After a dozen years with Herb Sendek, Mark Phelps might get his first chance to run a college basketball team.

Tony Fuller wanted a lifestyle change. The Stanford assistant basketball coach spent years traveling, recruiting and coaching in the Pac-10 Conference, and though he's coached teams that went to five NCAA tournaments, he felt he was missing out on his children's upbringing.

Tony Fuller wanted a lifestyle change. The Stanford assistant basketball coach spent years traveling, recruiting and coaching in the Pac-10 Conference, and though he's coached teams that went to five NCAA tournaments, he felt he was missing out on his children's upbringing.

Arizona State men's basketball coach Herb Sendek has hired Nevada assistant

Arizona State men's basketball coach Herb Sendek has hired Nevada assistant

DALLAS - The Dallas Mavericks hired former NBA head coach Paul Westphal on Thursday to be an assistant under Avery Johnson.

During his playing days and even now as an NBA studio analyst for TNT, Charles Barkley has never been one to shy away from the spotlight.

During his playing days and even now as an NBA studio analyst for TNT, Charles Barkley has never been one to shy away from the spotlight.

During his playing days and even now as an NBA studio analyst for TNT, Charles Barkley has never been one to shy away from the spotlight.

There will more than just a little familiarity going on when Arizona State meets its first-round opponent in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament on Saturday.

Phoenix St. Mary’s boys basketball assistant coach Damin Lopez is going back to his alma mater to be an assistant coach at Pepperdine University under new coach Tom Asbury. Lopez played for his father, David Lopez, at Glendale Apollo in the late 1980s and has been an assistant under his father at St. Mary’s since 1996. He’s a 1994 graduate of Pepperdine and played briefly with the Suns and in the CBA.

The Suns filled out their coaching staff Monday by naming Jay Humphries as an assistant.

The gesture was appropriate, considering the stunning nature of the circumstances. In claiming the 50th — and easily the most improbable — NBA Most Valuable Player award, Steve Nash asked his teammates to step up to the podium and share the spotlight with him.

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The gesture was appropriate, considering the stunning nature of the circumstances. In claiming the 50th — and easily the most improbable — NBA Most Valuable Player award, Steve Nash asked his teammates to step up to the podium and share the spotlight with him.

Herb Sendek tried to recruit Sean Miller. Then Sendek hired Miller. Now Sendek wants to beat Miller. The latest twist in a long hoops relationship comes Saturday night, when Miller leads the Arizona Wildcats into Wells Fargo Arena for a game against Sendek's Arizona State Sun Devils.

Memphis has hired Josh Pastner, an assistant under John Calipari, as the Tigers' new basketball coach, a school spokesman said Monday.

The Suns promoted director of pro personnel Vinny Del Negro to the position of assistant general manager on Tuesday.

Arizona State women’s basketball coach Charli Turner Thorne was named Monday as one of the two assistant coaches for the U.S. national under-21 team that will compete in the world championships this summer.

Jeff Haasis dished out 16 assists to set a Seton Catholic single-game record as the host Sentinels beat Saint Patrick's Prep from Australia 74-40 in a boys basketball game Thursday.