HoopDirt.com can confirm that Lee University will hire Bubba Smith as their new head basketball coach with the announcement coming tomorrow. We listed Smith as one of the finalists for the job in our “dirt” earlier this week (Lee University Finalists). Smith has spent the past eight seasons as the head coach at Sewanee where he
OFFICIAL: Matt Lottich Hired as Valparaiso University Men’s Basketball Head Coach
Valparaiso University President Mark A. Heckler, Ph.D., and Director of Athletics Mark LaBarbera announced today that Matt Lottich has been hired as the 22nd head coach in the history of the Valpo men’s basketball program. Lottich, who has been a member of the Crusader coaching staff for the last three years, is just the program’s fifth
BREAKING: Valparaiso to Promote Matt Lottich to Head Basketball Coach
Multiple outlets are reporting that Valparaiso will promote assistant basketball coach Matt Lottich to head coach replacing Bryce Drew. Lottich has been an assistant at Valpo for the past three seasons, and will take over for his former boss who was named head coach at Vanderbilt earlier this week. A former player at Stanford, Lottich
OFFICIAL: Ray Harper Named Head Coach at Jacksonville State
Jacksonville State has selected a proven winner to take over its men’s basketball team. On Wednesday, Gamecocks athletics Director Greg Seitz announced the hiring of Ray Harper as the program’s 11th head coach and the fifth to run the Gamecocks at the Division I level. Harper will be formally introduced at a press conference on
Dartmouth Dirt…
I’ve heard from a ton of sources on the search at Dartmouth. The names that I’ve heard surrounding this one are: Rob Jeter (former head coach Milwaukee), Shaun Morris (associate head coach Boston University), Dane Fischer (assistant coach George Mason), Dave McLaughlin (associate head coach Northeastern), Matt Kingsley (assistant coach Yale), Brian Earl (associate head
BREAKING: Milwaukee to Hire Michigan Assistant LaVall Jordan
HoopDirt.com tweeted early this morning that the search at Milwaukee was done. ESPN has now confirmed that and is reporting that Michigan assistant LaVall Jordan is the choice. He will replace Rob Jeter who was fired back on March 17th. Jordan has been on John Beilein’s staff since at Michigan since 2010. He has also
K-State Assistant Alvin Brooks Headed to Baylor
Kansas State assistant men’s basketball coach Alvin Brooks III announced his resignation to accept a coaching position at Baylor in his native state of Texas. “I appreciate Alvin’s contribution to our program over these past four years,” said head coach Bruce Weber. “He has been a valuable member of our staff and has helped build
2016 Under Armour 30-under-30 Team presented by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC).
Congratulations to the following coaches who were selected to the 2016 Under Armour 30-under-30 Team presented by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC).: J.A. Anglin, UL-Monroe Trey Brown, High Point Adam Cohen, Vanderbilt Freddy Coleman, North Dakota State Doug Davenport, Eastern Kentucky Frank Davis, Tenn. Tech B.J. Dunne, Vassar Sam Ferry, Monmouth Chester Frazier,
BREAKING: Jacksonville State to Hire Ray Harper as Head Basketball Coach
Multiple sources are reporting that Ray Harper will be named as the next head basketball coach at Jacksonville State. HoopDirt.com first mentioned Harper’s involvement at JSU on Monday. Harper resigned as the head coach at Western Kentucky back on 3/17. He went 88-64 during his tenure at WJU, including record 18-16 this past season. I have heard
REPORT: Colorado State to Lose Two Assistant Basketball Coaches
According to a report in the Coloradoan, Colorado State head coach Larry Eustachy will be losing two assistant coaches to other programs. Assistant coach Leonard Perry is reportedly headed to Pacific where he will become new head coach Damon Stoudamire’s associate head coach. Perry played for Eustachy at Idaho, and was also his assistant at
OFFICIAL: Donyell Marshall Named Central Connecticut Men’s Basketball Head Coach
Central Connecticut State University Director of Athletics Paul Schlickmann announced that Donyell Marshall has been named the 10th head coach of the CCSU men’s basketball program. Marshall signed a five-year agreement to lead the Blue Devils. Marshall will be introduced at a press conference to be held at Founder’s Hall in Davidson Hall on the
Westerlund Resigns as Head Basketball Coach at Crossroads College
After 3 seasons with Crossroads, Richard Westerlund has tenured his letter of resignation. Westerlund leaves with great success and accomplishments at Crossroads. Westerlund was directly responsible for the recruitment of 34 unique student-athletes. Westerlund built up the men’s basketball program from only having 3 returners in 2013 to a nationally ranked NCCAA program in 2016.