Author: Hoopville Staff

Florida State: Seminole Recuit Out For Semester

Seminole Recuit Out For Semester: Florida State announced that incoming freshman recruit Ryan Reid will not be eligible to play in the Seminole’s first seven games. Reid, a 6-8 power forward from Boyd Anderson High School in Lauderdale Lakes, Fla., failed to enroll for fall semester. Reid had enrolled at […]

Atlantic 10: A-10 Coaches Help Katrina

A-10 Coaches Help Katrina Victims: Atlantic 10 Conference Commissioner Linda Bruno has announced that Saint Joseph’s coach Phil Martelli and Temple coach John Chaney have agreed to lead the conference’s efforts to support the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Said Chaney, “We can only imagine what these people are going through […]

Pennsylvania: Quaker Whitehurst Sidelined

Quaker Whitehurst Sidelined: University of Pennsylvania sophomore guard David Whitehurst will likely miss the beginning of the Quakers’ season due to an ankle injury. Whitehurst underwent successful surgery to repair torn ligaments in his left ankle last Friday and will likely not be back to full strength until early December. […]

Long Island: Blackbirds Add Two

Blackbirds Add Two: Long Island head coach Jim Ferry has announced the hiring of two new staff members, Jack Perri and Richard Glesmann. Perri, an assistant, was head coach last season at D-III Rhode Island College and was named Little East Conference coach of the year after leading the Anchormen […]

Yale: Kingsley Joins Yale Staff

Kingsley Joins Yale Staff: Yale head coach James Jones has announced the appointment of Matt Kingsley as a volunteer assistant coach. Kingsley comes to New Haven after serving as associate head coach at Eastern Connecticut the past three seasons. Previously, Kingsley was an assistant at Clarkson and served as coach […]

George Washington: Clemson Tiger Comes to DC

Clemson Tiger Comes to DC: George Washington head coach Karl Hobbs has announced that former Clemson University forward Cheyenne Moore has transferred to the Colonials program. A native of Baltimore, Md., Moore started 17 games last season for the Tigers as a freshman, averaging 6.6 points and 2.5 rebounds per […]

Gonzaga: Coach’s Party Raises $500K

Coach’s Party Raises $500K: Gonzaga head coach Mark Few and his wife, Marcy, hosed the fourth annual Coaches vs. Cancer BasketBALL and Gala in Spokane last weekend, and the donations have been tallied. More than $518,000 was raised, bringing the four-year total to $1.37 million. The duffer’s tournament featured the […]

Massachusetts: Cavalier to Transfer to UMass

Cavalier to Transfer to UMass: Virginia announced that junior guard Gary Forbes is leaving the Cavalier basketball program after failing to meet academic requirements. Forbes will instead transfer to the UMass program. Forbes, a 6-6 native of Brooklyn, played in all 60 Cavalier games during his first two seasons, averaging […]

Baylor: Bears to Build New Facility

Bears to Build New Facility: Baylor University’s Board of Regents has approved plans for a new $8 million practice facility for the Baylor men’s and women’s basketball programs. Ground will be broken Oct. 1 for the 43,000 square-foot facility, which will be open next September in time for the 2006-07 […]