Former Texas Tech coach, Pat Knight, is headed to Beaumont, Texas. He’ll take over at Lamar University. The son of Hall of Fame coach, Bob Knight, will replace Steve Roccaforte. He left the program after going 76-78 in five seasons. […]
Former Alabama coach Mark Gottfried is the new men’s basketball coach at North Carolina State. The school issued a statement and held a press conference announcing the hiring. Gottfried said in the statement that he was “extremely excited about the […]
Shaka Smart will remain at VCU and not cash in right now on his instant superstardom. CBS Sportsline’s Gregg Doyle was the first to report Smart will remain with the Rams. For the 33-year-old it caps a whirlwind three weeks […]
Missouri Tigers are taking their talents from South Beach. Frank Haith has agreed take the head coaching position at Missouri, according to the Associated Press. He leaves Miami after seven seasons with a 129-101 record. While Haith’s deal with Missouri […]
The Utes of Utah will be led by former Nets assistant Larry Krystkowiak. The University announced the hire Sunday. A press conference is set for Monday at 2 p.m. Athletics Director Chris Hill fired Jim Boylen on March 12 after […]
So VCU lost. The clock struck midnight. Cinderella’s carriage turned into a pumpkin. The horses in mice. And other generic Cinderella metaphors. Shaka Smart, some fans say, didn’t live up to his name. The Rams collided with an opponent that’d […]
Brigham Young University Senior guard Jimmer Fredette was named The Associated Press’ player of the year. Fredette received 48 of 65 votes for the honor. Kemba Walker of Connecticut finished second with 11 votes. Nolan Smith of Duke had five […]
Mike Brey is The Associated Press’ coach of the year. His Fighting Irish finished second in the Big East and fifth in the final AP poll. Brey is the first Notre Dame coach to win the award and the second […]
Matt Painter will remain the head coach of the Purdue Boilermakers. Purdue released a statement saying Painter had signed a new 8-year contract to stay. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Painter had been heavily linked to the University […]
VCU AD said in the USA Today:”we’re going to keep him” in reference to Shaka Smart. Good luck. Shaka Smart is creating more buzz than the-same-sounding-differently-spelled Chaka Kahn once did. Unless VCU plans to pony up the dollar bills, Shaka […]