Watching the press conference live now…. It looks like we got another one right….option #3 from my earlier blog was correct! "Personnel" changes with the coaching staff will be made according to AD Mario Moccia but Chris Lowery keeps his job. Moccia wants better retention rates and better identification of quaity student-athletes. They won’t announce
Quick small college rumor….
Just a quick rumor for the small college guys out there (we’ve had so much DI stuff this week, I don’t want anyone to lose interest)…. I just heard that Lubbock Christian University has scheduled a 2:30pm press conference for this afternoon to announce the hiring of their new basketball coach. My sources tells me
Kennesaw State rumors
The search to replace Tony Ingle has begun at Kennesaw State. From what I’ve heard, the administration wants someone with an academic background to come and clean-up the APR mess at the school. Here are the few names that I’ve heard so far: Casey Alexander – Associate Head Coach Belmont. He is familiar with the
Assumption College rumors
I keep hearing the same four names when people talk about the job at DII Assumption College (MA). The names that are being mentioned are: Paul Phillips – Head Coach Clark University. A 1976 graduate of Assumption. Is 200-148 in 13 seasons at Clark (in Worcester, MA – same town as Assumption). Also went 166-99
The future of Keno Davis
There are a ton of rumors swirling about what lies ahead for Providence head coach Keno Davis. I’ve heard from a bunch of people that the administration at PC is meeting in the next few days to decide what direction they want to go. Davis was the National Coach of the Year in 2007-2008 –
Bradley rumors
Here are some of the names I’ve heard associated with the opening at Bradley: Rob Jeter – Head Coach UW-Milwaukee. Led UWM to the Horizon League championship game this season. Is 101-88 in 6 seasons. Former assistant at Wisconsin and Marquette. Jerrance Howard – Assistant Coach Illinois. A Peoria native (Bradley is in Peoria for
Breaking News: Manhattan Fires Coach
Barry Rohrssen has been fired after 5 seasons at Manhattan. In five seasons at Manhattan, Rohrssen went 58-95 overall and 33-64 in the MAAC. This past season Manhattan was 6-25. We first reported that this would happen on 3/2: http://www.hoopdirt.com/blog/850beb39/rohrssen-out-at-manhat…
NIU Coach Will Not Return
Ricardo Patton will not return as coach of the Northern Illinois basketball team, the school announced Wednesday.The Huskies finished 9-21 this season, and he had a overall record of 35-83 in four seasons. Northern Illinois has retained the services of Collegiate Sports Associates to coordinate its men’s basketball head coaching search.
BREAKING: Davis done at Providence
The Providence Journal is reporting that Keno Davis is out as the head coach at Providence. The official announcement is expected to come this weekend. Here’s a link to the story: http://newsblog.projo.com/2011/03/pc-expected-to-part-with-b… More to come on this one…….
The future of Derek Kellogg
There has been a ton of talk about the Future of Derek Kellogg at UMass. He appears safe for now after AD John McCutcheon said today that Kellogg will return for the 2011-12 season. He has two-years remaining on the 5-year deal that he inked in 2008. Kellogg is 39-53 during his tenure at his
Coach’s Corner
This off-season I will keep a running list of all of the DI coaching changes in our "Coach’s Corner" section. Currently there are 11 jobs open – and I would expect to add a bunch more to the list over the next few weeks. I will update the list daily. You can find "Coach’s Corner"
2011 DI Coaching Changes
Here’s a list of the DI coaching changes that have been made so far this off-season. I will update the list daily. Total changes to date: 58 Alcorn State: (Larry Smith) Luther Riley Alabama A&M (Vann Pettaway) Willie Hayes Arkansas: (John Pelphrey) Mike Anderson Bethune-Cookman: (Clifford Reed) Boston U: (Pat Chambers) Joe Jones Bradley: (Jim