It’s been a long, strange search to replace Byron Samuels as the head basketball coach at Florida A&M. The search originally began on March 21st, was closed, re-opened, and closed again last week. A list of names obtained by the Tallahassee Democrat, reveals that 122 coaches have applied. There are former DI head coaches, former
Rob Blouin Named Head Basketball Coach at Fisher College
Rob Blouin has been named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Fisher College. He replaces former Head Coach David Lindberg who stepped down this past spring after his 12-years at the helm. Coach Blouin just finished his sixth year on Lindberg’s staff, and third as the Associate Head Coach. Coach Blouin has been heavily involved in
Interim Tag Removed; Foster Named Cal State San Marco’s Head Men’s Basketball Coach
B.J. Foster, who served as interim head coach for the 2016-17 season, has been named head men’s basketball coach, Cal State San Marcos Director of Athletics Jennifer Milo announced. “Coach Foster did an amazing job this past year in his interim role,” Milo said. “Our team would have qualified for the CCAA conference tournament had we
Paul Mills Named New Oral Roberts University Head Men’s Basketball Coach
Oral Roberts University has named Paul Mills as the new head coach for the ORU men’s basketball program, it was announced today by Mike Carter, ORU’s Director of Athletics. Mills joins the Golden Eagles after 14 years at Baylor, eight as an assistant coach, and will be officially introduced at a press conference Monday. “This
Butler Extends Head Basketball Coach Chris Holtmann Through 2025
Following one of the most successful seasons in program history, Butler and head coach Chris Holtmann have agreed to a contract extension. Holtmann’s deal at Butler now runs through the 2024-25 season. Butler Vice President/Director of Athletics Barry Collier made the announcement Friday (April 28). Financial terms were not released. “Chris is a tremendous ambassador
Daily Dirt – 4/28/17
Some things that I’ve heard as we head in to the weekend… Sounds like some administrative changes at Nebraska…Director of Basketball Operations Teddy Owens has left the staff to become the head coach at Carrollwood Day School in Tampa. He had been the DBO for the past three seasons, and was a GA at Oklahoma
Matt Brackett Named Head Basketball Coach at Hardin-Simmons
Hardin-Simmons University Director of Athletics John Neese has selected former HSU student-athlete Matt Brackett as the 28th men’s basketball coach in the history of the school. Brackett comes to HSU after working his way up the ranks in the high school level. He also was a four-year player, three-year starter and two-year captain for Hardin-Simmons
Paul Trevor Resigns as Head Basketball Coach at San Francisco State; Becomes Co-Head Coach at Stanislaus State
Stanislaus State Athletics Director Mike Matoso today announced the appointment of Paul Trevor to the position of co-head coach of men’s basketball, joining Larry Reynolds at the helm of the Warriors. The move to create a co-head coaching position was a mutual decision of Reynolds and Matoso, constructed to ensure a smooth transition for the
OFFICIAL: Juan Dixon Named Head Basketball Coach at Coppin State
Following up on the news that broke this weekend…It has now been made official, Coppin State University Director of Athletics Derek Carter has announced that Juan Dixon has been named the seventh head coach in Coppin State University men’s basketball history. “We are extremely excited to have Coach Dixon here at Coppin State University,” said
Kevin Stallings adds Sam Ferry to Pitt Basketball Staff
University of Pittsburgh head coach Kevin Stallings announced the addition of assistant coach Sam Ferry to his coaching staff for the 2017-18 season, Wednesday afternoon. Ferry has spent the past six years at Monmouth University, including the past four seasons as an assistant coach. “Sam is a tireless worker on the court and on the
Daily Dirt – 4/26/17
A few things I’ve heard… It sounds like interviews at Presbyterian will start tomorrow. I’ve heard that the first guy up will be current Blue Hose interim head coach John Reynolds. He has been at Presbyterian for the past four seasons, and assumed the interim title earlier this month when Gregg Nibert resigned. Word on
Lamont Franklin Named Director of Basketball Operations at Miami
University of Miami Coach Jim Larrañaga has announced the addition of Lamont Franklin as the director of operations for the Hurricanes basketball program. “Lamont Franklin is a great addition to our program,” Larrañaga said. “We were attracted to Lamont because of his diverse background in basketball and business. He has a lot of experience in