By Helene ElliottContact Reporter: December 31, 2015 Jerry Colangelo didn’t need the headaches of lifting the Philadelphia 76ers from the bottom of the barrel — some would say tank — three years into General Manager Sam Hinkie’s unapologetic strategy of trading established players for draft picks to pile up money and assets for an overhaul of
By Kristine Meldrum Denholm, Special for USA TODAY High School Sports December 30, 2015 That moment when you realize you won’t play in college. Or beyond. Now what? Can you still plan a career in sports? Yes, consider studying sports management, says an assistant dean and three former high school athletes. All agree that sports
It has been a hectic time for Jerry Colangelo, 76, who has built an almost 50-year career in sports management, from the youngest general manager in pro sports with the Phoenix Suns in 1968; a former owner of the Suns, Diamondbacks, Rattlers and Coyotes; to chairman of the Board of Governors for the Naismith Memorial