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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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...