DALLAS (SMU) – Rob Lanier has been named SMU’s Head Men’s Basketball Coach, Director of Athletics Rick Hart announced today. “We are excited to welcome Rob Lanier and his family to Dallas as the Head Basketball Coach at SMU,” said Hart. “Rob is an excellent coach and has been mentored by some of the […]

ATLANTA-Following a remarkable turnaround to the regular season where he led the Panthers to a Sun Belt Conference Tournament title and the NCAA Tournament, Georgia State head coach Rob Lanier has been named a finalist for the Ben Jobe Award. The Ben Jobe Award, which is presented annually […]

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Former Purdue All-American and NBA first-round draft pick Caleb Swanigan passed away in late June, his family has announced. He was 25 years old. Causes of death were not known at time of release. “The Purdue basketball family is deeply saddened and […]

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Elon, N.C. – Elon University Director of Athletics Dave Blank has announced that Mike Schrage, who recently completed his third season with the Phoenix, has submitted his resignation as head coach of the men’s basketball program. “I would like to thank Mike for his three years leading our program,” […]

6/17/2022 DAVIDSON – Bob McKillop, who led Davidson College to 23 conference championships (15 – regular season, 8 – tournament), 10 NCAA Tournament appearances and over 600 wins, is retiring after 33 seasons as head coach of the men’s basketball program. A Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame […]

6/17/2022 DAVIDSON –Matt McKillop, former Davidson standout and longtime assistant coach, has been named the program’s 19th head men’s basketball coach, as announced Friday afternoon by Director of Athletics Chris Clunie. He succeeds his father, Bob McKillop, who announced his retirement this afternoon after 33 years leading […]

6/17/2022 DAVIDSON — NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry, fresh off leading the Golden State Warriors to the NBA championship Thursday night, will be honored at Davidson College in August, Director of Athletics Chris Clunie announced during a press conference Friday afternoon in the Vance Athletic […]

Pratt has served as UK’s radio color analyst since the 2001-02 season LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Mike Pratt, a University of Kentucky Athletics Hall of Famer and UK Sports Network men’s basketball radio color analyst, died Thursday. He was 73. Pratt (1967-70) was inducted into the UK […]

06.01.2022 Ames, Iowa – After leading the Iowa State men’s basketball program to the NCAA Sweet 16 for the first time since 2015-16 and the third-best turnaround in NCAA history in his debut season on the Cyclone bench, head coach T.J. Otzelberger has been rewarded with a […]

5/26/2022 First Black player in program history to graduate from the University of Kentucky PITTSBURGH – Reggie Warford, an NIT Champion and the first Black men’s basketball player to graduate from the University of Kentucky, died Thursday. He was 67. Warford (1973-76) appeared in 50 games […]

5/20/2022 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana University men’s basketball All-American forward Trayce Jackson-Davis has announced he has withdrawn from the 2022 NBA Draft and will return to play his fourth season with the Hoosiers.  Due to COVID, Jackson-Davis will technically have two years of eligibility should he choose to […]

5/11/2022 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Wake Forest University Director of Athletics John Currie announced today that women’s basketball head coach Jen Hoover has been relieved of her duties. “After a comprehensive review of the women’s basketball program, and with the support of President Susan R. Wente and University leadership, I have determined […]

GREENVILLE, N.C. – East Carolina University Director of Athletics Jon Gilbert announced at the end of the basketball season a leadership change in the Pirates men’s basketball program. “This evening, I informed Joe Dooley, staff and our student-athletes we are going to move forward with a new leader of […]

CLEVELAND – Daniyal Robinson has been named as the 17th head coach of Cleveland State men’s basketball. “After a very thorough national search for our next head coach, I am pleased to have Daniyal, his wife Kim and their three children Devyn, Reece and Reid, join our […]

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The architect of the last 20-win season in program history, Ed Conroy returns as the head basketball coach at The Citadel.  “We are very excited about welcoming Ed back to The Citadel and The Citadel family,” said Capaccio. “Ed has had proven success […]

GRANT BASILE WRIGHT STATE BIO FILE POSITION Forward HEIGHT 6-9 WEIGHT 225 CLASS Redshirt Junior HOMETOWN Pewaukee, WI HIGHSCHOOL Pewaukee 2021-22: Named to the preseason Horizon League First Team. 2020-21: Appeared in all 24 games with 15 starts …Averaged 27 minutes per game… Averaged 15.0 points per game and 7.0 rebounds per contest, […]

April 30 The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Head Coach leaves the game with 1,055 wins and countless lives improved through leadership, mentorship, and guidance PISCATAWAY, N.J. – C. Vivian Stringer today announced her retirement from coaching basketball following a Hall of Fame career at Cheyney State, […]

LEXINGTON, Va. – VMI Superintendent Maj. General Cedric T. Wins ’85 announced Tuesday the hiring of Andrew Wilson to serve as the Institute’s 29th head basketball coach. Wilson comes to VMI after spending the past two seasons as an assistant coach under Mark Byington at […]

Dan Earl, who guided the VMI men’s basketball program the past seven seasons, has accepted the head coaching position at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Earl posted a 73-138 overall mark during his tenure on post which included a 29-28 mark the past two […]