St. Anselm head coach Keith Dickson recorded his 500th career win Tuesday night with a 101-54 win vs. Pace last night. Dickson, in his 27th year as a head coach – all at Saint Anselm – becomes the 16th coach ever to reach the 500-win plateau and is currently seventh amongst active coaches in all-time
Daily Dirt – 1/16/13
First "Daily Dirt" of 2013! Unfortunately, not much good news here… I can confirm that Lorain County Community College head coach Michael Cruz has resigned. Following his resignation, the school decided to cancel the rest of the season – apparently there are too many ineligible players. I have heard that Marty Eggleston has been hired
Philadelphia U’s Magee gets #950
Philadelphia University men’s basketball head coach Herb Magee became the first coach in NCAA men’s basketball history to post 950 career wins after the Rams defeated visiting Chestnut Hill, 67-63. In his 46th season of being a head coach, all of them with his alma mater, Magee has reached 950 wins in 1,331 career games.
Izzo to receive Wayman Tisdale Humanitarian Award
Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo, an eight-time national Coach of the Year and the longest-tenured Big Ten men’s basketball coach ever, will be honored at the 2013 Devon Energy College Basketball Awards April 15 in Oklahoma City as the recipient of the Wayman Tisdale Humanitarian Award. The Tisdale Humanitarian Award honors an individual involved
Morehead’s Woods released from hospital
Morehead State head coach Sean Woods has been released from the hospital after checking himself in on Sunday. Woods released the following statement: “I checked into the hospital on Sunday after having a dizzy spell. The medical staff ran precautionary tests and all of the results came back great. I returned to practice on Tuesday
BREAKING: O’Neill fired at USC
University of Southern California men’s basketball coach Kevin O’Neill has been relieved of his duties, Trojan athletic director Pat Haden announced today (Jan. 14). Longtime USC assistant coach Bob Cantu will serve as interim head coach while a search for O’Neill’s successor is conducted. "I would like to thank Kevin O’Neill for his four years
Dominguez Named Permanent Coach @ WWU
Tony Dominguez has received a permanent appointment as the Western Washington University head men’s basketball coach following four months as an interim appointee. Nearing the mid-point of his first season at the helm, Dominguez has directed the Vikings, who are the defending NCAA Division II national champions, to a 12-0 record, first place in the
Fort Lewis coach to take leave
Fort Lewis College men’s basketball coach Bob Hofman will take an indefinite medical leave of absence, Director of Athletics Gary Hunter announced today. Associate head coach Bob Pietrack will immediately begin serving as interim head coach. Hofman’s absence could be as short as a few weeks or as long as the remainder of the season.
Hamline coach suspended indefinitely
Hamline University head coach Nelson Whitmore has been suspended indefinitely after a New Year’s eve fight in a hotel in Spokane, WA where one of his players was arrested on felony assault charges. Eugene Lawrence III has been thrown off the team, and 14 teammates have been suspended following the incident. The team also forfeited
Boeheim passes Knight with #903
Jim Boeheim surpassed Bobby Knight for sole possession of second place on the Division I all-time wins list with 903 victories after the his Syracuse Orange (13-1, 1-0) beat Rutgers (9-3, 0-1) in the Carrier Dome. Now in his 37th year as the head coach at Syracuse, Boeheim’s record stands at 903-305. Boeheim now trails
Massimino wins #700
Northwood University (Fla.) head coach Rollie Massimino achieved a coaching milestone, capturing his 700th career win, as the Seahawks defeated visiting Valor Christian, 106-73, in their opening game of the 2012 Chuck Daly Memorial Classic, hosted at Northwood University. With the victory, Massimino becomes the 35th coach ever to amass 700 wins in the NCAA
HOT: 5-year deal for UCONN’s Ollie
The University of Connecticut and head men’s basketball coach Kevin Ollie, a 1995 UConn graduate, have come to a new agreement that will run from January 1, 2013 through April 15, 2018. The agreement covers the remainder of this season and the next five seasons. Ollie, who in his first season as the head coach