Shocker Green Career Over: New Wichita State head coach Mark Turgeon announced that 6-10 center Zach Green will undergo career-ending surgery on his right knee. Green, a sophomore, has undergone two previous surgeries on the same knee. As a redshirt freshman last season, Green averaged 0.4 points per game and […]
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Tennessee Tech: Sutton Makes Progress, Off Ventilator
Sutton Makes Progress, Off Ventilator: Tennessee Tech men’s basketball coach Mike Sutton has been taken off a respirator, according to his wife. Sutton, who has a 51-38 record in three seasons at the school, is fighting Guillain-Barre Syndrome, a rare illness that attacks the immune system and causes paralysis. He […]
College of Charleston: Like Father, Like Son
Like Father, Like Son: Following in his father’s footsteps, Richard Pitino has been hired at the College of Charleston as administrative assistant. A graduate of Providence College this past May, he was a basketball manager with the Friars for the past two seasons, having spent his first two years as […]
Marshall: Getter Joins Marshall’s Staff
Getter Joins Marshall’s Staff: Marshall head coach Ron Jirsa has hired Kyle Getter to be the director of basketball operations. Getter served in the same capacity at Wright State the past two seasons, and prior to that worked with Jirsa at Dayton as a graduate manager in the 2002-03 season. […]
UNC-Greensboro: Esleeck Joins UNCG
Esleeck Joins UNCG: Doug Esleeck has joined UNC-Greensboro as the program’s director of operations, head coach Mike Dement announced. The native of Winston-Salem is a recent graduate (2005) of UNC-Chapel Hill, where he earned degrees in business administration and American History. At UNC, he was a member of the junior […]
Pittsburgh: Krauser Will Be Back After All
Krauser Will Be Back After All: After he considered playing in Europe, Carl Krauser has decided to return to Pittsburgh for his senior season. The 6’0″ point guard, who pulled out of the NBA Draft at the deadline to do so, is working hard to be academically eligible next season. […]
St. Francis (Pa.): Red Flash Hire Goodson
Red Flash Hire Goodson: St. Francis (Pa.) has hired Joey Goodson as an assistant coach, bringing the former shooting guard back to his alma mater. Goodson completed his career in March as a three-year starter, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in marketing. He averaged 6.1 points and 2.3 assists per […]
Liberty: Miller Must Move On
Miller Must Move On: Liberty dismissed Elijah Miller from the basketball program for a violation of the university’s academic policies. Miller sat out the season after transferring from Houston and was to become eligible next season. As a freshman in 2003-04, he averaged 2.4 points and 1.1 rebounds per contest. […]
Furman: Brown Returns to Alma Mater as Assistant
Brown Returns to Alma Mater as Assistant: Former Furman guard P.J. Brown has joined his alma mater’s staff as an assistant coach. Brown spent last season as an assistant coach at University Prep in Seattle after two seasons as a graduate assistant at West Virginia. He played four years with […]
Cincinnati: LeGree Acquitted, Hopes to Return
LeGree Acquitted, Hopes to Return: University of Cincinnati assistant Keith LeGree was acquitted of driving under the influence and hopes to return to work following the decision. In March, LeGree was arrested and suspended immediately, pending the outcome of the trial. The school instituted a zero-tolerance policy for alcohol abuse […]
