Florida State Prepares for Battle Over Nickname: Days after the NCAA ordered 18 schools to drop “hostile” and “abusive” nicknames and logos in NCAA tournaments, Florida State took the first steps toward fighting their inclusion on the list. Florida State trustees voted to appeal the decision, and NCAA officials said […]

Wooden Award List Centers Power in East: Not surprisingly, the pre-season Wooden Award list has a distinctive East Coast flavor. The Big East leads all conferences with nine names on the list, while the ACC is second with eight. Lute Olson and other West Coast advocates cannot be too upset, […]

Curry Rehabs Knee: Oklahoma State’s lone returning starter, sophomore guard JamesOn Curry, had exploratory knee surgery Aug. 10 and will need a few weeks of rehabilitation. Curry averaged 9.4 points and 2.8 assists per game last season for the Cowboys. He will be a critical contributor in Oklahoma State’s attempt […]

Referee Management Dream Team in the Big South: The Big South has collected three referee veterans to lead its Referee Management Team. John Guthrie will lead the team as coordinator of men’s basketball officials. He held the same position for the SEC for 25 years. Guthrie has been coach of […]

Governor Blasts NCAA: Florida Gov. Jeb Bush criticized the NCAA yesterday, saying that officials had insulted both the university and Seminole Indians by calling the nickname “hostile” and “abusive.” According to the Associated Press, Bush announced, “I think they insult those people by telling them, ‘No, no, you’re not smart […]

Bobcats Add Fenske To Staff: Texas State head coach Dennis Nutt has announced the hiring of Charlie Fenske to his Bobcat coaching staff. Fenske, who was an assistant at Lamar last season, brings 30 years of coaching experience to San Marcos. Previously, Fenske was an assistant at Arkansas State for […]

Lynch Joins Cardinals Staff: Ball State head coach Tim Buckley has hired former Southwest Missouri State assistant Steve Lynch to his Cardinals coaching staff. Lynch replaces assistant Scot Bunnell, who departed in July to become head coach and assistant athletics director at Lafayette Jefferson High School. In his nine seasons […]

Holmes Hired at Lamar: Lamar head coach Billy Tubbs has announced the hiring of assistant coach Kermit Holmes. Holmes played for Tubbs at Oklahoma from 1989-91 and earned team MVP honors in 1991 after averaging 14.8 points per game and leading the team in rebounding at 9.3 rebounds per game. […]

Former Assistant Claims Breach: Abar Rouse, the former Baylor assistant coach who brought down the scandal-plagued Dave Bliss era at Baylor, is now suing his attorney, claiming a violation of attorney-client privilege. Rouse, now an assistant coach at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, alleges that Waco attorney LaNelle McNamara […]

Wildcat Appears in a Different Court: Former Northwestern guard Brandon Lee was arraigned yesterday on charges of burglary and credit card fraud. Lee and former NU student Jessica L. McElroy allegedly stole credit cards and electronics from the Foster-Walker dormitory in July and then used the credit cards to make […]