http://www.d3sports.com RSS Feed for www.d3sports.com en-us D3sports.com RSS Software 1.1 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:00:00 EDT http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/06/27/6710/carrolls-sweet-16-coach-resigns.html After seven years at the helm of the Carroll men's basketball program, David Schultz has resigned his position to pursue other opportunities with the Waukesha school district, Pioneers athletic director Kris Jacobsen announced.

"I thoroughly enjoyed my time coaching and working at Carroll. I loved coaching every team and player over the past seven seasons," said Schultz, No. 2 in wins in the program's history at 109-64. "The athletic department and Kris Jacobsen did all they could, but in the end this is a decision that is in the best interest of my family."

Schultz, hired at Carroll prior to the 2002-03 season, took over a Pioneers team that finished 2-21 during the 2001-02 season and built the program into a Midwest Conference contender. The Pioneers reached the NCAA Tournament in 2006 and 2007, making the Sweet 16 two seasons ago after beating Augustana and St. Thomas on their home floors.

"I am very proud of what the program accomplished and I feel I have left the program in better shape than when I arrived," Schultz added. "I am thankful to have been able to build lifelong friendships with players, family and staff at the university."

Schultz has maintained dual part-time employment over the past several years that included coaching at Carroll while also working as a part-time physical education teacher in the Waukesha school district. He resigned from Carroll to accept full-time employment in the Waukesha school district.

Jacobsen said the resignation came as a surprise, saying Carroll was in the process of putting together a full-time employment package. "I am very disappointed that Coach Schultz decided to end his tenure as the Carroll men's basketball coach," she said. "The university has explored full-time employment opportunities for Coach Schultz on numerous occasions and it was our hope that he would become a full-time member of the university."

A national search for Schultz's successor will begin immediately. Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:42:08 EDT http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/06/27/6710/carrolls-sweet-16-coach-resigns.html http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/03/21/6439/one-step-away.html Capital in 1995. UW-Oshkosh in 1996. Howard Payne last year. Washington U. twice in 1999 and 2000. And now you can add George Fox in 2009 to the list of undefeated women's Division III basketball national champions.

The Bruins built a 14 point second half lead and held off a furious Washington U. rally to complete an undefeated season, 60-53. George Fox looked like it would cruise to the title after Keisha Gordon hit a three to give the Bruins a 49-35 lead with 10:11 to play. But the Bears scored 15 of the next 17 points to close within one. Kristen Shielee answered with a basket and then another in the final two minutes to put the game away. It was a magical run for a team that graduated seven seniors last spring and had no returning starters.

The Bruins will have plenty of hardware to bring back to Oregon. Shielee was named the Tournament's Most Outstanding Player joined by teammate Sage Indendi, Janice Evans and Jaimie McFarlin of Washington U. and Hillary Klimowicz of The College of New Jersey on the All-Tournament team. Scott Rueck was named the D3hoops.com Coach of the Year and Sage Indendi the Rookie of the Year. Klimowicz was named the Player of the Year.

Before the title game we named the D3hoops.com All-Americans, with Klimowicz joining Keli Ward of York (Pa.), Leigh Ann Burke of DeSales, Jessica McEntee of NYU and Megan Scheele of Edgewood on the first team. After the game Sage Indendi joined us to discuss the Bruins' remarkable season and her own journey to George Fox. You can also check out the Daily Dose for more coverage of the championship game, including links to several items from the Holland (Mich.) Sentinel and other outlets.

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The College of New Jersey finished an impressive postseason by defeating No. 11 Amherst 82-74 in the third place game. Klimowicz finished with 25 points, 12 rebounds, six assists and Sun, 17 May 2009 00:25:00 EDT http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/03/21/6439/one-step-away.html http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/03/21/6440/bears-defense-faces-final-roadblock.html Washington University joined the ranks of repeat winners in Division III men's basketball, as the No. 2 Bears held off a rally attempt by No. 6 Richard Stockton to win the 2009 Division III men's basketball national championship, 61-52.

Tyler Nading scored 20 points on 9-for-11 shooting, while Sean Wallis had a double-double with 16 points and 10 assists in the win. Photo gallery.

