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Post by Fastbreak on Apr 5, 2010 21:37:19 GMT -5
April 5, 2010 Turgeon agrees to extensionCOLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Texas A&M coach Mark Turgeon has agreed to a contract extension to remain with the Aggies. The length and other details of the extension were not yet released, pending approval of the contract by Texas A&M regents in late May. Turgeon, who currently earns about $1.2 million per season, will earn more than $1.5 million once the new deal is approved, a source familiar with the situation told ESPN.com's Andy Katz last week. Turgeon has posted a 73-31 record in his first three seasons at Texas A&M and led the Aggies to the NCAA tournament in each of those seasons. The Aggies went 24-10 this season, losing in the NCAA regional semifinals 63-61 in overtime to Purdue. Athletic director Bill Byrne says the extension was important to reward Turgeon "for a tremendous season." sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=5058469
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Post by Fastbreak on Apr 5, 2010 21:38:49 GMT -5
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Post by OG Raiderfan on Apr 6, 2010 9:42:42 GMT -5
April 6, 2010 Purnell leaves Clemson for DePaulINDIANAPOLIS -- DePaul agreed with Clemson men's basketball coach Oliver Purnell late Monday on a seven-year contract that will pay Purnell well beyond the $1.6 million salary he was making with the Tigers. Purnell will be introduced at a 2:30 p.m. ET news conference Tuesday in Chicago, DePaul spokesperson Greg Greenwell confirmed. "DePaul presents a great opportunity,'' Purnell told ESPN.com Tuesday morning. The stunning hire -- culminated shortly after the Duke-Butler NCAA national championship game -- salvaged a search for a new coach that lasted nearly three months. The Chicago Tribune and FoxSports.com Web sites, both citing sources, first broke the story in the early morning hours Tuesday. "It's a super job,'' Purnell said. "They are very, very committed to restoring a tradition and make DePaul Chicago's team.'' Purnell wasn't on any reported DePaul prospective hire lists throughout the winter. He said Tuesday he was contacted four or five days ago. DePaul had made overtures all over the country and few seemed to know where Blue Demons were headed. DePaul interviewed Minnesota Timberwolves assistant and former New Mexico State and Sacramento Kings coach Reggie Theus late last week for the job. Jerry Wainwright, who had two years left on his contract, was fired as coach on Jan. 11, with the Blue Demons at 7-8 overall, 0-3 in the Big East. DePaul finished the season 8-23 overall and dead-last in the Big East at 1-17 under interim coach Tracy Webster. DePaul went winless in the Big East in 2008-09 and finished 9-24 overall that season. Meanwhile, Purnell took Clemson to the 2010 NCAA tournament with a 21-10 record (the Tigers lost to Missouri in the first round 86-78). Clemson was 9-7 in the ACC. Purnell reached the NCAA tournament with the Tigers in three straight seasons, losing in the first round in each of those appearances. He was 138-90 in seven seasons at Clemson, but 50-62 in the ACC. Prior to Clemson, Purnell resurrected Dayton in a nine-year run that ended with a 24-6 record and an NCAA appearance. He made two NCAA tournament appearances at Dayton. He also coached at Old Dominion for three years (one NCAA appearance) and three seasons at Radford. Purnell has never won an NCAA game. Purnell said the move was much more about the challenge at DePaul and had nothing negative to say about Clemson. "I hope they feel we left the program in great shape,'' Purnell said. "I feel that way.'' DePaul has struggled in the 16-team Big East. "On paper, it looks very tough," Purnell said. "But once I evaluated this I saw that this was like a lot of the jobs I've had before Clemson. They were tough jobs as well,'' DePaul presents a number of challenges. The Blue Demons are less talented than the rest of the Big East. They also have facility issues -- including having to play off-campus near O'Hare International Airport at the Allstate Arena -- as well as a relatively apathetic fan base in Chicago, which tends to be a town that follows its professional teams. Clemson, meanwhile, is consistently one of the best and rowdiest home courts in the ACC. Clemson loses seniors all-ACC forward Trevor Booker and wing David Potter but was expected to returned the rest of its team that reached the NCAA. Most experts figured the Tigers to challenge for an upper-division spot in the ACC. Purnell's departure means there are now two coaching openings in the ACC. Boston College is looking to replace Al Skinner, who parted ways with the program last week. sports.espn.go.com/chicago/ncb/news/story?id=5059657&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines
