Sampson Collecting Experienced Hoosier Assistants: New Indiana coach Kelvin Sampson hired two members of his new staff last week. He brought Ray McCallum with him from Oklahoma and added Jeff Meyer, who was an assistant coach at Missouri. McCallum and Meyer give Sampson deeper roots to the state of Indiana […]

Drake Follows Cowboy, Red Raider Model: Keeping pace with an emerging trend in college basketball, Drake officials announced coach Tom Davis’ eventual successor — his son, Keno. Keno Davis has been an assistant to his father since 2003 after spending time as an assistant at Southeast Missouri State and Southern […]

Nelson Enters (NFL) Draft: At this time of year, news that a player wants to leave an elite program for the draft is almost cliche. But Connecticut junior Ed Nelson put a twist on his recent declaration — he’s leaving school to join the NFL Draft. The 6-8 forward hopes […]

Missouri Official Apologizes: Mike Alden, Missouri’s athletic director, apologized to a council of professors for the way he handled the ouster of former coach Quin Snyder. A university investigation revealed that Alden used Tigers broadcaster and athletic department employee Gary Link to help handle the dirty business of removing Snyder. […]

Sanow Gets His Own Gig: Former Vermont assistant coach John Sanow was named the head coach of Division II Bloomsburg University. Last season, Sanow was the top assistant under coach Mike Lonergan. The Catamounts reached the America East final for the fourth straight season despite having the least experienced team […]

Huskies Have New Leader: Northeastern hired former Boston College assistant coach Bill Coen as their new head coach on Friday. Coen spent the past nine seasons as an assistant at Boston College and was a member of Al Skinner’s staff for 17 years, going back to Skinner’s days as head […]

Shakur Appraises his NBA Value: Arizona junior point guard Mustafa Shakur has entered the NBA Draft but does not intend to hire an agent, meaning he can return to school. Shakur has played inconsistently during much of his time with the Wildcats, but he showed a spark of good times […]

Christian Gets Extension: Kent State coach Jim Christian received a seven-year contract extension that will pay him $250,000 annually. Christian led the Golden Flashes to a 25-9 season and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament. With Christian at the helm for the foreseeable future, Kent State has an opportunity to […]