Just days after the University of Arizona suspended assistant men’s basketball Mark Phelps, and later announced that they intended to fire him, the Arizona Board of Regents has weighed in. They released the following statement on the situation:
Arizona set to fire Assistant Basketball Coach Mark Phelps
Following up on a story from earlier tonight (Arizona suspends Phelps)… The University of Arizona has issued a statement on the status of current men’s basketball assistant coach Mark Phelps. After his attorney released a Facebook post announcing Phelps suspension amid an NCAA investigation, (and claiming his innocence), UA has responded with the following statement:
Arizona Assistant Mark Phelps Suspended Amid NCAA Investigation
University of Arizona assistant men’s basketball coach Mark Phelps has been placed on administrative leave. His attorney Donald Maurice Jackson released the following statement via Facebook: This is Phelps fourth season on Sean Miller’s staff. He had previously served as the head coach at Drake from 2008-13 (77-86), and also worked as an assistant at
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Former Arizona assistant coach Book Richardson has filed a plea agreement with federal attorneys in New York over his federal bribery and fraud charges stemming from the college basketball investigation. Richardson becomes the second coach involved in this case plead guilty in the past week, as former USC associate head coach Tony Bland also entered
UCLA issues official statement on Alford firing; Batrow named interim head coach
University of California, Los Angeles Director of Athletics Dan Guerrero announced today that the Michael Price Family UCLA Head Men’s Basketball Coach Steve Alford has been relieved of his duties, effective immediately. Assistant Coach Murry Bartow, who has served as a head coach at previous institutions, will serve as Interim Head Coach through the end of the
UCLA terminates Steve Alford’s contract
UCLA Athletic Director Dan Guerrero has decided to terminate the contract of head basketball coach Steve Alford. This was first reported by Seth Davis late last night. An official announcement is expected sometime today. The firing comes about 24 hours after the Bruins 73-58 home loss to Liberty, their fourth loss in a row. UCLA
Bobby Hurley adds Drazen Zlovaric to Arizona State Basketball Staff as an Assistant Coach
Drazen Zlovaric joined Bobby Hurley’s staff in September of 2018 after stints at Cleveland State and as a graduate assistant at Tennessee (2015-17) under Rick Barnes. His overseas playing career included stops with BC Igokea (Adriatic League and Eurocup) in 2014-2015, Zeppter Vienna (Eurochalenge, Austrian League) in 2014, BC Best Balikesir (Turkish Basketball League) in
Tripp added to Washington State Men’s Basketball staff
Kenny Tripp has been named Washington State men’s basketball’s assistant coordinator of operations, head coach Ernie Kent announced Thursday. “Kenny is a very hard worker with a vast knowledge of the game and variety of experience for someone his age,” Kent said. “He will be a great addition to our program and I’m excited to
OFFICIAL: Wyking Jones adds David Grace to Cal Basketball Staff
California men’s basketball has added a renowned recruiter and ace assistant to its coaching staff in David Grace, head coach Wyking Jones announced. One of the longest-tenured assistants in the Pac-12, Grace most recently completed five seasons at UCLA, and five seasons at Oregon State prior to that, along with stints at the University of
David Grace to be named assistant coach at Cal
David Grace will be named as an assistant basketball coach at Cal. He was unexpectedly fired earlier this week at UCLA by head coach Steve Alford. The hiring is expected to be announced shortly. Before coming to UCLA back in 2013, Grace had spent five seasons as an assistant at Oregon State. The 20-year Air
OFFICIAL: UCLA replaces recently ousted David Grace with Murry Bartow
UCLA has officially named Murry Bartow as an assistant coach, replacing David Grace who was unexpectedly fired by head coach Steve Alford. In the press release for the new hire, Alford made his first public statement regarding Grace’s ouster; “As head coach, I am responsible for evaluating our season and determining what I feel will
WORST COACHING MOVE THIS OFF-SEASON: UCLA’s Steve Alford Fires Assistant Coach David Grace
In the most ridiculous moves of the off season (and there have been quite a few of them), UCLA head coach Steve Alford has fired assistant coach David Grace. Grace, a 20-year Air Force veteran, had been on Alford’s staff since 2013. Widely recognized as one of the best recruiters in the business, and a