April 15th, 2009 by Brian Ethridge
Tagged as: College Basketball, Florida International, Isiah Thomas
Former New York Knicks coach Isiah Thomas has accepted an offer making him the new head coach of the Florida International basketball team.
“I’m committed to growing something here, and strongly believe that over time, we’ll put a team on the floor that everyone at FIU can be proud of,” Thomas said. Read the rest of this entry »
Jim Calhoun has said he has every intention to return as Connecticut’s head basketball coach for next season.
“It is my full intention to return for the 2009-10 season,” Calhoun said. Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Jordan’s youngest son Marcus has verbally committed to play college basketball for Central Florida next season.
“Marcus was looking for a place he could play, have an impact and feel comfortable on campus,” his high school coach Tyrone Slaughter said. Read the rest of this entry »
The Connecticut Huskies women’s basketball team finished the season with an undefeated 39-0 record after dominating Louisville 76-54 to win their sixth National Championship.
“We have nothing to be disappointed about,” Louisville’s forward Angel McCoughtry said. Read the rest of this entry »
April 7th, 2009 by Brian Ethridge
Tagged as: College Basketball, Michigan State Spartans, North Carolina Tar Heels
The North Carolina Tar Heels slaughtered the Michigan State Spartans 89-72 on Monday night to clain their 5th National Championship.
“The best team won,” Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said. Read the rest of this entry »
The undefeated Connecticut Huskies women’s basketball team advanced to the championship game after their dominating 83-64 performance over the Stanford Cardinals.
“Connecticut was head and shoulders above us tonight,” Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer said. Read the rest of this entry »
The Louisville women’s basketball team has advanced to the championship game after beating Oklahoma in a close 61-59 semifinal match on Sunday.
“Nobody expected us to be here,” Angel McCoughtry said after the game. Read the rest of this entry »
April 6th, 2009 by Brian Ethridge
Tagged as: College Basketball, Connecticut, Michigan State Spartans
The Michigan State Spartans beat the Connecticut Huskies in their final four match-up 82-73 on Saturday reaching their first title game since 2000. Read the rest of this entry »
Tim Floyd has turned down an offer to coach at Arizona to stay with the USC Trojans.
“We’re obviously delighted that coach Floyd is staying,” USC athletic director Mike Garrett said. Read the rest of this entry »
Despite many rumors Rick Pitino has no plans to leave for Arizona or anywhere else this offseason. Petino is happy 100% commited to Louisville and doesn’t have any plans to leave anytime soon.
“I’m not a candidate for the Arizona job and I never was,” Petino said. Read the rest of this entry »
