Gators coach Billy Donovan didn’t have to sweat out his 400th career win at UF on Saturday. The Gators took care of that by scoring the game’s first 11 points in an 83-52 thumping of No. 17 Missouri at a sold-out O’Connell Center. Still, Donovan did need a towel to dry off after improving to
Monroe College Coach Wins 300th Game
Monroe College men’s basketball head coach Jeff Brustad earned his 300th career victory Thursday night in an 82-70 win against Harcum. Brustad has an .820 winning percentage in his 10 years at the helm at Monroe. He has led the Mustangs to eight region championships, five district championships and three straight national tournament appearances. Stay
Hoffman returns from leave at Ft. Lewis
Fort Lewis College men’s basketball coach Bob Hofman has received medical clearance to return from his medical leave of absence, Director of Athletics Gary Hunter announced. Hofman stepped away from his coaching duties last Friday. In the interim, his longtime associate head coach, Bob Pietrack, guided the No. 17 Skyhawks (11-1 overall, 8-1 in the
200 wins for Bloomfield’s Holmes
Bloomfield College defeated first-place conference rival Dominican College in a dramatic 69-68 home victory last night. The win marks the 200th in the decorated head coaching career of Deacons head coach Gerald Holmes, who reaches the plateau in his 11th season at the helm of the program. During his tenure, Bloomfield has captured five CACC
500 for St. A’s Dickson
St. Anselm head coach Keith Dickson recorded his 500th career win Tuesday night with a 101-54 win vs. Pace last night. Dickson, in his 27th year as a head coach – all at Saint Anselm – becomes the 16th coach ever to reach the 500-win plateau and is currently seventh amongst active coaches in all-time
Philadelphia U’s Magee gets #950
Philadelphia University men’s basketball head coach Herb Magee became the first coach in NCAA men’s basketball history to post 950 career wins after the Rams defeated visiting Chestnut Hill, 67-63. In his 46th season of being a head coach, all of them with his alma mater, Magee has reached 950 wins in 1,331 career games.
Izzo to receive Wayman Tisdale Humanitarian Award
Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo, an eight-time national Coach of the Year and the longest-tenured Big Ten men’s basketball coach ever, will be honored at the 2013 Devon Energy College Basketball Awards April 15 in Oklahoma City as the recipient of the Wayman Tisdale Humanitarian Award. The Tisdale Humanitarian Award honors an individual involved
Morehead’s Woods released from hospital
Morehead State head coach Sean Woods has been released from the hospital after checking himself in on Sunday. Woods released the following statement: “I checked into the hospital on Sunday after having a dizzy spell. The medical staff ran precautionary tests and all of the results came back great. I returned to practice on Tuesday
Dominguez Named Permanent Coach @ WWU
Tony Dominguez has received a permanent appointment as the Western Washington University head men’s basketball coach following four months as an interim appointee. Nearing the mid-point of his first season at the helm, Dominguez has directed the Vikings, who are the defending NCAA Division II national champions, to a 12-0 record, first place in the
Fort Lewis coach to take leave
Fort Lewis College men’s basketball coach Bob Hofman will take an indefinite medical leave of absence, Director of Athletics Gary Hunter announced today. Associate head coach Bob Pietrack will immediately begin serving as interim head coach. Hofman’s absence could be as short as a few weeks or as long as the remainder of the season.
Hamline coach suspended indefinitely
Hamline University head coach Nelson Whitmore has been suspended indefinitely after a New Year’s eve fight in a hotel in Spokane, WA where one of his players was arrested on felony assault charges. Eugene Lawrence III has been thrown off the team, and 14 teammates have been suspended following the incident. The team also forfeited
Boeheim passes Knight with #903
Jim Boeheim surpassed Bobby Knight for sole possession of second place on the Division I all-time wins list with 903 victories after the his Syracuse Orange (13-1, 1-0) beat Rutgers (9-3, 0-1) in the Carrier Dome. Now in his 37th year as the head coach at Syracuse, Boeheim’s record stands at 903-305. Boeheim now trails