Not exactly a surprise here….we had it on Saturday. Jim Ferry is now officially the head coach at Duquesne after spending the past 10 seasons at LIU. Here’s a link to the official press release: http://www.goduquesne.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/041012aac…
SIU adds assistant
New Southern Illinois head men’s basketball coach Barry Hinson named Terrance McGee to his staff. McGee has served the past two seasons as an assistant coach at Grand Valley State University, during which time the Lakers compiled a 33-21 record, including a 19-8 mark and third-place finish in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in
Sharpe hired at S. Arkansas
Andy Sharpe has been introduced as the new men’s basketball coach at Southern Arkansas. He has served the past five years as head coach at NAIA-affiliated Martin Methodist College in Pulaski, Tenn. Sharpe brings eight years of coaching experience to the Muleriders, seven as a head coach in which he has compiled a career mark
North Carolina A&T candidates
The search at North Carolina A&T is really heating up. I keep hearing that there are three leaders right now. They are: Horace Broadnax – Head Coach Savannah State. Has really turned around the Savannah State program. Won 2 games his first season (2005-06) – led his squad to 21-wins and an NIT bid this
SW Christian hires HC
Southwestern Christian University Athletic Director Mark Arthur is happy to announce Quinn Wooldridge as the new head coach of the men’s basketball program, relieving Arthur of his former duties as head coach after a 20-year tenure at the helm of the program. Wooldridge joins SCU with an impressive list of coaching associations on his resume.
Early LSU rumors
Here are some early names being mentioned at LSU…. Johnny Jones – Head Coach North Texas. His name immediately rises to the top of this list for many reasons. He is an LSU alum who played on the 1981 Final Four team, and he spent 12 seasons on Dale Brown’s staff at LSU (was on
Coles named HC at Olivet
Chris Coles has been named Olivet College’s head men’s basketball coach, according to an announcement by Athletic Director Heather Bateman. He comes to Olivet from Saginaw Valley State University where he has served as an assistant men’s basketball coach for the last five years. Prior to coaching at SVSU, Coles coached at the high school
OFFICIAL: Johnson named HC at TCU
TCU director of intercollegiate athletics Chris Del Conte has announced the hiring of Trent Johnson as head men’s basketball coach. Johnson becomes the 21st head coach in the history of the Horned Frog men’s basketball program. Johnson arrives at TCU from LSU, where he served the last four seasons as head coach of the Tigers.
Daily Dirt – 4/9/12
A few quick items to start the week…. Sounds like Kansas head coach Bill Self has found Danny Mannings replacement. Self has reached out to Florida assistant Norm Roberts – and it sounds like a deal is in place. Roberts, who spent 6 seasons as the head coach at St. John’s, has previously worked for
HOT RUMOR: Duquesne job offered to LIU’s Ferry
Sources have told me that Long Island head coach Jim Ferry has been offered the Duquesne job. At this point the ball is in his court, and Duquesne is waiting for an answer (expected Monday or Tuesday). I’ve heard the the offer is in the neighborhood of $600,000 per season for possibly seven seasons (this
Odessa candidates
The search at Odessa College is well underway. The Odessa American newspaper, using an open records request, has obtained the names of the 34 applicants. What a great field! There are a lot of very successful former and current head coaches in the field, as well as former and current DI assistants. Here’s the list:
Webb named assistant at Wagner
Newly appointed Wagner Head Men’s Basketball Coach Bashir Mason has named former Rutgers University standout, and most recently the Director of Player of Development at George Mason, Marquis Webb to his staff as an assistant coach. A native of Paterson, NJ, Webb was a four-year starter at the point guard position for Rutgers, where he