Not To-Knight: Texas Tech coach Bob Knight missed his first opportunity to pass Dean Smith on the all-time coaching victory list after UNLV tamed the Red Raiders 74-66. Knight has 879 wins in his career of 40-plus years, which spans tenures at Army, Indiana and Texas Tech. Knight has refused […]
Month: December 2006
South Carolina: South Carolina Forward Gray May Redshirt
South Carolina Forward Gray May Redshirt: Chad Gray, a freshman forward at South Carolina, stubbed his toe in practice recently. He was diagnosed with a case of turf toe Tuesday. Gray will miss at least South Carolina’s next two games. He may now be redshirted because South Carolina coach Dave […]
Horizon League Notebook
Horizon League Notebook by Cory Eve Coaching Shake-up in the Horizon Jimmy Collins, who holds the record for all-time wins at Illinois-Chicago, took a personal leave of absence from the team on Saturday citing personal reasons. There is no specific timetable for Collins to return, and associate head coach Mark […]
Boston College: ACC Stat Leader and Boston College’s Team Leader to Sit
ACC Stat Leader and Boston College’s Team Leader to Sit: Boston College senior forward Jared Dudley will sit out the next three games to rest a stress fracture in his left foot. The injury, which has been nagging him since a Dec. 6 game vs Fairfield, has not prevented Dudley […]
Duquesne: Duquesne’s Coach Hospitalized
Duquesne’s Coach Hospitalized: Duquesne coach Ron Everhart was hospitalized with abdominal pain on Christmas day after feeling ill. Everhart is expected to remain hospitalized for four to five days and will miss Thursday night’s game at Boston College. The Dukes’ are 3-7 under their new head coach, tying the win […]
Illinois-Chicago: Flames Coach Takes Leave of Absence
Flames Coach Takes Leave of Absence: Illinois-Chicago coach Jimmy Collins took a personal leave of absence from the team because of undisclosed reasons beginning Dec. 23. Associate coach Mark Coomes assumed the lead role in the Flames’ 77-69 loss to Illinois State. Collins does not have a timetable for returning, […]
California: California Center Could Miss 12 Weeks
California Center Could Miss 12 Weeks: California standout Devon Hardin will miss eight to 12 weeks after suffering a stress fracture in his left foot, which requires surgery, in an 84-50 win against Furman. The center was averaging 10.7 points and 8.3 rebounds per game for the Golden Bears. The […]
Georgia: Drunken Teens Land in Georgia’s Doghouse
Drunken Teens Land in Georgia’s Doghouse: Georgia banned two 18-year-olds from university property after they were charged with the assault of Georgia mascots Hairy Dawg and Spike during the Bulldogs’ 93-77 pounding of Jacksonville. The two men, Taylor Douglas of Reynolds and Richard Perry of Fort Valley, knocked the mascots […]
St. John’s: St. John’s Center Suspended
St. John’s Center Suspended:St. John’s has suspended senior center Aaron Spears because of an undisclosed violation of team rules. The 6-10 Spears, who averages 2.8 points and 3.2 rebounds per game, will not practice with the Red Storm or compete in any games during the suspension, coach Norm Roberts said. […]
Connecticut: Sixteen Inducted as Huskies of Honor
Sixteen Inducted as Huskies of Honor: Connecticut will induct 16 Huskies — three coaches and 13 players — into the first class of the school’s men’s basketball Huskies of Honor Feb. 5. Connecticut will host Syracuse in a nationally televised game that day. The coaches include Jim Calhoun and former […]
