Louisville Resigns Pitino

Louisville coach Rick Pitino signed a contract extension yesterday which will pay him $2.25 million next year. His annual salary used to be a meager $1.65 million. He also boosted a current loyalty bonus so that instead of receiving $1 million on July 1st , simply for staying in Louisville that long, he will now get $1.75 million. Rough life.

Of course, Pitino is one of the most well-known coaches around NCAA basketball. He has been outstanding with the Louisville Cardinals so far. His current record with the team is 142-58. He won a national title with Kentucky in 1996 and went to the Final Four with Louisville in 2005.

If you want to see what an extra motivated coach can do with the Louisville squad next season, you can start scouring StubHub.com for some sweet Louisville Cardinals tickets.

Permalink - Posted in General on May 3, 2007 - Post a comment

Comings and Goings in NCAA Hoops

Most of the top high school recruits have already decided which schools will get their services next year. Some, however, understand their potentical NCAA basketball value and are waiting until the last minute to pump up their value and decide on the best program.

Jai Lucas, one of the top point guard prospects coming out of high school, is waiting until next week to make his decision. Coaches are still switching teams and college players are making their decisions to enter the NBA draft. Lucas wants to know that he will get the maximum amount of playing time and the best possible coaching situation. Florida is one of his top choices, but just a few weeks ago it was unclear whether coach Billy Donovan would remain at Florida and if their star point guard, Taurean Green, would declare for the draft.

Now that the picture of his future is getting clearer Lucas can make a more informed decision… even if he’ll only stays at the school for one season. No matter where Lucas or the other top recruits end up you can be sure that StubHub.com will have those NCAA basketball tickets to see them in action.

Permalink - Posted in General on May 2, 2007 - Post a comment

Ohio State Stars to Sign With New Agent

When Ohio State freshmen Greg Oden, Mike Conley, Jr. and Daequean Cook need an agent for this upcoming NBA Draft they will likely pick Mike Conley, Sr. a rookie in the business who has suddenly found a gold mine with his son Jr. and Jr.’s friends. Oden is expected to go as the No. 1 overall, Conley, Jr. should be the top point guard picked, and Cook will likely be a low first or high second-rounder.

Mike Conley, Sr. is an Olympic gold medal athlete. He won the silver in the 1984 L.A. Olympics, and the gold in Barcelona in 1992 in the triple jump. While he was an athlete he represented himself and was a part of several organizational committees for Olympic athletes. Conley Sr. has recently become a certified agent, starting his own company called Mac Management Group based out of Chicago.

The players have until June 18 to pull out of the draft, so long as they don’t sign with an agent. Until that point you can still hope to see Oden and the rest by getting Ohio State Buckeyes tickets at StubHub.com.

Permalink - Posted in General on May 1, 2007 - Post a comment


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