Saint Xavier University and Athletic Director Allison Kern have announced the elevation of SXU Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach Scott Campbell to Interim Head Coach. Campbell will take the reins of the Cougar basketball program following the retirement of 23-year head coach Tom O’Malley on Wednesday. Serving as an assistant under O’Malley for four seasons, from
HoopDirt.com 2019-20 JUCO Coach of the Year presented by Just Play Solutions
For Immediate Release March 30, 2020 Milwaukee Area Technical College Head Coach Randy Casey has been named as the HoopDirt.com JUCO Coach of the Year presented by Just Play Solutions for the 2019-20 college basketball season. Casey qualified for the award by being named as the HoopDirt.com/Just Play Solutions Coach of the Week for Week 14
OFFICIAL: Burg tabbed as head basketball coach at Georgia Southern
Incoming Georgia Southern Director of Athletics Jared Benko has named Brian Burg, who helped lead Texas Tech to the 2019 NCAA National Championship game and the Big 12 Conference regular-season championship, the head coach of the Georgia Southern men’s basketball program. Burg comes to Statesboro after four successful seasons on Chris Beard’s staff at Texas
DAILY DIRT: Sunday Edition – 3/29/20
A few quick things a we sit here watching The Sandlot for the 1000th time… Tarleton State (headed to the WAC next season) had Zoom interviews with 5 coaches on Friday. Depending on who you talk to, that is now down to either 2 or 3. Former Kentucky head coach (and current Ranger JC head
OFFICIAL: Western Michigan Promotes Bates to Head Men’s Basketball Coach
Western Michigan University today has promoted Associate Head Coach Clayton Bates to the position of 14th head coach of the men’s basketball team. “I decided to change leadership of our program days before the COVID-19 crisis emerged. A comprehensive national search in this time of anxiety, despite exceedingly strong national interest in the position, just
HOT REPORT: Western Michigan to name Bates as new Head Coach
Western Michigan will promote Clayton Bates to replace Steve Hawkins as their new head basketball coach, according to a Report by Tony Paul of the Detroit Free Press. Bates has been on the WMU staff for 15 seasons. According to Paul’s report, he will sign a two-year deal worth $215,000 in annual base pay, plus
REPORT: Georgia Southern expected to hire Burg as new Head Coach
Georgia Southern is expected to tab Texas Tech assistant Brian Burg as their next head basketball coach according to a Tweet by Jon Rothstein. He would replace Mark Byington who became the head coach at James Madison earlier this month. Burg has been on Chris Beard’s staff at Texas Tech for the past three seasons
Jackson resigns as Head Basketball Coach at Alabama State
Alabama State head men’s basketball coach Lewis Jackson announced his resignation from the program Friday, March 27, after 15 years as the head coach of the Hornets. “As I continue my Alabama State University athletic journey, I am stepping down as head coach of the Alabama State University men’s basketball program,” Jackson said. “The joys
REPORT: Shaka Smart will return to Texas next season
In a report today by Brian Davis of the Austin American-Statesman, Texas Director of Athletics Chris Del Conte confirmed that Shaka Smart will return as the Longhorns head basketball coach next season. Del Conte told the American-Statesman, “Shaka’s our coach. Nothing’s changed. We won five of the last six down the stretch, finished third in
OFFICIAL: Garden City CC Named Dewey as Head Men’s Basketball Coach
Following up on our JUCO DIRT from earlier today. Garden City has made the hiring of Cole Dewey official late this afternoon. Here is their release: Cole Dewey had already laid footprints in Garden City nearly eight years ago. And in just one season as an assistant with the Broncbusters, he left an indelible mark
JUCO DIRT: Garden City set to hire current JUCO head coach
Multiple sources have told me that Cole Dewey will be hired as the next head basketball coach at Garden City CC (KS). Dewey has served as the head coach at Otero JC (CO) for the past two seasons, where he put together a 45-17 record (25-7 this past season). He had previously served as an
HoopDirt.com NCAA D1 Coach of the Year Nominees presented by Just Play Solutions
Congratulations to the following sixteen coaches who captured HoopDirt.com NCAA D1 Coach of the Week Awards during the 2019-20 college basketball season. These coaches are all eligible to receive the HoopDirt.com NCAA D1 Coach of the Year Award presented by Just Play Solutions which will be announced next week. Week 1 Walter McCarty – University