| Report: Donovan officially signs contract with Florida
Billy Donovan reportedly signed his six-
year, $21 million contract Friday, after agreeing to the extension 16 months
ago following a bizarre set of events where Donovan was briefly the coach of
the NBA's Orlando Magic.
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| Duke, UCLA, Michigan highlight 2K Sports Classic field
Duke, UCLA, Michigan and Southern Illinois
will host regional rounds of the 2K Sports Classic, benefiting Coaches vs.
Cancer, it was announced Thursday.
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| Pitt extends Dixon for three years
Pittsburgh has signed head basketball coach
Jamie Dixon to a three-year contract extension that runs through the 2015-16
season.
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| UMKC gives Brown extension
The University of Missouri-Kansas City has
given men's basketball coach Matt Brown a contract extension through the
2012-13 season.
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| Syracuse's Devendorf granted extra year
Syracuse University guard Eric Devendorf has
been granted an extra year of eligibility by the Big East Conference after
missing most of last season with a knee injury.
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| Trojans' Simmons undergoes surgery
Southern California sophomore guard
Marcus Simmons is expected to be sidelined eight-to-12 weeks after undergoing
surgery to remove excess bone growth in his left leg due to an ankle injury
last season.
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| Colorado State gives Miles an extension
Colorado State University signed men's
basketball coach Tim Miles to a one-year contract extension Wednesday.
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| Richmond reveals basketball violations
The University of Richmond revealed violations
within its men's and women's basketball programs on Monday, indicating there
were illegal text messages and phone calls to prospective student-athletes.
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| Coaching legend Don Haskins dies
Hall of Fame basketball coach Don Haskins, who
helped break racial barriers in the collegiate game, died Sunday at the age of
78.
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| Olajuwon, Ewing and Riley inducted into Hall of Fame
Centers Hakeem Olajuwon and Patrick Ewing,
forever linked from battles in college and the NBA, as well as five-time NBA
champion coach Pat Riley, were inducted into the Naismith Memorial National
Basketball Hall of Fame Friday.
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