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Post by Tipp City Raider on Apr 6, 2010 10:24:20 GMT -5
April 6, 2010 Donahue meeting with Boston College Cornell coach Steve Donahue has emerged as the choice to replace Al Skinner as the men's basketball coach at Boston College, multiple sources told ESPN.com Tuesday. One of the finalists for the position was informed Tuesday that Donahue was in town to meet with Boston College president Father William Leahy. One Cornell official said Tuesday that Donahue was scheduled to attend a late afternoon winter sports celebration on campus, but didn't rule out that he could meet at BC earlier in the day and call a team meeting back in Ithaca. The source said he expected Donahue was leaning toward going to BC. The Boston Globe reported Tuesday morning that Donahue will take the Boston College job "barring a last-minute snag in negotiations." The newspaper cited unnamed sources in its report. Donahue led the Big Red to the Sweet 16 and a third-straight Ivy League title this past season. Cornell is losing key senior starters Jeff Foote, Ryan Wittman and Louis Dale, as well as six other seniors. Boston College has been snubbed by Dayton's Brian Gregory, Richmond's Chris Mooney and Bruce Pearl of Tennessee, who is a BC alum. The Eagles also interviewed former Skinner assistants Ed Cooley of Fairfield and Bill Coen of Northeastern, who was at BC Monday. Skinner, the school's all-time winningest coach, parted ways with Boston College last week after 13 seasons. BC and Skinner are negotiating a $3 million buyout, preventing Skinner from speaking publicly about his departure. Boston College is playing Miami (Ohio) in the hockey Frozen Four semifinal Thursday in Detroit, and Eagles athletic director Gene DeFilippo would like to announce a new coach before that event, possibly as early as Wednesday. At least one source close to Davidson's Bob McKillop was trying to get him involved in the job search at the 11th hour, but it was apparently too late. Donahue resurrected the Big Red since leaving Penn as an assistant for Ithaca, N.Y. Donahue won just three league games in his first year, two in his second and steadily climbed toward the top of the league while Penn and Princeton went through coaching changes. Donahue is 146-138 in 10 seasons, 78-62 in the Ivy. Multiple sources in Indianapolis said that Donahue had contacted coaches about joining his staff with the Eagles, including at least one other Ivy League head coach. sports.espn.go.com/boston/ncb/news/story?id=5059844
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Post by Raider Grad on Apr 6, 2010 17:42:50 GMT -5
April 6, 2010 Donahue replaces Skinner at BCBOSTON -- Steve Donahue, who led Cornell to three straight Ivy League titles and to the round of 16 in this NCAA tournament, was hired Tuesday as Boston College's coach. Donahue guided the Big Red to a 29-5 record this season -- the most wins in Ivy history -- and victories over favored Temple and Wisconsin in the NCAA tournament. The first Ivy team to reach the round of 16 in more than 30 years, Cornell lost to No. 1-seeded Kentucky 62-45 in the regional semifinals. Donahue replaces Al Skinner, who was fired after 13 years in which he became the winningest coach in BC history and took the Eagles to seven NCAA tournaments in nine years. In announcing the decision, BC athletic director Gene DeFilippo said he was looking for a more exciting style of play than the banging, Big East style Skinner favored. The school planned a news conference for Wednesday at its new Yawkey Athletic Center instead of the usual basketball postgame interview room at Conte Forum. It also sent an e-mail announcing a campus rally after the news conference. DeFilippo hopes his new coach will draw fans to the Conte Forum, where attendance has declined for four straight seasons. The e-mail invited fans meet the coach and proclaimed a "new era in BC men's basketball." Donahue went 74-117 in his first seven seasons at Cornell, which hadn't won the Ivy title since 1988. The Big Red went 16-12 in 2006-07 and the next year won the first of three straight Ivy championships. That broke a string in which Penn and Princeton won or shared every league title but three since 1969. sports.espn.go.com/boston/news/story?id=5061139
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Post by Tipp City Raider on Apr 6, 2010 22:06:11 GMT -5
