Southern Illinois assistant men’s coach Shane Hawkins, indicted as part of a federal investigation into a Kansas community college’s athletic program where he used to work, resigned Monday.
Hawkins, 29, had been on a paid leave of absence since Oct. 20, a day after being accused of making a false statement before a federal grand jury investigating athletic improprieties at Barton County Community College in Great Bend, Kan. Hawkins was a Barton County assistant from 1999 to 2001.
In 2002, then Salukis head coach Bruce Weber, now at Illinois, asked Hawkins to return to his alma mater as a graduate assistant. He was promoted to full-time assistant in the summer of 2004 by current head coach Chris Lowery.
In his resignation letter, Hawkins wrote that his decision to leave SIU “was difficult, but it will allow me to focus on personal matters that require my attention at this time.”
Illini’s Randle iffy
Illinois, which climbed to No. 6 in this week’s AP poll, may be without forward Brian Randle for its game with Missouri Wednesday. Randle missed the last game with a sprained ankle . . . .Maryland coach Gary Williams got a new contract that could keep him at his alma mater for the next eight years.
MONDAY’S GAMES
RESULTS, SYNOPSIS
E. Wash. 65 vs.#8 Gonzaga 75
Bulldogs (8-2) won 4th straight overall, 20th in row over Eagles (4-5) behind Adam Morrison (29 pts), J.P. Batista (22). Frosh G Rodney Stuckey had 6 TOs but led E. Wash. with 20 pts.
#18 Indiana 71 at Charlotte 54
Marco Killingsworth 17 pts, Robert Vaden (14) and Marshall Strickland (12) each made 4 of Hoosiers’ (6-2) 13 3-pters. D.J. White had 8 pts in 1st action of season (broken foot).
Chicago State 65 at Detroit 68
Brandon Cotton 18 pts for Detroit (6-5), which took lead for good at 59-58 on 2 Jon Goode FTs with 3:53 left. Royce Parran (19 pts) led Cougars (1-8), who trailed by 12 pts in 1st half.
Eastern Illinois 50 at Eastern Ky. 57
Panthers (0-7, 0-3 OVC) led 38-29 with 10:46 left but E. Kentucky’s Jason McLeish scored 20–10 in each half–to spark Colonels (3-6, 1-2). Bobby Catchings scored 17 pts for EIU.
Oakland 69 at Marquette 90
Freshmen starters Wesley Matthews (21 pts), Jerel McNeal (18), Dominic James (17) led Eagles (8-3) to 4th win in last 5. Calvin Wooten had 21 pts, just 2 in 1st half, for Oakland (4-4).