Nading made sure his teammates knew that history would not be allowed to repeat itself, as Evans Clinchy writes. The previous two national champions had lost in the following year's title game.

Richard Stockton rallied to cut a 16-point deficit to eight, but couldn't get over the hump. The Ospreys were led by Santini Lancioni's 19 points. Scroll down for more women's coverage and for coverage of Friday's semifinals. Guilford won the third-place game, 79-67.

Wallis was named the Most Outstanding Player of the championships, with Nading and Aaron Thompson of Wash U joining him on the All-Tournament team, along with Michael Farrow of Richard Stockton, James McNally of Franklin and Marshall and Clay Henson of Guilford. Thompson, Wallis and Tyler Sanborn were also named D3hoops.com All-Americans in an announcement made on the pregame show for the national title game. MIT guard Jimmy Bartolotta was named the D3hoops.com Player of the Year, while Wooster guard Justin Hallowell was named Rookie of the Year and Franklin and Marshall's Glenn Robinson the coach of the year.

Tourney toolbar: D3hoops.com All-Region team | Final four video and audio coverage | Men's bracket | Women's bracket | Pick 'em login Wed, 06 May 2009 01:42:03 EDT http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/03/21/6440/bears-defense-faces-final-roadblock.html http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/07/01/6716/ut-tyler-lets-first-womens-coach-go.html Texas-Tyler has chosen not to renew the contract of head women's basketball coach and associate athletic director Terri Deike.

"We thank coach Deike for her dedication and service to UT-Tyler, the athletics department, and the women's basketball program," said athletic director James Vilade. "Coach Deike played a major role in helping UT-Tyler move toward NCAA membership and she was involved in many other facets of the athletics department."

Deike was Texas-Tyler's first women's basketball coach and had a 90-61 record over six seasons. Her teams won three ASC East Division Championship and appeared in the American Southwest Conference tournament twice.

Assistant coach Cassi Little will assume the women's basketball coaching duties on an interim basis and a national search for a new head coach will begin immediately. Deike will continue in her role as associate athletics director until Aug. 31. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:23:31 EDT http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/07/01/6716/ut-tyler-lets-first-womens-coach-go.html http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/07/01/6717/new-crown-hire-has-large-task-ahead.html Crown athletic director Jim Hunter announced the hiring of Bill Adamson as assistant director of athletics and head women's basketball coach beginning July 1. 

"After an exhaustive search we believe we have hired a coach who is committed to the process of rebuilding a women's basketball program that has been searching for stability over the past several years," Hunter said. "Bill has demonstrated over the course of his career and the interview process that he truly wants to coach and mentor young adults in a Christian environment and has a proven track record of stability in his coaching roles throughout his career.  We are blessed to have someone of Bill's experience joining our athletic staff."

Adamson takes over a team that went 2-20 last season, 2-0 against North Central (Minn.) and 0-20 against everyone else. The Storm haven't won a UMAC game since beating Northland 48-42 on Feb. 11, 2006, a streak of Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:40:46 EDT http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/07/01/6717/new-crown-hire-has-large-task-ahead.html http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/06/30/6714/bethany-hires-another-d-i-assistant.html Holy Cross assistant coach Andrew Sachs has been named the new head men's basketball coach at Bethany, as announced Monday by athletic director Tim Weaver.

Sachs replaces Mike Summey, who went 17-12 in one season before stepping down in early June to become the director of basketball operations at Miami (Fla.). Weaver believes Sachs' work at strong academic institutions at the Division I, II and III levels made him a model candidate to take the reins to the Bison, who have earned a postseason bid each of the past five seasons.

"Andy's extensive experience with winning programs, along with his familiarity with our primary recruiting areas, makes him an ideal fit to lead our men's basketball program," said Weaver. "He has worked with some great coaches in his career and has enjoyed success wherever he's been. Having spent the last five years in an academic environment like Holy Cross will enable him Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:17:15 EDT http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/06/30/6714/bethany-hires-another-d-i-assistant.html http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/06/29/6715/high-school-veteran-comes-home-to-ozarks.html Longtime Lamar (Ark.) High School Girl's Basketball Coach Carl Ramsey is the new Head Women's Basketball Coach at the University of the Ozarks, it was announced by Ozarks' Athletics Director Jimmy Clark.

