NBA Magic offer coaching post to college boss: report
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University of Florida coach Billy Donovan is leaving to accept a five-year deal worth 27.5 million dollars to coach the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association, ESPN and the Orlando Sentinel reported Thursday.
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Friday night&#39;s game between the Magic and the Miami Heat drew an announced 20,454 to the St. Pete Times Forum. For an NBA exhibition game, that&#39;s not bad.
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The Nuggets are close to finalizing a deal with former Bucks and Sonics coach George Karl and he could be coaching by the end of the week.
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The Orlando Magic named Stan Van Gundy  as its new head coach Thursday, just hours after letting Billy  Donovan out of his contract.
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Rashard Lewis formally joined the Magic on Wednesday, leaving the Seattle SuperSonics after nine seasons when the teams completed a sign-and-trade deal.
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The Orlando Magic released new coach  Billy Donovan from his contract on Wednesday after he had  expressed second thoughts about leaving the college ranks for  the NBA.
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After 798 career wins, it was difficult for Eddie Sutton to admit he was walking away from coaching basketball for good. Even as he announced his plans Friday to retire from Oklahoma State at the end of June, Sutton still wasn&#039;t entirely ready to call it a career. He talked about his desire to return and coach two more games so he could reach the 800-win plateau &amp;#151; a thought he dismissed out of fairness to his son who will succeed him.
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LOS ANGELES (Sports Network) - Rick Majerus has reportedly accepted an offer to be the new head basketball coach at Southern California.
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The Magic said in a statement Monday that Billy Donovan, the Florida Gators coach who signed a five-year, $27.5 million deal to coach Orlando, is conflicted about taking the N.B.A. job.
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The Orlando Magic released new coach Billy Donovan from his contract on Wednesday after he had expressed second thoughts about leaving the college ranks for the NBA.
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Rick Majerus will come out of retirement to coach Southern California&#39;s basketball team starting at the end of the season, according to a report on ESPN.
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Is Phil Jackson ready to make a return to the NBA? Jackson, who was pushed out as Los Angeles Lakers coach after last season, is being considered for the full-time coaching position of the Denver Nuggets, The Rocky Mountain News reported.
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The Orlando Magic, stung by the loss of  Grant Hill to the Phoenix Suns, have signed All-Star forward  Dwight Howard to a contract extension, the team said Thursday.
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New Orlando Magic coach Billy Donovan said he left the University of Florida because the lure of the NBA was too strong to resist.
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National Basketball Association commissioner David Stern reportedly received a proposal from Real Madrid that could lead the way to a five-team European division of expansion clubs.
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Rick Majerus will come out of retirement to coach Southern California's basketball team starting at the end of the season, a source close to the program said Wednesday.
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The expression rarely changes, but for a moment, Orlando Magic point guard Jameer Nelson let his guard down. An all-American point guard and consensus college player of the year last season at St.