Freshman forward Jared Sullinger will return to Ohio State for his sophomore season. Sitting in the Ohio State locker room following the top-seeded Buckeyes’ 62-60 loss to Kentucky in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament, the freshman said he […]
Tag: NCAA Basketball
Missouri coaching search, candidates may surprise fans
The search is on at Missouri. Like a lot of Division I schools, Missouri hired a firm to assist in the search, according to the Associated Press. Two names on the radar are Brian Gregory of Dayton and Scott Sutton […]
Northern Illinois hires Mark Montgomery
Michigan State Spartan assistant Mark Montgomery is the new head basketball coach at Northern Illinois, according to the Associated Press. The Hsukies finished 9-21 this season and only five games since the start of the year. Montgomery, played college ball […]
La. Tech fired Kerry Rupp
Four seasons later, 69 losses later, Louisiana Tech has fired men’s basketball coach Kerry Rupp. The Athletics finished in last-place in the Western Athletic Conference this season. The school announced Rupp’s dismissal and decided to buy-out the final year of […]
Arkansas offers Mike Anderson contract
Mike Anderson is back in the news. A person familiar with the situation told the Associated Press: “Missouri coach Mike Anderson is close to returning to Arkansas to become the school’s next basketball coach.” If this report is true, he […]
Providence hires Ed Cooley
Ed Cooley is movin’ on up – he is now the head coach of the Providence Friars. “We are very excited to have Ed Cooley coming to Providence College to coach our men’s basketball team,” Providence College President Reverend Brian […]
Bruce Pearl fired
Bruce Pearl was fired as the coach of the Tennessee Volunteers. In six seasons, he led the Volunteers to their first No. 1 ranking – only missing out on a trip to the 2010 Final Four by a single point. […]
Ron Hunter headed to Georgia State
IUPUI told the Associated Press that Ron Hunter has resigned and he plans to take the head coaching job at Georgia State. Georgia State has scheduled a news conference for 3pm EST. Hunter has been with IUPUI since 1994 – […]
Florida, Donovan, say Boynton okay
Florida coach Billy Donovan is relatively confident that guard Kenny Boynton will be able to play against BYU. Florida’s second-leading scorer is expected to practice Tuesday and Donovan told the Associated Press: “we fully expect him to play.” That doesn’t […]
Anderson 360: The Mike Anderson Situation
So, this is getting a bit dicey, so I thought I’d breakdown the entire Mike-Anderson-to-Arkansas situation during commercial breaks of the tourney games today. As a quick aside: Bummer for Washington, but I know one person (Woody, in Corvallis) who […]