Shocker Green Career Over: New Wichita State head coach Mark Turgeon announced that 6-10 center Zach Green will undergo career-ending surgery on his right knee. Green, a sophomore, has undergone two previous surgeries on the same knee. As a redshirt freshman last season, Green averaged 0.4 points per game and […]

Former ‘Bama Player Dies in Surgery: Former Alabama guard Kenneth Rice died during heart surgery at Huntsville (Ala.) Hospital. He was 35. Rice, who was having surgery to install an internal defibrillator, played sparingly at Alabama between 1988 and 1991, though he did play on three SEC championship teams. Rice […]

Strohm a Hilltopper: Western Kentucky head coach Darrin Horn has announced the hiring of Jeff Strohm as an assistant coach on his Hilltoppers’ coaching staff. Strohm comes to Bowling Green from Marquette, where he spent the past three seasons as an assistant under Tom Crean. Horn and Strohm worked together […]

Rajun’ Cajuns Name Simmons: Louisiana-Lafayette head coach Robert Lee has announced the hiring of Johnny Simmons as an assistant coach. Simmons had spent the past six seasons as an assistant at Louisiana Tech, and previously was the head coach of Farmerville (La.) High School for ten seasons. He replaces Carlin […]

Duke Grads Dig Deep: Two former Duke Blue Devils have donated $2 million to the school’s athletics programs. 1991 and 1992 NCAA championship teammates Christian Laettner and Brian Davis, will pay $1.25 million to help fund a Blue Devil basketball practice facility, and $750,000 to endow a basketball scholarship. Laettner […]

Jaguars Land Former Bulldog: IUPUI has announced that former Butler guard Gary Patterson has transferred to the Jaguars’ program. Patterson, who played in 25 games for the Bulldogs as a freshman, averaged 2.2 points in 10.1 minutes per game. Patterson is one of four Butler Bulldogs to leave the team […]

Eagles Appoint Leep: Eastern Washington head coach Mike Burns has announced the hiring of Grant Leep as an assistant on his Eagles’ coaching staff. Leep, the former small forward for Washington, was most recently the assistant coach at Community Colleges of Spokane for two seasons. He previously was an assistant […]

Simon Added to Shuffled Wildcats Staff: Former Arizona Wildcat Miles Simon has joined Lute Olson’s Arizona coaching staff as an assistant, prompting a shuffling of roles on the sidelines. Simon, a first-team All-American in 1998 and a member of the 1997 Arizona national championship squad, has spent the past six […]

Freshman Payton Has Surgery: Minnesota head coach Don Monson announced that incoming freshman Kevin Payton will miss time at the beginning of the campaign. Payton, a 6-5 guard from Camden, N.J., had surgery last week to correct a separated shoulder injury that Payton had first suffered in February. Last month, […]

Cornell’s Donahue Receives Extension: Cornell head coach Steve Donahue has signed a multi-year contract extension. No other details were released. Donahue led the Big Red to a second-place finish in the Ivy League last season, its highest finish in 17 seasons. Donahue, who was an assistant at Penn for ten […]