The University of Northern Colorado announced today that the contract for head men’s basketball coach B.J. Hill has been terminated. “Athletic Director Darren Dunn and I are committed to ensuring the integrity of the men’s basketball program,” UNC President Kay Norton said. “In light of that commitment, and in the best interests of the program moving forward,
UAB Promotes Battle, Adds Jackson, Devitt to Men’s Basketball Staff
UAB men’s basketball head coach Rob Ehsan announced Thursday that Turner Battle has been promoted to associate head coach and Dannton Jackson and Kevin Devitt have joined the staff as assistant coaches. Battle recently completed his second year at UAB and has helped the Blazers reach the postseason in back-to-back seasons. Last season, Battle and the Blazers
Anthony Stewart Named Interim Head Coach at Tennessee Martin
Heath Schroyer has submitted his resignation as the University of Tennessee at Martin head men’s basketball coach and Anthony Stewart will take over on an interim basis, Skyhawk interim athletics director Kevin McMillan announced today. “Coach Schroyer informed me of his decision to accept an assistant coaching position at North Carolina State this morning,” McMillan
South Dakota State Head Coach T.J. Otzelberger Completes Staff
South Dakota State University men’s basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger announced Thursday the completion of his coaching staff with the hirings of Eric Henderson and Ben Walker as assistant coaches. “I believe we have identified and have been able to bring in some of the best leaders, teachers of the game and community-minded people to bring on to
OFFICIAL: Matt Brady Joins La Salle Basketball Staff
HoopDirt.com mentioned this move a few weeks ago. It’s now been made official… Matt Brady, who has nearly 30 years of experience as a coach at the Division I level, including 12 as a head coach, has been named an assistant basketball coach at La Salle, head coach Dr. John Giannini announced today. Brady replaces Will Bailey, who
OFFICIAL: NC State Names Heath Schroyer as Assistant Head Basketball Coach
NC State rounded out its men’s basketball staff with the hire of veteran coach Heath Schroyer, who spent the last two years as head coach of the University of Tennessee-Martin, Mark Gottfried announced today. “I’m excited to have Heath join our staff. He has done an outstanding job at UT-Martin, and has had success as both a
Chad Dollar Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Illinois State
Chad Dollar, a 19-year Division I men’s basketball coaching veteran who most recently spent five seasons on the staff at Georgia Tech, has been hired as an assistant coach at Illinois State, head coach Dan Muller announced Thursday. “We couldn’t be more excited to add Chad and his family to our program,” Muller said. “He provides experience,
BREAKING: Heath Schroyer to NC State
Thanks to great sources who had HoopDirt.com out in front of this one earlier this week. We reported on Tuesday that Tennessee Martin Head Coach Heath Schroyer was offered an assistant spot at NC State. Today, he has resigned at UTM in order to accept the position. In his two seasons at UTM, Schroyer has put
REPORT: Michigan Assistant Bacari Alexander to be named Head Coach at Detroit
According to an ESPN report, Detroit will hire Michigan assistant Bacari Alexander as their new head basketball coach. An 11:00am press conference has been scheduled for Friday to make the announcement. Alexander was one of four finalists to replace Ray McCallum that HoopDirt.com mentioned on April 18th (Detroit Search Update). A Detroit native, Alexander played his
Utica Search Update…
I have heard that the search for a new head coach at DIII Utica College has wrapped up, and the announcement could be made in the next day or two. I have heard from multiple sources that the final four candidates were: Sean Burton – Assistant Coach Ithaca College Sean Coffey – Assistant Coach St. John
Green Bay Announces Contract Extension for Linc Darner
Green Bay Director of Athletics Mary Ellen Gillespie announced today that the contract of men’s basketball head coach Linc Darnerhas been extended two years through the 2021-22 season. Darner, who recently completed his first season for the Phoenix, led his team to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 20 years after winning the 2016 Horizon League
Vance-Granville Community College Names DeMarcus Oliver Head Basketball Coach
Vance-Granville Community College has named DeMarcus Oliver as the new head coach of the Vanguards men’s basketball team. Oliver (pictured above) served as assistant coach, and later interim head coach, for VGCC during the 2015-2016 season. He will lead VGCC’s program into its ninth season of play in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA)