Former Southern Alabama Assistant Joins Arkansas Staff: Arkansas coach John Pelphrey has hired Isaac Brown, who served as an assistant coach under Pelphrey at South Alabama, as an assistant. Brown, a former player at Texas A&M and Louisiana-Monroe, had one of his best career games against the Razorbacks, leading Louisiana-Monroe […]

UC Riverside Hires Former Kansas State Coach: Jim Wooldridge, who has previously been the head coach of Kansas State, Central Missouri State, Texas State and Louisiana Tech, was hired as the head coach of UC Riverside. Wooldridge, who spent two season of Tim Floyd’s staff when Floyd coached the Chicago […]

Pitino Signs 3-Year Extension: Coach Rick Pitino has signed a three-year extension with Louisville, a deal that should keep him at the school until 2013. The deal increases Pitino’s base pay from $1.65 million to $2.25 million and will award him loyalty bonuses of $3.6 million in 2010 and 2013. […]

Mike Brey Gets Contract Extension: Notre Dame coach Mike Brey has signed a two-year extension with the school, keeping him there until 2012-2013. The Irish went 24-8 last season, finishing 17th in the AP poll. Brey is 142-78 record at Notre Dame, where he has coached for seven seasons. [5/9/07]

3 Point Line May Be Backed Up: The NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee approved a rule that would back the three-point line up one foot from 19 feet, 9 inches to 20 feet, 9 inches. It would be the first alteration to the three-pointer since 1987. For the rule to […]

Oklahoma Hires Former Razorbacks Assistant: Oronde Taliaferro, a former Arkansas assistant coach who was named one of the top 25 recruiters in the country by Rivals.com in 2005, has been hired to replace Rod Barnes on Jeff Capel’s staff at Oklahoma. Barnes left to become head coach at Georgia State. […]

  Former Spartan Assistant Back With Michigan State: Mike Garland, part of Michigan State’s program from 1996 to 2003, will rejoin coach Tom Izzo and the Spartans as an assistant coach. Izzo said he was excited to add someone who was present during the Spartans’ Final Four runs and championship […]

New Coach Carter Promises Excitement: Former Texas-San Antonio leading man Tim Carter has been introduced as South Carolina State’s new head coach. Carter, an assistant coach at Florida State last season, promised South Carolina State fans that they would enjoy watching the team play. He replaces Bulldogs’ ex-coach Jamal Brown, fired […]

  Former Buckeyes Coach Gets Suspension Cut: The NCAA decided to only reduce former Ohio State coach Jim O’Brien ‘s five-year suspension to two instead of dropping it, making it harder for him to seek employment at another NCAA school during that time. The reduction comes as a result of […]

  Utah Coach Gives Freshman a Chance, Then the Boot: New Utah coach Jim Boylen dismissed forward Daniel Deane from the team for academic reasons. Boylen, hired in March to replace Ray Giacoletti, said he gave Deane an opportunity to rectify his ways, but the freshman chose not to do […]