The five finalists for the 2015 Red Auerbach College Coach of the Year Award were announced today. The Red Auerbach Award is given annually to the nation’s top Jewish college coach, as voted on by the members of the Jewish Coaches Association (JCA). The winner will be presented with the award at the Final Four
Henderson State Finalists
The search to replace Doug Nichols at Henderson State is moving quickly, and according to a big-time source, the field has already been narrowed down to three finalists. The final three are: • Chad Dollar (Georgia Tech – Associate Head Coach). Long-time DI assistant who has been at Georgia Tech for the past four seasons.
SJU’s Jim Smith Retires After 51 Seasons
Saint John’s University (Minn.) basketball coach Jim Smith, Minnesota’s all-time leader in college basketball wins, announced his retirement on Tuesday, March 17. "This has been a very difficult decision and one that has required a great deal of thought and lost sleep," Smith said. "I will miss my associations with our basketball players more than
DePaul Selects Parker Executive Search for Opening
DePaul University has selected Parker Executive Search for its national search for the 14th men’s basketball coach in program history. The Atlanta-based executive search firm is nationally renowned in the executive search industry for higher education. Parker Executive Search’s client base includes Fortune 500 corporations, nationally recognized academic health science centers and hospitals/health systems, top
Naismith finalists announced
John Calipari, head coach of the undefeated and top-ranked Kentucky Wildcats, is among the four remaining finalists for the 2015 Naismith Men’s College Coach of the Year award, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today. He is joined by Tony Bennett (University of Virginia), Bo Ryan (University of Wisconsin) and Jay Wright (Villanova University). Bennett won
Conroy to remain at Tulane
Tulane head coach Ed Conroy has received a vote of confidence from AD Rick Dickson today, and will remain at the school at least through next season. Conroy has two years left on his contract – part of a three-year extension that he signed after last season. The Green Wave went 15-16 this season, giving
HOT: DII Rumor…
I have been told by a great source that DII Shaw University has released head coach Cleo Hill, Jr. In his seven seasons as the head coach at Shaw, Hill compiled a 117-87 record (13-16 2014-15). The former Nebraska assistant also spent five seasons as the head coach at Cheyney before coming to Shaw. No
Alabama names Brannen interim head coach
Alabama athletics director Bill Battle has named John Brannen as interim head coach for the remainder of the Alabama men’s basketball 2014-15 season. Brannen, who was the associate head coach at Alabama and spent nine years as an assistant under former Tide head coach Anthony Grant, has 16 years of experience on the bench. Grant
Daily Dirt – 3/16/15
So much going on…here are a few things to kick off what should be a busy week… • Multiple sources have now confirmed to me that Matthew Taylor is no longer the head coach at NAIA DI St. Catharine (KY). Taylor took over at St. Catharine last June – he had been an assistant at
HOT: Hernandez named head coach at St. Andrews
St. Andrews University Director of Athletics Glenn Batten has announced the hiring of Randy Hernandez as the new Men’s Basketball Head Coach at St. Andrews University. Hernandez has been on the St. Andrews athletics staff for the past seven years in a variety of positions including assistant women’s basketball coach and assistant women’s soccer coach.
San Diego Statement
Talked about this a bunch today. San Diego finally released an official statement. The University of San Diego announced Monday that Bill Grier, head coach for the men’s basketball program, will not return for the 2015-16 season. Grier recently completed his eighth season with the Toreros. "Bill Grier will not return as head coach for
Daily Dirt II – 3/16/15
Busy day – here’s the second round of the Daily Dirt… • Sounds like Dave Rice is safe at UNLV. The UNLV alum has seen his team’s wins decrease during each of his four years, and met with AD Tina Kunzer-Murphy this morning to discuss his future. Kunzer-Murphy said after the meeting that Rice will