Men’s basketball coach Rich Herrin and the basketball Salukis are sponsoring a coaching clinic Friday, Oct. 31, at the SIU Arena.

Presenters at the clinic are McKendree College’s Harry Statham, Nashville High School’s Darin Lee, Wabash Valley College’s Rick Hughes and Mt. Vernon High School’s Doug Creel.

The clinic starts at 8 a.m. and is scheduled to end at 1:30 p.m. Pre-registration cost is $25 or $30 at the door.

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Application and registration forms can be found at the SIUC men’s basketball office in Lingle Hall, or contact Herrin at 453-7244.

UNI Panthers defeat No. 1 Youngstown State

Youngstown State University’s No. 1 ranking is in jeopardy after the Penguins lost Saturday to the University of Northern Iowa 35-32.

The Penguins had been No. 1 for two straight weeks, while the Panthers were No. 24 going into the Gateway Football Conference matchup Saturday.

The Panthers took a 26-7 lead into halftime, but Youngstown came back to within three points in the closing minutes of the game.

The Penguins are 1-1 in Gateway Conference games and 6-1 overall. With the win, Northern Iowa moves to 3-1 in the conference play and 4-3 overall.

Stallings possibly considering job at Michigan

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Illinois State University basketball coach Kevin Stallings has interviewed for the vacant head basketball coaching position at the University of Michigan

Stallings, who has an 82-42 record in four seasons at Illinois State University, reportedly has become the leading candidate to replace Steve Fisher, who was fired a week ago.

Michigan athletic director Tom Goss fired Fisher, a Herrin native, after an independent investigation found three secondary NCAA rules violations in the basketball program.

Goss, hired as athletic director last month, said the basketball program needed new direction. Goss also said there was a lack of institutional control in the program.

Fisher said the firing was unjustified because he did not do anything to deserve being fired.

The Michigan preseason basketball practice began Saturday and first-year assistant coach Brian Ellerbe is interim coach.

Goss expects to find a replacement for Fisher by the beginning of this week.

Saturday’s Detroit Free Press reported that the 37-year-old Stallings met with Michigan officials Friday. Stallings is apparently the second candidate to interviewed.

Goss met with former Michigan All-American Cazzie Russell on Thursday. Russell, who starred at Michigan from 1964 through 1966, is now the head coach at Division III Savannah College of Art and Design.

California coach Ben Braun was initially considered a contender, but he accepted a contract extension with the Golden Bears last week.

The Detroit Free Press also stated that another potential candidate is Clarkston (Mich.) High School coach Dan Fife. Fife starred in two sports at the University of Michigan and was an assistant for the Wolverines for three years. But Fife has stated that the University of Michigan has not contacted him about the job.

Carbondale New School plans outing

The Carbondale New School is sponsoring its third annual golf outing Nov. 1.

The event will take place at the Midland Hills Country Club on Old Route 51, south of Carbondale.

The golf outing will be a four-person best-ball format with prizes awarded for best teams, longest drive, longest putt and closest to the pin.

The cost for the outing is $40 per person. Sign-in will be conducted from 8 to 9 a.m. the day of the outing.

For more information, call Carbondale New School at 457-4765.