basketball coach

February 24, 2010

Coach/Official Wants Old Way Of Choosing Refs

Bob Cimbollek, who has been a coach and official in the state of Maine, thinks the state needs to go back to the old way referees are assigned to games. In 2000, a panel was formed to decide which referees were to work certain games, which changed th...


February 22, 2010

H.S. Coach Suspended For Recruiting Player

Lynn English (Mass.) basketball coach Buzzy Barton has been suspended for the upcoming MIAA state tournament and the first 10 games of the 2010-2011 season for his involvement in recruiting an East Boston student-athlete to go to his school.http://ww...


February 10, 2010

Cheltenham (Pa.) Girls Coach Wins 700th

Cheltenham High (Pa.) girls basketball coach Bob Schaefer won his 700th game Tuesday night with a 70-27 drubbing of Plymouth Whitemarsh. Schaefer has coached for 29 years and has won two PIAA state titles.http://www.philly.com/inquirer/sports/high_sc...


February 9, 2010

Delving Deeper Into Players Collapsing On The Court

After two players in the East Bay area of California have collapsed on the court in a four-day span (Jan. 29-Feb. 2), schools now are looking deeper into how to protect their players and limit dangers while participating in basketball. Check out the ...


January 20, 2010

Coach With More Than 800 Victories Set To Retire

Alan Cantrell, who has won more than 800 games as head boys and girls basketball coach at Floyd County High (Va.), is going to retire at the end of this season. He has won one boys state title and three girls state titles.http://www.wdbj7.com/Global/...


January 19, 2010

Coach Worried About Treatment Of Star Player

Valencia High (Calif.) boys assistant coach Greg Hayes is concerned about the hard fouls being committed on his star player, Lonnie Jackson. Jackson, who could be his way on a Division I basketball player, has been hit hard this season and removed fr...


January 8, 2010

Coaching A 6-Foot-10 Female High Schooler

Coming to America from Jamaica looking for a better life, 6-foot-10 high school female Bubbles Anderson just started playing basketball but already is a star at Rutgers Prep (N.J.) Her doctor says she's still growing and most likely will reach 7-foot...


January 6, 2010

Coach, 24, Returns From 3rd Stroke

Damon Lovato, 24, returned to the sideline as head coach of the girls team at Amphitheater High (Ariz.) after suffering his third stroke on Oct. 15. Lovato has an enlarged heart, which has caused the stroke and has affected the right side of his body...