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September 17, 2009

Stringer’s Road To The HOF

The New York Times published an interesting piece on Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee C. Vivian Stringer and her path to greatness.www.nytimes.com/2009/09/10/sports/basketball/10rhoden.html?_r=1 Stringer's Road To The HOF The New York Times ...

September 17, 2009

Successful Coach Shifting To Softball

After putting together 324-285 career record as a high school basketball coach in Connecticut, Tom Pardalis is switching sports after accepting the head softball job at Manhattan College in New York. Pardalis, 59, had coached at Danbury High, his alm...

September 17, 2009

Tenn. Tech Hires Messer

Tennessee Tech University has named Sytia Messer as its new women's basketball coach. Messer played for the University of Arkansas and had been an assistant at Arkansas State, the University of Memphis and Georgia Tech prior to the Tennessee Tech job...

September 17, 2009

Texas A&M International Names Men’s Coach

Texas A&M International University named former University of Alaska-Anchorage associate head coach Shane Rinner as its new head men's coach.www.adn.com/sports/college/story/894247.html Texas A&M International Names Men's Coach Texas A&M Internationa...

September 17, 2009

Tree Rollins Taking Over Unnamed Franchise

The Greenville (S.C.) franchise of the Premier Basketball League has named Wayne "Tree" Rollins as its coach and director of player development. The franchise, which doesn't have a name yet, is set to begin play in January. Rollins is a former standp...

September 17, 2009

Turmoil Over Coach’s Spouse’s Sex-Offender Status

Erin Davis has been hired as the new girls basketball coach at Birch Run High (Mich.) but it's her husband that is making news. Charles B. Davis is a registered sex offender (a fourth-degree sexual conduct misdemeanor) and some board members say this...

September 17, 2009

U of Arizona To Honor Olson Saturday

A ceremony to honor former University of Arizona men's basketball coach Lute Olson is scheduled to take place Saturday from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the McKale Center on the Arizona campus. The free ceremony will feature many former players, includin...

September 17, 2009

U of Denver Gives Scott Extension

Joe Scott just received a contract extension from the University of Denver, keeping him at the school through the 2014-15 season. Scott has a 26-35 record in two years at Denver.www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_13249443 U of Denver Gives Scott Extension ...