Ty Platt, head coach of the Huntington University men’s basketball team, has announced his retirement, effective this spring. The announcement took place at the men’s basketball annual end-of-the-year banquet, the conclusion of the 2019-2020 season and Platt’s 29th year of coaching basketball. “It has been an honor to be the head men’s basketball coach at Huntington University
D2 DIRT: Hironaka out at Colorado Christian
I teased this one last night on Twitter, and can now confirm it… According to multiple sources, Jeff Hironaka is out as the head men’s basketball coach at Colorado Christian University after just three seasons. After a very successful run as the head coach at Seattle Pacific (134-67 in seven seasons), Hironaka struggled in his
OFFICIAL: Boone named Head Basketball Coach at Central Arkansas
Following up on a report from earlier today. It’s now been made official that Anthony Boone has had the interim tag removed, and is now the head basketball coach at Central Arkansas. Here’s the release: University of Central Arkansas interim head basketball coach Anthony Boone has a new title as of Monday. He is officially the head
Jeffers retires at Johnson County CC (KS)
The Hall of Fame career of Johnson County Community College (KS) head coach Mike Jeffers came to a close, as his Cavaliers fell to cross-town rival Kansas City Kansas 75-68 in the Region VI Championship at the Hutchinson Sports Arena in Hutchinson, Kan. Jeffers, who announced prior to the start of the season he would
OFFICIAL: Edwards not retained at Wyoming
As promised earlier, here is the official statement from the University of Wyoming on the dismissal of head men’s basketball coach Allen Edwards: University of Wyoming Athletics Director Tom Burman announced Monday that head men’s basketball coach Allen Edwards will not be retained as coach of the Wyoming Cowboys. Edwards will be paid for the
Wyoming fires Allen Edwards
Waiting for the official press release, but Wyoming has fired Allen Edwards today. In four seasons with the Cowboys, Edwards went 60-76 (.441), but after winning 43 games in his first two years, he was only able to manage 17 in his final two seasons. The Cowboys recently won their first two games in the
Air Force parts ways with Pilipovich
The Air Force Academy has parted ways with head men’s basketball coach Dave Pilipovich, Director of Athletics Nathan Pine announced today. Pilipovich took over the program midway through the 2011-12 season and just completed his eighth year as head coach and 13th overall at the Academy. Air Force finished the 2019-20 season with a 12-20 record, including a
REPORT: Central Arkansas set to remove Interim tab from Boone
According to a report from Jon Rothstein, the University of Central Arkansas will remove the interim tag from Anthony Boone, and name him as the new head coach. Boone replaced former head coach Russ Pennell back on December 16th, after Pennell took a leave of absence (he and the school then parted ways on January
NCAA hits Jimmy Patsos with 3-year show-cause order
Former Siena head coach Jimmy Patsos was issued a three-year show-cause order today by the NCAA. The school and a booster also received penalties. The full public infractions decision can be found HERE. Below is a summary of the findings released by the NCAA: The former Siena men’s basketball head coach provided impermissible cash payments
Daily Dirt – 3/9/20
A few quick things to kick off what will be a busy week… Two jobs that opened in the past 24 hours already have search firms in place. Fogler Consulting has the Loyola Marymount search, and Todd Turner’s Collegiate Sports Associates is on board at James Madison. Last week, I mentioned Central Michigan assistant Chris
Louis Rowe out at James Madison
James Madison Director of Athletics Jeff Bourne announced Monday that the university has mutually parted with Louis Rowe as men’s basketball head coach following four years in the role. “You won’t find many individuals who love this institution and this basketball program more than Louis Rowe,” Bourne said. “He poured his heart and soul into
Loyola Marymount parts ways with Mike Dunlap
Loyola Marymount University and Mike Dunlap, men’s basketball head coach, have agreed to part ways, Athletic Director Craig Pintens announced Sunday. The change is effective immediately to allow the program to seek a new leader for the Lions. “Mike has created a tremendous foundation for us to build on, elevating our program in so many