Congratulations to the following coaches who have been selected as the Week 14 HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by The Hoop Group. The coaches are now eligible to receive the HoopDirt.com National Coach of the Year Award presented by the Hoop Group which will be announced at the conclusion of the 2015-16 college basketball season. The complete list
DIII DIRT: Townsell Out as Head Basketball Coach at Newbury College (MA)
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Jelani Townsell is out as the head coach at Newbury College (MA). In his five seasons at the helm, Townsell compiled a 35-93 (.273) record, including a 2-23 campaign this season (which ended with a 19-game losing streak). After winning 26 games in his first two seasons, with two New England
Tad Boyle Receives One-year Contract Extension at Colorado
A one-year contract extension was approved for Colorado head coach Tad Boyle at Thursday’s Board of Regents meeting in Colorado Springs. Boyle’s deal will now run through the 2020-21 season. He did not receive a salary increase or extra any incentives with the extension. His current salary plus incentives in around $1.5 million per season. Boyle is in his
OFFICIAL: Howie Dickenman Announces Retirement as Central Connecticut Men’s Basketball Coach
Thanks to great sources who got HoopDirt.com out in front of this one on Wednesday (HOT RUMOR: Dickenman to Retire). It has now been made official, Central Connecticut head coach Howie Dickenman has announced his retirement effective at the end of the current season. “I have a lot of people to thank but I’m going to
Bart Lundy Breaks Queens University of Charlotte Record For Most Wins In School History
Queens University of Charlotte men’s basketball head coach Bart Lundy, already known as one of, if not the most decorated men’s basketball coach in school history, has etched his name in the Queens record books as he now has the most wins in school history with 169. Lundy broke the record, previously held by Dale Layer
HOT RUMOR: Central Connecticut’s Dickenman to Announce Retirement
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Central Connecticut head coach Howie Dickenman will retire at the conclusion of the season. I have heard that the announcement could come as early as tomorrow. The 69-year old Dickenman signed a four-year contract extension back in 2012 which will expire at the end of this season. In 19 seasons as the
St. Leo University Head Coach Vince Alexander Notches 300th Career Victory
The Saint Leo men’s basketball team defeated Lynn University on back on February 3rd in an overtime thriller, 93-90, to earn their 15th win of the season. The victory marked Head Coach Vince Alexander’s 300th career win as a coach. A 16-year veteran as a collegiate head coach, all of it at the NCAA Division II level, Alexander
Missouri Coaching Legend Norm Stewart to be Honored as College Basketball’s Tisdale Humanitarian of the Year
Norm Stewart, who spent 32 years as the head men’s basketball coach at the University of Missouri, tops the list of NCAA men’s basketball greats to be honored during the 2016 College Basketball Awards, hosted in Oklahoma City on April 11. Stewart will be honored with the Wayman Tisdale Humanitarian Award presented by Love’s Travel
Skip Noon Earns 300th Career Victory at Wisconsin Lutheran College
Head Coach Skip Noon won his 300th career game as the Wisconsin Lutheran College men’s basketball team defeated Concordia Chicago 82-70 this past Saturday. Noon, the second-longest tenured head men’s basketball coach in the state of Wisconsin, is in his 24th season as head coach of the Wisconsin Lutheran College Warriors. Noon, who has also served
Week 13: HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week Presented by The Hoop Group
Congratulations to the following coaches who have been selected as the Week 13 HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by The Hoop Group. The coaches are now eligible to receive the HoopDirt.com National Coach of the Year Award presented by the Hoop Group which will be announced at the conclusion of the 2015-16 college basketball season. The complete list
John Henry Collects Win #300 at William Penn University
It seemed like Head Coach John Henry’s milestone was possibly going to have to wait another game, but a lights-out performance in the second half lifted the Statesmen men’s basketball team to an 83-64 Heart of America Athletic Conference victory Saturday. #9 William Penn (21-5, 14-4 Heart) trailed by three at intermission, but blew out
HOT: Corban University (OR) Head Basketball Coach Steve Masten Resigns
Corban University head men’s basketball coach Steve Masten has announced his resignation, effective at the end of the 2015-16 campaign. “It is with mixed emotions that I step away from the Corban men’s basketball team,” said Masten. “The best part of my day is the time I spend with the team at practice, meetings, on