Former Florida International University head coach Richard Pitino has accepted the head coaching job with the Minnesota Gophers.
Pitino is the son of Louisville Cardinals head coach Rick Pitino, who led his team to the national championship by beating Michigan on Monday night 82-76.
He coached Florida International for one season in 2012-13. Pitino led FIU to 18 wins in his one year with the program.
Pitino led Florida International to its first winning season since 1999-2000. Florida International had 11 conference wins with Pitino at the helm.
He was an assistant coach from 2009-11 with the Florida Gators.
Pitino was an assistant coach at Duquesne and at Northeastern University.
He spent time with the Louisville Cardinals from 2007-09 and 2011-12.
Jeff Price has been named the new head basketball coach of the Lynn University Fighting Knights.
This is his second stint with the Fighting Knights. Price was the first head coach in Lynn history from 1993-99.
Price is taking over for Scott McMillin, who resigned after 10 seasons with the school. Lynn only won 11 games all of last season and three wins in the Sunshine State Conference.
During his six year tenure with Lynn from 1993-99, he won 20 games or more five of those years.
In the 1996-97 season with Lynn, Price led the program to a 28-3 record and an NCAA Division II Tournament National Semifinals appearance.
After he left Lynn in 1999, Price was the head coach at Georgia Southern for 10 seasons and won 138 games there.
Price took over as the head coach at West Virginia Wesleyan for one season in 2010-11.
Before returning to Lynn, Price was the interim head coach last season at South Alabama.
In 1981, Price earned a bachelor's degree from Pikeville College, which is located in Kentucky.
He is originally from Columbus, Ohio. Price is married to his wife Jody. They have one son and one daughter.
Forward/Center Kenny Kadji scored 11 points and played 28 minutes as the Miami Hurricanes fell short against Marquette 71-61 in the East Regional Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday.
Kadji is a senior from Duoala, Cameroon. He played basketball at Pendleton/IMG Academy in high school.
While at Pendleton/IMG Academy, he had 12.0 rebounds and 28.points per game.
Kadji played with the Florida Gators for two seasons before coming to the Hurricanes.
As a freshman with Florida, he played in 35 games.
In his sophomore year with Florida, he only played 45 minutes and scored 8 points. Kadji's year was cut short because of back surgery.
As a junior at Miami, he had 5.3 rebounds and scored 11.7 points per game.
In his senior season with the Hurricanes, Kadji is averaging 29.1 minutes and 12.9 points per game.
An interesting fact about Kadji is he played the piano five years of his life. One of his brothers also attends Miami.
The Hurricanes season is now over. This was Miami's first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2008.
His minor is in business administration. Sociology is his major at Miami.
Guard Shane Larkin had 14 points for the Hurricanes and made two three point shots as Miami lost to Marquette 71-61 in the East Regional Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday. He played for 39 minutes in the game.
Larkin is a sophomore from Orlando, Fla. He went to Dr. Phillips High School where he played basketball before coming to the Miami Hurricanes.
During his senior year at Dr. Phillips, he scored 18.8 points per game. He had 320 steals during his basketball playing days at Dr. Phillips, which is a school record.
He led his high school team with 27 wins in his final season at Dr. Phillips.
In his freshman season with Miami, Larkin averaged 7.4 points per game and played 25.6 minutes in his first season with the program.
As a sophomore with the Hurricanes, Larkin averaged 36.4 minutes per game and scored 14.5 points last season.
Larkin is the son of Barry Larkin, who was a baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds.
Guard Rion Brown scored 21 points and made five three point shots as the Miami Hurricanes barely beat Illinois 63-59 on Sunday night in the East Regional in the third round of the NCAA Tournament.
Brown is a junior from Hinesville, Ga. He played basketball at Liberty County High School.
In his senior season in high school, Brown scored 22.8 points a game while playing
at Liberty.
As a freshman at Miami, Brown played 16.9 minutes and scored 4.4 points.
In his sophomre season with the Hurricanes, Brown had an average of 7.2 points and played 19.9 minutes.
This season as a junior, he is averaging 22.1 minutes per game and is scoring 6.5 points.
With their win against Illinois on Sunday, the Hurricanes are advancing to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for just the second time in program history.
The Hurricanes will play Marquette on Thursday night at 7:15 p.m. The game will be televised on CBS in Washington D.C.
Brown is majoring in sports administration at Miami.
Here is a video of Brown dunking against Duke this season:
Guard Durand Scott had 21 points and five made three point shots as the Miami Hurricanes beat Pacific on Friday in the East Regional of the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Scott is a senior from The Bronx, N.Y. He played basketball at Rice High School before coming to the Hurricanes.
When he was at Rice High School, he was named most valuable player in the state Class 2-A title game in his senior season.
As a freshman at Miami, Scott averaged 10.3 points per game and played 27.8 minutes.
