Month: July 2007

Virginia Tech: Hokie Guard Leaves Blacksburg

Hokie Guard Leaves Blacksburg: Virginia Tech will allow sophomore point guard Nigel Munson to leave the Hokies and transfer to another school. Munson wants to return closer to his Washington, D.C., home to continue his collegiate career. The likely replacement for graduated point guard Jamon Gordon averaged 3.0 points and […]

Missouri: Mizzou Dismisses Kalen Grimes

Mizzou Dismisses Kalen Grimes: Missouri coach Mike Anderson has dismissed Kalen Grimes, a senior forward who led the Tigers in rebounding last season, from the team. Grimes was charged with a second-degree felony aggravated assault after being accused of hitting a man in the head with the butt of a […]

Arkansas State: Pick Arkansas State’s New Mascot

Pick Arkansas State’s New Mascot: Arkansas State has announced that it will ditch its Indians nickname and mascot and find a more ethnically sensitive name for its athletics teams. The university did not specify a time frame and is soliciting ideas. The school appointed a Mascot Review Committee, which unanimously […]

Wake Forest: Head Coach Skip Prosser dies at age 56

Wake’s Prosser Passes at 56: Wake Forest head coach Skip Prosser, 56, collapsed while jogging at the university, and was later pronounced dead at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Prosser was 126-68 in six seasons in Winston-Salem. His overall career record was 291-146 in 14 seasons, including seven […]

Connecticut: UConn Promotes Blaney

UConn Promotes Blaney: George Blaney has been promoted to associate head coach under Jim Calhoun at Connecticut. Blaney, 67, replaces Tom Moore, who took the head coaching job at Quinnipiac. Blaney was previously the head coach at Holy Cross, his alma mater, for 22 seasons. He has also coached at […]

Tennessee: Pearl Gets Extension

Pearl Gets Extension: Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl has agreed to a pay increase and a one-year extension. Pearl’s contract now runs until the 2012-2013 season and will pay him an average of $1.55 million during the next six years. Pearl has 46-19 record with the Vols in two seasons. [7/23/07]

Iowa State: Cyclones Dismiss Leading Scorer

Cyclones Dismiss Leading Scorer: Senior guard Mike Taylor, Iowa State’s leading scorer last season, has been dismissed from the team. Taylor, who averaged 16 points a game last season and also led the team in three-pointers, assists per game and steals, was suspended from the team in March after he […]

Summer League Notes

Summer League Notes From Jersey City by Ray Floriani JERSEY CITY, N.J. – Getting to Hamilton Park for a mid-July officiating assignment, I was greeted as always by league director Pat Devaney. “Ray you will be working with Carmen (Valencia),” he said. “She’s from New York, she’s pretty good and […]