Ramsey makes the jump to his alma mater after spending the last 29 seasons as head coach at Lamar. Ramsey's senior high teams averaged 22 wins during his career and he has posted a 660-227 (.744) overall record. He led Lamar to eight state tournament appearances during his tenure, including a stretch of four straight years where the Lady Warriors played for the state championship (1987-1991). He won state titles in both 1988 and 1991.

"We are excited about hiring a veteran coach that has won a lot of games during his career," said Clark. "He is a guy who knows how to win. He has an impressive overall winning percentage, and I believe he will get us back Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:29:33 EDT http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/06/29/6715/high-school-veteran-comes-home-to-ozarks.html http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/06/28/6712/rogers-named-marymount-mens-coach.html H. Christopher Rogers was named head men's basketball coach at Marymount, according to athletic director Bill Finney. Rogers is the fourth coach in the 22 seasons of Marymount men's basketball. He replaces Scott McClary, who stepped down two months ago to take the head coaching job at Muhlenberg.

Rogers, most recently a head assistant coach at Franklin and Marshall, comes to Marymount with eight years of collegiate basketball experience at the NCAA Division III level.

"We are pleased to have Chris join our coaching staff," said Finney. "Our search committee was impressed with his dedication and enthusiasm. He has the ability to take our program forward.

"Chris has gained valuable experience at F&M under Glenn Robinson, the winningest coach in NCAA Division III men's basketball," Finney continued.

He takes over a team that went 15-13 this past season, advancing to the Capital Athletic Conference championship game. Eleven letterwinners are Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:42:28 EDT http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/06/28/6712/rogers-named-marymount-mens-coach.html http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/06/17/6708/gordon-hires-mens-coach.html Gordon has appointed Tod Murphy as its new men's basketball coach. Murphy succeeds Mike Schauer, who coached Gordon for the last seven seasons before assuming the head coaching post this month at Wheaton (Ill.).

For the past six years, Murphy has been the lead assistant coach at UC Irvine, his alma mater. Prior to that, he spent two years as an assistant at UC Riverside. At Irvine, Murphy has been the recruiting director, offensive coordinator, and a principal scout. UCI finished tied for third last year in the Big West Conference.

A 6-9 forward, Murphy had a stellar career as a player. At UCI, he was the team MVP for three straight years, and was twice named All-Conference. As a senior he received honorable mention in the voting for All-American status. After graduating from UCI with a degree in economics, Murphy went on to play professional basketball for more than a decade, Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:44:45 EDT http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/06/17/6708/gordon-hires-mens-coach.html http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/06/16/6703/its-official-bard-and-rit-to-the-liberty-league.html Bard and Rochester Tech will join the Liberty League as full members, beginning in the 2011-12 season. The announcement was made official today by Jim McLaughlin, Liberty League president.

"We're delighted to welcome Bard and RIT into the Liberty League," said McLaughlin. "Both of these outstanding institutions share the ideals of the Liberty League in terms of student-first philosophy and approaching intercollegiate athletics as an integral part of the overall educational experience. We look forward to the contributions that Bard and RIT will make to the league, both academically and athletically."

Bard is currently a member of the Skyline Conference, while RIT is in the Empire 8. Bard's five-year record in men's basketball is 25-101, 29-87 in women's basketball and it will be the Raptors' third conference affiliation in five seasons, after the school left the NEAC. Both Bard head coaching positions are currently open. RIT is 75-57 over the same period Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:48:47 EDT http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/06/16/6703/its-official-bard-and-rit-to-the-liberty-league.html http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/06/16/6705/three-time-all-region-honoree-named-cabrini-head-coach.html Kate Pearson has been named head women's basketball coach at Cabrini. Pearson will take over leadership of the women's basketball program July 1 following five seasons as an assistant coach with the Cavaliers.

