Rams Hire Local JuCo Coach: Colorado State coach Dale Layer has picked Brian Joyce to work on his staff as an assistant coach. Joyce comes to Fort Collins after working as head coach of Northeastern (Colo.) Junior College for the past four seasons. He was as an assistant there for […]

Kennedy Finishes Rebel Staff: New Mississippi coach Andy Kennedy has hired two more assistants to complete his coaching staff. Kennedy added Torrey Ward as an assistant coach and Bill Armstrong as coordinator of basketball operations. They join Michael White and Owen Miller on Kennedy’s staff. Ward comes to Oxford after […]

Sendek Sticks It to Duke: Arizona State coach Herb Sendek took the job on the West Coast partially to escape the constant criticism surrounding the North Carolina State program. As the Wolfpack’s coach, his fan base remained irritated that the Wolfpack didn’t regularly beat rivals Duke and North Carolina and […]

Vandals Purge Roster: New Idaho coach George Pfeifer has wasted no time changing the Vandal program’s direction. More than half of last season’s players will not return for the 2006-07 season. Pfeifer opted not to renew the scholarships of freshman guard Matt Forge, freshman guard Nebojsa Jakovijevic, freshman guard Aaron […]

Catamounts Add Benton to Hall: Former Vermont standout Eddie Benton, a 1996 graduate, will be enshrined into the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame. Benton is the Catamounts’ all-time leading scorer and, in 1996, was the winner of the Frances Pomeroy Naismith award given to the top men’s basketball player shorter […]

Rutgers Has 2 Less Knights at the Table: Two Rutgers players will leave the New Jersey school to play for teams closer to home — which is in Michigan for both Dan Waterstradt and Zack Gibson. A sophomore forward, Waterstradt played off the bench in nearly every game for the […]

James Follows Everhart to Pittsburgh: Northeastern sophomore forward Shawn James will leave the Huskies to transfer to Duquesne. He rejoins former Northeastern coach Ron Everhart, who left the school after the season to accept the Dukes’ coaching job. James gives the Dukes a dominant low-post presence because James led Division […]

Gonzaga vs. North Carolina Could Highlight NIT Season Tip-Off: As part of the NIT’s revolution, the former Preseason NIT — it’s now the NIT Season Tip-Off — will change its format next season. Four relatively neutral sites will host a doubleheader, and the winner of the second-round game will go […]

More ACC Flavor in Bulldogs’ Schedule: If the North Carolina/Gonzaga final pans out, the Bulldogs will have both of the ACC’s most celebrated schools on their schedule. The Bulldogs have an agreement to play Duke Dec. 21 at Madison Square Garden. If Gonzaga finds a way to knock off the […]

Trojan Point Guard Killed: USC freshman point guard Ryan Francis died early Saturday morning when someone opened fire on the car in which he was traveling in Louisiana. Francis was shot five times while sitting in the back seat. The driver had stopped at a red light when another driver […]