach Frank Haith for one season after coaching Southeast Louisiana for six seasons. He compiled an […]

Fox Remains Among Wolf Pack: Nevada coach Mark Fox signed a new five-year contract that will keep him on the Wolf Pack sidelines through 2011. Fox replaced former coach Trent Johnson, who left Nevada to take the Stanford coaching job. Fox’s name was in the mix for the Oklahoma position […]

Parrotta Takes Head Coaching Opportunity: Hofstra assistant coach Tom Parrotta has become the next head coach at Canisius after deciding to leave the Pride. Hofstra had given Parrotta an extension to reward him for helping the Pride rise to the Colonial Athletic Association’s elite. But Parrotta could not turn down […]

Temple Keeps It Brotherly: Temple officials looked west down Market Street to fellow Philly program Penn to choose a successor to Hall of Fame coach John Chaney, who retired at the age of 74 after the Owls finished 17-15. The Quakers’ Fran Dunphy accepted the position in one of the […]

Cardinal Assistant Accepts Challenge: Few programs can lay claim to Portland’s level of futility. In the past 25 years, the Pilots have had one winning season. Now Stanford assistant coach Eric Reveno must find a way to turn around a history — forget about a culture — of losing. Reveno […]

No Coaching Shock to Come at Wichita: Wichita State coach Mark Turgeon will remain with the school for a while longer. The school gave Turgeon an extension to keep him under contract with the Shockers until at least 2016. He led the team to a Sweet 16 appearance this year […]

Cooley Gets Fairfield’s Top Job: Fairfield officials have hired Boston College assistant coach Ed Cooley to be the Stags’ next head coach. The school will announce the move this morning during a press conference. Cooley has been an assistant under Eagles coach Al Skinner for the past 10 years, including […]

Aldridge Enters NBA Draft: One of the obvious lottery picks in this year’s NBA Draft, Texas sophomore forward LaMarcus Aldridge officially entered the draft yesterday and will hire an agent. That means he cannot return to school if he wanted to change his mind. But that’s not likely to happen […]