Hoosiers to Hire Sampson: Indiana officials are completing a deal to hire Oklahoma coach Kelvin Sampson as the next Hoosiers’ coach, replacing Mike Davis, who resigned in February. Davis’ resignation became effective when the Hoosiers lost to Gonzaga in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Sampson comes to Indiana […]

Albany Rewards Brown: After coach Will Brown led No. 16 Albany to its best season at the Division I level and a near upset of No. 1 Connecticut in the NCAA Tournament, school officials rewarded him with a five-year contract extension. The Great Danes finished 21-11 this season and won […]

Idaho Chooses Pfeifer: Idaho assistant coach George Pfeifer will step into the Vandals’ head coaching position after school officials promoted him last week. Idaho will give Pfeifer a three-year contract and an opportunity to turn around a struggling program. The position will be Pfeifer’s first Division I leading job. He […]

Tigers Bring ’40 Minutes’ to Columbia: Missouri officials have hired Alabama – Birmingham coach Mike Anderson to replace Quin Snyder, who resigned in February after two years of speculation about his job security. Anderson brings a unique playing style to Columbia as a disciple of former Arkansas coach Nolan Richardson, […]

NIT Championship Game Set: South Carolina will have an opportunity to defend its NIT title against Michigan Thursday. The Gamecocks clearly looked like the best team on the court against Louisville, cruising to a 78-63 victory. Renaldo Balkman led South Carolina with 23 points, and Tarence Kinsey contributed 21 points. […]

Saints Land Former Catamount: Former Vermont forward Josh Duell will transfer to Siena, the Burlington Free Press reported. The 6’8″ forward, a key reserve as a freshmen when the Catamounts won their third straight America East championship, grew up near the school and will have to pay his way there […]

Rebels Bring Home Kennedy: Mississippi officials hired Cincinnati interim coach Andy Kennedy to his first permanent job shortly after the Bearcats lost to South Carolina in the NIT Thursday. Kennedy led Cincinnati to a 21-13 record this season. He stepped up after Cincinnati forced out his former boss, Bob Huggins. […]

Pilot Coach Forced Off Ship: Portland officials cut loose coach Michael Holton after the Pilots finished 11-18 this season. In five years with the school, Holton compiled a 54-91 record. His teams never seriously threatened Gonzaga in the West Coast Conference. They rarely contended to finish near the top half […]

Hill Becomes Top Knight: Rutgers officials promoted assistant coach Fred Hill to the Scarlet Knights’ head coaching position, replacing Gary Waters, who resigned a few weeks ago. Rutgers finished 19-14 this season, but the team needed to at least reach the NCAA Tournament to save Waters’ job. Although the team […]

Panthers Keep Dixon at Home: Pittsburgh officials granted coach Jamie Dixon a longer and more lucrative contract to pre-empt any tempting offers from schools with coaching vacancies, such as Arizona State and Missouri. The contract extension will keep Dixon with the Panthers through 2013 and will pay him $800,000 to […]