Holt Resigns at Arkansas-Pine Bluff: After finishing his sixth season with the Golden Lions, Arkansas-Pine Bluff coach Van Holt resigned. The Golden Lions finished 13-18 this season and 8-10 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference. In six seasons, Holt finished with a 50-124 record. Thirty-five of those wins came in SWAC […]

Brady Lands With Arkansas State: Arkansas State has hired former LSU coach John Brady to be the Indians’ next coach. Former Arkansas State coach Dickey Nutt resigned after 13 seasons with the Indians and a 189-187 record. Brady comes to the Indians after coaching at LSU for 11 seasons, including […]

Loyola Marymount Coach Leaves: Rodney Tention resigned as Loyola Marymount basketball coach last week after going 5-26 this season and 30-61 overall in three years with the Lions. Tention’s first season as the Lions’ coach was his best as they finished second in the WCC and reached the conference tournament […]

Nolan Richardson Will Not Coach Arkansas State: Former Arkansas coach Nolan Richardson said he’s no longer an option to become the new head coach at Arkansas State. Richardson was fired by the Razorbacks in 2002 but was talking to Arkansas State, which had an opening after Dickey Nutt resigned as […]

Jackson Injures Ankle Again: Cleveland State guard Cedric Jackson injured his ankle during the second half of his team’s 70-55 defeat to Butler in the Horizon League Tournament championship game. Jackson had already sustained the same injury to his left ankle in January. He was the Vikings’ second-leading scorer and […]

Hansbrough to Have Jersey Retired: North Carolina forward Tyler Hansbrough will become the eighth Tar Heel to have his jersey retired. He was named national player of the year by Sporting News last week. The 6-9 junior led the Atlantic Coast Conference in scoring, averaging 23.1 points per game. He […]

Thomas Resigns With 40 Wins in Five Years: Derek Thomas resigned as Western Illinois coach last week after five seasons and only 40 wins with the school. The Leathernecks went 12-18 this season and 40-104 overall in Thomas’ tenure. [3/17/08]

NCAA Tournament Is Ready to Roll: The selection committee has delivered the brackets, and March Madness is ready to roll. North Carolina is the overall No. 1 seed in the tournament, and Memphis, UCLA and Kansas join the Tar Heels as No. 1 seeds. Happy bubble teams include Saint Joseph’s, […]

The Daily Grind: Selection Sunday is here, and five automatic bids remain in the ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, SEC and Southland tournaments. Kansas and Texas are jockeying for seeding in the Big 12 championship, while Georgia and Illinois hope to shock everyone with SEC and Big Ten titles, respectively, […]

Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Championship: No. 1 North Carolina played yet another physical, energy-filled battle with No. 3 Clemson and beat the Tigers 86-81 to sweep the season series and win the ACC championship. Sophomore guard Wayne Ellington was 10-of-13 from the field for 24 points to lead the Tar […]