HoopDirt.com can confirm that Jerry Buccilla has resigned as the men’s basketball coach at DII Tiffin University (OH). Buccilla had just completed his fifth season as the head coach at TU. The Dragons finished this past season with a 7-21 (3-17) record, giving a Buccilla a 48-94 mark during his tenure. The Heidelberg University Hall
Evansville Search Update…
The hunt to replaced recently ousted Marty Simmons is moving quickly at Evansville. It sounds like the search committee has been working hard over the weekend, and on campus interviews will begin this week. The names being mentioned here are: Calbert Cheaney – Former Indiana standout, Evansville native. The three-time All-American, National Player of the
WATCH LIVE: Tom Crean Introductory Press Conference at Georgia
Tom Crean will be introduced as the new head basketball coach at Georgia today at 3pm ET. Watch the press conference live HERE.
BREAKING: Florida Atlantic Fires Head Basketball Coach Michael Curry
Michael Curry has been relieved of his duties as Florida Atlantic University’s Head Men’s Basketball Coach, effective immediately, Brian White, FAU’s vice president and director of athletics, announced today. The university would like to thank Coach Curry for his commitment to FAU during his time with the Owls. Unfortunately, results on the court did not
LSU Eunice Names Byron Starks Men’s Basketball Head Coach
LSU Eunice has announced the addition of Byron Starks as the head coach of men’s basketball. Starks, regarded as one of the top high school coaches in the area and state, will lay the foundation for the start-up program that will begin play in the NJCAA for the upcoming 2018-2019 season. The hire is pending
Daily Dirt – 3/16/18
Some things that I’ve heard while watching Porter Moser and Nate Oats show people that they can coach… The search is on at North Alabama as they become a DI program next season and join the Atlantic Sun Conference. It sounds like AD Mark Linder will not use a search firm and will instead rely
OFFICIAL: Georgia Names Tom Crean Head Basketball
ATHENS, Ga. — Tom Crean, who for nearly two decades has regularly led his basketball teams to national rankings and postseason bids, has been named head coach of the Georgia Bulldogs. Greg McGarity, Georgia’s J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics, announced the hiring on Thursday. “Tom Crean is one of the most successful coaches in
REPORT: Georgia to hire Tom Crean as Head Basketball Coach
Multiple outlets are reporting that Tom Crean will be hired as the next head basketball coach at Georgia. CBSSport.com has reported that the deal is being finalized, and that an announcement is expected soon. Also, the AJC confirmed that the athletic board is meeting via teleconference tonight to reportedly ok the deal. Crean had spent
Men’s Basketball Coaching Change Made at Lewis & Clark College
The Lewis & Clark Pioneers will have new leadership when the 2018-19 season begins next fall. On Thursday, Director of Physical Education and Athletics Shana Levine announced that Dinari Foreman will not return after seven seasons as men’s basketball head coach. Lewis & Clark will begin a national search for a new head coach immediately,
Longwood Dirt…
Multiple sources have told me that UMBC Director of Recruiting/Program Development Griff Aldrich is the leader at Longwood. The Lancers Blog reported this first earlier today. Aldrich has been on Ryan Odom’s staff for the past two seasons, and is a graduate of Hampden-Sydney College (located 6 miles from Longwood). Aldrich is an interesting story…he
OFFICIAL: Heath Schroyer Named Head Basketball Coach at McNeese State
Thanks to great sources who had HoopDirt.com out in front of this one. It’s now been made official… A new and exciting era of McNeese Basketball is upon us when on Thursday, Director of Athletics Bruce Hemphill announced the hiring of BYU Associate Head Coach Heath Schroyer to lead the Cowboys’ basketball program. An introductory press
BREAKING: Richie Riley Named Head Basketball Coach at South Alabama
After helping Nicholls to its first regular-season Southland Conference championship since 1998 this year, Richie Riley was announced on Thursday as the new University of South Alabama head men’s basketball coach by Jaguar Director of Athletics Dr. Joel Erdmann. Riley, 35, becomes the 10th head coach in the history of the program, which just completed