... more unusual near-miss for Arkansas. When basketball coach Stan Heath was fired in late March, the Razorbacks hired Dana Altman a week later. After his introductory news conference, Altman changed his mind and went back to Creighton. Arkansas ...

... to the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year was the springboard for the flirtation with Billy Gillispie, the Dana Altman fiasco, and the hiring of John Pelphrey. On the ballot, Heath is one thing; Altman-Pelphrey is another. Frank ...

... NCAA tournament for the second straight season, but they lost in the first round and Heath was fired. Arkansas hired Dana Altman to replace Heath, but Altman changed his mind and the next day returned to Creighton. Pelphrey eventually took the ...

... season, but they lost in the first round and Stan Heath was fired. Heath landed at South Florida. Arkansas hired Dana Altman to replace Heath, but Altman backed out the next day and returned to Creighton. John Pelphrey, from South Alabama ...

... Pelphrey only became the Razorbacks' basketball coach after a handful of others declined and after Creighton coach Dana Altman stayed for just 24 hours. The first man who got a crack at the job? Kentucky coach Billy Gillispie, a fact that surely ...

... around the state. Turns out the dramatic series of events, including the arrival and departure of Creighton coach Dana Altman, was a blessing. In the aftermath of the Altman fiasco, Hunter felt "99.9 percent sure I was going to Henderson ...

... program over the past two years had on Arkansas' academic standing, last year's one-day tenure of basketball coach Dana Altman and David Gearhart's selection as White's replacement. After a brief sabbatical, White will teach engineering ...

... the way up, such as Eddie Sutton at Creighton or Richardson at Tulsa. Two prospects on that level this time could be Dana Altman at Creighton or Dennis Felton at Western Kentucky. The UA could probably get that level of coach for about $800 ...

... meantime, the Western Kentucky president was scheduled to have dinner with his coach. Dooley also has interviewed Dana Altman of Creighton and former Chicago Bulls coach Tim Floyd. Georgia is seeking a replacement for Jim Harrick, who retired ...

... In Florida, it's Billy Donovan. STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER: What many UA fans would have liked to have done to Dana Altman after he bolted back to Creighton after initially taking the Razorback basketball job. GEORGE WASHINGTON: To the Continental ...