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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, 03.25.06
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NOTES FROM ECU AND BEYOND...
Previous Day Nuggets...
Next Day Nuggets...
Compiled from staff reports
and electronic dispatches
Orsini jumps from Central Florida to SMU
Steve Orsini, athletic director at
Central Florida, has been named to the same position at Southern Methodist,
according to an announcement on the Conference USA web site.
Orsini takes over for Jim Copeland, who
in February announced his retirement effective May 31. Orsini brings over 25
years of experience in athletic administration, with the last four coming as
an AD.
Orsini, named AD at UCF in June of
2002, guided the Golden Knights to Conference USA membership and established
the UCF Athletics Association, Inc., a private, non-profit, direct support
organization of the University of Central Florida.
As part of a 70 percent increase in the
department's budget during his tenure at UCF, Orsini increased funding for
all sports and helped the Golden Knights achieve immediate important
successes.
During the 2004-05 academic year, six
UCF teams advanced to NCAA play, including the men's basketball squad, which
made its second consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament. Competing in their
last season in the Atlantic Sun Conference, the Golden Knights swept the
league's all-sports awards, given to the top program in the conference, for
the third straight year.
UCF followed last year's achievements
by advancing to the inaugural C-USA Football Championship Game and its
first-ever bowl appearance in the fall of 2005 after winning the league's
East Division crown.
In all, 25 teams competed in postseason
play during Orsini's time at UCF, and the Golden Knights posted their
highest-ever NACDA Cup finishes in 2003-04 and 2004-05.
Orr walks
the plank at Seton Hall
Seton Hall will not offer basketball
coach Louis Orr a contract extension and will immediately begin the search
for a new head coach, it was announced Friday by Pirates athletic director
Joe Quinlan. Seton Hall will fulfill the remaining terms of Orr’s contract,
according to the university's athletic web site.
“I have evaluated the basketball
program thoroughly and discussed it with Louis,” Quinlan said. “As a result,
we could not agree on critical issues related to the management of the
program.
“Seton Hall holds Louis, his character
and his faith in the highest personal regard. For all he and his staff have
accomplished, we stand grateful."
“We now begin the search for a new
coach. My focus will be to attract candidates who share our vision and can
position Seton Hall basketball to achieve consistent success in the nation’s
best conference,” Quinlan stated.
Orr was 80-69 in five years as Seton
Hall’s head coach, with a record of 37-41 in Big East Conference play. He
came to SHU in 2001 after one year as head coach of Siena. The Pirates
finished 18-12 in 2005-06 and lost to Wichita State on Mar. 16 in the first
round of the NCAA Tournament.
USC's
Booty sidelined, may face surgery
The Los Angeles Times, citing Southern
California coach Pete Carroll, has reported that USC quarterback John David
Booty, who was regarded as the front-runner to succeed Matt Leinart as the
team's starter, missed practice Thursday because of back spasms and could
face surgery if the condition causing the spasms does not correct itself.
Booty injured his back during the
Trojans' first spring workout Tuesday but completed the practice. On
Wednesday, however, he had an MRI exam and Thursday received an epidural
injection.
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
Bonesville.net and other publishers. All rights reserved. This material may not be
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