Catawba College has announced the resignation of men’s basketball coach Jim Baker. Baker steps down after guiding his alma mater for 20 seasons. His 344 wins stand as the second most in school history. Baker returned to Catawba as an assistant coach for the 1993-94 season and helped the Indians send then head coach Sam
Jacksonville rumors…
Some names that I’ve heard surrounding the search to replace Cliff Warren at Jacksonville… • Darrin Horn – Former head coach South Carolina and Western Kentucky. Holds a 171-111 record in 9 seasons as a DI head coach. Had 4 straight 22+ win seasons at WKU capping it off with a 29 win campaign in
Recapping a crazy day on the coaching front
Wow…what a crazy day today… IN: Bruce Pearl hired at Auburn, Tic Price made official at Lamar. OUT: Steve Donahue out at BC, Ken Bone shown the door at Washington State, and Brad Huse resigns at Montana St. Also, because it was so busy today, some of our rumors got pushed off of the front
DII rumor…
One very good source told me last night (and another confirmed it this morning) that DII Minnesota Crookston will not renew the contract of head coach Jeff Oseth. The Golden Eagles just wrapped up their second consecutive 4 win season for Oseth who holds a 59-263 record at the school since 2002. It sounds like
OFFICIAL: Bone relieved of Duties at WSU
Washington State University Director of Athletics Bill Moos announced Tuesday that men’s head basketball coach Ken Bone will not return to guide the Cougars next season. “Ken and I met earlier today,” said Moos. “At that meeting I informed him I would be making a change in the direction of the program. I appreciate what
OFFICIAL: Price named head coach at Lamar
Tic Price has been named Lamar head basketball coach announced Director of Athletics Jason Henderson Tuesday afternoon. Price becomes the university’s 11th head coach, following a five-game stint as the interim coach to close out the 2013-14 season. "We are very excited to have Tic as our new head coach," said Henderson. "Not only does
HOT RUMOR: Schroyer to UT-Martin
I have heard from two good sources that UNLV associate head coach Heath Schroyer will be named as the next head coach at Tennessee Martin. The press conference has been scheduled for tomorrow afternoon. New UTM AD Julio Freire was most recently an assistant AD at UNLV hence the connection to Schroyer. I first mentioned
WATCH LIVE: BC press conference
Watch Boston College AD Brad Bates address the firing of Steve Donahue live today at 4pm (ET). Follow the link below to watch: http://www.bceagles.com/allaccess/?media=441074… Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
BREAKING: Huse resigns at Montana State
Montana State head coach Brad Huse has resigned after eight seasons on the job at Montana State. He informed AD Peter Fields in a meeting this morning of his decision. Huse compiled a 107-133 during his tenure at MSU. The official press release is expected soon.
HOT RUMOR: Bone dismissed at Washington State
Multiple sources are reporting that Ken Bone was dismissed today as the head coach at Washington State. Bone just wrapped up his fifth season at WSU and compiled a 79-85 record (28-61 Pac-12). An official statement is expected sometime this afternoon.
BREAKING: Boston College fires Donahue
Steve Donahue will not return as the men’s basketball coach at Boston College. A press conference is scheduled for 4 p.m. today. It will be streamed live at www.bceagles.com.
Martin fired at The Master’s College (CA)
The Master’s College Athletic Director Steve Waldeck announced that men’s basketball coach Chuck Martin has been fired. Waldeck released the following statement: "The Master’s College Athletic Department announced that Chuck Martin will not be retained as Head Men’s Basketball Coach. The Mustangs men’s basketball season recently ended in the semi-final round of the Golden State