Yesterday, HoopDirt.com asked our readers who they thought would replace Billy Donovan as the next head coach at Florida. A few hours after we posted the poll, Louisiana Tech head coach Michael White was hired, and we shut the voting. Here are the results – looks like our readers had a pretty good handle on
Austin Peay Dirt…
With the departure of Bubba Wells from the Austin Peay staff earlier this week, rumors are swirling about his possible replacement. The “hot” name right now is Martin Methodist head coach Scott Combs. This past season, his team went 30-5 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NAIA DI National Tournament. McCombs is a former
BREAKING: Michael White Named Head Coach at Florida
The University of Florida has named Michael White as their new head coach. He replaces Billy Donovan who became the head coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder last week. White has been the head coach at Louisiana Tech since 2011 where he has compiled a 101-40 record. His squad went 27-9 this past season and
Chris Mack Adds Former Rhode Island Assistant To His Staff at Xavier
Xavier University head basketball coach Chris Mack announced today that Luke Murray has been hired to fill the assistant coaching vacancy on his staff. Murray, who spent the past two seasons as an assistant to Dan Hurley at Rhode Island, has also spent time on the staffs at Towson, Wagner and Arizona. “I am really
Daily Dirt – 5/7/15
Today’s Daily Dirt… Yesterday I mentioned that NJIT assistant Dino Presley was headed to Rider to replace Donyell Marshall (Daily Dirt – 5/6/15). I have now heard from two separate sources that Presley’s replacement at NJIT will be Kim Waiters who is currently the Director of Team Tournaments for the Hoop Group. The Robert Morris
Corey Tate Named Assistant at Mizzou
Corey Tate, who amassed more than 250 victories in 11 seasons as head coach at Mineral Area College and was the Tiger behind one of the biggest buzzer beaters in Mizzou’s Men’s Basketball history, is coming home. Head coach Kim Anderson has announced the addition of Tate to his coaching staff, bringing home to Columbia
Austin Peay Assistant Bubba Wells Resigns
Charles “Bubba” Wells, Austin Peay State University basketball’s all-time leading men’s scorer who has served the program as assistant coach for the past 10 seasons, has resigned his position to pursue other coaching opportunities. That was announced Wednesday afternoon by Governors head coach Dave Loos. “Bubba Wells and I have shared lots of basketball and
OFFICIAL: Morgan Named Assistant at Kentucky Wesleyan
We had this as a rumor in the Daily Dirt yesterday – it has now been made official. Former Citadel assistant Andre Morgan has been named as the associate head coach at Kentucky Wesleyan. Morgan, 28, spent this past season as assistant coach with the Division I Bulldogs. “We are very fortunate to have a person
FEATURE ARTICLE: Implementing Culture by Maurice Joseph (Assistant Coach GWU)
Implementing Culture by Maurice Joseph (Assistant Coach George Washington University) The term “culture” gets thrown around frequently in the world of sports, referring to the daily habits and norms of operation that organizations and programs generate, apply and sustain over the course of time. We often hear people talk about “rebuilding a program’s culture” or that
Daily Dirt – 5/6/15
Somethings that I have heard today… I have heard that NJIT assistant Dino Presley will fill Donyell Marshall’s spot at Rider. Marshall left back in April to become an assistant on Nate Oats’ staff at Buffalo. Before coming to NJIT in 2014, Presley spent four seasons as an assistant at Marshall. He has also worked at
Richardson Extended Through 2020 at UMKC
UMKC head men’s basketball coach Kareem Richardson had his contract extended through 2020, announced Tuesday by Director of Athletics Carla Wilson. “It gives me great pleasure to extend Kareem’s contract,” Wilson said. “In looking at the growth and development of the men’s basketball program over the past two years, I continue to be extremely excited
Eastern Washington Dirt…
Eastern Washington head coach Jim Hayford is on the hunt to replace assistant coach Alex Pribble who recently took over the program at DII St. Martins’s University (WA). It sounds like there is a ton of interest in this spot. The names that I am hearing as the most likely replacements are: Chris Victor –