"Kate's experience as a phenomenal Division III player and as our assistant coach for the past several years makes this a perfect opportunity to promote a good person from within," said athletic director Joe Giunta. "She excelled ... at the University of Scranton (as Kate Pierangeli) and has been a major part of our success as an assistant coach at Cabrini. The Cabrini women's basketball program is in great hands with Kate."

Pearson inherits a Cavaliers team that has captured two consecutive conference titles and has advanced to back-to-back NCAA Tournaments. In 2008-09, Cabrini finished with 23 overall victories, the program's highest win total since the 1994-95 season.

"I am ecstatic to become the head women's basketball coach at Cabrini Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:17:13 EDT http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/06/16/6705/three-time-all-region-honoree-named-cabrini-head-coach.html http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/06/15/6699/ncac-commissioner-dies-of-a-heart-attack.html Dennis Collins, commissioner of the North Coast Athletic Conference passed away suddenly, Sunday, June 14, from a heart attack.

Collins became the conference's first and only commissioner when the league began its first playing season in 1984. For 25 years, he led one of the most successful conferences in all three divisions of the NCAA.

He was a respected national leader and has served as president of the NCAA Division III Commissioners Association, a group he helped to organize in 1989. From 1992-96, he served as a member of the NCAA Council, the national association's equivalent of a board of directors. In the same period, he chaired the NCAA Dist. IV Postgraduate Scholarship Committee, served on the Division Special Restructuring Taskforce and in 1999, completed a six-year term on the NCAA Interpretations Committee. He was awarded the prestigious Meritorious Service Award from the Div. III Commissioners' Association in 2006. He was a Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:57:26 EDT http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/06/15/6699/ncac-commissioner-dies-of-a-heart-attack.html http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/06/13/6695/dodgers-draft-cornell-center.html Cornell rising senior Chris Handke was selected Thursday by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 41st round of the Major League Baseball draft, even though he's had far more success as a center for the Rams than a pitcher.

&&f-boxl&&Handke is 6-11, 235, and was taken No. 1,237 overall. Although the right-hander pitched in just six games this season and compiled a 15.19 ERA, the Dodgers saw something they liked.

"I had talked with the Dodgers before the draft," Handke said. "I thought there was a decent chance they would take me, but you never know how things will work out. ... I checked online after lunch and that's when I found out. The Dodgers called (Thursday) night around 10. It's definitely exciting."

Handke, one of 19 Division III baseball players drafted, drew attention from scouts last month at the Perfect Game USA showcase event in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where his fastball topped Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:35:20 EDT http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/06/13/6695/dodgers-draft-cornell-center.html http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/06/11/6694/d-iii-players-lead-team-to-win-in-italy.html Alverno coach Brad Duckworth, sophomore Alicia Kontowski and Centenary junior guard Kristen Camuso represented the USA on a 10-day, four-game tour of Italy. The tour was organized by American International Sports Tours.

The first game of the tour was an exhibition game played near Florence, Italy on Thursday, May 28, against a B1 level team where the American team fell 84-80.

"This was our first experience with international play. The physical style surprised us a little," Duckworth said.

Two days later near Venice the American team got things moving in the right direction with a 71-47 victory, led by Kontowski's game-high 21 points, in the first of the friendly competition games.

"Alicia played great and our team really figured out how to match the intensity and play of the Italians. Once we had our first win we knew that we could handle ourselves," Duckworth said.

"Playing in Italy was extremely different than playing in the Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:50:35 EDT http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/06/11/6694/d-iii-players-lead-team-to-win-in-italy.html http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/06/10/6693/conn.-college-nabs-d-i-assistant.html Brian Wilson, associate head coach at Holy Cross, has been named women's basketball head coach at Connecticut College. Wilson, a 2000 graduate of Virginia, spent six years with the Crusader program in the Patriot League, handling the role of recruiting coordinator for the past five seasons.

Wilson replaces Laura Hungerford, who stepped down after eight seasons with the program. She went 65-121 (.349), 7-65 (.097) in the NESCAC.

"Connecticut College has a strong history of academic and athletic achievement," Wilson said. "I hope to add to that legacy by taking the women's basketball program to a new level of competition."

