College Basketball

Notre Dame honors former basketball great LaPhonso Ellis with Purcell Pavilion Ring of Honor Saturday

Glenn and Stacey Murphy Head Men’s Basketball Coach Mike Brey chose LaPhonso Ellis as the program’s ninth individual inducted into the Purcell Pavilion Ring of Honor. That happened yesterday, Saturday, December 11, 2021.  “LaPhonso Ellis is one of the greatest athletes and gentlemen to ever […]

Legendary basketball coach Jim Calhoun surprisingly steps down from St. Joseph Blue Jays job

Nov 18, 2021 WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – This afternoon, University of Saint Joseph (USJ) head men’s basketball coach Jim Calhoun announced that he will officially be stepping down as the head coach of the program. Associate head coach Glen Miller will be elevated to acting head coach effective immediately. “It’s just the […]

West Virginia Mountaineers announce contract extension for head basketball coach Bob Huggins

August 27, 2021 MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University Director of Athletics and Associate Vice President Shane Lyons on Friday afternoon announced a contract extension for men’s basketball coach and Morgantown native, Bob Huggins to serve as head coach through the 2023-24 season, with an option to continue coaching […]

Ronnie Brewer and Jon Blake added to Arkansas Men’s Basketball Staff

TUESDAY, JULY 20, 2021 Online Version: https://bit.ly/3wSxi7L FAYETTEVILLE – Razorback All-American and former NBA first-round draft pick Ronnie Brewer and Arkansas alum Jon Blake have been added to the men’s basketball staff, Arkansas head coach Eric Musselman announced. Brewer was named recruiting coordinator and Blake will serve […]

Blue Devils get nice duo out of Transfer Portal: Marquette’s Theo John, Davidson’s Bates Jones

DURHAM – Head Men’s Basketball Coach Mike Krzyzewski has announced a pair of graduate transfers – Theo John and Bates Jones — have signed scholarship agreements to attend Duke University and play for the Blue Devils in 2021-22. John is a 6-foot-9, 245-pound forward from Minneapolis, Minn., and comes to Duke after […]

Duke Blue Devils announce that former star Jon Scheyer, 33, will replace Coach “K” as the new coach next April

6/4/2021  DURHAM – Duke University formally announced Jon Scheyer as the next head coach of the men’s basketball program in a press conference at historic Cameron Indoor Stadium Friday morning. Scheyer will take the reins of the iconic program in April 2022, following the retirement of Mike Krzyzewski. Scheyer, […]