Jesse Agel Leaves His Alma Mater: After 17 years of working as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Vermont, Jesse Agel will join coach Craig Robinson at Brown. Under head coach Tom Brennan, Agel was key to Vermont’s three consecutive America East titles from 2003-2005, leading the team to […]
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NCAA: NCAA Ready to Enforce Stiff Penalties
NCAA Ready to Enforce Stiff Penalties: Schools with long-term academic problems will face tough penalties, according to new guidelines set by the NCAA after discussing the issue at its recent meetings. Under the latest proposal, the worst offenders face a ban from post-season play and could lose their conference’s share […]
Ohio State: Ohio State Must Pay O’Brien $2.2 Million
Ohio State Must Pay O’Brien $2.2 Million: Even though former Ohio State basketball coach Jim O’Brien broke NCAA rules by giving money to a recruit, a judge has ruled that the school must pay O’Brien $2.2 million plus interest because the school failed to follow the terms of his contract. […]
NCAA: NCAA Could Expand Rebel Flag Ban
NCAA Could Expand Rebel Flag Ban: The NCAA will consider expanding its ban of championship events in South Carolina, possibly disallowing baseball and football teams from hosting postseason games, because the Confederate flag is displayed on Statehouse grounds. Robert Vowels Jr., head of the NCAA’s Minority Opportunities and Interest Committee, […]
Creighton: Louisville Transfer Lands at Creighton
Louisville Transfer Lands at Creighton: Chad Millard, a 6-8, 220-pound forward, has decided to transfer to Creighton, Blue Jays coach Dana Altman announced. Millard averaged 2.3 points and 1.4 rebounds per game last season as a freshman at Louisville. Millard had considered Northeastern and Vanderbilt after making the decision to […]
Tennessee: Vols’ Harris Transferring
Vols’ Harris Transferring: Tennessee forward Damion Harris has decided to leave the team and transfer to Newberry College, school officials announced. The 6-10 Harris redshirted as a freshman last season. Harris is from Greenville, S.C. Newberry is a Division II school in South Carolina. Harris played one season at Prince […]
Louisville: Sophomore to Leave Louisville
Sophomore to Leave Louisville: Sophomore forward Brian Johnson has decided to leave Louisville, head coach Rick Pitino announced. Johnson averaged 3.2 points and 3.2 rebounds in 30 games for the Cardinals last season. He sat out the 2004-05 season because of knee injuries. [8/04/06]
Connecticut: Husky Assistant Arrested
Husky Assistant Arrested: Andre LaFleur, an assistant coach at Connecticut, was arrested after causing a disturbance because he could not enroll his child in a town recreation program, according to police. Police said LaFleur yelled at a worker after being told he could not register his child for a particular […]
Player’s Choice
Player’s Choice News and Notes by Ray Floriani RAMAPO, N.J. – Midway through the first half, Lou Weijnert was in a position to which he is usually unaccustomed. His River Dell (NJ) girls team was looking at a double-digit deficit and struggling on both ends of the floor. During the […]
SEC Recap
SEC 2005-06 Season Recap by Ryan Glenn All year, the SEC was downplayed as a conference full of youth. However, as I stated in my conference preview: “when you have this much young talent, you are bound to do something right.” The SEC finished the year with two teams in […]
