Mike Woodson hired as the Indiana University Basketball Coach

Indiana has hired legendary former Hoosier and current New York Knicks assistant Mike Woodson as its next coach, the program announced on Sunday. Woodson will replace Archie Miller, who was fired this month after failing to reach the NCAA Tournament in four seasons on the job.

Woodson, 63, is an Indiana native who scored more than 2,000 points in his college career while playing for legendary coach Bob Knight. He then played for over a decade in the NBA and has spent the last 25 years as an NBA coach.

Woodson averaged 19.8 points per game during his four-year Indiana career even though there was no 3-point line. He was selected 12th overall in the 1980 NBA Draft.

Woodson will became just the latest storied former college player to accept the head coaching job at his alma mater despite lacking collegiate head coaching experience.

Michigan is thriving under second-year Juwan Howard, Georgetown just reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time under fourth-year coach Patrick Ewing and Memphis just won the NIT under third-year coach Penny Hardaway.

[SOURCE: CBS SPORTS]

Lisa C. Willis: First female assistant coach in NY Knicks team history

The Westchester Knicks, the official NBA G League affiliate of the New York Knicks, and first-year head coach Derrick Alston, announced the hiring of Lisa C. Willis as an assistant coach. Willis becomes the first female coach in the NY Knicks organization.

“The Westchester Knicks continue to be a vital part of our player development program at the New York Knicks,” said Steve Mills, President, New York Knicks. “Today, we’ve added a talented coach who will improve our players’ skills both on and off the court.”

Willis comes to the Knicks following the completion of the NBA’s Assistant Coaches Program (ACP), a program formed by the NBA G League’s Player Development department, providing an educational conduit for former NBA, WNBA and NBA G League players to coaching and front office opportunities. Current Westchester assistant, Keith Bogans, is also a product of this initiative.

A former fifth overall pick in the 2006 WNBA Draft, Willis played her first two seasons with the Los Angeles Sparks before spending time with the New York Liberty (2007-08). At UCLA (2002-06), the Long Beach, Calif. native was recognized as the nation’s best defender by ESPN’s Nancy Lieberman. She later graduated as the Bruins’ all-time three-point leader and second all-time in then-PAC-10 history and ranked ninth all-time in scoring.

“I am very excited to welcome Lisa to our Westchester Knicks family,” head coach Derrick Alston began. “Lisa has had the benefit of playing professionally and winning at the highest levels. Given Lisa’s acumen for the game, there is no doubt in my mind that her transition to the sideline will be seamless.”

Carmelo Anthony walks with protesters in Baltimore.

In an era when athletes are more worried about their next shoe deal than what's going on in the real world it was refreshing to see NY Knicks star, Carmelo Anthony return to his childhood home and march with people protesting the death of Freddie Gray at the hands of Baltimore Police on Thursday. He did this after posting on Instagram asking people to stop rioting and destroying Baltimore. Kudos to Carmelo Anthony for being a star both on and off the court.

Thank u melo. #AaronMaybinPhotography #BALTIMORE #justiceforfreddiegray #ilovebaltimore

A photo posted by aaron maybin (@aaronmaybin) on Apr 30, 2015 at 1:47pm PDT

In an era when athletes are more worried about their next shoe deal than what's going on in the real world it was refreshing to see NY Knicks star, Carmelo Anthony return to his childhood home and march with people protesting the death of Freddie Gray at the hands of Baltimore Police on Thursday. He did this after posting on Instagram asking people to stop rioting and destroying Baltimore. Kudos to Carmelo Anthony for being a star both on and off the court.