The URI basketball team has player movement involving former, current and future players.

The most noteworthy, for the present, is that Will Daniels has signed to play for the Chicago Bulls. He will head to Florida this week to play for the Bulls from July 7 to 11 in the 2008 Orlando Pro Summer League.

In addition to the Bulls, the event features players from the Orlando Magic, Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat, New Jersey Nets and Seattle SuperSonics. Three of the top four picks from the 2008 NBA Draft are expected to participate: Derrick Rose (Chicago), Michael Beasley (Miami) and Russell Westbrook (Seattle).

Daniels was not selected in last week's draft. He averaged 18.6 points and 6.5 rebounds for URI, and became the first URI player since Tyson Wheeler (1996-97, 1997-98) -- and just the third URI player ever -- to earn First Team All-Atlantic 10 honors in consecutive seasons.

Orlando Pro Summer League games will begin at 3 p.m. from July 7 to 10, and at 11 a.m. on July 11. A live video webcast of every game will be available on orlandomagic.com. Box scores, game recaps and cumulative statistics from the event will also be made available by visiting www.orlandomagic.com.

Rhody coach Jim Baron reports that Hakim McCullar, a little-used 6-7 freshman forward on this past season's team, has decided to transfer. He has visited Toledo and Delaware.

Meanwhile, three of the five players the Rams have signed for next year -- 6-9 forward Orion Outerbridge, 5-8 guard Stevie Mejia and 6-4 guard Jamal Wilson -- all are on campus, attending summer classes and getting acclimated to the school.

They are the three players expected to be most ready to help the Rams, who also have seven returning players. All three are expected to contend for playing time immediately.

The two other signees for this year, 6-8 forward Ryan Brooks and 6-4 guard Rand Dezouvre, apparently have not been cleared to play for next year. Their status is uncertain.

Duquesne hadn't had a winning season since 1993-94 before it went 17-13 last season, only two seasons after the Dukes were 3-24 under former coach Danny Nee. Everhart's first Dukes team went 10-19 in 2006-07, despite having five players shot following an on-campus party two months before the season began.

Everhart also has dramatically upgraded the Dukes' recruiting, signing players who were recruited not only by other Atlantic 10 Conference programs but also Big East Conference schools.

Recent signees include B.J. Monteiro, the Connecticut high school player of the year; Aleksandar Milovic, a highly sought European swingman; and Rodrigo Peggau, a promising power forward. The Dukes also signed Melquan Bolding, a 6-foot-4 prep school swingman who initially committed to Louisville.

"I'm fortunate to be part of a program here at Duquesne that has been given a strong commitment for excellence by the administration," Everhart said. "We have a commitment that allows us to compete at the highest level of the Atlantic 10."

Duquesne president Charles J. Dougherty and athletic director Greg Amodio both praised Everhart for his strong work ethic and for revitalizing a long-dormant program.

Before Everhart arrived, Duquesne had records of 3-24, 8-22, 9-21, 9-20, 5-23 during a run of eight consecutive bad seasons from 1998-99 through 2005-06.

Duquesne, once one of the East's top basketball schools, hasn't been to a postseason tournament since going to the NIT in 1994 and hasn't been to the NCAA tournament since 1977.
Everhart, formerly the coach at McNeese State and Northeastern, virtually rebuilt Duquesne's roster from scratch following the 2005-06 season, with 10 new players recruited and two others transferring. Everhart was forced to reshape his roster again this spring after junior center Shawn James and junior guard Kojo Mensah declared for the NBA draft.

James and Mensah, unhappy with their playing time last season, sued the school this week, alleging it did not provide adequate security at the on-campus party in September 2006. Both were shot following the party, James in the foot and Mensah in the left arm.

Now that Everhart has reshaped the roster again following a second upheaval in three years, he is looking to build a stable program that is regularly in the mix for deep runs in the Atlantic 10 tournament and also plays regularly in postseason tournaments.

"Being close to home means a lot to me and my family," said Everhart, from nearby Fairmont, W.Va.

Here's a link to the Bryant news release announcing O'Shea's hiring.

Xavier, who went to St. Raphael Academy in Pawtucket, led the Friars in scoring last season. He will leave Rhode Island on Sunday for training camp, then continue to Athens, Greece, where his team will face New Zealand on July 15. Cape Verde will attempt to become one of 12 teams competing in Greece to receive an Olympics invitation.

Bryant is moving from the Northeast 10 to Division I beginning this September.

PROVIDENCE - Jesse Agel, Brown University's new head basketball coach, spent the last 19 years as an assistant at the University of Vermont and at Brown. When did he think he was ready for the top job?

"After my first day of practice 20 years ago," he said yesterday, after being introduced as Craig Robinson's successor.

Agel, 46, worked with Robinson the last two years and last season helped coach the Bears to a 19-10 record, the most victories in a season in Brown basketball history, an 11-3 record, a second-place finish behind Cornell in the Ivy League and a berth in the inaugural College Basketball Invitational.

