Keno’s Stay at Drake Is Brief: After being selected as the Associated Press National Coach of the Year and leading Drake to its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1971, Keno Davis opted to become Providence’s new coach. In his first year as a head coach, Drake received its first national […]

Big Ten/ACC Challenge Games Unveiled: In early December, Purdue will play host to powerhouse Duke while Michigan State will host the ACC champions of this past season, North Carolina. The challenge will also include other major match ups, such as Wisconsin traveling to Virginia Tech and Miami hosting Ohio State. […]

Flannery to Retire: Bucknell head coach Pat Flannery will retire, effective July 1, and take on a new fundraising role in the university’s Office of Development and Alumni Relations. Flannery served as head coach at his alma mater for 14 seasons and continued his career of winning in central Pennsylvania, […]

Duquesne Loses Sophomore Guard: Stephen Wood is leaving Duquesne and transferring to another school after playing in only three games last season. Wood was one of several players who assisted teammates after an on-campus shooting in 2006. Wood and his teammates might have helped others from further injury and helped […]

Kentucky Guard Undergoes Surgery:Kentucky sophomore guard Jodie Meeks had surgery Saturday to repair a bilateral sports hernia. Meeks’ injuries held him to only 11 games while averaging 8.8 points in 23.2 minutes. He wasn’t the only Wildcat to go under he knife as Patrick Patterson had a stress fracture in […]

Hudson Enters Draft: Lester Hudson will make himself eligible for June’s NBA Draft but will not hire an agent so he can return to Tennessee-Martin in case he doesn’t feel the opportunity is right. He has until June 16 to make a final decision on his draft status. Hudson was […]

Rose Breaks His Silence: Memphis freshman point guard Derrick Rose has announced his decision to enter the NBA. He released a statement to the media Tuesday to avoid a news conference because he is shy. Rose is projected to go first or second in the draft after leading the Tigers […]

Titans Find Replacement Coach: Ray McCallum will coach the Detroit Titans after serving as Indiana’s assistant coach for two years and leading Ball State to two NCAA Tournament bids from 1993-2000. He is replacing Perry Watson, who retired with a 258-185 record. [4/16/08]

Notre Dame Assistant Crosses Over: Former Notre Dame assistant coach Gene Cross was hired as Toledo’s head coach after spending 11 seasons with Notre Dame, DePaul, Virginia and Illinois-Chicago. He is replacing Stan Joplin, who coached the Rockets for 12 seasons. He has his work cut out for him as […]

New NJIT Coach Can Do No Worse Than His Predecessor: The New Jersey Institute of Technology basketball team went 0-29 last year, the worst record in NCAA history. That should make it easy for new coach Jim Engles to improve the team. Engles has spent the last 18 years as […]