Jimmy Lemke
by Published on 04-09-2012 01:47 PM
Milwaukee - Chancellor Michael Lovell sent out a press release today informing the public that head women's basketball coach Sandy Botham would be leaving her role for a new one with Alumni Relations.
Botham leaves as Milwaukee ...by Published on 03-26-2012 10:21 PM
Mark Miller of WisHoops.net is reporting that Rob Jeter will be the next head coach of Mississippi State.
I'm chasing this story and I'll update it as it goes along.
Update: 10:45 p.m.: ...by Published on 03-24-2012 10:43 AM
So what's taking so long?
The Atlantic 10 Conference rumors in adding Butler have been going on just about as long as it's been since Temple announced its departure. It's been a couple weeks since Andy Katz of ESPN submitted his report about Butler's interest in the conference.
First, we thought an announcement was imminent. Butler wasn't going to wait to jump on the opportunity. They did. Then we expected an announcement once Butler lost in the CBI to Pittsburgh, which is now three days ago. Nothing. My best guess is that the Bulldogs and Atlantic 10 are waiting for the NCAA Tournament to finish, so they can dominate headlines and make huge waves in adding the program.
But why wait? Probably because the Bulldogs aren't the only team making the move to the A10.
In an e-mail to the Board of Trustees regarding the firing of Ron Everhart this year, Duquesne President Charles J. Dougherty made mention of "the addition of new high quality university programs" that lends credence to the notion that Butler will not ...by Published on 03-17-2012 04:36 PM
Under the condition of anonymity, one of the three sources I've talked to inside Butler University's athletics department confirmed that the Bulldogs are a "done deal" on their way to the Atlantic 10 Conference.
I will put a huge asterisk on that, because this is only one source and they would not put their name on it. I do not blame them; they'd probably be in trouble if they did.
But let's assume, for this exercise, that Butler leaves for the A10. ...by Published on 03-14-2012 01:26 PM
According to the Lincoln Journal Star, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is courting Rob Jeter of the Milwaukee Panthers to be the next head coach of their basketball program. ...by Published on 03-13-2012 09:02 PM
Milwaukee's season ended Tuesday night in Fort Worth, Texas as the TCU Horned Frogs knocked off your Milwaukee Panthers, 83-73.
The Panthers ...by Published on 03-13-2012 04:33 PM
Let's just say, this move wasn't altogether unexpected.
Rumor has it, according to ESPN's Andy Katz (and Bucky alum), that Butler is very likely on its way out of the Horizon League and into the Atlantic 10 Conference, basically filling in as the replacement for Temple, which is joining the Big East for the 2013-14 season.
To put it simply, this is the death knell for the Horizon League as we know it. I put that qualifier on the end because I am sure the conference will continue, but the Horizon will be much different without Butler in it. And by different, I mean worse.
Butler has been the bellwether program of the conference, this much is obvious. ...
