Former Iowa State star Fred Hoiberg will be named head coach at his alma mater. Hoiberg currently works in Minnesota Timberwolves front office.
Mount St. Mary’s update
Mt. St. Mary’s has begun interviewing to replace Milan Brown who departed for Holy Cross a few weeks ago. Current assistant Brion Dunlap has received support from the players, but not sure that it will be enough. Another candidate that has emerged is Notre Dame assistant Martin Ingelsby. Ingelsby played at Notre Dame (1997-2001) and
JUCO Hires
We are hearing that a couple of JUCO jobs have been filled. Chris Martin will be named head coach of Gloucester County College (NJ). Martin was the head coach at Winslow Township for 8 years. Lance Tucker will be hired at Bunker Hill CC (MA). Tucker was the head coach at Emmanuel College from 2001-2004.
McDermott offered Creighton job
I’ve heard from multiple sources that Creighton AD Bruce Rasmussen has offered the job to Iowa State head coach Greg McDermott. McDermott had success in the Missouri Valley Conference when he was at Northern Iowa before he departed for Iowa State. It sounds like McDermott will make his decision today. He has come under fire
Driesell Hired at The Citadel
Maryland assistant basketball coach Chuck Driesell is expected to be named head coach at The Citadel, according to sources. Driesell has been at Maryland since 2006. An official announcement will be made in the coming days.
UNC-Wilmington staff
New UNC-Wilmington head coach Buzz Peterson is bringing two of his assistants from Appalachian State with him. Jamie Kachmarik and Matt McMahon have both been hired as assistants at UNCW. Jason Capel who was also on Peterson’s staff last year got the head job at Appalachian State, so Peterson will be looking to fill his
Add another name to the Columbia search
We reported last week that we heard these names that have been linked to the Columbia opening and have all interviewed or are expected to interview: NJIT Head Coach Jim Engles (a former Columbia assistant) University of New Orleans Head Coach Joe Pasternack St. Mary’s Associate Head Coach Kyle Smith You can now add former
Nickelberry to Howard
Former Hampton head coach Kevin Nickelberry will be named as the next head coach at Howard. Nickelberry joined Oliver Purnell’s staff at DePaul a few weeks ago after spending the past year as the coach for Libyan National Team. He has spent time as an assistant at Clemson, Charlotte, and Holy Cross. He is a
Minot State finalists
Minot State has narrowed its search down to thee finalists. They are: Jayden Olson – Assistant Coach Augustana (SD) Peter Stewart – Head Coach Peninsula (WA) Jon Bishop – Head Coach University of Saint Mary (KS) An announcement is expected as early as this afternoon.
Creighton rumors
With the departure of head coach Dana Altman to Oregon, the search has begun at Creighton. Some early names that I’ve heard are: Kevin McKenna – Head coach Indiana State. Played at Creighton (1977-81). Was an assistant to Altman on two separate occasions at CU. Scott Sutton -Head coach Oral Roberts. An Omaha native. Is
Holy Family To Name Coach
We are hearing that Holy Family will name Georgia Tech assistant John O’Connor as their next head coach. An official announcement will be made sometime this week. O’Connor has been at GT since 2004.
Altman to Oregon
Sources have told us that Creighton head coach Dana Altman is the new head coach at Oregon. An official announcement will be made sometime this week. We will keep you posted when this happens.