Terriers Add New Assistants: Boston University has hired Sean Ryan and Lamar Reddicks as assistant coaches. Both coaches have ties to the Boston area, as Ryan is a native of Medford, Mass. and Reddicks was most recently an assistant coach at Harvard for seven seasons and lives right near the […]

Former Harvard Assistant Joins Raiders: Colgate has added former Harvard assistant Bill Holden to its staff as an assistant coach. Holden spent the past ten seasons at Harvard, his second stint with the program after being a part-time assistant from 1992-94. In between, he was an assistant at his alma […]

  Jimmy Walker Dies at 63: Former Providence All-American and NBA first-round draft pick Jimmy Walker has died of lung cancer at 63. The 6-3 guard averaged more than 30 points a game as a senior in 1967 when he led the nation in scoring. He was drafted by the […]

Coastal Carolina Hires Ellis: Coastal Carolina has signed former Auburn coach Cliff Ellis to a five-year contract to be their new head coach. The 61-year-old will replace Buzz Peterson, who took a job with the NBA’s Charlotte Bobcats. He has a 534-337 Division I record, making him 12th in wins […]

Western Michigan Coach Home After Seizure: Western Michigan coach Steve Hawkins was released from the hospital three days after he had a seizure at his office. Hawkins, 44, was taken by ambulance to a Kalamazoo hospital Friday, released and then taken in again later that night after experiencing more symptoms […]

Amaker Adds to Staff: New Harvard head coach Tommy Amaker hired Kenny Blakeney and Will Wade as assistant coaches and Kirsten Green as the program’s first director of basketball operations. Blakeney played at Duke from 1990-95, when Amaker was an assistant coach at the school, and has been an assistant […]

Ball State’s Coach Gets Racist Notes: Ball State is conducting an investigation to track down the origin of racist notes found in the offices of coach Ronny Thompson and his staff. Thompson, the Cardinals’ coach since April 2006, had broken NCAA rules that summer by inadequately monitoring players during gym […]

New Mexico State Gets Theus’ Replacement: New Mexico State has selected Louisville assistant coach Marvin Menzies to replace former head coach Reggies Theus, who left for the NBA last month. Menzies worked for a season at UNLV before spending the past two years with Louisville. His only head coaching experience […]

NBA Draft ’07 – USC’s Young Selected by Wizards: USC junior swingman Nick Young was selected 16th overall by the Washington Wizards in the NBA Draft. Young, a three-time USC team MVP, averaged more than 17 points and 4.6 rebounds per contest last season, and he was a first-team Pac-10 […]

NBA Draft ’07 – Eagles’ Williams Goes To Nets at 17: Boston College junior forward Sean Williams was selected 17th overall by the New Jersey Nets in the NBA Draft. Williams, who only played in 15 games last season after being dismissed from the team in January, averaged 12 points […]