Chicago State Makes Taylor Their Main Man: Chicago State has made former Tulane assistant coach Benjy Taylor their new head coach. Taylor, who has never head coached at the Division I level, replaces Kevin Jones – fired after last season ‘s 9-20 record. Taylor was also an assistant at Northern […]

Nevada Juniors to Test NBA Draft Waters: Nevada junior guards Marcelus Kemp and Ramon Sessions will make themselves available for June’s NBA draft but not hire agents, giving them the option to withdraw before the June 18 deadline and return to school. The 6-5 Kemp made the all-WAC first team […]

Ohio State’s Oden Goes to NBA, Conley and Cook to Follow: Ohio State star and likely No. 1 pick Greg Oden announced he’d declare for the NBA draft, along with teammates Mike Conley Jr. and Daequan Cook, although the latter two will not hire agents and will retain the possibility […]

Oregon State’s Leading Scorer Testing NBA Waters: Oregon State forward Marcel Jones is entering the NBA draft. Jones, who led the Beavers with 15 points per game last year, will not hire an agent, meaning he will be able to return to the Beavers next season if he withdraws from […]

Calhoun Speaks Out for Autism: Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun has six grandchildren, two of whom have autism. To raise awareness of the disease and the problems it is causing, Calhoun has gone public with his family’s story and has begun to lobby the Connecticut state legislature to create an agency […]

Georgetown Duo of Green and Hibbert to Enter NBA Draft: Georgetown juniors Jeff Green and Roy Hibbert have announced that they will enter the NBA draft. Neither player will hire an agent. The two led Georgetown to the Final Four last season. Center Hibbert was first team Big East last […]

Bob Nash Takes Over At Hawaii: Bob Nash, a Hawaii alumni, has been named head coach of the Warriors. Nash has been a Hawaii associate coach for 20 years. Nash was an All-American with the Warriors and still holds the records for rebounds in a single game and in a […]

Former UAB Assistant Hired at Louisiana Tech: Kerry Rupp, who has been an assistant with Mike Davis the past two seasons at Indiana and Alabama-Birmingham, has been named head coach at Louisiana Tech. He is replacing Keith Richard, who was fired. [4/20/07]

UMKC Hires Matt Brown: Matt Brown, a former assistant at West Virginia, has been hired as the head coach at Missouri-Kansas City. Brown has been an assistant to John Beilein for the past decade. He has also worked with Florida coach Billy Donovan. Brown replaces Rich Zvosec, who went 12-20 […]

DePaul’s Chandler Jumps to NBA: DePaul forward Wilson Chandler, a sophomore who led the Blue Demons to the NIT last season, is entering the NBA draft. It is not known if Chandler will hire an agent. Chandler led the Blue Demons in scoring with 14 points per game and in […]