Milestones: Coastal Carolina University head women's basketball coach Alan LeForce earned his 100th victory at the school with a 51-47 win over the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, November 30. LeForce is the only coach in Division I to win 100 games in both men's and women's basketball and only the second coach in all NCAA divisions. He is the winningest head coach in Coastal Carolina women's basketball history, passing Gina Markland in February 2004. Overall, LeForce is 340-281 in 22 years as a head coach ... Duke University men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski became the sixth active Division I men's basketball coach to reach 700 career wins December 12 when the Blue Devils downed the University of Toledo, 82-54. Krzyzewski's record after the win stood at 700-240. He has 627 wins at Duke. The other active men's basketball coaches with more than 700 career victories are Bob Knight at Texas Tech University, Eddie Sutton at Oklahoma State University, Lou Henson at New Mexico State University, Lute Olson at the University of Arizona and John Chaney at Temple University.

Miscellaneous: The institutions of the Southeastern Conference have approved new sportsmanship policies designed to limit access to competition areas for all sports. The policy, which went into effect December 1, states that "access to competition areas shall be limited to participating student-athletes, coaches, officials, support personnel and properly credentialed individuals at all times. For the safety of participants and spectators alike, at no time before, during or after a contest shall spectators be permitted to enter the competition area." The policy imposes significant institutional financial penalties for violations in football, and men's and women's basketball, at the discretion of the league commissioner. Institutional financial penalties range from $5,000 for a first offense to fines of up to $25,000 for a second offense and up to $50,000 for a third and subsequent offense. "This policy is designed to create a safe environment for our student-athletes, coaches, staff and fans," said SEC Commissioner Mike Slive. "Our institutions felt that this was a step that needed to be taken to ensure a safe atmosphere at all of our intercollegiate athletics events." In addition to the financial penalties, the new policy also provides for institutions to penalize violators for entering the competition area with expulsion from the facility, arrest for trespassing and the loss of future ticket privileges. Violators who are students may be subject to institutional student disciplinary measures.

-- Compiled by Gary T. Brown