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June 2, 2008

Atlantic 10 names new commissioner

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Bernadette McGlade was selected Monday as the new commissioner of the Atlantic 10 Conference, replacing Linda Bruno.

McGlade had served as the associate commissioner of the Atlantic Coast Conference since 1999. Bruno resigned in December.

McGlade has spent nearly 30 years in college athletics as a competitor, coach and administrator. A former basketball player at North Carolina before going on to coach at Georgia Tech, she was the tournament director for the 1993 women's Final Four. She was a member of the women's tournament selection committee from 1995-2000 and joined the ACC in 1997.

Posted by mikemcd at 1:49 PM

ESPN: Dwain Williams to join Craig Robinson at Oregon State

ESPN's Andy Katz, quoting Dwain Williams' AAU coach, says Williams will not transfer to Long Beach State, as was reported by the school last week, but instead will join former Brown coach Craig Robinson at Oregon State.

ESPN Insiders can read the story here.

J.J. Santa Cruz, Williams' AAU coach, called Long Beach State's announcement a "miscommunication." Williams, said Santa Cruz, "wants to go to Oregon State to help them turn it around." Katz reported that Long Beach State coach Dan Monson said he would release Williams from their agreement, allowing him to attend Oregon State.

Williams and Robinson got to know each other this year, when Williams played at Providence College and Robinson coached at Brown.

Posted by Art Martone at 1:26 PM | Comments 1