I have heard that Toledo assistant Ryan Pedon is headed to Illinois to assume the role of special assistant to John Groce. He would replace Brandon Miller who is rejoining the staff at Butler. Pedon had been on the Toledo staff for the past three seasons. He has also served as an assistant at Miami
HOT: Hurley working on extension at URI
There has been much speculation over the past two days that URI head coach Danny Hurley could be a possible replacement at Rutgers. Multiple sources are now saying that Hurley has committed to returning to URI and is working on a contract extension with the university. It is rumored that URI may give Hurley two
Larranaga wins Naismith Award
Miami (Fla.) head coach Jim Larranaga capped off the most successful season since the Hurricanes joined the Atlantic Coast Conference by taking home the 2013 Naismith Men’s College Coach of the Year Award, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced on Sunday. The award was presented to Larranaga at the Naismith Awards Welcome Brunch in Atlanta. Larranaga
Ball State Hires Whitford
Ball State University has selected James Whitford, the associate head coach at University of Arizona, to lead its men’s basketball program, according to Ball State director of intercollegiate athletics Bill Scholl. Whitford will be introduced as the 19th head coach in program history Wednesday with a press conference in Muncie. More information on a time
Saturday Dirt – 4/6/13
Some things that I’ve heard so far this weekend… • I can confirm that Oregon State assistant David Grace is headed to UCLA where he will join Steve Alford’s new staff. He had spent the past five seasons at OSU and has also been an assistant at San Francisco and Sacramento State. • Multiple sources
Collins retains Hardy @ Northwestern
Northwestern head men’s basketball coach Chris Collins has announced Tavaras Hardy as the first member of his coaching staff. "I’m thrilled to have Tavaras as a member of our coaching staff," Collins said. "His first-hand experience as a student-athlete at Northwestern is a tremendous asset to the program in that he understands what a special
OFFICIAL: Kaspar named head coach at Texas State
Danny Kaspar comes to Texas State after serving the last 13 seasons as head coach at Stephen F. Austin, where he guided the Lumberjacks to a 246-193 record that included five 20-win seasons in the last six years. He has an overall career record of 465-193 in his 21 seasons as a head coach. In
Daily Dirt – 4/5/13
Here’s what I’ve got so far. Should be a busy few days down in the ATL… • Western Kentucky DBO Jake Morton has resigned. Morton was hired two seasons ago as an assistant, but reassigned to the DBO role shortly after the NCAA began investigation violations that occurred when he was an assistant at Miami.
Pitino presser at Minnesota
Here is a replay of the press conference introducing Richard Pitino as the head coach at Minnesota: http://www.gophersports.com/allaccess/?media=384319… Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
RUTGERS: Pernetti resigns
Here’s the link to Tim Pernetti’s letter of resignation at Rutgers: http://www.scarletknights.com/news/release.asp?prID=13052…#.UV8o7Vfhd7h Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
HOT RUMOR: Kaspar to Texas State
I first mentioned that Stephen F. Austin head coach Danny Kaspar was in the mix at Texas State on 3/25 (http://www.hoopdirt.com/blog/cfa42135/texas-state-rumors/…). Now multiple sources have told me that it is a done deal – he has accepted the offer to become the head coach at TSU. Kaspar led his squad to a 27-5 record this
ODU presser live
11:30am…. Watch Jeff Jones introduced as the head coach at Old Dominion – live now here: http://www.wavy.com/generic/news/local_news/WAVY-Live-Stream… Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.