April 6, 2010 Report: Tulane hires Conroy as coachNEW ORLEANS -- A person familiar with the decision says Citadel coach Ed Conroy has agreed to fill the vacant coaching position at Tulane. Conroy has been head coach at Citadel for four seasons. He will replace Dave Dickerson, who resigned last week after five seasons with the Green Wave. Tulane was 8-22 in 2009-10. Earlier Tuesday, Robert Morris coach Mike Rice took himself out of the running for the job, saying he would remain in his current position. Former Oregon coach Ernie Kent was also among the candidates to replace Dickerson. sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=5061895
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Post by ohiopirate on Apr 7, 2010 16:08:59 GMT -5
April 7, 2010 Wake Forest fires coach GaudioWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Wake Forest has fired men's basketball coach Dino Gaudio after three seasons. Athletic director Ron Wellman said at a hastily drawn news conference Wednesday that "the basis for the decision was our late-season and postseason performances." Gaudio was a combined 1-5 in Atlantic Coast Conference and NCAA tournaments. He was 61-31 at Wake Forest since he was hired in 2007 to replace Skip Prosser, who died of a heart attack. Wellman emphasized that the decision "was not a snap judgment." Neither Gaudio nor his assistants returned several messages left on their cell phones. Gaudio was hired in 2007, shortly after coach Skip Prosser died of a heart attack. He received a contract extension in October, but pressure has been mounting because of the poor performances late in the season. Wake Forest lost to Kentucky in the second round and finished the season 20-11. Two seasons ago, Wake Forest opened 16-0 and was briefly ranked No. 1, before finishing 24-7 and being upset by No. 13 seed Cleveland State in the first round of the NCAA tournament. "We started off 16-0, No. 1 in the country, then lay an egg in the NCAA tournament -- it tore us to pieces when we knew we weren't going to finish our dream," guard L.D. Williams said before the season. "All season long, coach Gaudio talked about 'Final Four, Final Four, Final Four,' and we don't even make the final 32. It kills us every day." Part of the problem for Gaudio has been players leaving early for the NBA. Jeff Teague and James Johnson both left early last season, and leading scorer Al-Farouq Aminu declared for the draft last week with two years of eligibility remaining. The Demon Deacons also lose Ishmael Smith, their second-leading scorer, and 7-foot center Chas McFarland and guard L.D. Williams to graduation. sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=5064441
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Post by Tipp City Raider on Apr 7, 2010 19:45:12 GMT -5
Here are some tidbits: - New BC coach Steve Donahue will bring Nat Graham with him from Cornell and will also hire John Gallagher from Penn. Gallagher worked at La Salle under Speedy Morris and Billy Hahn and was also recently at Hartford. Sources have told FOXSports.com that Columbia head coach Joe Jones may leave to join Donahue in Boston. - Pittsburgh assistant Tom Herrion was on campus yesterday at Marshall and the Thundering Herd will meet with Appalachian State coach Buzz Peterson today. Other names in the mix are former Alabama coach Mark Gottfried and UNLV assistant Steve Henson. - Look for former Cornell assistant Izzi Metz to be in the mix to replace Donahue. Metz is now the head coach at D-3 Hobart, but recruited Adam Gore and Ryan Wittman before leaving. Another name is Washington assistant Paul Fortier, who worked as an assistant at Cornell for a couple years. Don’t expect Zack Spiker, now at Army, to return. - Charlotte AD Judy Rose is still debating between four assistants: Xavier’s Pat Kelsey, Kansas’ Joe Dooley, Texas’ Russell Springmann and Ohio States Alan Major. Syracuse assistant Mike Hopkins withdrew a few days ago. - Iona, according to sources, is expected to choose from Louisville assistant Steve Masiello and an unknown candidate. community.foxsports.com/goodmanonfox/blog/?pref_tab=blog
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Post by Fastbreak on Apr 8, 2010 11:58:14 GMT -5
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Post by Sixth Man on Apr 8, 2010 17:16:16 GMT -5
Robert Morris coach Rice signs one-year extensionApril 8, 2010 MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- Robert Morris coach Mike Rice has signed a one-year contract extension through the 2016-17 season. Rice was interviewed by several schools after Robert Morris narrowly lost to Villanova in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Earlier this week, he reportedly turned down the chance to coach Tulane. The extension, announced Thursday, is the second in two seasons for the former Pittsburgh assistant. Three seasons were added to Rice's contract last year after the Colonials won the Northeast Conference tournament title for the first time since 1992. Robert Morris repeated this season, beating top-seeded Quinnipiac on the road in the conference championship game. The Colonials are 73-31 in three seasons under Rice. www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/13179388/robert-morris-coach-rice-signs-oneyear-extension?tag=headlines;collegebasketball
