Flannery Gets Extension: Bucknell signed head coach Pat Flannery to a four-year contract extension, ensuring that he will continue to lead his alma mater. In 11 seasons at the school, he is 172-146, with the most recent season being a historic one for the school. The Bison won 23 games, […]

Flyers Add Assistant, Another Moves On: Brian Gregory announced that Bob Beyer will join Dayton’s staff as an assistant coach, while director of basketball operations Jon Borovich has moved on to take an assistant coaching position at Oakland (MI) University. Beyer has coached at both the college and professional levels, […]

Douglas Still Restricted: If Toney Douglas wants to transfer to another SEC school, he will have to pay his way next year, a committee at Auburn decided. The committee had no members of the athletic department and decided to enforce a rule that will require the freshman guard to pay […]

Title Rematch in Challenge: The ACC-Big Ten Challenge will feature a national championship rematch next season, as Illinois will travel to Chapel Hill to play North Carolina on November 29. The Tar Heels took home the national championship with a win over the Illini in St. Louis in April, and […]

Still the Golden Eagles: Marquette has decided to keep its nickname as the “Golden Eagles” after considering a change back to an old nickname. From 1954 to 1993, they used “Warriors”, and in September 2004 the Board of Trustees considered going back to that name. Ultimately, the board decided not […]

Douglas Transfers: Former Auburn guard Toney Douglas has transferred to Florida State. The 6’1″ guard, who led the Tigers in scoring at 16.9 points per game as a freshman, will play the point for Leonard Hamilton’s team after sitting out next season. He will have three years of eligibility remaining. […]

Tigers Gain Prowell: Recent Furman transfer Quan Prowell signed to play at Auburn. After he was the consensus Southern Conference Freshman of the year in 2003-04, the 6’8″ forward averaged 15.2 points and 5.6 rebounds per game last season while missing 14 games due to academic problems. He will have […]

Giddens Leaves School: J.R. Giddens decided to transfer from Kansas after his share of struggles on and off the court. Giddens saw his scoring numbers drop as a sophomore amidst sky-high expectations, then on May 19 was injured in a bar fight. The 6’5″ wing, who suffered a knife wound […]

Jones To Return to School: Dwayne Jones decided to return to St. Joseph’s after not being selected in the NBA Draft. The 6’11” center was fifth in the nation last season in rebounding and blocked shots, and he stayed in the draft while projected as a second-round pick. Head coach […]

Conference USA Has New Look: Six new schools officially join Conference USA on Friday, marking a new era for the conference. Marshall, Rice, SMU, Tulsa, UCF and UTEP all join a conference that now has every institution sponsoring football and will have a football championship game. The conference has 12 […]