Albany Rewards Brown: After coach Will Brown led No. 16 Albany to its best season at the Division I level and a near upset of No. 1 Connecticut in the NCAA Tournament, school officials rewarded him with a five-year contract extension. The Great Danes finished 21-11 this season and won […]

Idaho Chooses Pfeifer: Idaho assistant coach George Pfeifer will step into the Vandals’ head coaching position after school officials promoted him last week. Idaho will give Pfeifer a three-year contract and an opportunity to turn around a struggling program. The position will be Pfeifer’s first Division I leading job. He […]

Tigers Bring ’40 Minutes’ to Columbia: Missouri officials have hired Alabama – Birmingham coach Mike Anderson to replace Quin Snyder, who resigned in February after two years of speculation about his job security. Anderson brings a unique playing style to Columbia as a disciple of former Arkansas coach Nolan Richardson, […]

NIT Championship Game Set: South Carolina will have an opportunity to defend its NIT title against Michigan Thursday. The Gamecocks clearly looked like the best team on the court against Louisville, cruising to a 78-63 victory. Renaldo Balkman led South Carolina with 23 points, and Tarence Kinsey contributed 21 points. […]

Saints Land Former Catamount: Former Vermont forward Josh Duell will transfer to Siena, the Burlington Free Press reported. The 6’8″ forward, a key reserve as a freshmen when the Catamounts won their third straight America East championship, grew up near the school and will have to pay his way there […]

Rebels Bring Home Kennedy: Mississippi officials hired Cincinnati interim coach Andy Kennedy to his first permanent job shortly after the Bearcats lost to South Carolina in the NIT Thursday. Kennedy led Cincinnati to a 21-13 record this season. He stepped up after Cincinnati forced out his former boss, Bob Huggins. […]

Pilot Coach Forced Off Ship: Portland officials cut loose coach Michael Holton after the Pilots finished 11-18 this season. In five years with the school, Holton compiled a 54-91 record. His teams never seriously threatened Gonzaga in the West Coast Conference. They rarely contended to finish near the top half […]

Hill Becomes Top Knight: Rutgers officials promoted assistant coach Fred Hill to the Scarlet Knights’ head coaching position, replacing Gary Waters, who resigned a few weeks ago. Rutgers finished 19-14 this season, but the team needed to at least reach the NCAA Tournament to save Waters’ job. Although the team […]

Panthers Keep Dixon at Home: Pittsburgh officials granted coach Jamie Dixon a longer and more lucrative contract to pre-empt any tempting offers from schools with coaching vacancies, such as Arizona State and Missouri. The contract extension will keep Dixon with the Panthers through 2013 and will pay him $800,000 to […]

Minneapolis Region – Regional Final: Joakim Noah posted his second double-double of the NCAA Tournament with 21 points and 15 rebounds and added five blocks to lead No. 3 Florida past No. 1 Villanova by a score of 75-62. Al Horford joined Noah in the inside dominance as he also […]