Ducks Shake Up Staff: Oregon hired Yasir Rosemond as director of basketball operations and returned Mark Hudson from that position to that of assistant coach. Hudson served in Rosemond’s new position for the past four seasons after four seasons as an assistant coach at the school. Rosemond played at the […]

Blue Devils Hire Sparks: Central Connecticut hired Chris Sparks as an assistant coach, adding someone with plenty of New England ties. A 1999 graduate of the University of Southern Maine, Sparks held assistant coaching positions at the University of New England, Rhode Island College and Brown University before spending last […]

Clarke to Become a Miner, Butler Won’t: UTEP has gained St. Louis transfer Darren Clarke, while Temple transfer Keith Butler had considered the Miners before opting for DePaul. Clarke, a 6’5″ guard from Minnesota, averaged 3.9 points and 1.9 rebounds per game in his only playing season at St. Louis, […]

Charlotte Adds Benson to Staff: Chuck Benson has joined the staff at Charlotte as Director of Basketball Operations. Benson has served as an assistant coach at Tennessee in two different stints, most recently from 2003 to 2005. He also spent seven seasons as head coach at Martin Methodist College in […]

Former West Coast MVP Dies: Kenyon Jones, the MVP of the West Coast Conference in 1999-2000, died at age 27. Eurobasket.com reported that a heart attack was the cause of death, but a spokesman for the University of San Francisco, where the 6’10” center played for one season after three […]

Toledo Hires Grant: Toledo hired Michael Grant as an assistant coach, adding a man who has had two head coaching jobs among his college coaching experience. He was most recently head coach at Southern University for two seasons, posting a 26-31 record. That followed seven seasons as head coach at […]

Richardson Joins ODU Staff: Old Dominion hired John Richardson to be its first director of basketball operations. Richardson joins the staff after a successful stint at Woodside High School in Newport News, Va., where he was the head varsity coach for the past three seasons and won two Virginia AAA […]

NCAA Says Arkansas State Can Stay: The NCAA certified Arkansas State to remain in Division I without conditions, after a two-year review process. The school properly managed its $9.4 million athletic budget last year and met other requirements, including adding two women’s sports and enough scholarships to meet gender equity […]

Big Man Leaving Hoosiers: Freshman center Lucas Stejin has decided to leave Indiana for a junior college. The native of the Netherlands redshirted last season, when he did not play in the first 11 games and was declared academically ineligible for the second semester. He has not decided on a […]

Moore to Become a Colonial: Clemson wing Cheyenne Moore has decided to transfer to George Washington. Moore, a 6’5″ freshman wing, played all 32 games for the Tigers with 17 starts, averaging 6.6 points and 2.5 rebounds per game. The highlight of his season was a game-winning three-pointer with 3.4 […]