At Holy Cross, Wilson's teams earned NCAA Tournament berths in 2005 and 2007, reaching the Patriot League championship game for four consecutive years from 2005-2008. Wilson earned a reputation as an effective and tireless recruiter. In 2007, Wilson's recruiting class was recognized by the Blue Star Basketball Report in its honorable mention category. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:26:29 EDT http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/06/10/6693/conn.-college-nabs-d-i-assistant.html http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/06/09/6691/coast-guard-coach-retires.html Pete Barry, the all-time winningest men's basketball coach at the Coast Guard Academy, has announced his retirement.

The Bears went 12-13 this past season, 4-8 in the NEWMAC.

Barry, who coached at the both the high school and college level for a combined 40 years, posted a record of 262-216 (.548) in 19 years at Coast Guard and finishes his collegiate career with a record of 413-315 (.567) in 27 seasons.

He led the Bears to the greatest season in school history in 2007-08, when the team won a school-record 24 games and advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Division III tournament. The Bears won their second straight New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference tournament championship that season. They won the program's first NEWMAC tournament championships in the 2006-07 after finishing in last place during the regular season. He was named the D3hoops.com Northeast Region Coach of the Year in Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:48:12 EDT http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/06/09/6691/coast-guard-coach-retires.html http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/06/09/6692/gard-gets-promotion.html UW-Platteville conducted an extensive national search for its 13th men's basketball coach, but as it turned out, the ideal candidate was already on the Pioneer bench.

Jeff Gard was introduced as the head coach Tuesday in front of a large gathering in the Pioneer Student Center. He moves to the head coaching position after serving as a Pioneer assistant for the previous six seasons. He spent the last two as the associate head coach under Paul Combs, who left for Division II Wayne State (Neb.).

"We had a really good pool of candidates, and Jeff rose to the top," UW-Platteville athletic director Mark Molesworth said. "His tireless hard work and efforts over the last six years have helped the Pioneers return to the NCAA III playoffs. We're very confident he can continue that as a head coach. He truly is a member of the Pioneer family, as he has his undergraduate and Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:35:09 EDT http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/06/09/6692/gard-gets-promotion.html http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/06/08/6687/hope-calvin-fill-the-seats.html Hope led Division III in men's and women's basketball attendance according to statistics provided by the NCAA. The Flying Dutchmen drew 43,319 spectators over 16 games for an average attendance of 2,696. Hope has taken the men's attendance crown every year since 2002 when it finished second to Calvin.

On the women's side the Flying Dutch had 21,581 spectators over 17 games for an average attendance of 1,269. The Hope men went 14-2 and the women 17-0 at the DeVos Fieldhouse, which seats 3,400 and hosted the 2008 and 2009 women's national semifinal and championship games.

Hope's archrival Calvin also drew plenty of people to check out the new VanNoord Arena, which opened in midseason. The Knights finished second in men's average attendance with 2,553 and third in women's average attendance behind UW-Eau Claire (1,055) with 1,053. In the first regular season home game played at VanNoord, Sat, 13 Jun 2009 10:14:14 EDT http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/06/08/6687/hope-calvin-fill-the-seats.html http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/06/08/6688/frostburg-takes-cacs-offer.html Frostburg State has accepted an invitation to become a member of the Capital Athletic Conference, it was announced by FSU president Jonathan Gibralter and Capital Athletic Conference commissioner Tom Byrnes. Frostburg will become an official member of the league on July 1, 2010, and start athletic competition that fall.

The school, which is 150 miles from Washington in the Maryland panhandle, has been talked about as a potential CAC member since the mid-1990s. The Bobcats currently compete as the southernmost member of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference.

&&f-boxr&&"The Capital Athletic Conference Board of Directors is thrilled to offer CAC membership to Frostburg State University, an institution that not only fits our philosophical makeup but also offers a highly competitive array of intercollegiate athletic teams," Sullivan said.

Frostburg returns the league's membership to nine schools, following the departure of Gallaudet, which D3sports.com announced last week Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:20:30 EDT http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/06/08/6688/frostburg-takes-cacs-offer.html http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/06/06/6686/goffnett-leaves-alma-hoops.html Alma women's basketball coach Charlie Goffnett, who led the Scots to a national championship in 1992, announced that he will retire from that post.