In his spohomore year with the Hurricanes, Scott had an average of 32.8 minutes per game and scored 13.6 points.
As a junior at Miami, he averaged 12.9 points per game and played 33.2 minutes.
This season as a senior, Scott is playing 34.2 minutes per game and is scoring 13.2 points.
Forward Andre Mattison had 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as FAU beat Florida International University 77-60 on Saturday night. The senior players for the Owls were honored before the game started.
Mattison is a senior from Washington D.C. He went to Coolidge where he played basketball in high school.
During his career at Coolidge, he led the team to a 48-18 mark. As a senior in high school, he was named the most valuable player.
He had a 3.9 grade point average when he graduated from high school with honors.
As a freshman at FAU, Mattison played in 22 games. He averaged 0.7 points a game that season.
In his sophomore season, Mattison played in 20 games. Mattison averaged 1.1 points a game as a Sophomore.
As a junior, he played in 27 games and started two of those games. Mattison scored 1.7 points a game that season.
In his final season as a senior, Mattison is averaging 2.4 points a game. His 14 points on Saturday night were his most points in a game this season. Mattison has also appeared in 28 games this season.
The Owls next game will be against the Troy Trojans on Friday night at 9:30 p.m. in Hot Springs, Ark. in the Sun Belt Conference tournament.
Mattison is a member of the National Honors Society.
Palm Beach Atlantic University men's head basketball coach Terry Primm will not be returning next season with the Sailfish after six seasons with the school.
The Sailfish went 1-24 under Primm this season. Their only win in the 2012-13 season came on Nov. 14 at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla.
His overall coaching record at Palm Beach Atlantic University in six seasons was 36-127.
Primm took over as head coach of the Sailfish in the 2007-08 season. The team went 4-22 under Primm in his first season.
In the 2008-09 season, Primm led the team to a 9-19 record beating Barry University twice that season.
Primm led the Sailfish to a 6-24 record in the 2009-10 season. The Sailfish won the NCCAA South Region championship that season.
In the 2010-11 season under Primm, the team had a record of 12-13. Palm Beach Atlantic played in the Jay McCormick Memorial Classic and the Sailfish classic tournaments that season.
The Sailfish only won four games in the 2011-12 season under Primm.
He was a player with the Sailfish from 1995-1997. Primm was also the recruiting coordinator with the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish.
Primm has a bachelor's degree and a Master's degree from Palm Beach Atlantic University. He has a bachelor's degree in Business Administration. In the Master's program, he has a degree in Organizational Leadership.
Primm has one daughter and currently lives in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Here is a video of Terry Primm discussing the 2012-13 season:
Guard Tyrone Davis had 26 points, six assists, and seven rebounds as Northwood lost to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in the NAIA Division II Sun Conference Championship game Tuesday night, 91-81.
Davis is a senior from Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He played basketball at Boyd Anderson High School.
Davis led Boyd Anderson to the state finals where they ended as a runner-up.
He is only five foot, two inches tall. Davis is averaging 12 points a game this season.
The Seahawks are currently 30-3 this season. Northwood will play the College of the Ozarks next Wednesday in the NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament.
Davis 26 points on Tuesday night was the highest point total in a game this season.
His major at Northwood University is Automotive/After Market Management.
Gary Tuell is the men's head basketball coach of the Nova Southeastern University Sharks.
Tuell was hired for the position in 2004. In his first season with the Sharks in 2005-06, the team finished 17-11 and had an 11-5 Sunshine State Conference record.
In the 2006-07 season, the Sharks went 14-15 under Tuell. The Sharks had gone through players being injured that season.
Tuell coached the 2007-08 season with yet again players being injured. The Sharks had a 10-18 record under Tuell.
In the 2008-09 season, the Sharks went 16-11 under Tuell. The highlight moment in that season was when Nova beat Lynn University in overtime.
In his tenure in the 2009-10 season, the Sharks had no Seniors on the team and still managed to reach the Sunshine State Conference Tournament.
The Sharks lost three overtime games in the 2010-11 season under Tuell. In the 2011-12 season, the Sharks were 7-9 in the Sunshine State Conference and 13-14 overall.
He had previously been the head coach at Augusta State University.
Prior to being at Augusta State University, he was the head coach at St. Thomas University located in Miami for five seasons.
Before he was at St. Thomas University, Tuell was the head coach at Milligan College located in eastern Tennessee and Cincinnati Christian.
Tuell is from Louisville, Ky. He graduated from the University of Louisville where he received his bachelor's degree in English.
He is also the author of a book. The book is titled Above the rim: The history of basketball at theUniversity of Louisville.
Here is a video of Gary Tuell discussing the team's season currently in progress:
Scott McMillin is the men's head basketball coach of the Lynn University Fighting Knights.
McMillin has been the head coach of the Fighting Knights since 2003 when he was hired for the position.
When he was hired in 2003, McMillin was 26 years old and the youngest coach in NCAA Division II history.
