Newly appointed University of Tulsa Head Basketball Coach Danny Manning announced today the appointment of Wendell Moore as an assistant coach for the Golden Hurricane. Moore comes to Tulsa from UMKC where he served as an assistant coach for the past four seasons (2008-12). Before that, Moore served as an assistant coach at Florida Atlantic
Rutgers Hires Ops Guy
Rutgers University Head Men’s Basketball Coach Mike Rice announced Tuesday that Josh Loeffler has been named to his staff as Director of Basketball Operations. Loeffler arrives “On the Banks” with nine years of collegiate coaching experience and four seasons of collegiate playing experience, including the past four seasons as an assistant coach at Lafayette College.
CCU names head coach
The new Men’s Basketball Coach at Cincinnati Christian University is Ken Tracy. A 1988 graduate of CCU, Ken was a member of CCU’s 1986, 1987, and 1988 NCCAA championship basketball teams. He has more than ten years of high school varsity coaching experience, serving as the Head Coach of Clermont Northeastern High School, earning Coach
Johnson named assistant at Indiana
Kenny Johnson has officially been named as an assistant at Indiana. We first reported this as a rumor a few weeks ago. The former Towson assistant will replace Bennie Seltzer who recently was named head coach at Samford University. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Morehead State rumors
Now that Donnie Tyndall has departed for Southern Mississippi, here are some of the names that I’ve started hearing at Morehead State: Kelly Wells – Head Coach University of Pikeville. He is a Morehead State alum who won the NAIA DI National Championship in 2010-11. He was also the NAIA DI National Coach of the
HOT RUMOR: Johnson to Virginia Tech
According to CBS 7 WSPA in Greenville, South Carolina, Clemson assistant James Johnson will be the next head coach at Virginia Tech. Johnson had been an assistant at Virginia Tech for the past five seasons and left earlier this month to join Brad Brownell’s staff at Clemson. More on this one as it develops….
Daily Dirt – 4/30/12
Still recovering from the HoopDirt / WHoopDirt event on Saturday. It’s tough getting old, but in the words of my man Toby Keith, “I ain’t as good as I once was, but I’m as good once as I ever was.” We had a great (long) night, and I appreciate all of the kind words that
Southern Miss press release
We’ve been talking about the Donnie Tyndall to Southern Mississippi story since Friday. I just wanted to pass along the introductory press conference transcript now that he has officially been hired: http://www.southernmiss.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/043012a… Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Schreiner University Hires Coach
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor men’s basketball assistant coach Jimmy Smith has been named the new Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Schreiner University. Smith leaves his alma mater after serving as assistant coach for the past three seasons. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Louisville Staff Update
University of Louisville men’s basketball coach Rick Pitino announced a few staff changes. Kareem Richardson, an assistant coach the past season at Xavier University and a 15-year collegiate coaching veteran, has joined the UofL staff in a similar capacity under Pitino. Andre McGee, a program assistant at UofL for the past three seasons and a
Maranatha Baptist Bible College Hires Coach
Keith Salscheider has been named head men’s basketball coach at Maranatha Baptist Bible College, Athletic Director Rob Thompson announced Monday. Salscheider, 32, played professional basketball in Australia, Denmark, and the U.S. from 2003-09. He was an assistant coach for Edgewood College in 2011-12. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
K-State Hires Assitant
K-State men’s basketball coach Bruce Weber continued to fill out his coaching staff on Monday, adding Alvin Brooks III as an assistant coach. Brooks has more than eight years of college coaching experience, including stints at Arkansas-Fort Smith (2004-06), Midland College (2006-07), Bradley (2007-10) and Sam Houston State (2010-12). Stay with HoopDirt for the latest