Author: Hoopville Staff

Alcorn State: Braves Legend Monroe Passes

Braves Legend Monroe Passes: Alcorn State legend Alfredo Monroe passed away following a long battle with cancer. He was 48. Monroe lettered for the Braves from 1975-79, leading the squad to a 96-20 record over that span, including Alcorn State’s lone undefeated regular season in 1978-79, eventually losing to Indiana […]

Wisconsin-Green Bay: Phoenix Program Loses Two

Phoenix Program Loses Two: UW-Green Bay JuCo transfer Ontario McKee has not been able to enroll for fall semester, as he did not complete junior college degree requirements. McKee, who was transferring from Southwest Missouri State-West Plains, was expected to help in the backcourt for the Phoenix this season. A […]

Radford: Highlanders Quicken to Hire Three

Highlanders Quicken to Hire Three: Radford head coach Byron Samuels has announced the hiring of three new assistants to his Highlanders’ staff: Frankie Allen, Jeff Maher, and Nathan Stewart. Allen comes to Radford with 29 years of D-I coaching experience, most recently as former head coach at Howard for the […]

UC-Santa Barbara: Gauchos Hire Nagy, Lose Follmer

Gauchos Hire Nagy, Lose Follmer: Joe Nagy has been named Director of Basketball Operations on Bob Williams’ UC-Santa Barbara coaching staff. A successful California high school coach, Nagy has coached several top programs in the past decade, including De Las Salle (Concord, CA), Berean Christian (Walnut Creek, CA), Clayton Valley […]

Alabama State: Howard Dismissed for Gesture

Howard Dismissed For Gesture: Alabama State head coach Lewis Jackson has announced that reserve forward Earl Howard has been dismissed from the Hornets squad for making an obscene gesture on television. With three minutes remaining in the SWAC Championship game on March 13th against Alabama A&M, Howard was televised on […]

Youngstown State: Aggie Marches to Penguins

Aggie Marches to Penguins: Youngstown State head coach Jerry Slocum has announced that former New Mexico State point guard Byron Davis has transferred to the Youngstown State program. Davis, a Detroit native, Davis averaged 6.2 points and 3.2 rebounds per game, playing in every game and starting 19. Per NCAA […]

North Dakota State: Bison Names Kemp

Bison Names Kemp: North Dakota State head coach Tim Miles has named Jason Kemp as graduate manager for the 2005-06 season. Kemp most recently was an assistant at Minnesota State-Moorhead last season. A graduate of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Kemp is currently pursuing a master’s degree in sports management at North Dakota […]

Wisconsin-Milwaukee: Panthers Land Husky Transfer

Panthers Land Husky Transfer: New Wisconsin-Milwaukee head coach Rob Jeter has announced that former Northern Illinois forward Paige Paulsen has transferred to the Panthers program. Paulsen, a former Mr. Basketball of South Dakota, averaged 7.5 points and 3.7 rebounds in 21 games at Northern Illinois this past season. Paulsen missed […]

IPFW: Mastodons Land Former Chippewa

Mastodons Nab Chip: Former Central Michigan shooting guard Kevin Nelson has transferred to IPFW for his final season. Nelson, who was named 2005 All-MAC Honorable Mention, led the Chippewas in scoring at 17.0 points per game last season. Due to NCAA transfer rules, Nelson will sit out this season, and […]