A few of quick hitters… • Mike Shelton has returned to Wesleyan College (CT) as an assistant coach. He spent last season as an assistant at the University of New Haven. He had spent the 2009-10, and 2010-11 seasons on Joe Reilly’s staff at Wesleyan. • I have heard that Forest City HS (PA) head
La Rocque added to NAU staff
Longtime Nevada prep head coach Al La Rocque has joined the Northern Arizona men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach for Jack Murphy, one of his former players at Durango High School, Murphy announced. La Rocque brings 20 years of head coaching experience to the staff, including five years at Western High School from 1975-80
Former UTPA Coach Williams dies
The University of Texas-Pan American Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is saddened to announce that UTPA Hall of Famer and men’s basketball head coach emeritus Sam Williams, who coached the Broncs to the 1963 NAIA National Championship, passed away on Monday at the age of 88 due to natural causes. An inaugural member of the UTPA
Saint Anselm College Hires Assistant
Saint Anselm as hired former captain John Mariano as its new assistant coach. Mariano graduated from Saint Anselm in 2011. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Saul Smith on leave at Minnesota
Minnesota assistant Saul Smith has been placed on administrative leave by the university following an arrest for suspicion of DWI on 10/21. Smith, who is the son of Minnesota head coach Tubby Smith, is scheduled to appear in court on December 3rd. "While we do not want to rush to judgment before the legal process
F&M staff update
Franklin & Marshall head men’s basketball coach Glenn Robinson announced Nick Nichay and Fitzgerald Christophe as assistant coaches. Nichay comes to Franklin & Marshall after having spent two years at the Division II level as an assistant coach for Le Moyne College in Syracuse, N.Y. While at Le Moyne, Nichay was responsible for recruiting, player
SW Tenn CC coach fired
According to FOX13 in Mmephis, Southwest Tennessee CC head coach Benjamin Rhodes has been fired after he pleaded guilty to stealing more than $12,000 in social security disability payments from four dead people. Rhodes confessed to the crime in U.S. District Court in Memphis and now faces five years in federal prison. He also confessed
HOT: Extension + Raise for UMass’ Kellogg
UMass head coach Derek Kellogg has signed a contract extension and received a pay raise. The new deal will keep Kellogg at UMass through the 2016-17 season and has two compensation increases: • $250,000 per year in base salary (compared to $215,000 in Kellogg’s first contract) • $415,000 in “other compensation” (compared to the $315,000
HOT: Schmidt resigns at Concordia (NE)
According to multiple sources, longtime Concordia (NE) head coach Grant Schmidt has resigned effective immediately. Apparently he has cited personal reasons for his decision and has also resigned from his teaching post at the school. Schmidt posted a 445-276 record during his 23-seasons at CU. He will be replaced by assistant coach Martin Kohlwey –
Daily Dirt – 10/17/12
Practice is off to a great start here – fired up to be back on the court! I hope everyone else is enjoying themselves so far as well. Here are a few things that I’ve heard over the past few days… • Former Hartford head coach Paul Brazeau has been named Big East senior associate
HOT: Western New Mexico’s Coleman to retire at season’s end
Western New Mexico University Director of Athletics/Head Men’s Basketball Coach Mark Coleman announced Monday that he will step down as the men’s basketball coach at season’s end to focus on being the Director of Athletics. "After 28 years of coaching and 10 years at Western, I am making this year my last to focus on
Hull resigns at CCS
Community College of Spokane head coach Clint Hull has resigned for personal reasons. He will be replaced by assistant coach Jeremy Groth who has been an assistant to Hull for the past four seasons. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.