Kennedy Finishes Rebel Staff: New Mississippi coach Andy Kennedy has hired two more assistants to complete his coaching staff. Kennedy added Torrey Ward as an assistant coach and Bill Armstrong as coordinator of basketball operations. They join Michael White and Owen Miller on Kennedy’s staff. Ward comes to Oxford after […]

Rams Hire Local JuCo Coach: Colorado State coach Dale Layer has picked Brian Joyce to work on his staff as an assistant coach. Joyce comes to Fort Collins after working as head coach of Northeastern (Colo.) Junior College for the past four seasons. He was as an assistant there for […]

Huggins to Return to Cincy: Former Cincinnati coach Bob Huggins, now Kansas State’s coach, will return to the city that propelled his career into the national spotlight when the Wildcats play at Xavier twice in the next two seasons. The Musketeers will come to Manhattan, Kan., during the 2008-09 season. […]

One Williams Stays Out: Had Arizona’s Marcus Williams entered the draft, it could have been the first time two players with the exact same were chosen in the same draft. Williams is not as well-known as Connecticut point guard Marcus Williams, who figures to be a first-round draft pick this […]

Sutton Pleads No Contest: Concluding a well-publicized drunken driving charge, former Oklahoma State coach Eddie Sutton pleaded no contest May 5. As part of a deal with prosecutors, Sutton will likely receive a one-year deferred sentence and must pay fines and court costs of about $1,500. Sutton also completed a […]

Catamounts Add Benton to Hall: Former Vermont standout Eddie Benton, a 1996 graduate, will be enshrined into the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame. Benton is the Catamounts’ all-time leading scorer and, in 1996, was the winner of the Frances Pomeroy Naismith award given to the top men’s basketball player shorter […]

James Follows Everhart to Pittsburgh: Northeastern sophomore forward Shawn James will leave the Huskies to transfer to Duquesne. He rejoins former Northeastern coach Ron Everhart, who left the school after the season to accept the Dukes’ coaching job. James gives the Dukes a dominant low-post presence because James led Division […]

Rutgers Has 2 Less Knights at the Table: Two Rutgers players will leave the New Jersey school to play for teams closer to home — which is in Michigan for both Dan Waterstradt and Zack Gibson. A sophomore forward, Waterstradt played off the bench in nearly every game for the […]

Smith Leaves Chippewas: Central Michigan coach Jay Smith has resigned to spend more time with his family, according to school reports. In nine seasons at the helm, Smith led Central Michigan to a 95-160 record. The Chippewas most noteworthy success under Smith was in 2003 when Central Michigan won 25 […]

Trojan Point Guard Killed: USC freshman point guard Ryan Francis died early Saturday morning when someone opened fire on the car in which he was traveling in Louisiana. Francis was shot five times while sitting in the back seat. The driver had stopped at a red light when another driver […]