College Basketball News

Grand Canyon names Pennell coach (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Former Arizona coach Russ Pennell has been hired as the men's basketball coach at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix. Pennell led the Wildcats to a 21-14 record and their 25th consecutive NCAA tournament appearance while serving as interim coach this season. He took over just before the season began when Hall of Fame coach Lute Olson retired for health reasons.