Goffnett coached the Scots for 22 seasons during which he compiled a 334-217 record. Goffnett leaves as the MIAA's winningest women's basketball coach. His 334 wins put him in front of current Hope coach Brian Morehouse (315 wins).

The Scots reached the NCAA tournament five times under Goffnett's leadership including the 1992 title run in which they won five games on the road. Alma defeated Moravian 79-75 to capture the school's first national championship. Alma's last trip to the NCAA tournament was 1997.

"Although I enjoyed all of our successes, the fact that our basketball program won the school's first-ever National Championship is truly something that I hold dear to my heart," said Goffnett in the school's release. "Each of the coaches here Sat, 06 Jun 2009 11:24:52 EDT http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/06/06/6686/goffnett-leaves-alma-hoops.html http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/06/02/6684/augie-v.-zags-seriously..html It says something when traveling to the two-time defending national champion isn't the most interesting game on the schedule. But for Augustana, heading to Wash U takes a back seat to the game that precedes it: a Dec. 9 date at Gonzaga.

Grey Giovanine's Vikings return just one starter from last year's 18-8 team, so the timing might not be the best. But this kind of opportunity doesn't present itself every year. "For our team to get a chance to compete against one of college basketball's best programs in arguably the toughest home court environment in the nation, is a remarkable opportunity," said Giovanine, who is 183-79 (.698) in 10 seasons at Augustana.

"I have always had a good relationship with the Gonzaga staff and we appreciate this opportunity. This is a model program at the highest collegiate level and I think it is safe to say we will be the Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:14:02 EDT http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/06/02/6684/augie-v.-zags-seriously..html http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/05/31/6683/brown-moves-to-vassar.html After turning Manhattanville into a conference contender in just three seasons, Candice Brown has left for another challenge: rebuilding Vassar.

Brown led the Valiants to an 18-11 record and an appearance in the MAC-Freedom Conference title game last season. The 18 wins were the program's most since 1983-1984 and helped earn Brown conference coach of the year honors. Brown put together consecutive winning seasons at Manhattanville in 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 after taking over a program that was 7-18 the year before she arrived. She finished with a record of 38-42 in three years with the Valiants.

Now she'll try to achieve the same turnaround at Vassar, which was 4-21 last season. The Brewers are 28-91 over the last five seasons with just seven conference victories during that stretch. Vassar had no seniors and just one junior last season but expects to return two All-Liberty League selections, in Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:07:02 EDT http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/05/31/6683/brown-moves-to-vassar.html http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/05/29/6682/fifields-back.html Southern Maine has announced that former women's basketball coach Gary Fifield will return to the sidelines next season, reassuming the reins of a program he guided for 21 years before retiring from coaching last fall.

Fifield returns to the program he guided to a 541-86 record over 21 seasons after interim coach Mike McDevitt resigned to return to his alma mater, St. Joseph's (Maine), as women's basketball coach. In one season as the Huskies coach, McDevitt led the team to a 22-7 overall record, the Little East Conference tournament championship and a berth in the NCAA Division III tournament.

&&f-boxr&&Southern Maine athletic director Al Bean indicated that McDevitt, who was hired on a one-year interim basis when Fifield retired, had been offered the head coaching position at USM following a search process to name Fifield's permanent successor. At the same time, St. Joseph's was seeking a new head coach following the Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:34:10 EDT http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/05/29/6682/fifields-back.html http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/05/28/6681/east-region-coaching-carousel-spins-again.html Oswego State named its new head men's basketball coach with a pick that will keep the East region coaching carousel spinning.

Adam Stockwell will be the next head coach for Oswego State after spending five seasons at Clarkson. Stockwell replaces Kevin Broderick who left Oswego State for his alma mater Nazareth who replaced retiring head coach Mike Daly. So now it is Clarkson's turn to search for a new coach.

