UCF’s Kirk Speraw Gets Long-Term Deal: Fourteen-year Central Florida coach Kirk Speraw has signed a deal that will keep him at the school until 2010-2011. Speraw’s salary will be $300,000 a year. During his time in charge of the Golden Knights, Speraw has led the team to a 231-187 record […]
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Massachusetts 16-Under State AAU
Renegades Take Massachusetts 16-Under State Tournament by Phil Kasiecki CHELSEA, Mass. – The 16-under state tournament took place in Massachusetts over the past couple of weekends, with 24 teams vying for four bids to AAU Nationals in July. The first weekend, held during the last live weekend of April (the […]
The Question Facing Ivy League Basketball
Can Ivy League Basketball be Competitive Again? by Jay Pearlman Those of you who have followed these columns will recognize the general theme that the caliber of play in the Ivy League has deteriorated noticeably in recent years, to this writer resembling Division III ball during the 1980’s. Now, I’ve […]
UC Riverside, Kansas State: UC Riverside Hires Former Kansas State Coach
UC Riverside Hires Former Kansas State Coach: Jim Wooldridge, who has previously been the head coach of Kansas State, Central Missouri State, Texas State and Louisiana Tech, was hired as the head coach of UC Riverside. Wooldridge, who spent two season of Tim Floyd’s staff when Floyd coached the Chicago […]
NCAA: 3 Point Line May Be Backed Up
3 Point Line May Be Backed Up: The NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee approved a rule that would back the three-point line up one foot from 19 feet, 9 inches to 20 feet, 9 inches. It would be the first alteration to the three-pointer since 1987. For the rule to […]
Louisville: Pitino Signs 3-Year Extension
Pitino Signs 3-Year Extension: Coach Rick Pitino has signed a three-year extension with Louisville, a deal that should keep him at the school until 2013. The deal increases Pitino’s base pay from $1.65 million to $2.25 million and will award him loyalty bonuses of $3.6 million in 2010 and 2013. […]
Notre Dame: Mike Brey Gets Contract Extension
Mike Brey Gets Contract Extension: Notre Dame coach Mike Brey has signed a two-year extension with the school, keeping him there until 2012-2013. The Irish went 24-8 last season, finishing 17th in the AP poll. Brey is 142-78 record at Notre Dame, where he has coached for seven seasons. [5/9/07]
Oklahoma: Oklahoma Hires Former Razorbacks Assistant
Oklahoma Hires Former Razorbacks Assistant: Oronde Taliaferro, a former Arkansas assistant coach who was named one of the top 25 recruiters in the country by Rivals.com in 2005, has been hired to replace Rod Barnes on Jeff Capel’s staff at Oklahoma. Barnes left to become head coach at Georgia State. […]
Arkansas: Former Southern Alabama Assistant Joins Arkansas Staff
Former Southern Alabama Assistant Joins Arkansas Staff: Arkansas coach John Pelphrey has hired Isaac Brown, who served as an assistant coach under Pelphrey at South Alabama, as an assistant. Brown, a former player at Texas A&M and Louisiana-Monroe, had one of his best career games against the Razorbacks, leading Louisiana-Monroe […]
South Carolina State, Texas-San Antonio: New Coach Carter Promises Excitement
New Coach Carter Promises Excitement: Former Texas-San Antonio leading man Tim Carter has been introduced as South Carolina State’s new head coach. Carter, an assistant coach at Florida State last season, promised South Carolina State fans that they would enjoy watching the team play. He replaces Bulldogs’ ex-coach Jamal Brown, fired […]
