Northland College head coach Rob Robinson is stepping down effective immediately. He had just completed his seventh season at the helm of the Lumberjacks. Coach Robinson began his coaching career at Northland in 1994 as an assistant for the men’s basketball team, helping them achieve back-to-back 19 win seasons and an appearance in the 1996
Olivet College Coach Will Not Be Retained
Olivet College announced that Head Coach Gene Gifford will not be retained, effective immediately. Gifford has served as the Comets’ head coach for the last five years. During his tenure, Olivet posted a 53-77 overall record. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Braun joins 600-win club
Rice coach Ben Braun picked up career win 600 as his Owls beat UCF 83-74 Wednesday night. For Braun, Win 600 comes during his 35th season as a collegiate coach which has included stops at Siena Heights, Eastern Michigan and California. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Baucom wins #100 @ VMI
VMI basketball head coach Duggar Baucom logged his 100th win at Virginia Military Institute on Saturday afternoon as the Keydets defeated state rival William & Mary 73-65 as part of the 2012 Sears Bracketbusters. Baucom becomes only the second VMI head basketball coach to net 100 wins at VMI and is second behind only Bart
Surgery for Calhoun
University of Connecticut men’s basketball coach Jim Calhoun will undergo a surgical procedure Monday to help alleviate the spinal stenosis that has forced him to take a medical leave of absence. Calhoun is expected to be hospitalized for one or two nights, followed by a recovery period at home. He will not coach the Huskies’
Daily Dirt – 2/21/12
Here are a few things that I heard while celebrating George Washington’s birthday yesterday…. Sounds like former Southern Illinois head coach Rich Herrin is getting back into the business. Herrin is going to become the first-ever head coach at Morthland College (IL). He went 225-176 as the head coach at SIU from 1985-1998. He most
Harper press conference
Here is the link to Ray Harper’s introductory press conference at Western Kentucky. There is a video of the event as well as a photo gallery: http://www.wkusports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5400&… Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Lambert wins 600th game
The Maryville College men’s basketball team earned Head Coach Randy Lambert his 600th career collegiate coaching victory with a 63-50 win over LaGrange College on Saturday evening. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
UMW suspends Wood
University of Mary Washington head coach Ron Wood has been suspended by the university after his DUI arrest last week. Wood was cited by Fredericksburg police for speeding on Route 1. According to UMW Athletic Director Ed Hegmann, Wood refused to take a breathalyzer once he was pulled over. He was released on Thursday and
BREAKING: WKU to name Harper head coach
Western Kentucky interim head coach Ray Harper will have the interim tag removed and be introduced as the new head coach on Monday. WKU will be holding an introduction of Coach Harper and pep rally Monday night at 6:00 on the main floor at E.A. Diddle Arena. Harper took over for Ken McDonald on January
Watson Wins 200th Game
Benedict College head coach Fred Watson won his 200th career game as the Tigers defeated Stillman College 81-75 last Saturday. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Daily Dirt – 2/16/12
From the Desk of The DirtKing…. The search at Northern Arizona has hit a speed bump. AD Jim Fallis announced on Tuesday that he is resigning – this will definitely slow down the search at NAU. It would be pretty tough to hire a coach without an AD. I’ve heard that the committee is in