Yankees to recognize Coaches vs. Cancer in pre-game on-field ceremony
The New York Yankees will welcome Coaches vs. Cancer during a pregame home plate ceremony at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday, May 11, 2011, prior to their game vs. the Kansas City Royals.
Coaches vs. Cancer is a nationwide collaboration between the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) that empowers basketball coaches, their teams, and local communities to make a difference in the fight against cancer.
The 10 coaches scheduled to attend are…
St. Peter’s John Dunne named chair of NCAA basketball rules committee
Saint Peter’s Men’s Basketball Head Coach John Dunne was named Chair of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee earlier this week at the group’s annual meeting. Dunne, serving his second year on the committee, led the Peacocks to thier first MAAC Championship and NCAA Tournament since 1995 this past season. He also led Saint Peter’s to their first 20-win season since the 1990-91 campaign. Dunne replaces Notre Dame coach Mike Brey as the committee chair.
Iona’s Glover on Rivals.com Preseason team
Two mid-major teams made it to the Final Four this past season, and one of those teams – Butler – played in its second consecutive national title game.
The success of Butler and VCU is sure to focus more attention on the mid-major leagues, and what the casual fan will notice is that there are a lot of good players who toil outside the Big Six conferences.
Here’s a look at our Preseason All-Mid-Major team. Two players who would be on the team, Butler guard Shelvin Mack and New Mexico State forward Troy Gillenwater, aren’t listed because they have declared for the NBA draft. Neither has hired an agent and could return to school, but for now, they’re “ineligible” for our team.
Fairfield on Katz’s list of winners
Sydney Johnson lifted Princeton from the bottom of the Ivy to the league title and within a basket of beating Kentucky. He’ll have most of the MAAC regular-season champs back and should keep the team atop the league. Solid hire.
Emmert wants stiffer penalties
INDIANAPOLIS — Mark Emmert wants to start hitting NCAA rule-breakers hard.
The governing body’s president said Tuesday he wants schools that violate the rules to pay a stiff penalty — one that’s punitive enough to make coaches and others think twice about cheating.
“We need to make sure our penalty structure and enforcement process imposes a thoughtful level of concern, and that the cost of violating the rules costs more than not violating them,” Emmert said.
He offered no specifics, though Emmert already has taken a tough tack.
A little more than 13 months after being hired as the NCAA’s new president, Emmert acknowledged he has committed more resources to enforcement, which is now led by vice president Julie Roe Lach.
That’s not the only change.
Men’s basketball rules committee recommends restricted area arc
The NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee on Wednesday recommended a restricted area arc three feet from the center of basket where a secondary defender cannot legally take a charge.
The restricted arc would take effect in the 2011-12 season in all three divisions if it is approved by the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel.
The restricted arc, which must be clearly marked and discernible in the lane, would take effect in the 2011-12 season in all three divisions if it is approved by the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel. That group, which considers all proposals from playing-rules committees, has a conference call on June 9. No rules proposals are final until the oversight panel approves them.
The idea of a restricted area arc has gathered momentum over the last few years and was thoroughly vetted at the rules committee meeting held Sunday through Wednesday in Indianapolis.
Patsos statement on the retirement of Gary Williams
BALTIMORE – Loyola University Maryland Head Men’s Basketball Coach Jimmy Patsos was an assistant coach at the University of Maryland for Head Coach Gary Williams for 13 seasons. Patsos shares his thoughts on Williams’ retirement:
“What Gary did at Maryland was amazing for the basketball program, the university, but most of all for the players who he coached. I would not be a head coach if not for Gary, and there are a lot of NBA players who would not be in the league if not for him.
“I think what epitomizes Gary as a coach is to look at the NBA playoffs now and see Steve Blake (of the Los Angeles Lakers) and Greivis Vasquez (of the Memphis Grizzlies). A lot of people never expected them to be great players, even in college, but through Gary’s coaching, they became All-Americans at Maryland and great NBA players.
Wanzer named Canisius faculty-athletic representative
Canisius College President John J. Hurley and Director of Athletics Bill Maher announced today that Dr. Melissa Wanzer, professor of communications studies, has been selected as the next Faculty Athletic Representative (FAR) for the College.
Wanzer, who has been a faculty member at Canisius since 1996, will assume her responsibilities immediately.
The role of the Faculty Athletic Representative includes representing Canisius at NCAA and MAAC meetings, chairing the College’s Athletic Appeals Board and reporting to the College president on issues related to intercollegiate athletics. The faculty member is regarded by the NCAA as a bridge between intercollegiate athletics and the academic mission of the College, while providing oversight for intercollegiate athletics that spans academic integrity, fiscal accountability, institutional control and student-athlete welfare.
Coming soon
Stay tuned for the first annual Pickin’ Splinters rundown on the MAAC’s incoming class. Fans can get an in-depth look at all the new student-athletes to play next season in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
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