As Fresno State begins the process of replacing Steve Cleveland, here are some of the names that I’ve heard so far: Bob Cantu – Assistant Coach USC. Ernie Kent – Former Head Coach Oregon Ed Madec – Head Coach Fresno City College Wayne Tinkle – Head Coach Montana Vance Walberg – Assistant Coach UMass Also,
Alcorn State search
Here’s a pretty interesting look into the search at Alcron State. ASU President M. Christopher Brown II laid out exactly how the process will work as well as who will be on the search committee. Alcorn State has not hired a seach firm (the popular new trend is to go with one). Instead they will
Coppin State situation
Coppin State and head coach Ron "Fang" Mitchell are battling over a new contract right now. Mitchell, who has been at Coppin State for 25 seasons (395 wins, 4 NCAA tournament trips) has a 10-year contract that expires in June. He called Coppin State’s latest contract "unacceptable", but will continue to try to work out
Cleveland era officially over at Fresno State
Steve Cleveland has been reassigned at Fresno State. We reported this on Tuesday (http://www.hoopdirt.com/blog/4a8f0b1e/hot-rumor-fresno-state…), but it was made official last night. Cleveland was 92-98 in his six seasons at Fresno State. He was owed around $500,000 per season for the next two years. Under a new agreement, he will have an administrative role with-in the
Fife Interviewed at Bradley
We are hearing that IPFW head coach Dane Fife interviewed at Bradley yesterday. Fife just completed his sixth year at IPFW , this season he led the Mastodons to a 18-12 record.
FAMU Fires Coach
After four seasons Florida A&M has decided to go in a new direction with its coach. Today they placed head coach Eugene Harris on administrative leave with pay. He will be paid until June 10, 2011 and then officially released. Harris had a overall record of 46-80 at FAMU. Assistant coach Maurice Sheals will handle
Providence update
Just a quick update on the Friar’s coaching search….according to one of our sources as well as the Providence Journal, former Ohio State and Boston College head coach Jim O’Brien is NOT involved at Providence. Our sources told us that there has been no contact either way on this one – there were reports out
HOT RUMOR: Davis out at Colgate
According to a source close to the situation, Emmett Davis has been fired as the head coach at Colgate. In 13 seasons, Davis went 163-214 including a 7-23 record this year. His team lost 11 in a row to start the season. The official announcement is expected shortly. **UPDATE** Emmett Davis has officially been "released"
Providence update
The search is progressing quickly at Providence. The early leader here appears to be Fairfield head coach Ed Cooley. Coach Cooley is a Providence native and former Boston College and URI assistant. His Stags are currently 25-7 and have advanced to the 2nd round of the NIT. He has put together back-to-back 20 win seasons
Florida Gulf Coast names….
There has been a lot of interest in the vacant Florida Gulf Coast job. Names range from up-and-coming assistants, to former NBA and DI head coaches – quiet a list! Here are the names that I’ve heard that have expressed some interest in the job: Casey Alexander -Associate Head Coach Belmont Anthony Anderson – Associate
Utah’s target
According to multiple sources, the University of Utah has targeted St. Mary’s head coach Randy Bennett as a prime choice to fill their vacant head coaching position. Bennett guided the Gaels to four-straight 25-win seasons and is the only coach in school history to lead teams to back-to-back 20-win campaigns. Over the last four years,
Random News and Rumors….
Here are a bunch of items that have come across my desk in the past few days…. It sounds like DII Henderson State will be wrapping up interviews on Thursday and could possibly make a decision over the weekend. The most interesting name that I’ve heard here is Rand Chappell. He was most recently the