Archive for December 16, 2012
Andrzej Adamek announced as new Prokom coach
Andrzej Adamek has been announced as the new head coach of Asseco Prokom Gdynia (Poland-TBL), following the firing of Kestutis Kemzura. Adamek played professionally, primarily in Poland, for 19 seasons, including being a member of the U22 Polish National Team in 1992-93 and then the Polish National Team from 1995-97. He started his coaching career…
Read MoreRutgers suspends and fines coach Mike Rice
In a statement released by Athletic Director Tim Pernetti, Rutgers mens basketball coach Mike Rice has been suspended without pay for three games and hit with a $50,000 fine for violating athletic department policy, namely inappropriate behavior and language. There were no NCAA violations involved and the matter is strictly internal. After an athletic department…
Read MoreAsseco Prokom and coach Kemzura part ways
Polish Euroleague team Asseco Prokom Gdynia and Lithuanian coach Kestutis Kemzura reached an agreement to part ways. The coach signed with the Polish team last summer. Asseco didn’t qualify for the final 16 of the Euroleague and is only in 5th place in the domestic Polish league with a 7-3 record.
Read MoreSeven NCAA teams leave Big East!
The non-football members of the Big East are officially leaving the conference to pursue a “new basketball framework,” according to a statement released on behalf of the seven school presidents. The seven universities are DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, St. John’s, Seton Hall and Villanova. All but DePaul and Marquette were charter members of the Big…
Read MoreBostjan Kuhar returns to coach Hopsi
Bostjan Kuhar has been hired by Hopsi Polzela (Slovenia-Telemach League) as their head coach for the remainder of the season replacing Jernej Kobale, who stepped down recently. The move means a return to Hopi for Kuhar, who coached the club from 2006-10 and guiding them from the Slovenian 1B League, to the 1A in 2007-08 and then…
Read MoreNCAA: Unranked Butler stuns #1 Indiana
Two years ago, Alex Barlow was playing basketball for the Archbishop Moeller High School team and fielding offers to play baseball at a number of Division 1 colleges. Barlow sported a batting average that hovered in the .600 range on a team that was consistently ranked in the top 100 in the country and boasts…
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