Ball State head coach James Whitford has signed a contract extension according to The Star Press. The three-year extension, on top of the two years left from his original contract, will push Whitford’s contract through April 2021. According to the report, Ball State AD Mark Sandy said that Whitford’s $275,000 base salary won’t change. In his three seasons as
Brent Scott Added to Rice Men’s Basketball Coaching Staff
Rice head coach Mike Rhoades has announced the addition of former Owl standout Brent Scott to the coaching staff as assistant coach. Scott joins the Owls after spending the past four years as assistant coach at TCU. This is Scott’s second stint coaching at his alma mater. He was also an assistant during the 2007-08 season. “We’re very excited
OFFICIAL: Kelvin Jefferson Named Assistant Coach at Old Dominion
Following up on a rumor that HoopDirt.com posted back on May 10th (ODU DIRT)… Old Dominion men’s basketball head coach Jeff Jones has named Kelvin Jefferson an assistant coach. Jefferson served an assistant coach under Jones at American University from 2001-05. “I am very excited to have Kelvin Jefferson join our coaching staff,” Jones said.
DII DIRT: Millersville University set to name new Head Coach
Multiple sources, including Hoopsville’s Dave McHugh are reporting that Millersville University (PA) will hire Delaware Valley ‘s Casey Stitzel as their new head coach. In his eight seasons at the helm at Del Val, Stitzel has compiled a 116-96 including a 20-8 record this past season. Stitzel’s father Glenn was a standout basketball player at Millersville, and
JUCO DIRT: Western Nebraska Search Update
According to two great sources, there are three finalists in the mix to become the next head coach at Western Nebraska CC. The names that I’ve heard are: Cory Fehringer – Head Coach Williston State College (ND) Brian Hancock – Head Coach Kaskaskia College (IL) John Meeks – Head Coach Wallace State (AL) All three
Georgetown Dirt…
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Georgetown will hire Hofstra’s Akbar Waheed as an assistant coach. He will replace Tavares Hardy who became an assistant on Josh Pastner’s staff at Georgia Tech earlier this month. Last year was Waheed’s first as an assistant coach at Hofstra. He also served as an assistant at Boston College (2010-2014) and
Daily Dirt – 5/13/16
Here are a bunch of things that I’ve heard… Brandon Dunson has become the video and recruiting assistant at Stanford. The former Arizona State player has been an assistant at Arizona Christian University since 2013. I have heard that Tony Chiles is no longer an assistant at Fordham. The New York native and former St.
Rodney Terry Closes in on Extension at Fresno State
According to the Fresno Bee, Rodney Terry is close to inking a contract extension at Fresno State that will also include a pay raise. According to the report, Terry is expected to receive a raise that will be worth between $500,000 and $600,000 per year and extend his deal to five years through 2021. The
OFFICIAL: Doug Overton Named Head Basketball Coach at Lincoln University
Following up on a rumor that HoopDirt.com posted earlier this week (DII Dirt)… Lincoln University has announced the hiring of its’ new Head Men’s Basketball Coach Doug Overton. Coach Overton is a Philadelphia Basketball legend. A graduate of Dobbins Technical High school, Overton helped his team to a city championship playing alongside Philadelphia Hoop legends
Westerlund Named Head Basketball Coach at Wright State Lake
Wright State Lake Campus has announced the hiring of its new Men’s Basketball Head Coach, Richard Westerlund. Westerlund comes to Wright State from Crossroads College, where he had been the Head Coach the previous 3 seasons. Westerlund had great success and accomplishments at Crossroads. Westerlund was directly responsible for the recruitment of 34 unique student-athletes.
Hall of Fame Coach Lou Henson Named Special Advisor at New Mexico State
New Mexico State head men’s basketball coach Paul Weir announced the appointment of Hall of Fame coaching legend Lou Henson as Special Advisor to the Aggie program. “I am ecstatic that Coach (Henson) will be joining our program,” said Weir. “To add a person of his competencies and experiences comes along once in a lifetime.
Gentry Joins Oklahoma State Staff as Player Development Director
Veteran basketball coach Stephen Gentry joined Brad Underwood’s coaching staff at Oklahoma State as the Director of Player Development. Gentry spent the last three seasons with Underwood at Stephen F. Austin as an assistant coach, where he helped the Lumberjacks rack up a total of 89 wins, which are tied for the most by any