A 1:30pm press conference has been scheduled today at the University of South Carolina to announce the firing of head coach Darrin Horn. Multiple sources have confirmed this report. Horn went 60-63 in 4 seasons at USC, but had 3 losing seasons in a row after a going 21-10 in his first year. More on
BREAKING: Doherty fired at SMU
According to multiple outlets, Matt Doherty has been fired as the head coach at SMU. Doherty was 80-109 in six seasons (13-19 this season). SMU will pay Doherty $500,000 to cover the final year of his contract. More when this becomes official.
URI update
Things are moving quickly at the University of Rhode Island – in fact, this may be the quickest search that we see all year. AD Thorr Bjorn has already scheduled preliminary interviews with at least three candidates (and a fourth on the way). Our sources tell us that Wagner head coach Danny Hurley will be
Ring named head coach at BJU
Bob Jones University (BJU) announced the installation of Neal Ring as the university’s first athletic director – he will also serve as the men’s basketball coach. Ring served most recently as the head basketball coach at Maranatha Baptist Bible College. Ring has served as the head basketball coach at Maranatha for three years in the
Delta State releases coach
Delta State University director of athletics Jeremy McClain announced that the contract of head men’s basketball coach Jason Conner will not be renewed. Conner directed the Statesmen to a 93-73 record during his six-year tenure, including a 6-21 finish in 2011-12. The Lakeland, Fla., native became head coach in 2006-07 after spending seven seasons as
Pate officially named at ICC
Grant Pate has officially been named as the head coach at Itawamba Community College. He went 92-31 in four seasons as the head coach at Tupelo (MS) HS. Prior to that, he spent seven seasons on the staff at Ole Miss. Thanks to a great source on this one…we called it correctly last night (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/b3c5da4a/daily-dirt-ii-3-12-12/…).
BREAKING: Samford ousts Tillette
Black Tuesday continues….I just heard that Samford has fired head coach Jimmy Tillette. This makes four DI head coaches fired today. The decision to fire Tillette was made earlier today after he met with Samford AD Martin Newton. Tillette had spent the past 15 seasons at Samford, where he won 229 games and made two
BREAKING: Eaves fired at NC A&T
Jerry Eaves has been relieved of his duties as the head coach at North Carolina A&T, Director of Athletics Earl M. Hilton III announced today. Scott Bollwage will serve as interim head coach until a permanent replacement is hired. Eaves’ contract with the school expires May 30, 2013. Eaves finishes his tenure at A&T with
UCLA UPDATE: Howland to return
UCLA Athletic Director Dan Guerrero has confirmed that Ben Howland will return as head coach of the UCLA men’s basketball team. Here is Guerrero’s statement: "As I have stated before, at the conclusion of each sport’s season, a program and its coaches are evaluated. That evaluation includes a comprehensive review of the performance of the
Ondako out at Westminster (PA)
Westminster College announced that Larry Ondako will not return next season as head men’s basketball coach. A search for a replacement will begin immediately. Ondako coached the Titans for nine seasons compiling a 96-143 record (.402), including a 6-20 mark this season. His 2003-2004 squad won the Presidents’ Athletic Conference title. A 1993 Westminster graduate,
OFFICIAL: Horn fired
It’s official….Darrin Horn has been fired at South Carolina. Here are some notes from AD Eric Hyman’s press conference…. *Academic success a positive under Horn. Made great strides academically and runs a program with Character. Horn has high ethics and ran a program with integrity. * AD wants to be basketball program to be nationally
OFFICIAL STATEMENT: Doherty fired
As we reported earlier, Matt Doherty has been fired as the head coach at SMU. Here is the link to the official statement by AD Steve Orsini: http://www.smumustangs.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031312aa… Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.