According to multiple sources, Jim Baron has accepted an offer to become the next head coach at Canisius. Baron had spent the past 11 seasons at URI before being released last month. He is familiar with the Buffalo area – before URI, he was the head coach at St. Bonaventure (1992-2001) where he went 132-131.
BREAKING: Ohio schedules press conference
Ohio University has scheduled a 2:00pm press conference for this afternoon to announce TCU’s Jim Christian as the Bobcats new head coach. More on this as it becomes official.
HOT RUMOR: TCU’s Christian involved at Ohio
The rumor mill is swirling right now with Jim Christian to Ohio rumors. I can confirm that he did speak to Ohio officials while he was in New Orleans for the Final Four (he has since returned to Dallas). It is unclear if he has officially accepted the job, but it is looking more and
BREAKING: Ray hired at Mississippi State
Mississippi State Director of Athletics Scott Stricklin announced Sunday Rick Ray will be introduced Monday as the university’s new head men’s basketball coach. A press conference has been scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on the floor of Humphrey Coliseum to welcome the 19th coach in MSU history. It will be streamed live and free of charge
Self Named 2012 Naismith COY
University of Kansas head coach Bill Self was named the 2012 Naismith Men’s College Basketball Coach of the Year. Self has led the Jayhawks to a 32-6 record. He joins Larry Brown and Roy Williams as the other Kansas coaches to win the award. Brown won in 1988 and Williams claimed his in 1997. Stay
BREAKING: C of C tabs Wojcik
Doug Wojcik has been named the head men’s basketball coach at the College of Charleston. Wojcik previously spent the last seven seasons at the University of Tulsa where he became the all-time winningest head coach in program history with 140 career wins, surpassing legendary coaches Clarence Iba (137) and Nolan Richardson (119). He held a
BREAKING: Weber the choice at K-State
Kansas State has scheduled a 4:00pm press conference to announce the hiring of former Illinois head coach Bruce Weber. K-State moved quickly to get their man – after hearing that Weber also interviewed at SMU, they turned up the heat and got it done. The WIldcats job was only open for four days. More on
Haith named AP COY
University of Missouri first-year Head Men’s Basketball Coach Frank Haith added another piece of hardware to the Tiger trophy case today, as he was recognized as the Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year. The award was presented to Haith this morning in New Orleans at an A.P. awards ceremony. The award marks the
Small college news and rumors
Some small college news and rumors…. Following up on a blog from last night….the last line in my “Daily Dirt” was: “A couple of small college situations to keep an eye on… Chowan (NC) and Lincoln (IL). Where there’s smoke, there’s fire….( http://hoopdirt.com/blog/c09535c0/daily-dirt-3-29-12/…). I’ve gotta thank some great sources for getting us out in front
Canisius update
The situation at Canisius is not as cut and dry as we thought. I reported earlier in the week that Jim Baron was the only candidate to be interviewed, and at that point he was. After he left campus on Monday, the search continued. I have heard that Cleveland State assistant Jayson Gee, and St.
Whiteman Resigns as Lynx Coach
Kirk Whiteman has resigned as men’s basketball head coach at Lincoln College to become vice president of Dynamic Technical Services. Under Whiteman, the Lynx were 108-30 overall and 52-10 against the Mid-West Athletic Conference. During his tenure, Lincoln College compiled an 11-1 record in the NJCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Tournament, where the Lynx are
Patsos Wins Skip Prosser Man Of Year Award
Loyola University Maryland head men’s basketball coach Jimmy Patsos was named the 2012 recipient of the Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award on Friday night at an awards banquet hosted by CollegeInsider.com at the NCAA Final Four. The award is named in honor and memory of the late Prosser who was the head coach