Hopkins Pays for NBA Consideration: SMU senior guard Bryan Hopkins will not play until December after flirting with the NBA this past spring. Hopkins is academically ineligible, and he attributes his struggles to the distraction of preparing for a run at the NBA Draft. He decided to return to school […]

Panaggio Joins Golden Eagles’ Staff: Marquette hired Dan Panaggio as an assistant coach after four seasons as an assistant coach with the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers. The native of Rochester, New York has head coaching experience in the CBA, as he was head coach of the Quad City Thunder for […]

Lynch Joins Cardinals Staff: Ball State head coach Tim Buckley has hired former Southwest Missouri State assistant Steve Lynch to his Cardinals coaching staff. Lynch replaces assistant Scot Bunnell, who departed in July to become head coach and assistant athletics director at Lafayette Jefferson High School. In his nine seasons […]

Kazimir Joins Wright State: Wright State has hired Dennis Kazimir to be the school’s administrative assistant for men’s and women’s basketball. Kazimir has most recently worked as director of AAU tournaments for the Hoop Group in New Jersey. At Wright State, Kazimir takes over the position vacated by Ed Lansford, […]

Rattlers Cited for Lack of Institutional Control: Florida A&M was cited for a lack of institutional control by the NCAA after numerous violations were found in an investigation. In all, the NCAA’s notice of allegations listed 184 instances where athletes participated without meeting NCAA eligibility requirements, most of which occurred […]

Bobcats Add Fenske To Staff: Texas State head coach Dennis Nutt has announced the hiring of Charlie Fenske to his Bobcat coaching staff. Fenske, who was an assistant at Lamar last season, brings 30 years of coaching experience to San Marcos. Previously, Fenske was an assistant at Arkansas State for […]

Razorbacks Solidify Heath’s Position: Arkansas officials granted coach Stan Heath a one-year contract extension, assuring that Heath will lead the Razorbacks through 2010. The extension provides stability to a program that has been in flux for the past several years. Heath added experience to his staff this off-season by hiring […]

Muriel Killed in Car Accident: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi player Jeffrey Muriel was one of four people killed in a car accident in Ft. Worth. Investigators said that a pickup truck crossed lanes and crashed into a Chevy Caprice, which Muriel was driving along with three passengers, all of whom were […]

Governor Blasts NCAA: Florida Gov. Jeb Bush criticized the NCAA yesterday, saying that officials had insulted both the university and Seminole Indians by calling the nickname “hostile” and “abusive.” According to the Associated Press, Bush announced, “I think they insult those people by telling them, ‘No, no, you’re not smart […]

Huskies’ Backcourt Takes Another Hit: Connecticut junior point guard Marcus Williams joined teammate A.J. Price as the Huskies’ latest members of the Huskies’ backcourt to find legal trouble. Police arrested Williams and charged him with four counts of third-degree larceny. According to police reports, Williams tried to sell four laptop […]