After spending the past five weeks on administrative leave, Paine College head coach Ron Spry has resigned. He spent the past 31 years at the college. Acting head basketball coach Jimmy Link now takes over on an interim basis, and volleyball coach Selina Kohn takes over Spry’s role as the interim athletic director.
Emerson College Coach Steps Down
Hank Smith has left his post as the head coach of Emerson College effective immediately, according to a statement released by the College. Smith has been at Emerson for 16 years and has 258 wins. According to the school newspaper it sounds like a strange situation. No replacement has been named and their game vs
Virginia State re-assigns White
Virginia State University has re-assigned men’s basketball coach George White and has named Gene Thompson as interim coach for the remainder of the 2011 season. The changes are effective immediately. VSU is currently 1-13 and the team has lost 13 in a row after winning the season opener. White was 8-33 in his 1+ seasons
Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers Weekend
The NABC has announced the dates for the annual Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers Weekend. This has been an important initiative undertaken by the NABC over the past seven seasons to raise awareness and demonstrate support for the American Cancer Society. My staff and I will once again be participating, and I encourage all
Moore officially out at Pitt-Bradford
Pitt-Bradford head coach Andy Moore has been officially released by the University and replaced on an interim basis by former UPB women’s coach Brian Sansom. As we reported on 12/20, rumors were swirling about Moore’s suspension and probable release (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/42ce5578/pitt-bradfords-moore-suspe…). Sansom served as the interim women’s coach at Pitt-Bradford last season, leading his team to
Paine College coach suspended indefinitely
Paine College head basketball coach Ron Spry has been placed on indefinite administrative leave. No reason has been given for the suspension – an official announcement is expected on Wednesday. Spry has 515 wins in 31 seasons as a head coach. He is also the Director of Athletics at the college. Assistant Coach Jimmy Link
Pitt-Bradford’s Moore Suspended – possibly fired?
Rumors are swirling about the situation with Pitt-Bradford head coach Andy Moore. I can confirm that Moore, in his 18th season at UPB, has been suspended indefinitely after his actions in a game against Medaille last week. The suspension was termed "indefinite" by school president, Dr. Livingston Alexander. Now, according to one internet site, he
Sanchez hired at IRSC
Indian River State College has finally ended their search for a new men’s basketball coach by hiring Joe Sanchez. Sanchez was most recently a girls HS basketball coach in Florida. He does have major college experience – on the women’s side though. He was the head coach at Wake Forest, Navy, Central Florida, Missouri-St. Louis,
ALERT from the NABC
Just wanted to pass this alert along from the National Association of Basketball Coaches. I just received it and thought that it was important to share this information. This has been taken from the "NABC Basketball Bulletin – November 2010" "SCAM ALERT: Be Aware of Offers Too Good to Be True Because They Probably Are
Updates from The DirtKing….
Here are a few moves that took place recently that I just wanted to keep everyone updated on. Towson has promoted Phil Cohen from DBO to assistant coach. Cohen spent 7 seasons as an assistant at Polk State College (FL) before joining the staff at Towson. Joan Sanchez former head coach at Concordia College (NY)
Indian River update….
Since this is the only active opening, it’s getting a lot of attention – it has been a strange situation from the start (see previous blogs), and has now taken another odd turn….. Indian River State College will open their season tonight with an interim head coach, but it’s not who anyone thought it would
Catching up….
While it is quiet on the rumor front, I figured I’d catch everyone up on a few things that I missed from the last few months – apparently there were a few hirings that snuck past me! Midland College hired Matt Braeuer as an assistant coach. Brauer was a graduate assistant at Wichita State for