Southern Miss Director of Athletics Bill McGillis is proud to announce the hiring of Doc Sadler as the 20th head men’s basketball coach in school history. Coach Sadler will be formally introduced at a press conference Thursday, May 1st at noon CT in the first floor main room of the Trent Lott Center on the
Daily Dirt – 4/30/14
Busy day so far – here are a bunch of things that I’ve heard… • I mentioned SFA head coach Brad Underwood yesterday as Plan A at Southern Mississippi and Murray State head coach Steve Prohm as Plan B. It sounds like another name is now picking up some steam. I have heard from a
OFFICIAL: Dickey Hired as OSU Assistant
Had this as a rumor earlier today – here’s the release now that it’s official… James Dickey, who has spent more than a decade as a head coach at the Division I level, has returned to Oklahoma State as an assistant coach, it was announced today by head coach Travis Ford. A tireless worker, Dickey
Webster, Harris added to Cal staff
California head men’s basketball coach Cuonzo Martin has announced the addition of Tracy Webster and Jon Harris to his coaching staff. Webster has been appointed the Golden Bears’ associate head coach and Harris has been hired as an assistant coach. Both coaches join the Cal staff after serving on Martin’s bench the past three seasons
Wojo adds another assistant at Marquette
First-year Marquette University head men’s basketball coach Steve Wojciechowski has announced the hiring of Brett Nelson as an assistant coach with the program. An All-American at Florida, Nelson comes to Marquette after coaching stops at Ball State (2013-14), Drake (2011-13), Arkansas (2010-11) and Marshall (2007-10). He has worked in college basketball for nine seasons, including
HOT: Extension for Stony Brook’s Pikiell
After another banner year for the program that included the team’s fourth 20-win season in the last five years, Stony Brook University has agreed to a contract extension for head men’s basketball coach Steve Pikiell through the end of the 2018-19 season, Interim Director of Athletics Donna Woodruff announced Wednesday. “Steve has always been an
OFFICIAL: Stewart to UT-Martin
Following up on a rumor that I posted on 4/28 (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/9b6d6004/daily-dirt-4-28-14/…)… Tennessee-Martin head coach Heath Schroyer announced this morning that Anthony Stewart has joined the University of Tennessee at Martin men’s basketball program as the associate head coach. Stewart, 43, has spent the last two seasons at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. The Bobcats went
Witherspoon joins Alabama staff
Head coach Anthony Grant has announced that Reggie Witherspoon has been hired as an assistant coach for the Alabama men’s basketball team. Witherspoon replaces former assistant coach Tony Pujol on the Alabama basketball staff. "I am excited to announce the addition of Reggie Witherspoon to our coaching staff," Grant said. "Reggie brings a wealth of
Anderson keeps Fuller at Missouri
Mizzou Basketball Head Coach Kim Anderson announced his first staffer on Wednesday, retaining Associate Head Coach Tim Fuller. A native of Woodbridge, Va., Fuller has been an important part of Tiger Basketball over the last three seasons and earned the 2013-14 season’s first five wins as acting head coach, propelling Mizzou to a 12-1 non-conference
WATCH LIVE: Missouri press conference
You can watch Kim Anderson’s introductory press conference at Missouri live today at 11am (ET). Here’s the link: http://www.kmbc.com/news/mu-introduces-new-basketball-coach/… Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Daily Dirt – 4/29/14
A couple of quickies to start the day… • I have talked about the College of Southern Idaho search a few times in the last week. Yesterday, I mentioned that it was offered to one of the three candidates over the weekend – James Miller (New Mexico JC Head Coach), Norm Parrish (Utah DBO), and
Allen retained at Washington State
Curtis Allen has been retained and will join first-year Washington State University Men’s Basketball Head Coach Ernie Kent’s staff as an assistant coach, Kent announced Thursday. “I feel like it’s important to have someone on staff who knows the players, the academic and campus communities and the recent history of the program, and Curtis Allen