By AJ Nelson, HoopDirt.com staff writer Congratulations to the following coaches who have been selected as the Week 15 HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by Just Play Solutions. These coaches are now eligible to receive the HoopDirt.com National Coach of the Year Award presented by Just Play Solutions which will be announced at the conclusion of the 2020-21 college basketball
Mississippi College Head Coach Mike Jones retires
Coach Mike Jones announced his retirement as athletic director and head men’s basketball coach at Mississippi College, ending a storied, 33-year career with MC. “I am so blessed to have been a part of MC for all this time,” Jones said. “Retiring has been a tough decision and an emotional thing, but I’ve prayed hours and
Lansing out at Indiana State after 11 seasons
Indiana State University and head men’s basketball coach Greg Lansing will part ways after 11 seasons, Director of Athletics Sherard Clinkscales announced today. Clinkscales and Lansing will appear together at a news conference at 2 p.m. today at Dede I in the Hulman Memorial Student Union on campus. The news conference will be socially distanced and masks are
Jacksonville parts ways with Jasick
Jacksonville University Senior Vice President and Athletic Director Alex Ricker-Gilbert announced today that a change in leadership will occur at the top of the men’s basketball program, officially parting ways with Head Coach Tony Jasick, effective immediately. Jasick’s tenure comes to a close having posted a 95-122 record across seven seasons including a 42-60 mark
Updated Eastern Michigan Report
Earlier today, multiple sources, including Jon Rothstein and Jeff Goodman reported that Rob Murphy was out as the head coach at Eastern Michigan. Rothstein has since deleted his tweet, and Goodman has now tweeted the following: Eastern Michigan AD Scott Wetherbee told @Stadium that he intends to meet with coach Rob Murphy in the coming
REPORT: Rob Murphy out at Eastern Michigan
PLEASE SEE THE UPDATE REPORT ON THIS STORY HERE. EMU AD not confirming that Murphy is out. According to multiple reports, including one from Jon Rothstein, Eastern Michigan has parted ways with head coach Rob Murphy. Murphy had been the head coach at EMU for the past ten seasons where he went 166-155 (.517). His
Young captures 2020-21 ACC Coach of the Year Award
No. 22/19 Virginia Tech men’s basketball had three ACC honorees on Monday, with Mike Young winning ACC Coach of the Year, Keve Aluma being named second-team All-ACC and Tyrece Radford being tabbed ACC honorable mention, as announced by the league office. The 2020-21 All-ACC Team and awards were determined by a 75-person selection panel consisting
OFFICIAL: Burno named Head Basketball Coach at Northern Illinois
Rashon Burno, who has spent the last six seasons at Arizona State, including the last five as associate head coach, was announced as the new Northern Illinois University men’s basketball head coach by NIU Associate Vice-President and Director of Athletics Sean T. Frazier on Saturday (March 6). Burno will be formally introduced at a virtual
Arizona releases NCAA Notice of Allegations for MBB program
The University of Arizona has released the notice of allegations from the NCAA. UA released the document in response to a Maricopa County judge’s order issued on Monday. The school had previously denied requests from multiple media outlets to release the record. According to the notice of allegations, the following were NCAA violations: From March
REPORT: Northern Illinois set to hire Rashon Burno
According to multiple reports, including one from the Chicago Sun Times, Northern Illinois will hire Arizona State’s Rashon Burno as their new head men’s basketball coach. Burno joined Bobby Hurley’s staff at ASU in 2015 and was elevated to associate head coach in 2016. The former standout at DePaul also worked at Florida for Billy
Central Connecticut’s Donyell Marshall resigns
Central Connecticut State University has announced that Donyell Marshall has stepped down as head men’s basketball coach on Friday to pursue other opportunities. Marshall spent five years as the head coach of the Blue Devils. “It has been a privilege to serve as the head coach for this program for the past five seasons,” Marshall
FAMU’s McCullum tabbed MEAC Coach of the Year
Florida A&M head basketball coach, Robert McCullum, has been named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Coach of the Year, the conference announced on Friday afternoon. McCullum is the first FAMU head basketball coach to earn the award in the 50-year history of the honor. The Rattlers also had two players earn All-MEAC recognition. Junior forward MJ