Psyche! Ben Howland is however making himself quite a name in Los Angeles these days. Howland signed a seven-year deal today that will be worth well over $16 million when it’s all said and done. Howland received this extension because he has guided the Bruins to back-to-back Final Four’s for the first time since 1976 during the glory days of UCLA. If I was UCLA I would have locked this man into a 20 year deal because he is the REAL DEAL. I fully expect UCLA will have a National Championship before 2010 and they might end up with two by then.

Skip Prosser has passed way today due to a massive heart attack. I’m a huge fan of ACC basketball and Skip was class all the way. My thoughts go out to the Prosser family and everyone at Wake Forest University.

His new job isn’t quite the gig he used to have, but at least he is getting a paycheck again. Amaker who was recently fired from the Michigan Wolverines because he flat out didn’t produce has accepted a job with Harvard men’s basketball. I really want to make a crack here, but Harvard is a prestigious school sor for now I will let it go. If Amaker can improve Harvard (which is questionable that he can) then maybe they can take the dynasty away from the University of Pennsylvania in NCAA Tournament appearances.
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Dana Altman pulls a real weak move and backs out of the head coaching position with Arkansas and returns to Creighton after one day.  WTF???  This is super yellow bellied and no program should ever go after him again.

John Beilein does accept the position at Michigan and will earn $1.3 million a year.  His lawyers are working out the buy-out clause with West Virginia.

Jeff Bzdelik leaves Air Force and accepts the position at Colorado

Bowling Green hires former Seton Hall head coach Louis Orr 

 

Done deals

Stan Heath is fired from Arkansas and then accepts the South Florida job

Dana Altman leaves Creighton for Arkansas job

Steve Alford leaves Iowa for the New Mexico head coaching job

Todd Lickliter leaves Butler to accept the Iowa job

In the works

John Beilein appears to be set to accept the Michigan head coaching job if Michigan agrees to buy out his contract from West Virginia for $2.5 million.  This one might not happen because of that sticking point.

Mike Montgomery to Long Beach State??

Billy Donovan to Kentucky??