We had this one on Friday – thanks to some great sources for getting us out in front here (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/b75c3694/hot-rumor-jackson-state-se…). Callaway (MS) HS head coach Wayne Brent has officially been hired to replace Tevester Anderson at Jackson State. Brent has won four State Championships in the last five seasons at Callaway. He was also an
Texas State rumors…
Here are some of the names that I’ve heard Surrounding the vacant Texas State job… • Ronnie Arrow – Former South Alabama Coach. He is a Texas State alum who has been the head coach at South Alabama and Texas A&M Corpus Christi. Holds a 340-247 record as a DI head coach in 21 seasons.
Troy search coming to an end
Troy University Director of Athletics John Hartwell announced Monday night that a press conference will take place at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Trojan Arena to announce Troy’s new men’s basketball head coach. The press conference will take place on the main court in Trojan Arena and will be open to the public. In addition, the
HOT RUMOR: Butler’s Graves to S. Alabama
Multiple sources are reporting that Butler associate head coach Matthew Graves will become the next head coach at South Alabama. The official announcement is scheduled for sometime today. We’ll pass along the official statement once it is released.
Watson named HC @ Hiwassee College
Hiwassee College has announced the hiring of Hugh Watson to the Tiger coaching staff. Watson will serve as the Head Coach of the Men’s basketball program and will be in charge of the recruiting, coaching, scheduling, and day-to-day operations of the team at Hiwassee College. Coach Watson is a Monroe County native, growing up on
Daily Dirt – 3/25/13
A couple quickies to get the week started… • I have heard USC Salkehatchie head coach Travis Garrett’s name come up surrounding the opening at Claflin (SC) College. Garrett at been at USC Salkehatchie for the past six seasons. He has worked as a DI assistant at both Northeastern and Bethune-Cookman. • I can confirm
OFFICIAL: Graves to S. Alabama
I mentioned this earlier in the day as a rumor. I just wanted to pass along the press release now that it has been made official. fter spending the last 10 seasons as an assistant on the staff at Butler, where his efforts helped the Bulldogs advance to back-to-back NCAA Tournament championship games while appearing
Sunday Dirt – 3/24/13
Some quick Sunday quick notes… • The name that is on fire right now at UCLA is VCU’s Shaka Smart. Rumors are that UCLA will be very aggressive with their search. Obviously it’s early here, but there are a lot of people who are close to the situation that have told me they will make
Extension for White @ La. Tech
Louisiana Tech Athletics Director Bruce Van De Velde announced today that men’s basketball head coach Michael White has agreed to a contract extension pending approval from the University of Louisiana System’s Board of Supervisors. Coach White has led the Bulldog basketball program to extraordinary new heights since being named the 17th head coach of Louisiana
OFFICIAL: Howland fired at UCLA
We reported this as a rumor last night, and talked about it in the blog today. I just wanted to pass along the statement from UCLA now that Ben Howland has been officially fired. The University of California Los Angeles has relieved Head Men’s Basketball Coach Ben Howland of his duties effective immediately and a
Cal State Northridge rumors
Multiple sources are saying that the search at Cal State Northridge is down to five. They are believed to be: • Reggie Theus – Head coach Los Angeles D-fenders (D-League). Former head coach New Mexico State and Sacramento Kings. Was the 9th overall pick in the 1978 NBA draft and spent 13 years in the
HOT RUMOR: Howland out at UCLA
Multiple outlets are reporting that UCLA head coach Ben Howland has been fired. It sounds like the official announcement could come as early as tomorrow. Howland had been the head coach at UCLA since 2003 – he led the Bruins to three straight Final Four appearances (2006, 07, 08). More on this when it becomes