Stockton becomes the 15th head coach in the 86-year history of Oswego State after guiding Clarkson into postseason play in each of the past three seasons, including the Liberty League tournament title and the program's first-ever NCAA tournament appearance in 2008. That same season, he went on to garner Coach of the Year accolades. In 2008-2009 the Golden Knights finished with a 15-11 record and reached the Liberty League semifinals for the second straight season as the number Thu, 28 May 2009 23:18:42 EDT http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/05/28/6681/east-region-coaching-carousel-spins-again.html http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/05/27/6680/onu-ends-long-hiring-process.html John Rhodes, an assistant at Division I Northeastern, has been named head men's basketball coach at Ohio Northern.

"Getting the opportunity to coach at Ohio Northern makes this the most memorable Memorial Day for my family and I," Rhodes said. "It is a humbling experience to follow in the footsteps of such great coaches as Gale Daugherty, Joe Campoli and Jeff Coleman. I'm excited to grow the passion for ONU. The reputation of this school precedes it. I started looking at ONU and it didn't take long to figure out that this is a great place to be. We look forward to helping our young players reach their potential. We are going to play hard and have some fun."

&&f-boxl&&Ohio Northern finished 18-9 this past season. Coleman stepped down after compiling a 73-34 mark in four seasons.

Northeastern finished the 2008-09 season with a 19-13 record and a third place finish in the Fri, 29 May 2009 13:54:27 EDT http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/05/27/6680/onu-ends-long-hiring-process.html http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/05/24/6667/greensboro-keeps-coaching-job-in-the-family.html Greensboro's athletic department won't have to do much to update its listing for the head women's basketball coach. The USA South regular season champions can just change the first name from Jason to Randy.

Jason Tuggle resigned his position as the Pride's head coach to become the Director of Athletics at his high school alma mater J.M. Morehead High School in Eden, North Carolina. Tuggle also stepped down as the head men's and women's cross country coach. Tuggle took the Pride to the 2005, 2006 and 2009 NCAA Tournaments and posted a 138-58 record. Last year Tuggle led the Pride to a 27-3 record, an undefeated run through regular season conference play and a first round NCAA Tournament win over Mississippi College.

"As good as Jason is as a coach, he is an even better person and a real difference maker with people," Pride Athletics Director Kim Strable Sun, 24 May 2009 22:54:07 EDT http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/05/24/6667/greensboro-keeps-coaching-job-in-the-family.html http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/05/20/6652/culpo-moves-from-hartwick-to-castleton.html Castleton State associate dean for athletics and recreation, Deanna Tyson, is pleased to announce the hiring of Paul Culpo as the men's basketball head coach. Culpo beat out more than 200 applicants to become the 19th head coach in Castleton history.

Culpo has spent the past six seasons at Hartwick, taking a team that went 2-22 his first season to 15-12 and an ECAC Upstate championship, the first in the program's history. He compiled a 49-102 record.

"We are very happy to have Paul on board." Tyson stated. "Paul is committed to the Division III philosophy, and has shown the ability to recruit young men of high character and talent while at Hartwick. I have no doubts that he will do the same here at Castleton."

Culpo has coached at all levels of basketball, including a stint coaching a professional team in Europe, and stops at Division I UMass-Amherst, and Division II Saint Wed, 20 May 2009 17:11:01 EDT http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/05/20/6652/culpo-moves-from-hartwick-to-castleton.html http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/05/17/6641/salem-joins-great-south.html The Great South Athletic Conference office announces Salem College as the conference's eighth member. The presidents and athletic directors of the GSAC voted unanimously to accept Salem with full membership status becomes effective when the 2009-10 academic year begins.

Salem is a women's institution located in Winston-Salem, N.C. The school, founded in 1772, is the oldest educational institution for women in the United States. The Spirits compete in basketball, cross country, soccer, swimming, tennis and volleyball. As part of its membership acceptance, Salem will provide a written commitment and an accompanying timetable for the sponsorship of softball as a varsity sport.

Current member institutions will adjust individual sports schedules to include Salem during the 2009-10 season. Qualification for postseason play will depend on the scheduling criteria of individual sports and, in some cases, may have to be delayed until the following year. Sun, 17 May 2009 00:23:41 EDT http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2009/05/17/6641/salem-joins-great-south.html