The Big Ten office today issued a public reprimand of Penn State men’s basketball head coach Patrick Chambers for violating the Big Ten Sportsmanship Policy following Penn State’s game against Maryland on Feb. 14. In addition, the conference announced that the institution has been fined $10,000 as a result of the violation. The Big Ten
Brunswick CC head coach wins #300
Walter Shaw won the 300th game of his coaching career Sunday, Feb. 15, when Brunswick Community College defeated Denmark Tech 111-91 in a men’s basketball game. “It’s a blessing to be able to stay here long enough to make it happen,” said Shaw, now in his 15th season as BCC coach. “A blessing to have
Harney Gets 200th Win
– The 10th consecutive victory by the St. Mary’s College of Maryland men’s basketball team was a sweet one on Valentine’s Day as it gave Head Coach Chris Harney ’97 his 200th career win. The Seahawks posted an 84-67 Capital Athletic Conference win over Wesley College to complete the series sweep. Already the school’s all-time
600th win for Barnes
Texas Head Coach Rick Barnes grabbed his 600th career victory on Wednesday night as his Longhorns defeated TCU, 66-43. Barnes, in his 28th season overall (600-308), became the 13th active NCAA Division I men’s basketball coach to reach the 600-win milestone, including 398 wins at Texas in 17 years. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest
Kansas suspends assistant coach Howard
Kansas assistant coach Jerrance Howard has been suspended for two weeks by head coach Bill Self. According to the Peoria Journal Star, Howard was arrested last July on misdemeanor marijuana possession charges. He paid $1,178.26 in fines after the arrest and was put on six months probation. Apparently Self just recently learned of the incident.
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
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
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