Coach’s Party Raises $500K: Gonzaga head coach Mark Few and his wife, Marcy, hosed the fourth annual Coaches vs. Cancer BasketBALL and Gala in Spokane last weekend, and the donations have been tallied. More than $518,000 was raised, bringing the four-year total to $1.37 million. The duffer’s tournament featured the […]
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George Washington: Clemson Tiger Comes to DC
Clemson Tiger Comes to DC: George Washington head coach Karl Hobbs has announced that former Clemson University forward Cheyenne Moore has transferred to the Colonials program. A native of Baltimore, Md., Moore started 17 games last season for the Tigers as a freshman, averaging 6.6 points and 2.5 rebounds per […]
Yale: Kingsley Joins Yale Staff
Kingsley Joins Yale Staff: Yale head coach James Jones has announced the appointment of Matt Kingsley as a volunteer assistant coach. Kingsley comes to New Haven after serving as associate head coach at Eastern Connecticut the past three seasons. Previously, Kingsley was an assistant at Clarkson and served as coach […]
Long Island: Blackbirds Add Two
Blackbirds Add Two: Long Island head coach Jim Ferry has announced the hiring of two new staff members, Jack Perri and Richard Glesmann. Perri, an assistant, was head coach last season at D-III Rhode Island College and was named Little East Conference coach of the year after leading the Anchormen […]
Pennsylvania: Quaker Whitehurst Sidelined
Quaker Whitehurst Sidelined: University of Pennsylvania sophomore guard David Whitehurst will likely miss the beginning of the Quakers’ season due to an ankle injury. Whitehurst underwent successful surgery to repair torn ligaments in his left ankle last Friday and will likely not be back to full strength until early December. […]
Air Force: Falcon Big Man Has Another Surgery
Falcon Big Man Has Another Surgery: Air Force center Nick Welch underwent yet another surgery yesterday, this time on his left ankle. Welch, who underwent surgery on a broken bone in his left foot two months ago, had a tendon repaired in his ailing ankle. Welch started all 30 games […]
Atlantic 10: A-10 Coaches Help Katrina
A-10 Coaches Help Katrina Victims: Atlantic 10 Conference Commissioner Linda Bruno has announced that Saint Joseph’s coach Phil Martelli and Temple coach John Chaney have agreed to lead the conference’s efforts to support the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Said Chaney, “We can only imagine what these people are going through […]
Florida State: Seminole Recuit Out For Semester
Seminole Recuit Out For Semester: Florida State announced that incoming freshman recruit Ryan Reid will not be eligible to play in the Seminole’s first seven games. Reid, a 6-8 power forward from Boyd Anderson High School in Lauderdale Lakes, Fla., failed to enroll for fall semester. Reid had enrolled at […]
NCAA: Coaches Consider Other Katrina Fundraising
Coaches Consider Other Katrina Fundraising: Southern California coach Tim Floyd and North Carolina coach Roy Williams have discussed the possibility of proposing a third exhibition game for all NCAA schools. The money from those exhibition games would support Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. The NCAA must approve such a proposal because […]
Virginia Tech: Calloway Battles Cancer
Calloway Battles Cancer: Virginia Tech senior forward Allen Calloway has a rare form of cancer, known as alveolar soft part sarcoma. Doctors diagnose as few as 15 cases of this cancer annually. Calloway will not need chemotherapy or invasive treatment, so he will be available this season. But health comes […]