Texas A&M Names Turgeon Coach: Wichita State coach Mark Turgeon is now the new head coach of Texas A&M, taking over Billy Gillispie’s position after he left for Kentucky. Turgeon previously coached for seven seasons at Wichita State, leading the team to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament. He […]

Pitino Hires Son as Assistant: Rick Pitino has gone the route of fellow legends Bob Knight and Eddie Sutton by hiring his son, Richard Pitino, as an assistant for the Louisville Cardinals. Richard, 24, had previously been an assistant at Duquesne and Northeastern. The opening on the staff was created […]

A Different Billy Heads to Kentucky: After being rejected by former Wildcats assistant and current Florida coach Billy Donovan, Kentucky hired Texas A&M coach Billy Gillispie and signed him to a seven-year contract. Gillispie replaces Tubby Smith at Kentucky, who won a national championship and had a 263-83 record at […]

Arkansas Hires South Alabama’s Pelphrey: The Arkansas Razorbacks have hired former South Alabama coach John Pelphrey to fill their vacant head coaching position. Pelphrey, 38, has gone 44-19 the past two seasons at South Alabama, reaching the NCAA Tournament in 2006. The Pelphrey hiring comes after Creighton coach Dana Altman […]

Julian Wright Leaving Kansas For NBA: Sophomore Julian Wright has decided to bypass his final two years of eligibility at Kansas and enter the NBA. The 6-8 forward says he expects to go between picks number 10 and 16 in the first round. Wright averaged 12 points and eight rebounds […]

Frank Martin Hired to Succeed Huggins at K-State: After coach Bob Huggins ditched the Wildcats to take the head coaching position at his alma mater, West Virginia, Kansas State hired a Huggins assistant, Frank Martin, to replace him. Martin, 41, has never been a head coach before, previously serving as […]

  Bzdelik to Coach for Colorado: Jeff Bzdelik has left Air Force to become the coach at Colorado. He replaces Ricardo Patton after 11 seasons, his last sealing his fate with a disappointing 7-20 season. Bzdelik joins Colorado after a couple years of success at Air Force in addition to […]

  Altman to Stay at Creighton: After being introduced to Arkansas’ campus as the new men’s basketball coach, Dana Altman quit the following day, citing that it was in his family’s best interest for him to stay in Omaha, Neb., where he has coached and lived for 13 years. Arkansas […]

  Bowling Green Hires Orr: Louis Orr was hired as Bowling Green’s new coach, replacing Dan Dakich. Orr previously coached at Seton Hall for six seasons and was fired in 2006, one year after taking the Pirates to the NCAA Tournament. Bowling Green returns 10 of its 12 scorers from […]

  Wilkes to Leave Cal in Senior Season: Junior guard Omar Wilkes has decided not to return to the Bears for his senior season. He averaged 9.9 points and 2.2 rebounds per game in his two seasons with California after starting his college career at Kansas his freshman year. No […]