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Report: Ryan Odom to be named new Virginia Tech coach

The Virginia Tech Hokies appear to have settled on a new head basketball coach. According to Gene Wang of the Washington Post and Travis Wells of WDBJ, UMBC coach Ryan Odom looks set to be named the new coach at Virginia Tech, replacing Buzz …

Bob Knight

Bob Knight returns to Indiana to watch baseball game

19 years after his dismissal as Indiana’s basketball coach, Bob Knight has, at least publicly, made his first appearance on campus. Knight was spotted in Bloomington on Saturday in order to watch the school’s baseball team. It is the …

John Calipari

John Calipari admits he ‘missed’ on Zion Williamson

Kentucky coach John Calipari is known for his ability to recruit and improve freshmen, so it’s perhaps a touch surprising that he wasn’t able to land Zion Williamson. Williamson ultimately attended Duke and took college basketball by …

Chris Mullin

St. John’s athletic director refutes talk of Chris Mullin losing job

Amid talk of a potential coaching change, St. John’s athletic director Mike Cragg denied that Chris Mullin was in danger of losing his job. In a statement released Saturday, Cragg affirmatively stated that Mullin is the head coach of the Red …

Michael Avenatti accuses Nike exec Carlton DeBose of bribing high schoolers

One of the interesting side stories to the college basketball scandal that’s being tried in court has been the accusations made by Michael Avenatti. Avenatti, known to many as the attorney who represented Stormy Daniels in her lawsuit against …

Report: Jamie Dixon out as UCLA candidate due to buyout price

UCLA may be changing directions in their coaching search due to Jamie Dixon’s significant buyout. Dixon was believed to be the coach UCLA was targeting to fill their vacancy. However, his $8 million buyout was always a hurdle, and it may be too …

Mamadi Diakite

Unheralded players who will be key to the Final Four

The stars of the Final Four are pretty obvious. Cassius Winston leads Michigan State against Jarrett Culver’s Texas Tech, while the guard battle between Virginia’s Kyle Guy, De’Andre Hunter, and Ty Jerome and Auburn’s Bryce …

Report: Virginia Tech eyeing Kevin Willard as potential coaching target

The Virginia Tech Hokies appear to be moving quickly to find a new basketball coach after Buzz Williams departed for Texas A&M. According to college basketball reporter Adam Zagoria, the Hokies have discussed terms with Seton Hall coach Kevin …

Jerry Stackhouse

Jerry Stackhouse to be named Vanderbilt head coach

Jerry Stackhouse has made a name for himself as an assistant coach in the NBA and head coach in the G League over the past several years, and he will now have a chance to leave his mark on the NCAA. According to numerous reports, Stackhouse has …

Kyle Guy fiancee

NCAA says story about blocking wedding registry gifts is ‘inaccurate’

Anyone who wants to give Virginia guard Kyle Guy and his fiancee a wedding gift now or at any point before the two get married this summer is free to do so, as the NCAA insists it would not block any such act of kindness. Guy, who is marrying his …

John Calipari responds to critics of his lifetime contract

John Calipari has a response for critics of his new lifetime contract with Kentucky. Calipari parlayed some interest from UCLA into a sweeter deal with Kentucky that is a lifetime contract. Some people aren’t too happy about that deal, and …

Buzz Williams fans

Buzz Williams gets big salary raise moving to Texas A&M

Buzz Williams’ move from Virginia Tech to Texas A&M is paying off — literally. Williams was introduced on Thursday as Texas A&M’s new basketball coach, replacing Billy Kennedy. The deal was in the works for a while and is …

Kyle Guy fiancee

NCAA won’t allow Virginia’s Kyle Guy to accept wedding registry gifts

Virginia Cavaliers guard Kyle Guy is happily engaged and soon-to-be married. There are many people who want to give him and his fiancee wedding gifts and contribute to their future, but that is on hold for now due to an unlikely reason: the NCAA. Guy …

Geno Auriemma: Most coaches are ‘afraid’ of their players

The heightened societal awareness regarding abuse has led to a change in power among college coaches and their players to the point that Geno Auriemma says many coaches are “afraid” of their players. Auriemma, who has led his UConn …

Ex-Bruin congratulates Jamie Dixon on landing UCLA job

Does Matt Barnes know something we don’t? Barnes, who played at UCLA from 1999-2002, sent a tweet on Wednesday evening congratulating Jamie Dixon on becoming UCLA’s next head basketball coach. Congrats to the Newest @UCLAMBB coach Jamie …

Jamie Dixon

Report: Jamie Dixon trying to negotiate lower buyout to leave TCU for UCLA

Jamie Dixon appears to be high on UCLA’s list of potential men’s head basketball coaches, but there may be a big financial obstacle standing in the way of them hiring him away from TCU. Reports on Tuesday indicated that Dixon is nearing a …

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