Author: Hoopville Staff

Miami: Haith Continues to Build a Winner in Miami

Haith Continues to Build a Winner in Miami: Miami coach Frank Haith is quickly turning the Hurricanes into a perennial contender in the ACC with the addition of former Siena guard Jack McClinton. McClinton led Siena in scoring, assists, defensive rebounds, three-point shooting, free-throw shooting and other categories in his […]

Oakland: Grizzlies Hire Assistant

Grizzlies Hire Assistant: Oakland coach Greg Kampe completed his staff for the upcoming season by hiring Jon Borovich as an assistant coach. Borovich comes to the Grizzlies after working as director of basketball operations at Dayton for the past two seasons. He replaces assistant Jeff Tungate, who left Oakland for […]

Iowa State: Cyclone Center Exits Iowa State

Cyclone Center Exits Iowa State: Rising sophomore center Aaron Agnew announced that he will not return to Iowa State because he wants to find another program that will give him more playing time. Agnew, a 6-9 center, played in only nine games last season, averaging less than a point and […]

UAB: UAB Gets Smaller Portion of C-USA Pie

UAB Gets Smaller Portion of C-USA Pie: Conference USA has revised its distribution of shared revenue, which will slightly decrease the income for successful programs like Alabama – Birmingham. The new plan, approved unanimously by school officials, will equally share money generated from marketing, TV appearances, NCAA men’s basketball tournament […]

Arkansas: Another SEC Player May Crawl Back

Another SEC Player May Crawl Back: Much like former Kentucky Wildcat Randolph Morris, former Arkansas forward Olu Famutimi may sneak back to school despite remaining in the NBA Draft and going undrafted. NCAA rules allow players to return to school if they have not hired an agent, paid their own […]

Marquette: ESPN Keeps Its Coach

ESPN Keeps Its Coach: Despite overtures from Marquette and coach Tom Crean, ESPN analyst and former coach Fran Fraschilla declined an opportunity to join Crean’s staff as an assistant coach. Crean had courted Fraschilla, a personal friend, to replace Jeff Strohm and help the Golden Eagles make the transition from […]

William & Mary: DC-Area Assistant Joins the Tribe

DC-Area Assistant Joins the Tribe: William and Mary coach Tony Shaver hired Antwon Jackson as assistant coach, which will become official after the Board of Visitors approves Jackson’s hiring. Jackson moves to Williamsburg, Va., after spending all of his career at the high school level in and around Washington, D.C. […]