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 […]
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North Dakota State: Bison Hire Assistant to Help Transition
Bison Hire Assistant to Help Transition: North Dakota State will enter its third year of a five-year process for becoming a Division I institution with a new assistant coach. Coach Tim Miles hired David Richman as assistant coach after Richman had been a graduate assistant in 2003-04. As a graduate […]
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 […]
Creighton: Blue Jay Assistant Returns to the Nest
Blue Jay Assistant Returns to the Nest: Creighton coach Dana Altman hired a familiar face when he completed his staff with assistant coach Kevin McKenna. McKenna, who coached Nebraska – Omaha the past four seasons, had been one of Altman’s assistants from 1994 to 2001. He returns to the Blue […]
Kansas State: Kansas State Hopes Assistant Brings Act to Manhattan
Kansas State Hopes Assistant Brings Act to Manhattan: Kansas State coach Jim Woolridge hired Ben Kelso as an assistant coach, bringing one of the nation’s best high school coaches to Manhattan, Kan. Kelso has been a high school coach in Michigan for more than 20 years and has compiled more […]
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. […]