Creighton hired Iowa State's Greg McDermott as head men's basketball coach to replace Dana Altman, who signed a seven-year deal Monday to become Oregon's new head basketball coach. Altman, 51, spent 16 seasons at Creighton, finishing with a 327-176 record. He led the Bluejays to 11 consecutive 20-win seasons before they went 18-16 this past season. Creighton went to the postseason 13 times in his tenure, including seven NCAA tournament appearances. McDermott owns a 149-131 record in nine seasons in Division I, including four at Iowa State (2006-10) and five at Northern Iowa (2001-06). He also has coached at Wayne State (Nebraska) and North Dakota State.

Other transactions

Presidents and chancellors – Christopher Hopey, vice president and dean of Northeastern University's College of Professional Studies, has been appointed as president at Merrimack … Aaron M. Podolefsky, president and professor of anthropology at Central Missouri, was chosen as president at Buffalo State … Dennis Shields, acting vice president for student affairs at City College of New York, was appointed as chancellor at Wisconsin-Platteville.

Coaches

Men's basketball – Glenn Braica was hired at St. Francis to replace Brian Nash, who resigned April 7. Braica, who has spent the last six seasons as an assistant at St. John's (New York), was an assistant at St. Francis for 15 years before that … Mike Newell resigned as head men's basketball coach at Arkansas-Monticello, effective June 25.

Women's basketball – Wes Moore, who led Chattanooga to 11 straight Southern Conference regular-season championships and eight NCAA tournament berths in the last 12 years, has been named the 10th head coach of the East Carolina women's basketball program.

Deaths

Professor Emeritus Robert "Bob" Hatch died February 13 at the age of 85. He joined the athletics department at Bates in July 1949 and retired as the AD in August 1991.