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PREVIOUS NUGGETS |
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04.14.06: Dooley
withdraws from consideration at UNCW ... Redick wins
Sullivan Award ... Young's death now believed accidental |
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04.13.06: Sooners
name Capel cage coach ... Bradshaw gives back to alma mater
... Little Leaguers to have their day at ECU ... New
Buckeyes threads fuel backlash |
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04.12.06: Calipari
reportedly remaining at Memphis ... U of M grants raise,
contract extension to West ... 'Bama booster killed, son in
custody |
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04.11.06: ECU's
Smith is Johnny Bench Award candidate ... Calipari visits
Wolfpack ... Barnes stays but Texas star headed to NBA ...
Temple names in-town successor to Chaney |
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04.10.06: Memphis
AD focusing on keeping Calipari ... Frasure leads Pirates at
Clemson ... Hodge recovering from gunshot wounds |
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04.09.06: Holtz
laments spring game deficiencies ... Camels announce return
to the gridiron ... Gonzalez to lead Pirates basketball ...
The Citadel selects Conroy |
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04.08.06: Purple-Gold
stage is set ... Davis returns to native state as UAB coach
... Army women's basketball coach dies at age 28 |
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04.07.06: 1070
airing Purple-Gold Game programming ... SMU dismisses Tubbs
... Tulane hoops star invited to Portsmouth event ...
Colorado College becomes C-USA women's soccer affiliate |
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04.06.06: Pirates
hold final session before Purple-Gold ... Pressler resigns
as Duke lacrosse coach ... Division I athletes face summer
drug tests |
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04.05.06: Thirteen
C-USA alums in big leagues ... UAB interviews Davis ...
Rondo departs Kentucky |
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04.04.06: ECU
hurler Taylor earns league's weekly honor ... Pirates
prepare for Purple- Gold Game ... Wooden watches final from
hospital |
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04.03.06: Bruins
go for record 12th NCAA hoops title ... Throng watches Texas
spring game ... Pirates make strong showing in Florida |
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04.02.06: Sendek
may become a Sun Devil ... Brownell departs UNCW for Wright
State ... San Diego State star opts for NBA |
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04.01.06: J.P.,
ECU air game in high gear ... Jury awards no dough in suit
against Petrino ... Redick reaps AP player of the year honor
... Lightning strikes Tigers twice |
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03.31.06: ECU
golfer shares C-USA honor ... UAB's Johnson to face
Globetrotters ... Rockne to be remembered across the globe |
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03.30.06: Pirate
Club leader moving up to new position ... ECU tennis duo
gathering accolades ... Ex-Tar Heel gridder charged with sex
crime ... Hoosiers tap N.C. native to guide hoops |
03.29.06: Lou
Holtz speaks to East Carolina gridders ...
C-USA baseball on television ... Duke lacrosse in limbo ...
Redick, Morrison unanimous choices |
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03.28.06: Duke
president speaks out on lacrosse scandal ... USM, Houston
off to unbeaten league starts ... Auburn sweeps NCAA
swimming |
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03.27.06: UConn
shocked, by George! ... ECU's Frasure earns outdoor
qualifications ... Winona State takes Division II hoops
title |
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03.26.06: Bruins
end Memphis' run ... Scrimmage moves Pirates toward two-deep
.. East Carolina cagers to transfer |
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03.25.06: Orsini
jumps from Central Florida to SMU ... Orr walks the plank at
Seton Hall ... USC's Booty sidelined, may face surgery |
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03.24.06: Western
Carolina to retire LeClair's No. 23 ... Memphis reaches
Elite Eight, Duke bounced ... Cincinnati at hub of coaching
moves |
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03.23.06: Pirates
fine-tune for Friday night scrimmage ... Alford seeks to
defuse Indiana speculation ... Citadel forms hoops coach
search committee |
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03.22.06: Southern
Miss hurler shares national honor ... Iowa State finds its
man ... Sweet 16 teams sweeten the conference pot |
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03.21.06: VanSant
family visitation, memorial announced ... ECU makes strong
start in outdoor season ... Webcasts supplement CBS tourney
ratings |
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03.20.06: Memphis
marches on ... Former Holland aide leads team into Sweet 16
... Cowboy grapplers lasso NCAA title |
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03.19.06: Morgan
in charge after Hampton coach quits ... Virginia Wesleyan
wins Division III crown ... Report on Title IX goes to
Congress |
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03.18.06: The
Big Dance ... literally ... DePaul legend Meyer succumbs at
92 ... Morgan out at Iowa State |
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03.17.06: Jackie
Robinson tops NCAA list ... UTEP out of NIT ... Bomb scare
delays San Diego regional |
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03.16.06: Dean
Dome designer dies ... Buckley bounced at Ball State ...
Westphal dismissed at Pepperdine ... C-USA Hoops Tournament
wrap-up |
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03.15.06: Seahawk
cagers getting it done in classroom ... Title IX update due
from government agency ... C-USA Tournament Wrap-up |
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03.14.06: Tulsa
draws Wolfpack in women's regional ... Henderson out at
Delaware ... Temple icon Chaney says it's time to step down
... C-USA Tournament Wrap-up |
03.13.06: Memphis
gets No. 1 seed ... Villanova's Ray expected to bounce back
...
C-USA Tournament Wrap-up |
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03.12.06: Memphis
reigns as conference champ ... Pirates' Frasure 7th in NCAA
weight throw ... Arizona State ousts basketball coach ...
