Joplin Goes From MAC Coach of Year to Unemployed: A year after winning the Mid-American Conference coach of the year award, Toledo coach Stan Joplin is looking for a new job. The Rockets fired Joplin after the team finished 11-19 this season and had an unimpressive recruiting class. Joplin ends […]

Hickson Enters NBA Draft: While more heralded freshmen like Michael Beasley, Kevin Love and O.J. Mayo continue playing basketball in the NCAA Tournament, North Carolina State’s J.J. Hickson will prepare to take his game to the NBA. The freshman forward announced he will enter the NBA Draft but won’t hire […]

Holt Resigns at Arkansas-Pine Bluff: After finishing his sixth season with the Golden Lions, Arkansas-Pine Bluff coach Van Holt resigned. The Golden Lions finished 13-18 this season and 8-10 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference. In six seasons, Holt finished with a 50-124 record. Thirty-five of those wins came in SWAC […]

NCAA Tournament – Opening Round: No. 16 Mount St. Mary’s hit 26-of-32 free throws to overcome a poor shooting night and beat No. 16 Coppin State 69-60 and move into the first round of the NCAA Tournament against No. 1 North Carolina. The Mountaineers will play the Tar Heels Friday […]

Donovan Shuts Gators Out of Practice Facility: Feeling like his team has become complacent, Florida coach Billy Donovan has locked his team out of the O’Connell Center and banned them from wearing Florida gear until they demonstrate they are ready to represent the Gators. Donovan said some of the players […]

Vandals Dump Pfeifer After Two Seasons: Idaho has fired coach George Pfeifer after the Vandals finished 8-21 this season. In two seasons, Pfeifer led the Vandals to a 12-48 record. The school is terminating his contract a year before it expires, so they’ll pay him $170,000 to buy out the […]

Brady Lands With Arkansas State: Arkansas State has hired former LSU coach John Brady to be the Indians’ next coach. Former Arkansas State coach Dickey Nutt resigned after 13 seasons with the Indians and a 189-187 record. Brady comes to the Indians after coaching at LSU for 11 seasons, including […]

Weems Injures Knee in Practice: Arkansas senior swingman Sonny Weems hurt his knee in practice yesterday, but coach John Pelphrey does not expect him to miss the No. 9 Razorbacks’ first-round game against No. 8 Indiana. Weems is one of the key offensive players for Arkansas, averaging 14.3 points per […]

Bruins Might Not Have Mbah a Moute Thursday: No. 1 UCLA might play its first-round game without junior forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, who sprained his ankle in the Pac-10 Tournament and could not play for the rest of the tournament. He was in a walking boot Sunday, but […]

Horned Frogs Cut Ties With Dougherty: TCU has fired coach Neil Dougherty after six mostly unsuccessful seasons. Dougherty had a 75-108 record as the Horned Frogs’ coach. His best season was a 21-14 run to the NIT in 2004-05. Dougherty came to TCU after working as an assistant coach at […]