A-10 Men's Basketball Notebook, Nov. 15, 2009 Nov 18, 2009
The opening of Hagan Arena completes a comprehensive expansion and renovation project that included the building of the 20,000-square foot Ramsay Basketball Center, named for Hall of Fame coach Dr. Jack Ramsay. WRIGHT STUFF. (OwlInsider.com)
Mavericks start slow, beat Rockets 121-103 Nov 11, 2009
He is even with Jack Ramsay, who gave Adelman his first job as an assistant in 1983. F Drew Gooden (strained rib cage muscle) returned after missing four games. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Iverson-less Grizzlies host Blazers Nov 11, 2009
Aaron Brooks added 11 points and six assists for the Rockets, who have won four of their last five and gave head coach Rick Adelman his 864th career win, tying him with Hall-of-Famer Dr. Jack Ramsay for 11th on the all-time wins list. "I thought he was good the whole game," Adelman said of Scola after the win. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Arizas career-high 33 leads Rockets past Blazers Nov 1, 2009
NOTES: Rockets coach Rick Adelman still ranks as the second winningest coach in Trail Blazers history (291-154) behind Jack Ramsay. Portland's loss to Denver on Thursday came despite a 43-42 halftime Trail Blazer lead. (MSNBC -- Sports)
The Hall awaits Sep 11, 2009
Michael Jordan unparalleled skills, ultimate competitor, consummate team player, and an assassin in clutch time, Hall of Fame coach and ESPN analyst Jack Ramsay said. And on Friday, a Hall of Famer. (MSNBC -- Sports)
BYU's Rose to return after cancer treatment Jul 3, 2009
Jack Ramsay is best known for his lengthy pro coaching career, but he sent St. Joseph's to the 1966 Final Four long before he was leading the Portland Trail Blazers to the 1977 NBA title. St. Joseph's is naming its new basketball facility after Ramsay and officially dedicated the Ramsay Basketball Center on Friday. (Notre Dame Sports -- Rivals.com)
Saint Joe's to unveil Ramsay Basketball Center Jun 27, 2009
PHILADELPHIA -- Hall of Fame coach Dr. Jack Ramsay will be on hand Friday for the dedication of the 20,000-square-foot Ramsay Basketball Center at Saint Joseph's ... "The very best coaches are teachers of basketball and life. Jack Ramsay is a Hall of Famer at both," said Bill Walton, the Hall of Fame center who starred on the Blazers' 1977 championship team. (ESPN -- College Basketball)
Randy Smith dead at age 60 Jun 6, 2009
Jack Ramsay, Smith's coach in Buffalo, called the 6-foot-3 guard the best athlete he ever coached. Smith was drafted by the Braves in the seventh round in 1971 and averaged more than 13 points in his rookie season. (News & Observer -- Sports)
• Magic Valley sports briefs Jun 6, 2009
Jack Ramsay, Smith's coach in Buffalo, called the 6-foot-3 guard the best athlete he ever coached. "He had stamina, great speed and developed into a very good player," Ramsay said Friday from the NBA finals in Los Angeles. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
NBA ironman Randy Smith dies Jun 6, 2009
Jack Ramsay, Smith's coach in Buffalo, called the 6-foot-3 guard the best athlete he ever coached ... "Jack Ramsay turned and said, 'That kid is going to start with our team this year,' " Snyder said. (ESPN -- Golf News)
AAU regional event held this weekend Jun 6, 2009
Jack Ramsay, Smith's coach in Buffalo, called the 6-foot-3 guard the best athlete he ever coached. l Richard E. Jacobs, the former Cleveland Indians owner and commercial real estate developer, has died. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Former NBA star Randy Smith dies at 60 Jun 6, 2009
Jack Ramsay, Smith's coach in Buffalo, called the 6-foot-3 guard the best athlete he ever coached ... "He had hops I wish I could have had.''Snyder said Smith made an immediate impression as a rookie during the Braves' summer practices."Jack Ramsay turned and said, 'That kid is going to start with our team this year,''' Snyder said. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Veterans not ready to leave NBA mics May 29, 2009
But ESPN Radio's courtside trio for the NBA Finals Jack Ramsay and Hubie Brown as analysts with Mike Tirico on play-by-play has to set some kind on broadcasting record for experience: Brown is 75 and Ramsay is 84 ... Brown, who coached for 33 years including 15 in the NBA, recalls being a New Jersey high school coach when Ramsay coached St. Joseph's College: "He was the mentor of so many coaches like (UCLA's) John Wooden was on the West Coast. I've been a fan of Jack Ramsay since the 1950s.". (USA Today -- Sports)
CHUCK DALY 1930-2009 May 10, 2009
Daly, with Jack Ramsay the only coaches to win an NBA title after starting at the high school level, began humbly, if colorfully, at Punxsutawney High School, in a town celebrated for a groundhog, where he spent eight years, teaching English and speech, too, as well as coaching the golf team. This came after he had attended Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania and spent two years in the Army. (Cleveland.com -- Sports)
Mutombo gives Rockets boost in win over Warriors Apr 11, 2009
It was the 859th career victory for Rockets coach Rick Adelman, who needs six more to pass former Portland coach Jack Ramsay for 11th place on the NBA's career list. Yao played in Houston's win over Sacramento on Thursday and took part in pregame warmups Friday but was held out after complaining of pain in his foot. (Anchorage Daily News)
Westhead is named new coach at Oregon Mar 27, 2009
Westhead, who played for former Blazers coach Jack Ramsay in college and calls him his biggest influence, didn't come cheap. The sixth head coach in Oregon women's basketball history agreed to a five-year contract that will pay him close to $3 million. (OregonLive, OR -- Sports)
