Category: NCAAM
The NCAA and online payment service Venmo announced a partnership Tuesday aiming to combat abuse and harassment of college athletes, according to ESPN’s David Purdum. NCAA, Venmo Partnership Features Hotline For Athletes The NCAA-Venmo partnership features a dedicated hotline for collegiate athletes to report abuse and harassment, education on account security, and increased monitoring. According […]
Wake Forest Athletics announced Thursday that Steve Weinman, who has spent the past 13 years in the Chicago Bulls‘ front office, has been appointed as senior associate athletics director for analytics. Steve Weinman To Serve As General Manager Of Basketball Programs In this role, Weinman will also serve as general manager for both the men’s […]
Cincinnati point guard Jizzle James, an all-Big 12 honorable mention selection last season and the son of Hall of Fame running back Edgerrin James, has been dismissed from the team, according to a statement from coach Wes Miller. Jizzle James Committed To Cincinnati In 2023 James arrived at Cincinnati as a 4-star prospect in the […]
Kansas men’s basketball head coach Bill Self is reportedly hiring Tony Bland as an assistant coach, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported Tuesday. This controversial hire is making headlines in the hoops community, as Bland was implicated in the 2017 FBI investigation for his involvement in a bribery scheme that targeted college basketball players. Tony Bland Was […]
University of Nebraska at Omaha basketball player Deng Mayar died in a drowning incident Saturday while swimming with a friend at Blackridge Reservoir in Herriman, Utah. He was only 22 years old. Sa Mafutaga Was Unable To Save Deng Mayar According to Fox 13 Salt Lake City, Mayar and his 21-year-old friend, Sa Mafutaga, were […]
New Mexico State University and former men’s basketball coach Greg Heiar reached a settlement Friday over a wrongful termination lawsuit, his attorneys told ESPN’s Myron Medcalf. According to Geoff Grammer of the Albuquerque Journal, Heiar received a $600,000 settlement from New Mexico State. Both sides agreed to drop further action. New Mexico State Fired Greg […]
The Southern Conference announced Wednesday that Tennessee Tech will be joining on July 1, 2026, and leaving the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC), where the Golden Eagles had been members since 1949. “This historic move changes the trajectory of our athletic aspirations and makes a statement to our campus and our community that Tech sports will […]
University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM) football coach Bryant Vincent will serve as the university’s interim athletic director, the school announced Tuesday. This news comes one day after John Hartwell resigned as AD. Bryant Vincent To Oversee Athletic Department At ULM Vincent, set to enter his second season as ULM’s coach, will also oversee the […]
The men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournament fields will not be expanding beyond 68 teams this season, but future growth is a possibility, NCAA senior vice president of basketball Dan Gavitt announced Monday. “Expanding the tournament fields is no longer being contemplated for the 2026 men’s and women’s basketball championships,” Gavitt said in a statement. […]
Louisiana-Monroe athletic director John Hartwell stepped down on Monday after two years and six months on the job. An announcement made by the university said Hartwell will be “pursuing other professional opportunities.” “I am grateful for the support of our student athletes, coaches, senior staff, donors, alumni, and all of Warhawk nation,” said Hartwell, who […]
