Several of our sources have indicated that Memphis’ John Calipari is close to working out a deal to become the next head coach at Kentucky. Calipari and AD Kentucky Mitch Barnhart reportedly met last night to discuss a multi-year deal. Coach Cal is meeting with Memphis officials today to inform them of where he stands.
Report: Calipari has accepted UK’s offer
WHAS 11 in Louisville has reported that John Calipari has accepted the offer to become the head basketball at Kentucky. This is a great hire for the Wildcats. Calipari has the personality to be the man in Lexington, and get them back in contention for a National Championship. UTEP head coach Tony Barbee would be
Price Resigns at Georgia Southern
Jeff Price has announced his resignation, effective immediately at Georgia Southern. In 10 seasons at the school, Price was 165-133, including 8-20 this season. Athletics Director Sam Baker said that a nation-wide search will begin immediately.
Virginia to hire Washington State’s Bennett
UVA will hire Washington State’s Tony Bennett according to several sources. This moves comes out of nowhere – Bennett’s name never came up when candidates for the job were discussed. Athletic Director Craig Littlepage apparently did his research and got the man he wanted without any leaks. Bennett is 69-33 in three seasons, including 17-16
Elon Schedules 1:00pm News Conference
Elon College Athletic Director Dave Blank has scheduled a 1:00pm news conference for today where he will introduce Davidson College assistant Matt Matheny as head basketball coach. The press conference will take place in the Atkins Room on the second floor of the Koury Athletic Center for anyone in the area who wants to go.
Rumors at VCU
With the departure of Anthony Grant yesterday to Alabama, the rumors have started swirling about his replacement at VCU. There are a ton of high major assistants who are trying to get involved here. This job has been a great spring board – look at the last two coaches. Jeff Capel moved on to Oklahoma,
WHAS Channel 11 in Louisville reports that Gillispie is out
ABC affiliate WHAS11 in Louisville reported last night that Billy Gillispie has been fired at Kentucky. Story: http://www.whas11.com/justposted/stories/WHAS11_090326_Top_g… Video: http://www.whas11.com/video/index.html?nvid=346089… The UK Athletic department has issued this statement: "UK men’s basketball coach Billy Gillispie has not been fired. There have been no meetings between Gillispie and UK officials today, and there is no scheduled press
Grant Hired at Alabama
Anthony Grant has reached an agreement with the University of Alabama to become their new head basketball coach. The decision came not long after Billy Donovan decided to remain at Florida (a job Grant coveted). The deal is worth in the neighborhood of $2 million per season. The official announcement is expected in the next
Gillispie Fired at Kentucky
As we expected, Billy Gillispie was fired today at Kentucky. Here’s a link to the press conference and the video: http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/032709aa… Florida’s Billy Donovan would be the "hot" name here, but he just withdrew his name from consideration, opting to remain in Gainesville. I would expect Oklahoma State’s Travis Ford (a UK alum), and Villanova’s
More Random Coaching Rumors…..
I am starting to hear Jay Lawson’s name more and more at Boston University. The highly successful DII head coach (Bentley College) would make an interesting choice, given the amount of quality assistants out there. On 3/15, I had Lawson listed among my "long shots" to get the BU job. Apparently he has moved up
Anthony Grant Visits Alabama
Anthony Grant visited Alabama yesterday. He arrived on campus at 10:00 and was taken to the Presidents mansion for his first meeting. Grant was accompanied by his wife and also met with football coach Nick Saban. Here’s a picture from the visit: http://blog.al.com/bamabeat/2009/03/anthony_grant_checks_out… He left campus late last night without and announcement being made. I
Auburn’s Cooper will be hired at Tennessee State
Auburn Associate Head Coach John Cooper will be the next head coach at Tennessee State. A press conference has been scheduled for tomorrow. Cooper has spent the past 5 season on Jeff Lebo’s staff at Auburn. He has also worked at Oregon and South Carolina. The Kansas City, Mo., native led Wichita State in scoring