Before he came to Lynn, McMillin was the head coach at Santa Fe Community College, which is in Gainesville, Fla. He led Santa Fe with a 36-25 record as the head coach in two seasons at the school.
In his second season as head coach, McMillin led the Fighting Knights to a 29-6 record and 13-3 in conference play. The 29 wins Lynn had in 2004-05 are the most wins in one season in school history. In 2004-05, Lynn won the South Regional NCAA Championship.
In 2005-06, McMillin led the Fighting Knights to another 20-win mark. Lynn's final record in 2005-06 was 20-9 and 11-5 in conference play.
The Fighting Knights haven't had a 20-win season since the 2005-06 season.
He graduated at the University at Buffalo in 1998.
Currently, the Fighting Knights have an 11-12 record and are 3-10 in conference play.
McMillin is originally from Kansas and went to high school there. He is married with his wife Crystal, and has one daughter.
Lynn University is a small, private university with 2,109 students located in Boca Raton, Fla.
Iran Hollis has been a leader for the Nova Southeastern Sharks this season.
He is a 6'5 senior forward averaging 12.2 points a game. This is Hollis second straight season with the Sharks.
In his freshman season, Hollis only started in two games with a three point, two assist average. After his freshman season, he transferred to Santa Fe College for one season.
As a sophomore at Santa Fe College, Hollis had an average of seven rebounds and 9.1 points a game.
In his junior year, he returned to Nova Southeastern where he played in 27 games and was a starter in 18 of those games.
Hollis attended South Broward High School and also played basketball there. His hometown is Hollywood, Fla.
Hollis major is in business administration. The food that he likes to eat is chicken.
Nova Southeastern University is located in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Nova is a private university that also has 148,000 alumni and 28,000 students.
Here is a video of Hollis discussing his game-winning shot in a game last December:
FAU's Jordan McCoy had a season high 19 points in a loss to FIU last Thursday. Greg Gantt also had 19 points for the Owls. McCoy made nine out of 14 shots and nine rebounds in the game.
He went to Olympia High School in Orlando, Fla., where he graduated with a 3.5 grade point average magna cum laude.
According to FAU Sports, he "helped Olympia win Florida's 2009 Class 6A District 5 and FHSAA Region 2 championship as a senior."
In his freshman season with FAU, McCoy averaged 4.0 points a game and played 15.2 minutes a game.
In his junior season, McCoy played in 29 games and started five of those games. He mostly comes off the bench and usually hasn't started in his career with the Owls.
In his senior season with FAU, he has averaged 5.5 points a game coming off the bench.
He was considered a nominee for the National Honor Society while in high school.
Marcus Hardy is playing great for the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish despite the teams losing record.
The Sailfish are 1-20 this season after losing last night at Florida Tech 102-82. Hardy is leading the team in scoring with 16.3 points per game this season.
Hardy is a sophomore from Detroit majoring in business. A favorite player of his is Kobe Bryant.
He was named player of the week from Nov. 11 until the 17 of last year.
Palm Beach Atlantic is a small, private university located in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Northwood Seahawks guard Ra'Shad James is the leading scorer on the team.
He is a senior who traveled from Division I Iona College. James leads the team with 24.3 points per game this season. He is from White Plains, N.Y., and went to high school there. James is a big reason why the Seahawks are 24-2 this season coming off a win last night at Florida Memorial.
Northwood University is a small private school located in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Here is a video of him jumping over the mascot of Northwood University and making a successful dunk:
Dragan Sekelja gives something the Owls didn't have last season, which is size in the middle of the basket.
The 7-foot tall center from Croatia is only one of two 7-footers in the Sun Belt Conference. Florida International's Ivan Jukovic is the other 7-foot player in the conference.
Sekelja sat out all of last season after transferring from Baylor University. The redshirt junior mentions that it was difficult for him to sit on the bench.
“Knowing I couldn’t help the team when I knew they could really use me was tough. It was frustrating," Sekelja told the University Press.
Sekelja waited a long time to play college basketball again.
In his final season at FAU, he is the third-leading scorer in men's college basketball in the nation. Gantt is only trailing behind Virginia Tech's Erick Green and Creighton's Doug McDermott in scoring in the nation. According to OwlAccess, he is now seventh in the nation in scoring after he scored 13 points in consecutive games.
He is the all-time leading scorer in school history when he broke the record on December 27 against Troy.
Gantt is faster on the court this season due to his 30 pound weight loss. "He's taken a small creature off his back," Owls head coach Mike Jarvis said to the University Press.
Gantt credits the coaching staff for developing as a player. "The coaching staff here has so much knowledge of the game and it's really helped me. My intelligence has improved over four years. I think I'm a better student of the game, which has helped me slow the game down," Gantt said to the University Press.
The Owls next game is on Jan. 31 versus Louisiana-Monroe.
