I can’t get this tune (off-tune?) out of my head……. For those of you who missed Bruce "Big – P" Pearl’s rap the other night here it is….. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kx3cmeLhEcg… Too many coaches take themselves too seriously – not Big P! He is the man!! Here’s classic pic of Pearl from a Tennessee women’s game in
Dollar expected to be named Head Coach at Seattle
Washington assistant Cameron Dollar is expected to be named Head Coach at Seattle University. The announcement could come as early as today. The 33-year old Dollar has spent the last seven seasons as an assistant at Washington. He was a member of UCLA’s 1995 National Championship team and has been in coaching ever since graduation.
Random thoughts and rumors….
Here’s are some things that I’ve heard over the past few days….. Miami-Dade College coach Matt Eisele is rumored to be joining Josh Pastner’s staff at Memphis. Two of his players have already signed at Memphis, and he could help steer prized point guard James Beatty towards the Tigers. http://www.mdc.edu/athletics/mensbasketball_coaches.asp… New North Florida coach Matt
Isiah Thomas to be named Head Coach at Florida International
The Miami Herald is reporting that Florida International and New York Knicks exec Isiah Thomas will reach an agreement on a contract today, and that Thomas will officially be introduced as the Panthers coach on Wednesday. This is obviously a very strange hire. FIU AD Pete Garcia must have had some sort of contact with
Mack to be hired at Xavier
Multiple sources have told me that Chris Mack will be hired to replace Sean Miller at Xavier. A press conference has been tentatively scheduled for tomorrow. Mack, who is an alum of the University, has been on the Musketeers staff for the past five seasons. He also worked as an assistant at wake Forest under
Appalachian State Rumors
There is a pretty wild coaching search going at Appalachian State. Last week, the Mountaineers had reportedly offered the job to Bobcats Director of Player Personnel Buzz Peterson. After thinking it over, Peterson (who was the head coach at App. St from 1996-2000), turned the job down. This move was a little surprising considering most
Bennett rounds-out staff at UVa
According to our sources, Tony Bennett has finalized his staff at the University of Virginia. As we announced last week, former Liberty head coach Ritchie McKay has joined the staff as the Associate Head Coach. Joining him will be: American assistant and former UVa stand-out Jason Williford. Williford has been at American for the past
Breaking: Rouco out at Florida International
Florida International Head Coach Sergio Rouco has been reassigned from his position as Head Basketball Coach to another position within the FIU Athletic Department. Rouco finished with a 55-94 record in five seasons with the Panthers, who haven’t finished with a winning record since going 16-14 in the 1999-2000 season. They were 13-20 this past
Portland State Schedules 2:00pm News Conference
Portland State University has scheduled a 2;00pm news conference for today to announce the hiring of Tyler Geving. Geving , who will replace Ken Bone (took the Washington State job), has been the Associate Head Coach at Portland State since 2007, and on staff since 2005. He has been an assistant at Central Washington, Highline
Eastern New Mexico Finalists
The search committee at Eastern New Mexico University has narrowed the field to three. Included are Andrew Helton, currently an assistant coach at University of South Alabama, Richard Davis, the head coach at St. Joseph’s College (Ind.) and Greg Young, the athletic director and head men’s basketball coach at Jacksonville College in Texas Andrew Helton
Portland State Rumors
Portland State has just finished up their interviewing process and is looking to name a head coach by sometime next week. The leading candidate to take over for Ken Bone is associate head coach Tyler Geving. He has been at Portland State for the past 4 seasons. Before Portland State he had been an assistant
Seattle University rumors
Washington assistant coaches Cameron Dollar and Jim Shaw are emerging as the top candidates to replace Joe Callero at Seattle. Shaw is a Washington native (Chimacum) and has been an assistant at UW for the past 5 seasons. Dollar has been at Washington for the past 7 season and starred at UCLA. Seattle Director of