New Hire for Conroy: The Citadel’s new head coach Ed Conroy named Doug Novak his first assistant. Novak spent the last three seasons as head coach of Division II Anderson College. Under his tutelage, Anderson College became the only South Carolina school to win the CVAC regular-season championship. [5/07/06]
Month: May 2006
Player’s Choice Recap
Player’s Choice Recap and Notes by Ray Floriani MAHWAH, N.J. – The group is Player’s Choice. On the opening page of the coach’s packet is the guarantee: “We want you to attend the Player’s Choice Individual Showcase Event.” That statement could be applied to both players and coaches. Read on, […]
North Carolina State: Lowe Might Answer Pack’s Prayers
Lowe Might Answer Pack’s Prayers: The never-ending North Carolina State coaching search may be over. The Raleigh News & Observer reports that Detroit Pistons assistant coach Sidney Lowe, a former Wolfpack player, will accept the head coaching job. But even this choice comes with strings attached. Lowe is in the […]
Big East: Big East to Talk Scheduling
Big East to Talk Scheduling: When Big East coaches meet in Florida for their annual meeting later this month, they will possibly decide to expand the conference schedule so that every team plays all 15 other Big East schools at least once. This past season, Big East teams played 13 […]
Oklahoma: Sooners’ Recruiting Class Diminishes
Sooners’ Recruiting Class Diminishes: In the wake of the coaching change at Oklahoma, Sooner recruits Scottie Reynolds, Damion James and Jeremy Mayfield want out of their commitments to attend the school. Coach Jeff Capel granted their wish by releasing them from their National Letters of Intent. Reynolds is a McDonald’s […]
Miami: Miami Honors Now-Rival Hamilton
Miami Honors Now-Rival Hamilton: Miami fans will probably do a double-take when hearing current Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton is now a member of the Hurricanes’ Hall of Fame. A Seminole among Miami’s sacred sports figures? Considering Hamilton made Miami a serious player in college basketball, he has more than […]
Maryland: One Terp Stays, One Terp Goes
One Terp Stays, One Terp Goes: Maryland juniors Ekene Ibekwe and D.J. Strawberry both planned to at least test the NBA Draft process to evaluate their stock and possibly remain in the draft. But only Ibekwe managed to submit the proper paperwork in time. Neither player is on NBA scouts’ […]
Illinois State: Former Redbird Coach Dies
Former Redbird Coach Dies: Longtime Illinois State coach James Collie, 84, died Monday after a three decade-long battle with multiple sclerosis. Collie coached the Redbirds in the 1950s and ’60s and led the team to a 202-139 record. He coached for 12 years at Illinois State and helped make the […]
Kingwood Classic Recap
2006 Kingwood Classic Recap by Phil Kasiecki HOUSTON – The Houston Kingwood Classic is annually one of the very best AAU tournaments in the spring, and this year’s didn’t disappoint. This year’s edition, the 12th annual, was once again a huge tournament, with 255 teams in the 17-under division alone, […]
South Carolina: Downey Goes Home
Downey Goes Home: Former Cincinnati freshman guard Devan Downey is going back home to South Carolina. Downey will transfer to the Gamecocks, which he verbally disrespected shortly before the Bearcats’ loss to South Carolina in the NIT. Despite his former opinions, Downey has decided to join Dave Odom’s renaissance at […]
