Ratliff Out With Bum Thumb: Indiana sophomore guard A.J. Ratliff had surgery on his injured right thumb Tuesday and will be out indefinitely. Ratliff last season averaged 5.8 points and 2.8 rebounds per contest, and started 14 games as a freshman. Also injured in the same practice was freshman Ben […]
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NCAA: Wooden, Bayh Receive Gerald R. Ford Award
Wooden Wins NCAA’s Ford Award: Former UCLA coaching legend John Wooden was awarded the NCAA’s Gerald R. Ford Award for leadership in advocating intercollegiate athletics. Wooden, known most for his string of national championships at the helm of UCLA in the 1960’s and 70’s, was lauded also for his efforts […]
Princeton: Head Coach Joe Scott Makes Surprise Cuts
Princeton’s Scott Makes Surprise Cuts: Princeton head coach Joe Scott surprised team members by announcing that junior reserves John Reynolds and Mike Rudoy have been cut from the Tigers basketball team. Three other players, Justin Conway, Zach Woolridge, and Max Schafer also received warnings from Scott, as he tries to […]
Gonzaga: Turiaf Returns To Court Following Heart Surgery
Back in the Saddle, Again: Former Gonzaga start Ronny Turiaf scrimmaged yesterday with some of his old teammates, just four month after open heart surgery. Turiaf, who was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers, underwent surgery in July after Lakers’ team physicians discovered an enlarged aortic root. Turiaf, last year’s […]
Northeastern: Huskies Hire Richard Pitino As Assistant
Huskies Try Chip Off Old Block: Northeastern head coach Ron Everhart has announced the hiring of Richard Pitino as an assistant coach on his Huskies staff. Pitino, the son of Louisville head coach Rick Pitino, last season was administrative assistant for the College of Charleston basketball team. Previously, Pitino was […]
Out For Season [10/23/05]
Morrissey Out for Nittany Lions: Penn State sophomore guard Danny Morrissey injured his left knee in practice yesterday, and may miss the entire season. Morrissey, an outside threat who led the Lions with 53 treys last season as a freshman, dislocated the knee during drills. A Penn State spokesman indicated […]
Arizona State: Freshman Pendergraph Cleared to Practice After Knee Surgery
Freshman Cleared to Practice: Arizona State freshman forward Jeff Pendergraph has been cleared by his family physician to resume practice for the Sun Devils. Pendergraph, a 6-10 native of Etiwanda, Calif., had a benign tumor removed from behind his kneecap in August. While he is beginning practice late, head coach […]
Columbia: Former Coach Lou Rossini Passes at 84
NYU, Columbia Coaching Legend Passes: Longtime New York University head coach Lou Rossini passed away yesterday from complications from Alzheimer’s disease. He was 84. Rossini coached the Violets from 1959-71, and led NYU to the 1960 Final Four (losing to Cincinnati), as well as two other NCAA tournament and four […]
John Winchester
Bobcats Have High Hopes For Tennessee Transfer Winchester by Zach Smart HAMDEN, Conn. – At the opposite end of the Recreation Center on the campus of Quinnipiac University sits a bandbox gymnasium. Students are constantly walking by and peeping in on practices, as there is already mounting anticipation for the […]
East Tennessee State: Bartow to Lead Bucs’ Ship Two More Years
Bartow to Lead Bucs’ Ship Two More Years: East Tennessee State officials signed coach Murry Bartow for two more years, keeping him on the Bucs’ sidelines through 2009. Bartow has been coach for two seasons and has compiled a 37-25 record, including a Southern Conference championship in 2004. The Bucs […]
