Jimmy Smith is taking on his fourth Division III men's basketball head coaching job of the past nine seasons, moving from Millsaps to Trinity (Texas), where he will look to give the Tigers a shot in the arm.
Rodney Rogan led the Millsaps men on a deep run in the NCAA Tournament more than a decade ago. Now he'll try to do the same with the Rhodes women as their head coach.
There's a whole level of basketball most people never see. Those who do, fall in love with it. We're not talking about Division III basketball, though we could be. We're talking about Native American basketball, which is a growing part of Division III thanks to players like CooXooEii Black. Ryan Scott has the story.
Jimmy Smith, who had short but successful tenures as the head coach at Schreiner and Texas Lutheran, is returning to Division III after one year as a Division I assistant. He's the next head coach at Millsaps College.
Long-time Millsaps head men's basketball coach Tim Wise, will be relinquishing his coaching duties and moving into a full-time administrative role within the athletics department.
JACKSON, Miss. - The Bearcats' last-second three missed the rim as the Majors came away with the three-point 59-56 win to advance to the championship game of the 2010 Millsaps New Year's Tournament.