Bobcats Hire Former Assistant: Montana State officials have hired Brad Huse to become the Bobcats’ next coach, replacing Mick Durham, who retired after 16 seasons with the school. Huse has worked for the rival Montana Grizzlies most recently, but he was an assistant to Durham from 1994 to 1996. [4/05/06]

Another Thompson Son Joins the Coaching Ranks: Usually, coaching family trees refer to a famed head coach’s assistants landing jobs at other schools. But former Georgetown coach John Thompson is literally spreading his roots throughout the college game. Arkansas assistant coach Ronny Thompson is the new coach of the Ball […]

National Championship: No. 3 Florida completed a dominant run to the school’s first national championship with a 73-57 victory against No. 2 UCLA. The Gators took the lead early in the first half and never trailed after the Bruins opened a 4-2 lead. By halftime, Florida had stretched the lead […]

Viking Abandons Ship: Cleveland State coach Mike Garland resigned after three unsuccessful seasons leading the Vikings. Garland compiled a 23-60 in his run at Cleveland State, including a 10-18 record this season. A perennial Horizon Conference bottom feeder, the school wants to find someone who can help the Vikings compete […]

Pirates Choose ACC Assistant: Hampton officials ended their search for a new coach by hiring Clemson recruiting coordinator Kevin Nickelberry. The position will be Nickelberry’s first head coaching position after working as an assistant at Clemson, Charlotte, Holy Cross, Monmouth and Howard at the Division I level. He spent the […]

Blue Hens Choose a Hawk for a Coach: Delaware has hired Saint Joseph’s assistant coach Monte Ross to become the Blue Hens’ next head coach. Ross will take his first head coaching job after working for Phil Martelli and the Hawks for the past 10 years. Ross replaces David Henderson, […]

Brownell Bolts the CAA: UNC – Wilmington coach Brad Brownell has left the Seahawks’ sidelines to accept the coaching position at Wright State. Brownell led the Seahawks to a share of the Colonial Athletic Association regular-season title and the conference tournament championship. UNC – Wilmington entered the NCAA Tournament as […]

Sendek Starts Fresh on the West Coast: Arizona State officials have hired North Carolina State coach Herb Sendek to replace Rob Evans in Phoenix. Sendek leaves the Wolfpack despite reaching the NCAA Tournament five consecutive seasons. In 10 seasons in Raleigh, Sendek led the Wolfpack to a 191-132 record. But […]

Everhart Taking Assistants With Him – And Players? The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that new Duquesne head coach Ron Everhart has taken all three of his assistants at Northeastern with him. Kim Lewis, an assistant the past two seasons, as well as one-year assistants Daryn Freedman and Richard Pitino, form his […]

Final Four – National Semifinals: Cinderella’s run is officially over. No. 3 Florida knocked off No. 11 George Mason 73-58 in the first game of the Final Four, ending the Patriots’ miraculous surge into the national semifinals. George Mason could not hit on long shots or layups with any regularity, […]