Colonials Learn Their Lesson: George Washington coach Karl Hobbs apparently got the message from the NCAA selection committee: Play tougher non-conference games. The Colonials, who received a No. 8 seed in the NCAA Tournament despite having one of the best records in the regular season, will be part of the […]

Betts Leaves Bulldogs for Oklahoma: Effective May 25, South Carolina State coach Ben Betts will leave the Bulldogs to become an assistant coach under new Oklahoma coach Jeff Capel. Betts has been South Carolina State’s coach for the past three seasons, leading the team to a 51-39 record. The Bulldogs […]

Rockets Reward Joplin With Extension: Toledo has extended the contract of coach Stan Joplin by three years. Joplin has led the Rockets for the past 10 years, and his contract expired after this past season, in which the team finished 20-11 and reached the Mid-American Conference championship game. In 10 […]

Eustachy Remaking Golden Eagles Without Three Starters: Jarekus Singleton, David Cornwell and Mildon Ambres read the writing on the wall when Southern Mississippi coach Larry Eusatachy brought in nine recruits for the upcoming season. Although all three had been starters this past season, Eustachy made it clear that they would […]

Marquette Freshman Never Played a Minute: Marquette has dismissed redshirt freshman forward Matt Mortensen for actions that caused him to be ineligible. The school would not specify the details, but the athletic director said the situation does not involve Mortensen’s academic record. Mortensen figured to make a contribution to the […]

Harricks Denied: The federal judge in Jim Harrick and Jim Harrick Jr.’s defamation case against their former employers, the University of Georgia, has thrown out a large portion of the case. The U.S. District Court judge said the Harricks failed to show they had any real claim of harm done […]

Williams Leaving the Longhorns: Oft-troubled Texas sophomore Mike Williams is believed to be transferring from the Longhorns to either Cincinnati or Louisville. Williams was forced to miss the first five games of his freshman season in 2004-05 while the NCAA examined the relationship between his family and his former AAU […]

Tiger Now a Pirate: Former Auburn forward Joey Cameron has committed to transferring to Seton Hall. Cameron averaged 4.2 points per game as a freshman for the Tigers. Cameron will be able to put to use his 250 pound frame to use for Bobby Gonzalez in 2007-08 and will have […]

Closer to the Hart: Hartford coach Dan Leibovtz announced his staff, naming John Gallagher, Chris Gerlufsen and Elliot Broadnax. Gallagher was named the Hawks’ associate head coach after spending the past two seasons at Lafayette College. Gerlufsen served the past four years at the Citadel as an assistant. Broadnax was […]

Old Paladins: Furman coach Jeff Jackson hired Mark Price, James Strong and Nicholas Sanders as assistants. Price spent the past five seasons as an assistant at Alabama in Huntsville where he coordinated recruiting and the development of the perimeter players. Strong joins Furman after spending the past six seasons as […]