DK is sitting on a bus headed up north for a game tonight. Just wanted to pass along the news that Jerry Tarkanian has died. As a young guy growing up in the 1990’s, I always loved the way his teams played. Here is a link to Sports Illustrated’s article about Tark’s passing: http://www.si.com/college-basketball/2015/02/11/jerry-tarkan…
Small College Dirt…
I can confirm that AIB College of Business (IA) will be discontinuing the athletics program. The college recently inked a deal to merge with the University of Iowa. The coaches of all of the sports have been informed of the news, and I have heard that all scholarships will be honored through 2016. AIB head
Brodzinski named head coach at CCBC
Steve Brodzinski has been appointed to the position of head men’s basketball coach at Community College of Beaver County. Brodzinski brings 10 years of coaching experience to CCBC, having coached at almost every level of basketball. "My last 10 years have been a potpourri of coaching experiences that have taken me to almost every level
BREAKING: Rose agrees to extension at BYU
BYU Director of Athletics Tom Holmoe today announced that men’s head basketball coach Dave Rose has signed a new five-year contract through the 2019-20 season. “I’m excited about the future of BYU basketball,” Rose said. “Tom Holmoe, Brian Santiago and the university administration have provided great support and I look forward to the things we
HOT: Hammer sheds interim title at Sheridan
Sheridan College interim men’s basketball coach Matt Hammer has been promoted to full-time head coach, college officials announced Monday. Hammer, who became the interim coach in August, has the Generals at 16-10 this season. “After an extensive, nationwide search, we are excited to announce that coach Hammer is the right person to lead the Generals,”
Magee wins 1,000th career game
Philadelphia University men’s basketball head coach Herb Magee became the second men’s basketball coach, third overall in NCAA history, to win 1,000 career games as the Rams defeated Post 80-60 in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) contest Saturday afternoon in the Gallagher Center. Magee, a 2011 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, joins
PC’s Cooley released from hospital
Providence College men’s basketball coach Ed Cooley has been released from the hospital in Cincinnati and is returning home this morning (Feb. 8). He intends to coach the team in its next game on Wednesday versus Villanova at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center at 8 p.m. Cooley left the court two minutes into the second half
Dean Smith Passes Away
Former University of North Carolina head men’s basketball coach Dean Smith died Saturday evening in Chapel Hill. He was 83 years old. “Coach Dean Smith passed away peacefully the evening of February 7 at his home in Chapel Hill, and surrounded by his wife and five children,” the Smith family said in a statement. “We
Booth achieves 300 career wins
Tonight was the night that milestones were achieved, that history was made and everything just fell into place as the Norwich University men’s basketball team upset Anna Maria College, 77-73, in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference contest on Wednesday night. Senior guard Evan Tullar (Chelsea, Vt.) needed just five points to achieve the 1,000 career
UNCP coach reprimanded by Peach Belt Conference
The Peach Belt Conference and commissioner David R. Brunk have issued an official reprimand to UNC Pembroke head men’s basketball coach Ben Miller. The reprimand comes in response to unsportsmanlike conduct surrounding the Braves’ 57-55 loss to Georgia Regents University on Wednesday, Jan. 28, in Augusta, Ga. The reprimand does not carry any suspension, however
Carmody joins Fairfield staff in advisory role
There is a special bond between a player and a coach, a relationship that often continues well after playing careers come to a close. For Head Coach Sydney Johnson, his bond with Pete Carril and Bill Carmody, his former Princeton University coaches, has remained intact since he left Old Nassau after his graduation. This past
Sanicola Records 200th Career Victory
Senior guard Steve Simonds (Steep Falls, Maine) tallied 30 points, nine rebounds and five assists and junior guard Jake Downing (Simsbury, Conn.) scored 19 off the bench to help Saint Joseph’s College (8-7, 6-3 GNAC) defeat Norwich University (6-9, 3-6 GNAC), 91-64, in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) men’s basketball contest at the Harold