The University of Arkansas has signed men’s basketball coach Mike Anderson to a two-year contract extension extending his employment agreement through March 2020, it was announced by Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Jeff Long on Tuesday. Anderson’s was hired by the University of Arkansas in March 2011 and his original seven-year employment agreement extended
Brown Dirt…
I can confirm that Paul Halas is no longer an assistant at Brown University. Halas had been on Mike Martin’s staff since 2013. He had spent two seasons as an assistant at Amherst before coming to Brown and was part of the Lord Jeff’s 30-2 National Championship team in 2012-13. No word on why he
HOT: Cincinnati’s Cronin out for year
University of Cincinnati Athletics announced Friday that head coach Mick Cronin will continue to oversee the men’s basketball program in an advisory role for the remainder of the 2014-15 Bearcats season while dealing with a non-life threatening vascular condition known as arterial dissection. For precautionary reasons, Cronin will not coach the Bearcats during practices or
HOT: Butler removes Holtmann’s interim tag
Butler University Vice President and Director of Athletics Barry Collier announced today that Chris Holtmann has been named Butler’s 23rd men’s basketball Head Coach. Holtmann had been serving as interim head coach since October, when former Head Coach Brandon Miller requested and was granted a medical leave of absence. Miller, who served for one season
Miller Earns 300th Career Win
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater head men’s basketball coach Pat Miller became the fastest active NCAA Division III coach to reach 300 career wins Wednesday as the third-ranked Warhawks throttled Beloit 92-51 in a non-conference affair at Kachel Gymnasium. Miller is the seventh coach in Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference history to reach the 300-win plateau, doing so
Trinity Western University Hires Coach for 2015-16
On Tuesday, December 23, 2014 Trinity Western University announced the hiring of Aaron Muhic as the Spartans men’s basketball head coach for 2015 season. Muhic, who hails from Sacramento, Calf., will begin his coaching duties upon the completion of the 2014-15 basketball season. Muhic, who is in the top 25 for All-Time NAIA wins among
Cronin to miss 3rd straight game
University of Cincinnati men’s basketball head coach Mick Cronin will not coach Tuesday at NC State for medical reasons. Associate head coach Larry Davis will continue to lead the team in Cronin’s absence. Cronin previously missed games vs. VCU and Wagner as he deals with medical issues stemming from an unruptured aneurysm. There is no
Benedictine University Dirt…
Benedictine University, a national university with campuses spread out across the country has made some moves regarding their basketball programs. Benedictine at Springfield (IL) will shut down their athletics department at the end of the spring semester. This would put head basketball coach Ian McKeithen out of a job. McKeithen has been the head coach
Mick Cronin update
Cincinnati head coach Mick Cronin will miss at least one more game as he continues treatment for a brain aneurysm. Cronin missed this past weekend’s game vs. VCU following the discovery of the unruptured aneurysm. Associate head coach Larry Davis will continue to coach the team in Cronin’s absence, and will be in charge tonight
Oklahoma staffer dismissed
According to NewsOK, Oklahoma basketball strength coach Jozsef Szendrei has been dismissed. It was discovered that he was given cash by a booster during the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in the Bahamas last month. The money was intended to be passed along to the players during their trip. Szendrei is a former Oklahoma guard who
Hammel notches 500th at Merrimack
Head Coach Bert Hammel of the Merrimack College men’s basketball team collected his 500th career victory on Sunday afternoon as the Warriors defeated the Bloomfield Bears, 92-74, to end the calendar year on a high note. Hammel becomes the 14th active coach in Division II to reach the 500-win plateau, reaching another prestigious milestone in
University of Antelope Valley names first-ever head coach
University of Antelope Valley Director of Athletics Jeff Bussell has announced the hiring of Brad Rogers as the first ever head men’s basketball coach for UAV. Rogers comes to the Pioneers after spending the last three years working as an assistant men’s basketball coach and assistant athletic director at Arizona Christian University. "Brad’s success in