Jacksonville State University NCAA NewsNews on Jacksonville State University Sports continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.LaPlante uprooted: JSU releases men's hoops coach- March 10, 2008 "Today, on one side, it's a sad day for myself and my family" The Mike LaPlante Era of Jacksonville State basketball closed Monday in a scene that was reminiscent more of a coach's hiring than letting him go. via Anniston Starhttp://www.topix.net/ncaa/jacksonville-state/2008/03/laplante-uprooted-jsu-releases-mens-h... Historic hire on horizon: JSU says it's strongly considering minority coach- March 8, 2008 "I don't want to be hired for being a black coach or a minority coach, but for what I've done" The next coach Jacksonville State hires to run its men's basketball team could be a historic hire for the entire athletic program. via Anniston Starhttp://www.topix.net/ncaa/jacksonville-state/2008/03/historic-hire-on-horizon-jsu-says-its... Source: JSU will release LaPlante- March 6, 2008 "I told (the players) I was honored and privileged to coach them and loved them" According to a Jacksonville State athletic department source, Mike LaPlante's eight-year run as Gamecocks' basketball coach is over. via Anniston Starhttp://www.topix.net/ncaa/jacksonville-state/2008/03/source-jsu-will-release-laplante?from... Hot-shooting EIU handles Gamecocks- March 4, 2008 Eastern Illinois' Jake Byrne scored a career-high 30 points Thursday as Jacksonville State fell on the road at Lantz Arena, 80-64. Byrne added 10 rebounds and was 12-for-17 from the floor. via Anniston Starhttp://www.topix.net/ncaa/jacksonville-state/2008/03/hot-shooting-eiu-handles-gamecocks?fr... JSU gives LaPlante a victory- March 2, 2008 "It's not easy having your professional career played out in the public spectrum that it has been, but it's part of this game and you deal with it" If Saturday night's season-finale was indeed Mike LaPlante's final game as Jacksonville State's basketball coach, the Gamecocks sent him out with a win. via Anniston Starhttp://www.topix.net/ncaa/jacksonville-state/2008/03/jsu-gives-laplante-a-victory?fromrss=... |