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By Yoni Cohen on Sun Apr 23, 2006 at 01:16:55 PM EST

After a short post-NCAA Tournament hiatus, I'm back with today's news.

Glengarry Glen Ross- Manhattan will on Tuesday announce the hiring of Pittsburgh assistant Barry Rohrssen. A graduate of Xaverian High in Brooklyn, Rohrssen "managed a nightclub, owned a stake in a restaurant and played bit parts in television shows and movies" before deciding to coach full time. After stints at St. Francis, UNLV, and Pittsburgh, Barry will take over for Bobby Gonzalez.

Red, White, and True- Conference USA Commissioner Britton Banowsky doesn't mince words: "There is no greater priority for us than improving men's basketball." After a rough transition -- only Memphis, UAB, Houston and UTEP last year finished the season with a winning percentage better than .500 -- Conference USA is in grave danger of becoming an NCAA also-ran. Had John Calipari bolted Memphis for North Carolina State, I would have written about CUSA's decline for Fox Sports.

Three-for-One- New Cincinnati coach Mick Cronin has three cellphones. Even then, his voicemail fills twice a day. (You do the math: 3 phones X 41 messages per voicemail...)

Carpe Diem- The Dean of the Mountain West Conference press corps writes up Lon Kruger's focus on 2007.

The Thrilla in Manilla- The NYT publishes a very short, but enjoyable, piece on the challenges American ballers face in the Philippine Basketball Association.

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Do you have any updates on Kyle Lowry of Villanova and his possible decision to enter the NBA draft, and the college selection of Keon Lawrence?  He apparantly is getting out of his commitment to Missouri since Snyder and the assistant he liked are gone and he is rumored to be going to a Big East School.  As a side note, Lawrence lead his team to victory in the Donofrio HS Tournament in Conshohocken PA beating a team lead by McDonald's AA's Ellington and Henderson.

by gaberries on Mon Apr 24, 2006 at 05:08:37 PM EST

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by coulio on Wed Nov 08, 2006 at 05:41:04 AM EST
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