According to the Tulsa World, Jeff Capel has been fired as the head coach at Oklahoma. In five seasons at OU, Capel went 96-69 (37-43 Big 12). He took his Sooners squad to the Elite Eight two years ago. It has been reported that he has 5 years remaining on his contract and could be
Arkansas Fires Pelphrey
After an 18-13 season that ended with three consecutive losses, Arkansas has dismissed head coach John Pelphrey, according to ESPN.com. Pelphrey met with his AD and players today. A formal news conference will made sometime today or tomorrow.
BREAKING: Georgia Tech fires Hewitt
Paul Hewitt has been fired as the head coach at Georgia Tech. Hewitt finished his career with a 190-162 mark and led Georgia Tech to the national championship game in 2004. He is still owed over $7 Million on his current contract.
Utah Fires Boylen
The University of Utah has fired men’s basketball coach Jim Boylen. Boylen was 69-60 overall in four seasons at Utah but had back to back losing seasons. A national search will begin immediately.
Bradley update
Earlier this week, I blogged about the possible candidates at Bradley (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/c82ff15b/bradley-rumors/…). The original list is still good, but I wanted to add a few names who I’ve heard have expressed interest. Here’s the original list with the the new names added at the bottom: Rob Jeter – Head Coach UW-Milwaukee Jerrance Howard – Assistant
Texas Tech update
I’ve heard a few things over the past day or so on the Texas Tech front. The successor to Pat Knight will definitely not be Nebraska head coach Doc Sadler. He was rumored to have interest at the begining of the week, but came out last night and said that he won’t pursue the job.
BREAKING: Smith done at Alcorn State
Larry Smith’s tenure as the head coach at Alcorn State is over. Our sources have confirmed that he is out – whether he has been fired or forced to resign is still unknown. Smith was 12-78 in his three seasons, and has one year left on his contract (worth $125,000/year). He is an Alcorn State
Southern Illinois Press Conference
Southern Illinois has scheduled a press conference for 2:00 this afternoon. The fate of SIU head coach Chris Lowery is the topic – the outcome is still unknown. My sources have no idea which way this is headed, but they say one of three things will happen: 1) Lowery is not retained 2) Lowery is
Monmouth names
Just an update on the coaching search at Monmouth. There is a great deal of interest in this job – a lot of guys think that it can become one of the premier jobs in the NEC. Here’s a list of guys that have been rumored to have shown some interest in the job (it’s
Arkansas situation
The situation at Arkansas is not a pretty one right now for head coach John Pelphrey. There have been rumors circulating about his future for sometime now, and two recent stories have come out that are not helping his cause. First, last week a quater-page sized ad was placed in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette by a
Northern Illinois rumors
The Northern Illinois job has been open for less than 24 hours, but the names are already starting to pour in. Because of it’s proximity to Bradley – they are about 120 miles apart, a lot of the same names are being mentioned – Illinois assistant Jerrance Howard, Wisconsin assistant Greg Gard, and Purdue associate
CSUB Head Coach Contract Contract Will Not Be Renewed
Cal State Bakersfield head men’s basketball coach Keith Brown’s contract will not be renewed. Brown spent six seasons as head coach of the Roadrunners while guiding the program through the NCAA Division I transition process. In four full Division I seasons Brown was 32-83. His overall record as head coach at CSUB was 68-105.