FIU Executive Director of Sports and Entertainment Pete Garcia announces that the contract for head men’s basketball coach Anthony Evans will not be renewed. The Panthers will begin a national search for a new head coach immediately. “I want to thank Anthony for the job he did with our men’s basketball program,” Garcia said. “He
HOT: Anthony Evans out at FIU
HoopDirt.com now confirm that Anthony Evans is no longer the head coach at Florida International. This was first reported by Jeff Borzello. Evans became the head coach at FIU back in 2013. He compiled a 65-94 mark during his tenure, including a 14-18 (8-10) record this past season. Before coming to FIU, Evans spent six
BREAKING: Tony Pujol Named Head Basketball Coach at North Alabama
Tony Pujol, an assistant basketball coach at the University of Wyoming with 14 years of collegiate coaching experience, has been hired as the head men’s basketball coach at the University of North Alabama, UNA Athletic Director Mark Linder announced Monday. A former assistant basketball coach at Appalachian State University, Virginia Commonwealth University and the University
Pepperdine Basketball Staff Update
New Pepperdine head basketball coach Lorenzo Romar has added Curtis Allen as an assistant coach, and has hired John Impelman and Gerald Brown in administrative roles. They will join Ken Bone who was named as the associate head coach back on March 13th. Pepperdine’s third assistant position has been filled, but that will not become
OFFICIAL: Bryant names Jared Grasso as next men’s basketball head coach
Bryant University President Ronald K. Machtley and Director of Athletics Bill Smith announced the hiring of Jared Grasso as the next head coach of the Bulldog men’s basketball program at a press conference Monday morning at the George E. Bello Center for Information and Technology. Grasso becomes the eighth men’s basketball coach in Bryant University’s
Daily Dirt – 4/2/18
Some things that I’ve heard while waiting to see how many 3’s Villanova will make tonight… I have heard that former Loyola (MD) head coach G.G. Smith will be heading to High Point with his father Tubby. G.G. resigned at Loyola back in March after a five-year run at the school. It sounds like he
Travis Steele Named Head Basketball Coach at Xavier
Xavier University Director of Athletics Greg Christopher announced today that Xavier Associate Head Coach Travis Steele has been selected as the new Sedler Family Men’s Head Basketball Coach at Xavier. Steele has spent 10 seasons at Xavier, including nine on the staff of his predecessor, Chris Mack. Steele, 36, will be officially introduced as the
REPORT: Bryant to Hire Iona’s Jared Grasso
Iona associate head coach Jared Grasso will become the next head coach at Bryant University according to multiple reports. Grasso just wrapped up his seventh season on Tim Cluess’ staff. Prior to Iona, Grasso spent four years at Fordham University in the Bronx. In 2009-10, Grasso was named interim head men’s basketball coach for the
Maine Dirt: Edniesha Curry to Join Men’s Basketball Staff
New Maine head coach Richard Barron will hire Edniesha Curry as an assistant on the Black Bears men’s basketball team. Curry starred at Oregon and played in the WNBA and overseas after graduation. She had previously worked with Barron and the Maine women’s team from 2015-17. She will join former Black Bear standout Kevin Reed
Duke Basketball Staff Update
Duke University men’s basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski announced the hiring of former Blue Devil Chris Carrawell as an assistant coach. Earlier this week, Krzyzewski promoted Nate James and Jon Scheyer to associate head coaches after Jeff Capel was named the head coach at Pittsburgh. To complete his restructured staff, Coach K has also announced that
REPORT: Temple’s Dunphy to step aside after next season
According to a report by Seth Davis, Temple head coach Fran Dunphy will step aside after next season, and current assistant Aaron McKie will be named as his replacement. One of 25 active NCAA Division I coaches with 500 victories, Fran Dunphy just wrapped up his 12th season at the helm of the Temple men’s
OFFICIAL: Chris Foster Named Head Basketball Coach at McKendree University
Following up on a report from yesterday (DII DIRT). It’s now been made official… McKendree University director of athletics Chuck Brueggemann announced on Friday that Chris Foster has accepted an offer to become the new men’s basketball coach for the Bearcats. Foster replaces Harry Statham, the all-time wins leader in college basketball history with 1,122