After much speculation on the future of LSU head coach Johnny Jones, it now appears that he will return to coach the Tigers next year. Yahoo!’s Pat Forde tweeted the following earlier this afternoon: TWEET 1:“Just saw men’s basketball committee member and LSU AD Joe Alleva at arena in Louisville. Said LSU is not making
HOT: Oregon Tech Names Justin Parnell Head Basketball Coach
Former Oregon Tech basketball standout Justin Parnell has accepted the position of Head Coach for the Hustlin’ Owl men’s basketball program, announced today by Director of Athletics Michael Schell. Parnell, a NAIA First-Team All-American in 2010 for Tech, takes over the post after veteran coach Danny Miles’ retirement in 2016 which spanned the past 45
Daily Dirt – 3/23/16
The busy week continues…here are a bunch of things that I’ve heard in the past few hours… On Monday, I mentioned FGCU head coach Joe Dooley and Vanderbilt head coach Kevin Stallings and their involvement at St. Louis (Daily Dirt – 3/21/16). The “hot” name here now is Valparaiso head coach Bryce Drew. His team
BREAKING: Central Florida to Hire Johnny Dawkins
According to an ESPN report, Johnny Dawkins as accepted an offer to become the head coach at Central Florida. Dawkins was released as the head coach at Stanford last week after an 8-year run where he compiled a 156-115 record. The former Duke guard will replace Donnie Jones who was fired immediately after the season ended. More
Arizona’s Sean Miller “tweets” that he has no interest in Pitt job
Arizona head coach Sean Miller has “tweeted” that he is not interested in the recently vacated coaching job at his alma mater Pitt:
OFFICIAL: Todd Simon Named Head Basketball Coach at Southern Utah
Current University of Nevada Las Vegas interim head coach, Todd Simon, was hired Tuesday as the new men’s basketball head coach at Southern Utah University. Athletic Director Jason Butikofer made the official announcement to the men’s basketball team Tuesday night. “As we entered this process, we were focused on identifying a leader that could elevate
REPORT: Memphis Investigating Conflict-of-Interest Allegations Stemming from Pastner and Athletic Director Sharing Same Agent
According to The Commercial Appeal, University of Memphis President M. David Rudd has launched an investigation into conflict-of-interest allegations surrounding basketball coach Josh Pastner, AD Tom Bowen, and the agent that they shared. Rudd issued the following statement today: “The University of Memphis has been made aware of the accusations, and in accordance with University and TBR (Tennessee Board of
HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week Presented by The Hoop Group: NAIA Award Winners
Here is a recap of the 16 NAIA winners of this season’s HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week Award presented by the Hoop Group. These 16 coaches now qualify for the HoopDirt.com National Coach of the Year Award presented by The Hoop Group. The winner will be announced during the week leading up to the Final Four. Click on the week for the full
Daily Dirt II – 3/22/16
Another crazy day in the college basketball coaching world. Here’s a few quick things in part II of the Daily Dirt… A “hot” name making the rounds right now is IPFW head coach Jon Coffman. He’s coming off a great season – 24-10 with an NIT apperance, and is now being mentioned at both Wright State and James
BREAKING: Todd Simon to be Named Head Coach at Southern Utah
UNLV Interim Head Coach Todd Simon will become the next head coach at Southern Utah. CBSSports.com’s Jon Rothstein was the first to confirm this. Simon will replace Nick Robinson who was fired as the Thunderbirds head coach on March 9th. Simon became the Interim Head Coach at UNLV back on January 10th, 2016 following the dismissal
Texas Rio Grande Valley Search Update
In last night’s Daily Dirt II, I mentioned that UTRGV was down to 6 finalists as to replace Dan Hipsher as the head basketball coach. I have heard that interviews will start this weekend. Great sources have told me the final group includes: Raphael Chillious: Assistant Coach University of Washington Lew Hill – Assistant Coach University of
HOT: Unger Resigns as Head Basketball Coach at DII Belmont Abbey
Belmont Abbey College Athletic Director, Stephen Miss, announced today the resignation of Men’s Basketball Head Coach Martin Unger, effective the end of spring semester. “On behalf of the College, I wish to extend our appreciation and gratitude to Coach Unger for his dedicated service to the formation and development of our students over the course