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Post by Sixth Man on Apr 8, 2010 17:18:49 GMT -5
April 8, 2010 Cluess to coach Iona men's basketballNeW YORK -- Iona has hired Tim Cluess as its men's basketball coach. Cluess coached Division II C.W. Post to a 98-23 mark over four years, including a school-record 30 victories two seasons ago. A former player at St. John's who played pro ball in Europe and Australia, Cluess will be introduced at a news conference Friday. Cluess replaces Kevin Willard, who left for Seton Hall after three years rebuilding the Gaels. Iona was 21-10 this past season. Cluess led the Pioneers to a 23-6 record this past season and reached the East Coast Conference title game for the fourth year in a row. He also coached one year at Suffolk Community College, leading the team to the final eight of the NJCAA Division III tournament. sports.espn.go.com/new-york/news/story?id=5067912
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Post by Tipp City Raider on Apr 9, 2010 16:33:03 GMT -5
April 9, 2010 Report: Charlotte taps Buckeyes' MajorCHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A person familiar with the decision says Charlotte 49ers has hired Ohio State Buckeyes assistant Alan Major as its next basketball coach. Major accepted the position, his first head coaching job, on Friday, the person told The Associated Press, speaking on the condition of anonymity because an official announcement has not been made. Major replaces Bobby Lutz, who was fired last month after 12 seasons. Athletic director Judy Rose wouldn't confirm or deny Major's hiring and said she wouldn't comment until a news conference is held. Major has spent the past six seasons at Ohio State. The Indianapolis native also spent three years as an assistant at Xavier under current Buckeyes coach Thad Matta. He graduated from Purdue in 1992. sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=5071007
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Post by Tipp City Raider on Apr 9, 2010 16:34:48 GMT -5
April 9, 2010 Turner takes over at UC Irvine UC Irvine has hired Russell Turner as its men's basketball coach, a school spokesman said Friday. Turner, 39, served as an assistant coach for the Golden State Warriors for the past six seasons and also has experience as a college assistant at Stanford and Wake Forest. Athletic director Mike Izzi, a former Stanford administrator, announced last month that the contract of Pat Douglass would not be renewed after 13 seasons. The Anteaters were 14-18 last season. sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=5071088
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Post by Jazzfan on Apr 9, 2010 18:05:29 GMT -5
MARSHALL HIRES HERRION Friday, April 9, 2010 Pittsburgh associate head coach Tom Herrion has been hired at Marshall. Sources told FOXSports.com that Herrion will be introduced at a news conference on Saturday. Herrion, 42, has spent the past three years working for Jamie Dixon at Pittsburgh after being let go after a four-year stint at the College of Charleston in which he averaged 20 wins per season. Herrion takes over a program that won 23 games last season under Donnie Jones, who left to go to fellow C-USA Central Florida. Herrion was 80-38 in his career at Charleston and was also an assistant at Virginia from 1998-2002 and Providence from 1994-98. community.foxsports.com/goodmanonfox/blog/?pref_tab=blog
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Post by Raider Grad on Apr 12, 2010 11:10:51 GMT -5
April 12, 2010 Ole Miss rewards Kennedy with two-year extensionOXFORD, Miss. (AP) -- The contract of Mississippi head basketball coach Andy Kennedy has been extended by two years. Athletics Director Pete Boone said on Monday Kennedy's contract will now run through April 2014. In four seasons, Kennedy has a record of 85-50 with two SEC West titles and a pair of NIT Final Four appearances. Kennedy came to Ole Miss from Cincinnati. The Rebels went 24-11 this year. Kennedy is the second coach at Ole Miss and ninth in SEC history to lead his team to three 20-win seasons in his first four seasons. sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/basketball/ncaa/04/12/kennedy.mississippi.ap/index.html
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