Sources have confirmed to HoopDirt.com that NC State assistant coach AW Hamilton is the choice at Eastern Kentucky. He will replace Dan McHale who was fired last month. Last season was Hamilton’s first with the Wolfpack after a long tenure at Hargrave Military Academy an as assistant coach and then the head coach (237-22 in
Kentucky Wesleyan Introduces Drew Cooper as Head Men’s Basketball Coach
Drew Cooper will serve as the 23rd Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Kentucky Wesleyan College as announced by Director of Athletic Rob Mallory on Friday morning. Cooper will be introduced to the community at a press conference at 2 pm on Monday afternoon. “Drew is someone we identified early in the process as a potentially tremendous
OFFICIAL: UIW Tabs Carson Cunningham as Men’s Basketball Head Coach
University of the Incarnate Word Director of Athletics Dr. Brian Wickstrom has selected Dr. Carson Cunningham to lead the men’s basketball program, the athletics department announced Thursday. “After a thorough search, we are pleased to announce Dr. Cunningham as our new men’s basketball coach,” said Wickstrom. “All of our final candidates who spoke with the
OFFICIAL: Dan Hurley Named Head Basketball Coach at UConn
University of Connecticut Athletics Director David Benedict announced today that Dan Hurley has been selected as the 19th head coach of the UConn men’s basketball program. Hurley and the university have agreed to a six-year deal, with a compensation of $2.75 million in the first season. Hurley will be introduced to the university community and
REPORT: Colorado State to hire Drake’s Niko Medved
Colorado State will hire Drake’s Niko Medved as their new head basketball coach according to the Denver Post. Medved is a former assistant to Tim Miles at CSU, and spent last season at Drake where he went 17-17 in his only season there. He also served as the head coach at Furman (2013-17) where the
REPORT: Louisville, Chris Mack to meet this weekend
According to a report by the Courier Journal, Officials from Louisville are scheduled to meet with Xavier head coach Chris Mack this weekend. The Cardinals officially parted ways with interim head coach Scott Padgett yesterday. Louisville will not be using a search firm, but will instead on a group of “informal” advisors surrounding Interim AD
Dusty May Named Head Basketball Coach at Florida Atlantic
Dusty May has accepted the challenge of building Florida Atlantic University’s men’s basketball program into a team that will consistently compete on the national stage. May has been named Florida Atlantic’s new head men’s basketball coach after signing a five-year contract today. He will be introduced at a press conference on Friday, March 23, at
OFFICIAL: Evansville agrees to terms with Walter McCarty to become Head Men’s Basketball Coach
University of Evansville Director of Athletics Mark Spencer has announced that Evansville native and current Boston Celtics assistant coach Walter McCarty has agreed to terms to become the next head men’s basketball coach for the Purple Aces. “I could not be more thrilled with the amount of interest we had in our head coaching position,
OFFICIAL: Keller Resigns at Montana Western
Steve Keller has officially resigned as the head basketball coach at The University of Montana Western in order to become the next head coach at Frontier Conference foe University of Providence (MT). Montana Western has issued the following statement:
HOT: Walter McCarty to be named Head Basketball Coach at Evansville
Boston Celtics assistant coach Walter McCarty will be named as the new head basketball coach at Evansville. The official introductory press conference will take place Friday at 5:30PM. Evansville AD Mark Spencer told the Courier & Press; “I could not be more thrilled with the amount of interest we had in our head coaching position,
Longwood Names UMBC’s Griff Aldrich Head Men’s Basketball Coach
On and off the basketball court, the career of new Longwood men’s basketball coach Griff Aldrich has been marked by two constants: a passion for transforming lives, and success at every step. Standout prep and college player. Partner in a top-tier international law firm, and CFO of an investment company. High-level AAU coach who helped
Daily Dirt – 3/22/18
A bunch of things going on as we sit through another storm in New England… Interviews have wrapped up at Colorado State, and a decision is expected shortly. I have heard South Dakota’s Craig Smith and Utah assistant DeMarlo Slocum have interviewed. I have also that Montana’s Travis DeCuire interviewed, but will not take the