http://earlaustinjr.com/ amp;copy;2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. Vivvo CMS 4.1 2010-08-01T01:54:54-06:00 http://earlaustinjr.com/area-colleges/3305.html 2010-07-30T12:59:00-06:00 2010-07-30T12:59:00-06:00 Earl Austin Dennis Griffin has been hired as the new head women's basketball coach at Harris-Stowe State University. Griffin, 38, has been involved in coaching girls basketball at the high school, college and summer club level for several years. http://earlaustinjr.com/area-colleges/3249.html 2010-06-11T09:42:00-06:00 2010-06-11T09:42:00-06:00 Earl Austin Former Miller Career Academy standout Jerome Jones will transfer from Missouri State University. The 6'5" Jones completed his freshman season for the Bears in 2010. http://earlaustinjr.com/area-colleges/3188.html 2010-05-05T08:49:00-06:00 2010-05-05T08:49:00-06:00 Earl Austin Lindenwood University coach Brad Soderberg added to an already stellar recruiting class when he received a commitment from Division I transfer Eric McCrary from Southeast Missouri State. McCrary was a former standout forward at Belleville East. http://earlaustinjr.com/area-colleges/3174.html 2010-04-29T08:38:00-06:00 2010-04-29T08:38:00-06:00 Earl Austin It is now time to present to you the inaugural Earlaustinjr.com All-Area Colleges team, which features the top players from the area’s NCAA Division II, Division III and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) programs. As a graduate and former player at Lindenwood University, there will always be a special place in my heart for those athletes who excel at these area colleges. They may not get the recognition and accolades that big-school counterparts receive, but they are just as dedicated to the game. http://earlaustinjr.com/area-colleges/3166.html 2010-04-25T15:54:00-06:00 2010-04-25T15:54:00-06:00 Earl Austin Our condolences to the family of former area college basketball coach Art Siebels, who died on Friday, April 23 in St. Peters, Mo. Siebels spent more than 20 seasons on the bench as the head coach at Missouri Baptist University, Columbia College and Lindenwood University. http://earlaustinjr.com/earl-s-pick-of-2010-brackets/3162.html 2010-04-23T06:04:00-06:00 2010-04-23T06:04:00-06:00 Earl Austin Here is my inaugural edition of the 2010 Austin Achievement Awards for girls basketball in the St. Louis area. Player of the Year: Jazmin Hitchens (Incarnate Word) - The 5'11" senior forward (pictured) dominated games on both ends of the floor with her height and versatility as she led the Red Knights to their second state championship. http://earlaustinjr.com/area-colleges/3154.html 2010-04-19T20:44:00-06:00 2010-04-19T20:44:00-06:00 Earl Austin Congratulations to McKendree University junior forward Eric Hobbie on being named to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics All-American First Team. A former standout at Vandalia (Ill.), the 6’6” Hobbie led the Bearcats to a 27-7 record and the regular-season and postseason championship of the American Midwest Conference and a berth in the NAIA national tournament in Kansas City. http://earlaustinjr.com/area-colleges/3146.html 2010-04-18T07:16:00-06:00 2010-04-18T07:16:00-06:00 Earl Austin Maryville University has tabbed Kevin Carroll as its new men's basketball coach. Carroll was officially introduced to his new position at a press conference on April 15. http://earlaustinjr.com/area-colleges/3129.html 2010-04-09T14:27:00-06:00 2010-04-09T14:27:00-06:00 Earl Austin St. Louis Community College at Forest Park has tabbed Milton Stith as its new men's head basketball coach. http://earlaustinjr.com/area-colleges/3127.html 2010-04-09T12:10:00-06:00 2010-04-09T12:10:00-06:00 Earl Austin Tappmeyer was officially announced to his new post at a press conference at tThe University of Missouri-St. Louis hired Steve Tappmeyer as its new head men's basketball coach on Wednesday afternoon. he Mark Twain Building on the home court of the Tritons' basketball team. He was introduced by athletic director Lori Flanagan (pictured with Tappmeyer).