Holmes Hired at Lamar: Lamar head coach Billy Tubbs has announced the hiring of assistant coach Kermit Holmes. Holmes played for Tubbs at Oklahoma from 1989-91 and earned team MVP honors in 1991 after averaging 14.8 points per game and leading the team in rebounding at 9.3 rebounds per game. […]

Lynch Joins Cardinals Staff: Ball State head coach Tim Buckley has hired former Southwest Missouri State assistant Steve Lynch to his Cardinals coaching staff. Lynch replaces assistant Scot Bunnell, who departed in July to become head coach and assistant athletics director at Lafayette Jefferson High School. In his nine seasons […]

Bobcats Add Fenske To Staff: Texas State head coach Dennis Nutt has announced the hiring of Charlie Fenske to his Bobcat coaching staff. Fenske, who was an assistant at Lamar last season, brings 30 years of coaching experience to San Marcos. Previously, Fenske was an assistant at Arkansas State for […]

Governor Blasts NCAA: Florida Gov. Jeb Bush criticized the NCAA yesterday, saying that officials had insulted both the university and Seminole Indians by calling the nickname “hostile” and “abusive.” According to the Associated Press, Bush announced, “I think they insult those people by telling them, ‘No, no, you’re not smart […]

Referee Management Dream Team in the Big South: The Big South has collected three referee veterans to lead its Referee Management Team. John Guthrie will lead the team as coordinator of men’s basketball officials. He held the same position for the SEC for 25 years. Guthrie has been coach of […]

Curry Rehabs Knee: Oklahoma State’s lone returning starter, sophomore guard JamesOn Curry, had exploratory knee surgery Aug. 10 and will need a few weeks of rehabilitation. Curry averaged 9.4 points and 2.8 assists per game last season for the Cowboys. He will be a critical contributor in Oklahoma State’s attempt […]

Wooden Award List Centers Power in East: Not surprisingly, the pre-season Wooden Award list has a distinctive East Coast flavor. The Big East leads all conferences with nine names on the list, while the ACC is second with eight. Lute Olson and other West Coast advocates cannot be too upset, […]

Florida State Prepares for Battle Over Nickname: Days after the NCAA ordered 18 schools to drop “hostile” and “abusive” nicknames and logos in NCAA tournaments, Florida State took the first steps toward fighting their inclusion on the list. Florida State trustees voted to appeal the decision, and NCAA officials said […]

Former Owl Killed in Philly: Former Temple forward Micheal Blackshear was shot to death in Philadelphia. An unknown person shot the vehicle that contained Blackshear and his cousin, then sped away in a dark-colored vehicle. Blackshear was hit once in the head and died. His cousin took him to Thomas […]

Towson Point Guard Chooses Butler: Former Towson point guard Mike Green has opted to transfer to Butler. In two seasons at Towson, Green averaged 33.4 minutes per game. Last season, he averaged 11.9 points and 4.3 assists per game. He led Towson in assists and was second on the team […]