March 4, 2014- Basketball Coaching News from CA, FL, NC, NJ, MO, OH, PA, TN, & WA

  1. USF’s Walters named West Coast Conference Coach of the Year (CA). San Francisco Examiner. “After leading USF to its best conference record since the 1976-77 season, USF men’s basketball coach Rex Walters was rewarded Monday by being …”
  2. Ramona hoops coach steps down (CA). U-T San Diego. “David Reichner, boys basketball coach at Ramona High the last three seasons, has stepped down. An off-campus coach, Reichner is also heavily …”
  3. Miami high coach Carreno steps down (FL). MiamiHerald.com. “Miami High is searching for a new boys’ basketball coach for the first time in nearly a decade and a half. Longtime coach Marcus Carreno stepped …”
  4. Hero Next Door: Volunteer basketball coach Kevin Sawyer (FL). First Coast News. “Hero Next Door: Volunteer basketball coach Kevin Sawyer. Kevin Sawyer loves the game of basketball, which allows him to connect with his players.”
  5. Girls basketball: St. John Neumann’s Shannon McFee resigns; Celtics hire BC assistant (FL). Naples Daily News. “Shannon McFee, St. John Neumann alumnus and women’s basketball coach, led the effort over the summer break to raise $150,000 to remodel the …”
  6. Friends, colleagues remember Atwood (MO). Springfield News-Leader. “Larry Atwood was the kind of basketball coach you might not have enjoyed playing for — or even liked — at first. “He was tough. Really, really tough,” …”
  7. HPU player, coach get top honors from Big South Conference (NC). Greensboro News & Record. “Cherry earns his first Big South Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year honor after leading the Panthers to the outright Big South regular-season …”
  1. WHS boys hoop coach Spell resigns post (NC). Asheboro Courier Tribune. “… Invitational when Wheatmore High School varsity basketball coach David Spell said he realized it was time to retire from the coaching ranks.”
  2. Boys basketball: Eastern Regional: Havelock continues athletics success (NC). New Bern Sun Journal. “Havelock boys’ basketball coach Bill Fryczynski speaks during Monday’s Eastern Regional press conference in Fayetteville. The Rams play Wilson …”
  3. Randolph Girls Basketball Coach Kristin Torres Speaks About Career Win Number 100 (NJ). TheAlternativePress.com. “RANDOLPH, NJ- Randolph girls basketball coach Kristin Torres recently achieved a milestone victory in her young coaching career.”
  4. High-school girls basketball: City League pride is on display at regionals (OH). Columbus Dispatch. “Centennial girls basketball coach Darrin Green posed a question after rattling off the City League teams that have advanced to the regional …”
  5. Alle-Kiski Valley high school notebook: Knoch basketball coach steps down (PA). Tribune-Review. “O’Donnell has resigned as Knoch’s girls head basketball coach after four seasons. “I had two goals when I started,” said O’Donnell, a St. Joseph …”
  6. Arnold, Chargers’ Basketball Coach, Decides To Step Down (TN). The Chattanoogan. “Veteran coach Jim Arnold has resigned as boys basketball coach at Chattanooga Christian School after seven seasons to devote more time to …”
  7. James out as UTM basketball coach (TN). Jackson Sun. “Monday morning’s frigid conditions in West Tennessee didn’t stop UT Martin athletic director Julio Freire from moving on with the men’s basketball …”
  8. Graves repeats as WCC coach of the year (WA). The Spokesman Review. “Gonzaga women’s basketball coach Kelly Graves was selected as the WCC coach of the year for the eighth time. (Full-size photo). Gonzaga women’s …”