UAB’s Jerod Haase Named New Stanford Men’s Basketball Coach
UAB men’s basketball coach Jerod Haase has accepted the head coaching position at Stanford. Jeff Goodman of ESPN first reported the news on Friday morning and Stanford formally announced it Friday afternoon.
Haase, who turns 42 on April 1, went 82-53 in four seasons at UAB. That includes two consecutive 20-win seasons; an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2015, which included an upset of Iowa State in the first round; and a 26-7 record this year, which secured the Blazers the regular season Conference USA title.
“Stanford University is a world-class institution which represents excellence across the board,” said Haase in a written statement. “We will compete for championships by doing it the right way and graduating young men who will go on to accomplish great things in the world. I am humbled by the opportunity afforded to me by [Stanford athletic director] Bernard [Muir], and my family and I are eager to get started.”
This is a homecoming of sorts for the South Lake Tahoe, California native. He attended and played at the University of California for one year before transferring to Kansas in 1993 and starting 99 of 101 games. Haase served as an assistant to Roy Williams at Kansas after graduation and then followed Williams to the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Haase made news at the beginning of this season when he made a $46,000 donation to the UAB men’s and women’s basketball programs, allowing student-athletes to receive full cost-of-attendance stipends. He signed his six-year contract with UAB after last season’s NCAA Tournament appearance. It includes a $500,000 buyout. The buyout would have dropped to $350,000 after next season.
Shooting attack at Jerusalem bus stop kills at least 5
Paramedics said at least five people were killed in a shooting attack in Jerusalem after two attackers opened fire at a bus stop at a busy intersection in north Jerusalem.
Alone in a foreign country, a young woman is saved by two strangers
In 1980, Elaine Batchelor was attacked on a night train while backpacking alone in Europe. Two strangers stepped in and stayed by her side for the rest of the 12-hour ride.
Australian woman is sentenced to life for poisoning relatives with mushrooms
An Australian judge sentenced triple-murderer Erin Patterson to life in prison with a non-parole period of 33 years for poisoning four of her estranged husband's relatives with death cap mushrooms.
Carlos Alcaraz wins his 2nd U.S. Open at match delayed by Trump’s attendance
The president's arrival delayed the match and left many ticketholders waiting in line. He watched from Rolex's luxury box.
More than 90,000 Jeep Grand Cherokees recalled over potential loss of drive power
Vehicles impacted by the recall include 2022 to 2026 plug-in hybrid electric models of the Jeep Grand Cherokee.
Trump walks back Chicago ‘war’ threat, but vows to ‘clean up’ cities
Trump posted online that Chicago was "about to find out why it's called the Department of WAR," but later said his administration wouldn't go to war with American cities but rather "clean them up."
