The Towson search is progressing with the help of former South Carolina head coach Eddie Fogler and his consulting firm. It sounds like money will be the issue with this job. Apparently Towson is looking to offer around $400,000 per year (for 4 years). This would eliminate some of the higher profile assistants that they
Report: Cooley hired at Providence
According to the Providence Journal, Providence College has reached an agreement in principle to hire Fairfield’s Ed Cooley as its next basketball coach. Cooley, who is a Providence native, is expected to be introduced in the next few days. We’ll pass along the official release when we get it. **UPDATE** Providence has officially hired Ed
FGCU rumors
The search at Florida Gulf Coast has begun to get closer to a hire. AD Ken Kavanagh has narrowed the field to 8 or 9 contenders. There has been a lot of interest in this job. It will reportedly pay around $150,000 per season. Some of the guys still involved (we believe) are Florida assistant
RUMOR: Moe to resign at Emporia State
I’ve just heard from a reliable source that Emporia State head coach David Moe will resign today. Moe, who is the son of former NBA head coach Doug Moe, has gone 162-126 in his 10 seasons at ESU. It sounds like an official announcement will be made at 2:0pm today. **UPDATE – 3/21 3:42pm** Here’s
Wyoming update
It’s been a pretty interesting search so far at Wyoming. After firing Heath Schroyer on February 8th (with 7 regular season games remaining), Wyoming has still not been able to find the right guy. According to a source close to the situation (who I literally just hung up with), at least three coaches who Wyoming
The DirtKing’s "Daily Dirt"
Here are a few rumors that I picked up this weekend….. I’m not sure what’s going on at Arkansas. Some people are saying that Missouri head coach Mike Anderson will be introduced as the next head coach at Arkansas as early as tomorrow. Others are saying it’s not a done deal yet, and Anderson may
Georgia St. Hires Ron Hunter
IUPUI head coach Ron Hunter has accepted a five year deal to be the head coach at Georgia State. Hunter has averaged 21.5 wins the past four seasons and went 293-219 in 17 years at IUPUI.
Some "Dirt" to end the night….
Another crazy Monday in college basketball coaching circles…. In case you missed my "Daily Dirt" blog from this morning, here it is: http://www.hoopdirt.com/blog/3a0050d0/the-dirtkings-quotdail… There were a bunch of juicy items in there. Here are some things that I’ve heard since then… Look for Tennessee to name Houston Fancher as the interim head coach while the
HOT RUMOR: Wolff to take women’s job
Former Boston University head coach and current Virginia Tech Ops guy Dennis Wolff will be the next head coach of the Virginia Tech Women’s team. Sources are telling us this is a done deal and an official announcement will be made tomorrow. Wolff will be the second male head coach in ACC women’s basketball, joining
BREAKING: Pearl out at Tennessee
According to multiple reports, Bruce Pearl is out as the head coach at Tennessee. It appears that Chancellor Jimmy Cheek made the call this weekend, and they have been negotiating the buyout since then. I’ve heard that he will meet with his team at 3:00 today to inform them of the decision. More to come
Lock Haven contenders
According to sources, there are three coaches in the mix at for the job at Lock Haven. They are: Kurt Kanaskie – Associate Head Coach Penn State. A native of Mechanicsburg, Pa. Was the head coach at Lock Haven from 1985-1988. Was also the head coach at Drake and Indiana University (PA). Chuck Hammond –
Texas Tech hires Gillispie
Texas Tech has named Biily Gillispie head coach. The official hiring announcement will come on Wednesday morning (10:00am) at a public news conference at the United Spirit Arena. Gillispie becomes the 14th head coach in school history and replaces Pat Knight, who was relieved of his duties on March 7. Texas Tech and Gillispie have