HoopDirt has learned that Central Arkansas will name Corliss Williamson as their next head coach. Williamson won the 1994 National Championship as a player at Arkansas, and had a 10-year NBA career. He spent last season as the Head Coach at Arkansas Baptist. The official announcement will be made soon.
Daily muck from the DirtKing
When talking about rumors, I always call it "dirt." I got a little tired of that today – so I’m going with the daily "muck" for the title of this blog. I went to thesaurus.com to look up synonyms for dirt – muck seemed pretty descriptive. I thought about using boondoggle or feculence, but though
BREAKING: Calhoun agrees to extension
Jim Calhoun has agreed to a 4-year contract extension according to his agent Jeff Schwartz. The details are still being hammered out, but the big stuff has apparently been worked out. This ends months of speculation about Calhoun’s future at UConn. The 68 year-old Calhoun will have the new deal in place before his current
Cross resigns at Toledo
It’s official – Gene Cross is out after two years as the head coach at Toledo. Cross was 11-53 in his two seasons, including 4-28 this year. Also, Cross had three years of a five-year contract remaining that called for him to be paid an annual base salary of $280,000 per season – he will
4:30 press conference at Toledo
Toledo is scheduled to hold a 4:30 press conference today to announce the dismissal of head coach Gene Cross. The Rockets were just 4-28 this past season – Cross’s second at at the school. I’ll keep you updated as it becomes official.
The DirtKing’s daily rumors…..
Here’s what I’ve heard so far this morning….. Richard Pitino has sparked some interest from Wagner. The younger Pitino is currently an assistant at Florida and has served as an assistant on his father’s staff at Louisville. Apparently the AD at Wagner is very intrigued by the possibility of getting involved with Pitino. I’ve heard
Candidates at Hawaii
A number of candidates are beginning to surface at Hawaii. Here are who I’ve heard as possible replacements for Bob Nash, who was fired yesterday. The job will pay between $185,000 and $400,000 – and can be increased by as much as 25% by the president. Jarinn Akana – A UH alum (1994), has spent
FDU officially hires Vetrone
Greg Vetrone has been officially named head basketball coach at Farleigh Dickinson University. Vetrone spent the past season as the interim head coach after taking over for his former boss Tom Green. FDU finished this season at 11-2. They started the season 1-12, but Vetrone guided the Knights into the Northeast Conference Tournament as the
Today’s "Dirt" from The DirtKing
Here’s some "dirt" that I heard while working the phones yesterday…… UTEP Head Coach has emerged as the front runner for the DePaul job. It is a major rebuilding job, and Barbee would be a great fit. He’s really gotten it going at UTEP -the Miners are 24-5 and on a 14 game win streak
UL Lafayette 10am Press Conference
Many sources are reporting that Louisiana Lafayette head coach Robert Lee has been let go. There will be a press conference tomorrow at 10 am. Lee has just finished his sixth year as head coach, and was in his final year of a four year contract. We will keep you updated when this becomes official.
Coaching changes made at Oregon, East Carolina, and C. Arkansas
The firing season has begun this weekend. Here is what I’ve heard over the past 24 hours…… Oregon will fire Ernie Kent at the conclusion of the season. According to our sources, the decision has already been made, and Kent was informed of it. An official announcement is expected in the next few days. Kent
Latest rumors from The DirtKing….
Florida Gulf Coast AD Ken Kavanagh is going to determine the fate of Head Coach Dave Balza possibly today, but definitely no later than next week. Balza is in the final year of a three-year $95,000 contract. He has been at the helm for the past 8 seasons, leading FGCU in it’s transition to DI.