University of Minnesota Duluth Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Josh Berlo has announced that UMD will not renew the appointments of Men’s Basketball Head Coach Matt Bowen and his coaching staff. “We would like to thank Coach Bowen for his commitment to UMD, his student-athletes and the community.” Berlo said. “This was a difficult decision, following a
Daily Dirt – 2/26/18
A few things that I’ve heard today with some news and updates mixed in… With Dan McHale being released today at Eastern Kentucky, the early HOT name there is Nicholls State head coach Richie Riley. A former EKU player (played for Travis Ford) and assistant coach (worked for Jeff Neubauer), Riley currently has Nicholls State
Larry Eustachy Steps Down as Head Basketball Coach at Colorado State
Larry Eustachy will step down as the men’s basketball coach at Colorado State University. Eustachy will formally resign at the end of his current contract year, and under the terms of an agreement will remain on paid leave until June 30. As part of that amended contract agreement, Eustachy will receive a total of three
DIII DIRT: Whittle Out as Head Basketball Coach at Macalester College (MN)
I can confirm that a change has been made at DIII Macalester College (MN), and that Tim Whittle is no longer the head basketball coach at the school. Whittle had been at the helm of the Scots since 2009. He was an assistant coach Washington University in St. Louis before that where he was part of
DII DIRT: Coaching Change Made at Seton Hill University
HoopDirt.com has learned that Tony Morocco is no longer the head basketball coach at DII Seton Hill University. Morocco was hired as the first-ever basketball coach at Seton Hill back in 2002. In his fifteen seasons as the head coach of the Griffins, Morocco compiled a 197-203 record. He has also worked at Saint Francis
Cumberland University Head Basketball Coach Lonnie Thompson Retires
Cumberland University men’s basketball coach Lonnie Thompson announced his retirement on Monday, effective immediately. Assistant coach Lindal Yarbrough will serve as the team’s Interim Head Coach for this week’s Mid-South Conference Championships in Pikeville, Ky. Thompson spent 16 seasons at Cumberland, compiling a 248-237 record, including the 2004 TranSouth Conference regular season championships and three
HOT: Pasqua Resigns as Head Basketball Coach at Tusculum College
Nick Pasqua has tenured his resignation as men’s basketball coach at Tusculum College announced Doug Jones, vice president of student success and athletics. Pasqua steps down after one season at the Greeneville, Tennessee school to pursue other professional opportunities. Tusculum just wrapped up its men’s basketball season as the Pioneers finished 10th in the South
WEEK 15: HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by Just Play Solutions
Congratulations to the following coaches who have been selected as the Week 15 HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by Just Play Solutions. The 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 2017-18 college basketball season. Past weekly and yearly
BREAKING REPORT: Sean Miller will not coach tonight at Oregon
According to the Arizona Daily Star’s Greg Hansen, Arizona head coach Sean Miller will not be on the sidelines for today’s match-up at Oregon. Hansen reports that the players have been informed of the decision. Bombshell news of Miller’s potential involvement in the college basketball pay for play FBI investigation broke last night. Earlier this
REPORT: Arizona’s Sean Miller Implicated in FBI Investigation
Arizona head coach Sean Miller was reportedly caught on an FBI wiretap discussing payments for current Wildcat Deandre Ayton. According to ESPN, in more than 3,000 hours of tape obtained during the investigation, Miller is heard discussing a $100,000 payment to Ayton with Christian Dawkins who was working as a runner for ASM agent Andy
REPORT: FBI investigation identifies more than 20 programs who may have violated NCAA rules
According to an explosive report released today by Yahoo!, more than twenty college basketball programs have been identified through the recent FBI investigation as potentially violating NCAA rules. The documents that were obtained by Yahoo! show the work of ASM Sports, and their chief Andy Miller. Yahoo! reports that the documents show cash advances and