GOSHEN, Ind. – Eight months after becoming Goshen College (Ind.) men's basketball's all-time scoring leader and five months after earning the program's first-ever NAIA DII First Team All American selection, Errick McCollum II is officially starting his professional career later this month.

The Canton (Ohio) native signed his first professional contract this weekend with Barak Netanya of the Israeli Super League, Israel's top flight of basketball.

"It is a blessing to have the opportunity to extend my career and showcase my abilities at the highest level in Israel," the 6-foot-2 guard said. "I've heard nothing but great things about the league, its teams and the competition, which should definitely bring out the best in me. I will continue to work diligently, stay hungry, and humble as I strive to raise my game to a higher level."

FORT WAYNE, IN- Indiana Tech Men's Basketball is proud to announce the signing of Lamar Lee (Lafayette, IN). The 6'0 point guard was a first team All-Area and an Indiana Top 100 invitee while attending McCutcheon High School as a junior and three time all conference for the Mavericks. At McCutcheon, Lee averaged 15 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 assists.

Prior to transferring to Tech, Lee played at the University of Detroit Mercy where he was known for his 3pt range and had a season high 13 points against DePaul and Central Michigan.

Brandon Oldenkamp, who would have been a senior this fall at Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa, died in a climbing accident at the Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming on Wednesday, July 21. He was 21 years old.

"The loss of a vigorous young man in the midst of a joy-filled excursion is a tragedy that stuns our whole campus," said Dordt College President Carl E. Zylstra. "Brandon was an integral part of our campus, whether in the classroom, on the basketball court, or as part of our summer maintenance team."

MITCHELL, S.D. – As Dakota Wesleyan University searched for the next head coach of its prestigious men's basketball program, it hoped to find a candidate with the perfect blend of coaching experience, proven success, recruiting expertise and ties to the state and the Mitchell area.

Thursday, DWU athletic director Curt Hart announced that he has hired Shane Murphy to be the next Tiger head men's basketball coach, and Hart said that Murphy was exactly the kind of coach and person Dakota Wesleyan was hoping to find. Murphy – a former University of South Dakota standout player and assistant coach, and the former head men's basketball coach at the University of Sioux Falls – and the outstanding Dakota Wesleyan men's basketball program are a perfect fit for one another.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Patience and persistence has paid off for Chad LaCross.

USF Director of Athletics Mark A. Pope announced today that LaCross, 31, has been selected as the next University of Saint Francis men's basketball coach.

LaCross has served as USF associate head coach the last two seasons and completed his seventh season as either an associate or assistant coach. He has served as USF head men's and women's golf coach the past five years and started the women's program. He will relinquish his duties as head golf coach.

BARTLESVILLE - Wouldn't it be a shame if Steve Briggs had to stop doing what he does best?

What Briggs does best is make 3-pointers. He made 497 - some from way beyond the arc, some despite defenders clinging to him like leeches - during a college career that ended in March, when Oklahoma Wesleyan lost a national semifinal game.

Briggs made the fourth-most 3-pointers in college basketball history (all divisions). Perspective: He made 40 more than ex-Duke guard J.J. Redick, who owns the NCAA Division I record.

MINOT, N.D. – Minot State University has named Peter Stewart as its 14th head men's basketball coach, Athletic Director Rick Hedberg announced at a press conference Monday at the MSU Student Center.

"Peter has a variety of experiences, from playing at the NCAA Division II level at UND to the playing and coaching at a professional level overseas, to the last seven years at Peninsula College," Hedberg said. "He has a great outgoing personality that connects well with student-athletes and community members and that's real important as we move forward to NCAA Division II."

MARION, Ind. -- Shortly after being named NAIA All-American First Team, six foot nine inch senior center Zach Coverstone has signed a contract to continue his basketball career in Australia following graduation in May.

Coverstone's professional contract is to play with the Wanneroo Wolves of the State Basketball League of Western Australia.