For 17 years prior to Brown, Agel was an assistant at Vermont. He was associate head coach under Tom Brennan for the last eight and shared credit for the Catamounts' title runs in 2003, 2004 and 2005, as well as their stunning first-round upset of Syracuse in the 2005 NCAA Tournament at Worcester. T.J. Sorrentine of Pawtucket and Taylor Coppenrath, America East rookies and players of the year, were the heroes of those teams.

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Agel was Robinson's assistant for two years. Before coming to Brown, the 46-year-old was an assistant at Vermont for 17 years.

Agel says his goal is to win Ivy League championships, which the school hasn't done in more than 20 years.

Brown won a school-record 19 games last season, finishing second in the Ivy League and earning a bid to the inaugural College Basketball Invitational.

To see live streaming video of the announcement, go to http://brownbears.com and click on the audio/video link.

He will join his former boss, Bill Bayno, with whom he worked at UNLV in 2000 and the start of the 2001 season.

Good informed his team by conference call Thursday and then spoke with each player individually. He said that from a financial standpoint Bayno’s offer was too good to pass up.

“Now my wife doesn’t have to work. She lived with me in the dorms at MCI and she’s driven the van,” he said after calls to his players. “I leave here reluctantly. It was a very tough decision. I’m leaving a great situation for one that’s a little better for me.”

Good’s departure leaves Jim Baron of the University of Rhode Island as the only returning Division I coach for 2008-2009. Providence College fired Tim Welsh and hired Keno Davis of Drake. Craig Robinson left Brown for Oregon State, and Brown is nearing the end of its search.

Bill Smith, director of athletics, will launch his search next week after he meets with President Ronald K. Machtley. The search comes at a critical time because Bryant is moving up to Division I in the fall and the Bulldogs already have contracts to play at Iowa, Connecticut, Boston College, Maryland and Providence College, two factors that should make the job attractive. Smith said he will take his time.

“It’s more important that we get an excellent coach, a coach with the same qualities as Max,” he said.

Bayno contacted Good about the time of the Final Four after receiving permission from Smith, and Good finally visited the campus last week.

“The campus and the weather blew me away, although I’m not a weather guy,” he said. He will start his new job on Aug. 1 and expects to spend most of his time coaching defense and fast-break offense and scouting opponents, his responsibilities under Bayno at UNLV. Loyola Marymount plays in the West Coast Conference, home of Gonzaga and San Diego, among others.

Known for his high energy level, raspy voice, sense of humor and locker room language with his players, Good, 67, has been a popular figure on the New England basketball scene for years.

He compiled a 131-86 record in his seven seasons at Bryant and posted six consecutive winning seasons. He also logged 10 years at Maine Central Institute (MCI), where he was 275-30, won 79 consecutive games over three seasons, had three undefeated seasons and won five New England prep school championships. Eighty-seven of his players played Division I basketball in college, and nine reached the NBA.

Good left MCI for UNLV in 1999 and took over the Runnin’ Rebels in December of 2000 after Bayno was fired in the wake of recruiting violations that resulted in a post-season ban for the 2001 season and four years probation. Bayno was never directly accused of any transgression in the case that involved Lamar Odom, and the NCAA ultimately cleared him of any wrongdoing.

Good led UNLV to a 13-9 record in 2001, visited Bryant that April and eventually signed a contract after turning down offers from three big-time schools to be an assistant coach.

“I can’t be grateful enough to Ron and Dan Gavitt for giving me the opportunity. My wife and I were well-received. I’m still melancholic and saddened by leaving here. I love Bryant,” Good said. Gavitt was the athletics director who hired him.

Good’s players were as successful in class as they were on the court. “I’m very proud that we graduated 24 of the 25 players we recruited, with the high academic constraints we have here,” he said.

--MIKE SZOSTAK

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.

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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.

Tournament pairings and game times will be announced at a later date. The complete tournament will air live on either ESPN2 or ESPNU.

Three of the eight schools earned berths in the 2008 NCAA Tournament -- Baylor of the Big 12, Cal State Fullerton of the Big West and St. Mary’s of the West Coast Conference. Two others -- Arizona State of the Pac-10 and Charlotte of the Atlantic 10 -- participated in the National Invitation Tournament. UTEP, of Conference USA, participated in the inaugural College Basketball Invitational (CBI).

Completing the field, in addition to PC, is Wake Forest of the ACC.

The Anaheim Classic features four games each day, with the two undefeated teams competing in the championship game on ESPN2 on Nov. 30.

"I want to coach basketball at UConn," the 66-year-old Hall of Famer said Friday. "At this moment I love what I do and feel very, very comfortable in doing that."

His physician, Dr. Jeffrey Spiro, attended the news conference with Calhoun and said he believes the coach is now cancer free and has a good prognosis.

Calhoun is to undergo six weeks of radiation treatments next month at the UConn Health Center to minimize any chance of the cancer returning. His doctors told him there will be short-term side effects from the radiation, but they expect Calhoun to return to his normal lifestyle, including coaching.

