Two Georgia Southern Players Wounded: Two Georgia Southern basketball players were hospitalized following a shooting at a Statesboro-area bar last weekend. Sophomore guard Dwayne Foreman, 21, received a gunshot wound to the scalp and bullet fragments struck him in his left shoulder, left arm, left thigh and right groin. Freshman […]

Bulldog Big Man Out: Georgia head coach Dennis Felton has announced that freshman center Kendrick Johnson will miss the entire 2005-06 season due to ankle surgery. Johnson, a 6-10 center from Morton, Texas, averaged 21 points and 9 rebounds last year as a high school senior, and was expected to […]

Moore Promoted At UConn: Connecticut head coach Jim Calhoun announced today the promotion of longtime assistant Tom Moore to associate head coach. Moore, who has been on Calhoun’s staff for the past eleven seasons, serves as the Huskies’ recruiting coordinator. A Boston University grad, Moore previously was head coach at […]

Terriers Name Former Spider Assistant: Boston University has hired former Richmond assistant coach Mike Winiecki to the Terriers staff. Winiecki spent the past three seasons as an assistant at Richmond, and previously was an assistant at UNC-Wilmington and at Campbell. As a player at Richmond, Winiecki was an All-Colonial first […]

Pride Promotes Parrotta: Hofstra assistant coach Tom Parrotta has been promoted to associate head coach on the Pride coaching staff. Parrotta has coached four years at Hofstra, and is being rewarded for the Pride’s 21-9 record last season, including a 9-0 start. Previously, Parrotta was an assistant for six seasons […]

Walker Hires International Coach: Binghamton head coach Al Walker has announced the hiring of Ali Ton to the Bearcat coaching staff. Ton, a former Davidson standout, comes to Binghamton from Turkey, where he was coaching the Turkish 20 and Under National Team. Ton was also an assistant at his alma […]

Kossekpa’s Career Over: James Madison junior guard Ulrich Kossekpa will be unable to complete his career for the Dukes due to medical reasons, announced head coach Dean Keener. Kossekpa will complete his schoolwork under the NCAA’s “medical disqualification” designation. Kossekpa sat out 2002-03 on a medical redshirt, and averaged 1.3 […]

Hartford Finalizes Coaching Staff: Hartford head coach Larry Harrison has announced the hiring of two new assistants on his Hawks coaching staff, Lonnie C. Williams and Adam Finkelstein. Williams most recently was head coach and AD at Knoxville College, and was previously an assistant at Florida International, and was also […]

NCAA Gives Purdue a Point: In desperate need of a point guard, Purdue received good news when the NCAA cleared freshman guard Korey Spates for this coming season. The NCAA Clearinghouse decided that Spates had met academic standards required of incoming freshmen players. Spates might step into the starting point […]

Cooke Homeless Again: Colorado State sophomore point guard Marquie Cooke, a transfer from Virginia Tech, will need yet another new home. In less than a month on campus, Cooke has already worn out his welcome. The team dismissed Cooke without specifying a reason. Virginia Tech kicked Cooke off the team […]