C-USA Tournament Scoreboard |
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03.11.06: Special
days designated for football season ... Tulsa scrimmages
under Thursday night lights ... Tigers' Carney, Calipari
sweep C-USA honors ... C-USA Tournament Scoreboard |
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03.10.06: Koonce
accepts position with Packers ... ECU spring football taking
spring break ... K-State shows Woolridge the door ... C-USA
Tournament Scoreboard |
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03.09.06: Frasure
throwing his weight around ... Pirates top Tar Heels in
softball ... O'Leary planning to stay at Central Florida ...
C-USA Scoreboard & Tournament Schedule |
03.08.06: Hinnant
makes All
C-USA freshmen team ... ESPN nixes Vitale's commentary on
CBS ... Seahawks are dancin' ...
C-USA Scoreboard & Tournament Schedule |
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03.07.06: Rouse
earns C-USA distinction ... Spring drills: Depth chart
two-plus weeks away ... Marshall, Rice players share hitting
honors ... C-USA Scoreboard & Tournament Schedule |
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03.06.06: Tourney:
Bucs set for late-night joust with UCF ... ECU spring
drills: pads on, snap exchange off ... C-USA Scoreboard &
Tournament Schedule |
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03.05.06: 49ers
experience technical difficulties ... Huggins returns for
Cincinnati's seniors ... C-USA Scoreboard & Tournament
Schedule |
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03.04.06: Pirates
to strap on pads today ... Lady Pirates eliminated by Tulsa
... Briefs: More coaching exits; Tourney action ... C-USA
Basketball Scoreboard & Schedule |
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03.03.06: Lady
Pirates nip UAB in C-USA Tournament ... UAB stuns Memphis to
boost dance prospects ... Mile High hosting in-state rivals
... C-USA Basketball Scoreboard |
03.02.06: Lady
Pirates Young, Mills collect accolades ... Cover boy Redick
and Duke tripped by hex ... Marlins need 9th-inning rally to
edge Miami ...
C-USA Basketball Scoreboard |
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03.01.06: Golden
Hurricane starts spring workouts ... Tulane's 'refugee' grid
team returning home ... Cage coaching merry-go-round speeds
up ... C-USA Basketball Scoreboard |
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News Nuggets, 04.15.06
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NOTES FROM ECU AND BEYOND...
Previous Day Nuggets...
Next Day Nuggets...
Compiled from staff reports
and electronic dispatches
Calipari signs new contract with Tigers
Memphis athletic director R.C. Johnson
has announced that John Calipari, who led his Tiger basketball team to a
Conference USA championship and a number one seed in this year's NCAA
Tournament, has signed a new contract which will keep the renowned coach at
the helm of the Memphis program through the 2010-11 season.
"Six years ago we hired John Calipari
as head coach for our basketball program and he made three commitments,"
Johnson said in a release on the Conference USA web site. "First, graduate
student-athletes under his tutelage. Next, place this basketball program on
a national stage and compete for championships. Finally, rekindle and
strengthen the bond between the city and the basketball program. He's
accomplished all three. John has committed to the university and the
community, just as we have committed to him."
Calipari guided the Tigers to a
record-setting year in 2005-06. Memphis posted a 33-4 record, won the C-USA
regular season and tournament titles, earned a top seed in the NCAA
Tournament and made a run to the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.
The 33-4 record and the 33 victories
were the best in school history. The league regular season title was the
Tigers' second in three seasons, and the conference tournament crown was the
program's first since 1987. The No. 1 seed was the first in school history,
and the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight appearance was the Tigers' first since
1992.
Memphis finished the year ranked No. 4
in the Associated Press poll and No. 6 in the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll,
the highest final poll ranking in school history.
"My statements have never wavered,"
said Calipari. "As long as the school was committed to having a top-10
national program, I wanted to stay. Obviously, I feel that this has been
done in the past and will continue to be done in the future. I look forward
to coaching this wonderful group of players to heights unseen in this
program's history."
N.C. State offered its head coaching
position to Calipari before he agreed to the new contract.
UAB's Davis selects
staff
New UAB basketball head coach Mike
Davis announced the addition of three veteran coaches to his staff Friday.
Assistant coaches Kerry Rupp and Donnie Marsh follow Davis from his staff at
Indiana while former Ole Miss assistant Tracy Dildy rounds out the Blazers
staff.
All three will assume the title of
assistant head coach, according to the university's athletic web site.
"I am excited to bring to UAB an
outstanding staff that brings with them a lot of experience," Davis said.
"Two of these coaches were on the bench with me at Indiana and are very
familiar with me; the other is, I think, the best recruiter in the country.
Each of the three has had the opportunity to be a head coach, so UAB can
feel rest assured the program is in good hands."
NBA D-League
lowers minimum age
The NBA Development League announced
Friday that the league has instituted a new player eligibility rule that
lowers the minimum age requirement to 18 years, effective with the 2006-07
D-League season, according to an announcement on
nba.com.
A player is eligible to be signed to a
D-League contract if he is or will be at least 18 years old during the
calendar year in which the D-League Draft is held and his high school class
has graduated. Also, the player may not have attended college in the United
States in the academic year that takes place during the season covered by
his D-League contract.
“While we believe that the college game
is the best choice for the majority of players coming out of high school,
not every player will have the ability or desire to pursue that route,”
D-League Vice-President of Player Development Michael Curry said. “This new
rule will now give players the option of playing minor league professional
basketball in the United States."
The D-League's new eligibility rule
will go into effect at the same time as the NBA's new age limit, which
requires players to be 19 years old and one year out of high school in order
to sign an NBA contract or be eligible for the draft.
News Nuggets are
compiled periodically based on material supplied by staff members; data
published by ECU, Conference USA and its member
schools; and reports from other sources. Copyright 2006
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