Neither the NBA Nor Auburn: Rising sophomore guard Toney Douglas will not remain eligible for the NBA Draft, withdrawing his name from the list of early entrants who could be drafted later this month. Douglas did not receive positive enough feedback from NBA scouts to forgo the remainder of this […]

Hobbs Looks North to Fill Staff: George Washington coach Karl Hobbs completed his staff by hiring former New Hampshire coach Phil Rowe as an assistant coach. Rowe replaces Steve Pikiell, who left the Colonials to become head coach at Stony Brook. Rowe joins Hobbs for the second time – the […]

Wright Completes Staff Changes: Villanova coach Jay Wright hired Jason Donnelly to become basketball operations coordinator, completing a shake up among his assistants this off-season. Assistant coach Brett Gunning replaced Fred Hill, who left Villanova, and Patrick Chambers moved from basketball operations coordinator to Gunning’s spot. Donnelly arrives in the […]

Another Miner Seeks Gold Elsewhere: Rising sophomore forward Stanley Branch announced that he will not return to Texas – El Paso because he wants to transfer to another program that will give him more playing time. At UTEP last season, Branch played in 19 games and scored only 30 points […]

Seminoles Move On Without Wafer: Former Florida State guard Von Wafer officially ended any chance of a return to the Seminoles by hiring an agent. His agent has plenty of work to do because few NBA teams are paying attention to Wafer. He was not invited to the pre-draft camp […]

Leading Scorer Becomes Sideline Leader: Austin Peay’s all-time leading scorer, Bubba Wells, has returned to the Governors as an assistant coach. A 1997 graduate, Wells spent time in the NBA, overseas and on the Harlem Globetrotters. During his senior season at Austin Peay, Wells led the entire nation in scoring […]

Heath Finds Experienced Assistant: Arkansas coach Stan Heath hired Dan Hipsher to become an assistant coach for the Razorbacks. Hipsher replaces Bill Herrion, who held the job for only a month before leaving to accept the head coaching position at New Hampshire. Herrion had replaced Rob Flaska, who had left […]

Barnes Hires Within Rebel Family: Mississippi coach Rod Barnes has promoted Grant Pate to assistant coach. Pate has worked for the Rebels for the past six years, most recently serving as basketball operations coordinator. Pate replaces Eric Bozeman, who left Mississippi to coach Southern Arkansas, a Division II program. [6/12/05]

Timmy Time Returns at ETSU: East Tennessee State fans will have one more year to witness their version of Mugsey Bogues. Rising senior guard Tim Smith has opted to return to school rather than remain in the NBA Draft. At 5-9, he must prove that he can overcome his height […]

Howard Names New Top Bison: Howard University has hired Penn assistant Gil Jackson as its next men’s basketball coach. Jackson has been an assistant at Penn under Fran Dunphy for the past 16 seasons, and was also the head coach at Sanford School in Delaware for eight seasons. Howard finished […]