Leading the Houston Men’s Basketball program to its sixth consecutive 20-win season and national rankings every week during the 2020-21 season, Head Coach Kelvin Sampson has signed a contract extension through the 2026-27 season. “I am looking forward to continuing our journey of building our basketball program to the best it can be,” Sampson said.
Lew Hill earns WAC Coach of the Year Award
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) men’s basketball team learned on Tuesday that Coach Lew Hill, who passed away tragically on Feb. 7 at the age of 55, is the unanimous choice for Don Haskins Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Coach of the Year. Before his passing, Hill coached the Vaqueros to an 8-4 record,
D2 UMary (ND) Opens
After six years as head men’s basketball coach at the University of Mary, Joe Kittell will be stepping down from his role as head coach to pursue a new administrative opportunity at the University of Mary. Kittell will be assuming the role of director of undergraduate admissions, an opportunity that will allow him to serve the
Howard selected as Big Ten Coach of the Year
Michigan head coach Juwan Howard was named Coach of the Year by the Big Ten Conference today. After guiding the Wolverines to their first Big Ten title in seven years, Howard becomes the first U-M coach to be named coach of the year since John Beilein earned the honor by the media in 2014. Howard
Daily Dirt – 3/9/21
Getting busy this week. A few things that I’ve heard…. Interesting press release from Binghamton yesterday where they announced Levell Sanders as their new head coach. There was no mention of “interim” in his title, even though after Tommy Dempsey was not retained last week, the University announced that Sanders would serve as the interim
Monday Night Video Update: This week’s O/U, What Jasick’s firing means, & more…
Ok, so we’re still learning this video stuff. Apparently this is too long to put on Twitter – decided to jam it up here instead. It was a busy Monday, and will get busier as the week goes on. Here is this week’s O/U, what Tony Jasick’s firing may mean for others, and some small
Week 15: HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by Just Play Solutions
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