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Legendary Chicago HS Coach Dies
Bob Hambric, who never had a losing season in 24 years of coaching in the Chicago Public League, died Friday at the age of 69. He had a career record of 551-145 and won a state title with Simeon High in 1984.www.suntimes.com/sports/1728253, simeon-co...
Legendary Maine Coach Ron Brown Dies
Ron Brown, a legendary basketball coach in the state of Maine, and a member of the Winning Hoops family, has passed away due to kidney failure at the age of 58. Brown had a career record of 213-143 at the high school level and also coached in the Con...
Lieberman First Woman To Coach Men’s Pro Team
Nancy Lieberman is set to be named head coach of the NBA D-League Frisco expansion franchise, which begins play in 2010. This will make Lieberman the first woman to be the head coach of a men's professional team. Lieberman once played summer league w...
Lithuania National Coach Resigns
Ramunas Butautas has resigned from his post as national men's basketball coach for Lithuania. His team recently was eliminated from the European basketball championship after posting a 1-6 record in Group F.www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/2009-09-...
May Makes Move To Cerritos College
Russ May, who led Los Alamitos High (Calif.) to two CIF titles and eight league championships in 10 years, is taking the head coaching job at Cerritos College.www.ocvarsity.com/sports/alamitos-187-coach-year.html May Makes Move To Cerritos College Ru...
Memphis To Vacate 38-Win Season
The NCAA committee on infractions announced Thursday that Memphis must vacate its 38-win 2007-08 season due to a fraudulent SAT score by a player and providing travel money to Derrick Rose's brother. This is the second Final Four Memphis had to vacat...
Miami U’s Coles Overcomes Heart Problems
Miami University's (Ohio) Charlie Coles had his first heart attack at age 43, suffered cardiac arrest during a game at 56 and underwent quadruple bypass at age 66. Now 67, Coles, who has led the RedHawks for the last 14 years, continues to coach. Rea...
Myles Brand Dies
NCAA president Myles Brand, 67, passed away today of pancreatic cancer. Brand was hired in October 2002 to lead the NCAA. His previous position was university president at Indiana University where he famously fired men's basketball coach Bobby Knight...
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