Loyola will name Bayno as coach
Loyola Marymount will announce today the hiring of Bill Bayno as men’s basketball coach, The Times has learned.
Bayno is an assistant with the Portland Trail Blazers and coached at Nevada Las Vegas from 1995 to 2000, leading the Runnin’ Rebels to a 95-65 record and two appearances in the NCAA tournament.
Before coaching at UNLV, Bayno spent seven seasons as an assistant to John Calipari at Massachusetts.
Bayno was fired from UNLV during the 2000-01 season because of allegations he was involved in the illegal recruiting of Lamar Odom in 1996 and ’97.
The NCAA cleared Bayno of wrongdoing and he received a financial settlement from the school after filing a wrongful termination lawsuit. At LMU, he replaces Rodney Tention, who parted ways with the school after three seasons and a 30-61 record.
-- Peter Yoon
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Calipari said he couldn’t reveal the reason backup point guard Andre Allen was suspended because of privacy rules, but the Memphis coach said it will not be a distraction when his team plays UCLA on Saturday.
“Because if you’ve ever coached or been part of a team, someone gets hurt and what happens? They come together, and they step up,” Calipari said. “So at the end of the day, it may help us. It will not hurt us.”
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Jamar Butler had 19 points and eight assists and Ohio State (24-13) held on for a 92-85 victory over Massachusetts (25-11) in the championship game of the National Invitation Tournament at New York.
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Bill Grier said that he’ll remain the coach at San Diego rather than pursue the vacant job at Oregon State. Grier interviewed for the job Monday. . . . Jessie Evans sued San Francisco for unlawful termination of his contract as coach.
California sophomore forward Ryan Anderson has decided to test his NBA value by declaring for the draft without signing with an agent. . . . Western Kentucky Athletic Director Wood Selig said Bob Knight is not a candidate for the team’s coaching opening.
Tennessee’s Candace Parker has been cleared by doctors to play against Louisiana State in the Final Four after dislocating her left shoulder. . . . Niya Butts, an assistant at Kentucky, is the new women’s coach at Arizona.