Collins Quits at Hampton: Hampton coach Bobby Collins resigned yesterday, ending a four-year run with the Pirates. Collins compiled a 65-57 record in those four years, including the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship this season and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament play-in game. The Pirates lost to Monmouth 71-49 in […]

Morgan Fired: Iowa State has fired head coach Wayne Morgan, ESPN.com is reporting. Morgan replaced Larry Eustachy less than three years ago, and the Cyclones have gone downhill in the win-loss column each year. They were 20-13 in his first season, 19-12 last year and 16-14 this season, and were […]

Harrison Out as Coach: Larry Harrison resigned as Hartford’s head coach on Thursday after six seasons at the helm, and just weeks after winning America East’s Coach of the Year award. Harrison went 67-107 during an up-and-down tenure, including a 13-15 mark this year with a fourth-place finish in America […]

Atlanta Region – First Round: No. 9 UNC-Wilmington looked to be in the driver’s seat when they held a 64-46 lead with over 11 minutes left. But No. 8 George Washington came back by scoring the next 19 points, then scored the last seven points of the game in overtime […]

Oakland Region – First Round: No. 2 UCLA started slow against No. 15 Belmont, making only five shots while the other Bruins jumped out to an 18-12 lead. But the more celebrated Bruins outscored their counterparts by 40 the rest of the game to cruise to a 78-44 victory. Freshman […]

Bomb Scare Delays San Diego Games: Police officials responded quickly to a possible bomb threat at San Diego State’s Cox Arena, the site of four first-round games today, by evacuating the stadium and brining in the dogs. A bomb-sniffing dog identified a possible problem in a hot dog stand. After […]

Davenport Out at Texas – Pan American: Texas – Pan American officials canned coach Robert Davenport Tuesday after he completed his second losing season in two years as the Broncs’ coach. The team finished 7-24 this season after going 12-16 last season. School officials didn’t appreciate the program’s apparent decline […]

Cardinals Dump Buckley: Ball State officials fired coach Tim Buckley Wednesday. The Cardinals finished the season 10-18, ending Buckley’s six-year run as Ball State’s coach. He compiled a 143-139 record during his stint with the Cardinals, including one NIT appearance in 2002. The school reassigned Buckley to another position at […]

Westphal Lost in Waves’ Overwash: Pepperdine officials fired coach Paul Westphal Wednesday after the Waves finished a 7-20 season. Westphal had coached the Waves for five seasons but did not yield as much success as he has had earlier in his career. He has coached the NBA’s Phoenix Suns and […]

NIT Redux: The NIT continued play Wednesday with seven first-round games. Here’s a roundup of the results. No. 5 Old Dominion surprised No. 4 Colorado with a crushing 79-61 victory on the road. Isaiah Hunter hit five three-pointers en route to a career-high 28 points. The Monarchs will play the […]