Author: Hoopville Staff

Davis: Stewart Joins NABC Ethics Committee [8/9/05]

Stewart Joins NABC Ethics Committee: UC-Davis head coach Gary Stewart has been added to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Ethics committee. Stewart led the D-II powerhouse Aggies into D-I two seasons ago. Active in the NABC during his 20-year coaching career, Stewart was previously a member of the […]

UNLV: Rebels to Honor Tark

Rebels to Honor Tark: University of Nevada – Las Vegas officials have announced that the basketball court at the Thomas and Mack Center will be named in honor of former head coach Jerry Tarkanian. “Tark the Shark,” coached the Rebels for 19 seasons from 1973-1992, and had a 509-105 (.829) […]

Pennsylvania: Former Quaker Returns to Bench

Former Quaker Returns to Bench: Pennsylvania head coach Fran Dunphy has announced the hiring of Shawn Trice as the Quakers’ new volunteer assistant coach. Trice, a 1995 Penn grad and two-time All-Ivy player, has spent the past seven years as a sports coordinator for the YMCA in Detroit. Trice averaged […]

Creighton: Bluejays Name Muhleisen Manager

Bluejays Name Muhleisen Manager: Creighton head coach Dana Altman has announced the hiring of Jake Muhleisen as a graduate manager. Muhleisen, a Lincoln, Neb., native, spent the past four seasons as a starter for Nebraska and graduated in May with a degree in Finance. He’ll be taking classes toward his […]

Kentucky: Wildcat Accused of Rape

Wildcat Accused of Rape: A Lexington, Ky., woman filed a criminal complaint stating that she was raped by a former Kentucky basketball player at the university’s Wildcat Lodge in April. The woman is accusing the former player of drugging her and then raping her on the afternoon of April 20. […]

Ohio: Former Ohio Big Man Killed

Former Ohio Big Man Killed: Former Ohio University two-sport athlete Fred Cluff was killed in a two-vehicle accident Monday morning. He was 59. Cluff, a 6-7 hoops forward and right-handed pitcher on the baseball squad, played three seasons for the Bobcats from 1965-1968 and averaged 10 points and seven rebounds […]

Arizona: Wild Wildcat Weekend

Wild Wildcat Weekend: The University of Arizona has announced the lineups for the upcoming Lute Olson All-Star Classic Weekend in Tucson, scheduled for Aug. 14. Wildcat alumni attending include current NBA players Gilbert Arenas (Wizards), Richard Jefferson (Nets), Andre Iguodala (76ers), Damon Stoudamire (Grizzlies), Salim Stoudamire (Hawks), Jason Terry (Mavericks) […]

Northwestern: Wildcat Appears in a Different Court

Wildcat Appears in a Different Court: Former Northwestern guard Brandon Lee was arraigned yesterday on charges of burglary and credit card fraud. Lee and former NU student Jessica L. McElroy allegedly stole credit cards and electronics from the Foster-Walker dormitory in July and then used the credit cards to make […]

Baylor: Former Assistant Claims Breach

Former Assistant Claims Breach: Abar Rouse, the former Baylor assistant coach who brought down the scandal-plagued Dave Bliss era at Baylor, is now suing his attorney, claiming a violation of attorney-client privilege. Rouse, now an assistant coach at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, alleges that Waco attorney LaNelle McNamara […]