Tag: Coaches: Page 27

Coaches cornered: the 1997 racial report card; the future of African American football coaches may fall victim to the assault on affirmative action

The future of African American football coaches may fall victim to the assault on affirmative action

July 12, 2007

Minority Hiring Not Making the Grade in Collegiate Sports

BOSTON The grades are in for minority hiring in college sports, and they’re lousy.

July 12, 2007

UC Women’s Basketball Coach Sued Over Alleged Slur

OAKLAND, Calif. University of California (UC) women’s basketball coach Marianne Stanley has been sued over her alleged use of a racial slur during an argument at a school gym.

July 12, 2007

Courtside motivation or abuse? Sprewell-Carlesimo brouhaha raises question of coaching behavior – Latrell Sprewell, P.J. Carlesimo

The Latrell Sprewell-P.J. Carlesimo brouhaha that shook professional basketball and the sports world has reverberated to the collegiate level, where it has some wondering whether there should be guidelines governing the behavior of coaches.

July 11, 2007

Prominence multiplied in Division I-AA: Hampton led cadre of black college hopefuls into football postseason – Hampton University

Time was, when you mentioned HU and Black college football supremacy, you were talking about storied Howard University.

July 11, 2007

A suggestion for college coaches: teach by example

While most will remember the 1997 National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) men’s basketball Final Four Tournament for the University of Arizona’s improbable run to a national championship, the most significant collegiate sports event of that particular weekend occurred off the court.

July 11, 2007

Jury Awards $5.85 Million in Fresno State Discrimination Suit

FRESNO Calif. A jury on Monday awarded a former Fresno State volleyball coach $5.85 million in damages, ruling that the school discriminated against her for speaking up on behalf of female athletes.

July 10, 2007

Black coaches convention focuses on job-hunting strategies; collegiate athletic directors, sensitized to concerns, participate in interview clinics

Concerned about the paucity of Black coaches and athletics administrators on college campuses, the Black Coaches Association (BCA) devoted a major portion of its annual conference, held last month in Miami, to helping its members prepare and successfully compete for positions in higher education.

July 10, 2007

Changing the complexion of collegiate golf; Andy Walker helps pave the way by helping Pepperdine to NCAA championship – National Collegiate Athletic Association

Please don’t call Andy Walker the next Tiger Woods. He’s too busy being the first Andy Walker.

July 10, 2007

UCLA Hires New Director of Basketball Operations

LOS ANGELES Joe Hillock, the women’s coach at Southern Utah for 10 years, has been hired as director of operations for the UCLA men’s basketball program.

July 8, 2007

UNO Coach Williams Resigns After One Season

NEW ORLEANS University of New Orleans head basketball coach Buzz Williams resigned Friday, departing after only one season with the Privateers.

July 8, 2007

1997 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars Awards

For the fourth year, black Issues In Higher Education is proud to present our Arthur Ashe Jr. Athlete of the Year to two outstanding students.

July 6, 2007

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