"I have one more step to go," Calhoun said. "I feel much, much better, thank God."

Calhoun said doctors determined last month that a lump in the upper right side of his neck near the jaw line was squamous cell cancer. He had surgery May 6 to remove the lump, several surrounding lymph nodes and part of his salivary gland. Subsequent tests revealed all the cancer had been removed.

Calhoun was first treated for squamous cell cancer last year when doctors found it on his cheek. Doctors told him the recurrence this spring is related to his prior skin cancer but not related to the prostate cancer he was treated for in 2003.

"Squamous cell cancer of the skin is not generally a very aggressive disease," Spiro said.

According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, squamous cell carcinoma is the second most common form of skin cancer, with more than 250,000 new cases a year in the United States.

At UConn, Calhoun has turned a regional program into a perennial national power that includes two NCAA titles (1999, 2004). Twenty-one former Huskies under Calhoun were drafted by the NBA, with 14 of those first-rounders. In 2006, UConn became the first school to have five players taken in the first two rounds of the draft.

Calhoun was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005 and has 750 wins during his 35-year coaching career. He was 248-137 during 14 years at Northeastern and is 502-191 at UConn.

Despite his latest health setback, Calhoun, a grandfather of six, said he never considered retiring.

"All I thought was how do we defeat this," Calhoun said. "I love my family, I love my life, I love my kids. I love what I do."

Holloway had hoped to return to the Cardinals in the fall after sitting out his freshman year following open-heart surgery to repair the wall of his aorta and the aortic valve.

The 7-foot-1 Holloway, who is from Chicago, will remain enrolled at Louisville.

Marfan syndrome is a disease of the connective tissue. Patients typically are tall and lean, with disproportionately long arms, legs, fingers and toes, plus a variety of skeletal, eye, lung and heart problems. Diagnosed patients who show signs of aorta trouble often are told to not exercise vigorously.

Holloway averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds at the Chicago Boy to Men Math and English Academy in 2006 and filed for the 2006 NBA draft before removing his name.

We've been buried by coverage of the Boston Celtics' playoff run for a few weeks now (with no end in sight) so PC news is slim at the moment. Here are a few nuggets:

COACHING STAFF: Keno Davis is a few days away from announcing his coaching staff. It will contain Chris Davis and Rodell Davis from Drake, giving PC its first Midwest-based recruiters since the Rick Barnes Era. Barnes came with extensive ties in that area from his days at Ohio State.

Davis will also hire Pat Skerry, the URI assistant who's led an effort to stock that program with several good, young prospects. Skerry could be very useful right away since the New England area is set to produce one of its best classes of seniors and juniors in the last 10 years. Kevin Kurbec, the administrative asst. to Tim Welsh, is also expected to be on this staff.

RECRUITS: While the Friars say goodbye to Dwain Williams (a huge loss in my eyes; just ask Jim Calhoun) and Chuck Burch, they're set to welcome one recruit, big forward Bilal Dixon. He wasn't originally comfortable with the coaching switch but he really feels he fits in at PC right now. Keno Davis is also shopping for a guard for the fall. Right now the leads are few. Some could develop over the summer, perhaps, in the form of a sudden qualifier, European, D-2 transfer, ect.

INJURIES: Both Geoff McDermott (sprained knee) and Sharaud Curry (broken foot) are not allowed to play hoops right now. PC doesn't play next week so that's not a problem, but this is not good news. McDermott's knee can best be termed "balky." Rest won't make all his issues disappear. Curry had surgery in April and will miss most, if not all, of the summer. How close will he be to 100 percent in October for the start of practice? Who knows? But with no other PG in the program right now, this is Davis' biggest concern. He knows how Tim Welsh must have felt all last season.

SCHEDULE: The change in coaching staffs disrupted scheduling and the Friars are behind in the quest to secure games. Davis would like to create a four-team tourney hosted in Providence, ala the Fleet Classic, but that's not likely to happen for a few years. Bottom line? With games set against BC and URI, plus a strong tournament in Anaheim, the Friars might need only one other tough game. The problem is filling up the slate with weaker foes who've already been spoken for.

CHARITY: Finally, my most important note. Spoke with Ryan Gomes last week and just received correspondence for a charity dinner/golf tourney he is hosting in Southington, Conn., next month. Gomes has started a Hoops For Heart charity with a goal of preventing sudden cardiac arrests at basketball games. This has been an issue at AAU events and Gomes and his supporters, with a big shout out to Wayne Simone, would like a working defibrillator and someone trained to use one at every practice and game in Div. 1 college basketball.

Gomes is holding a charity dinner on June 16 and a golf outing June 17. Keno Davis, Tim Welsh and Billy Donovan are some of the coaches expected to attend. Gomes wants to welcome all PC fans to attend either event or donate to the cause.

Go to hoopsforhearthealth.org for additional information.