According to multiple reports, including one from Matt Norlander, Colorado State’s Niko Medved is set to become the next head coach at Minnesota, with an official announcement and press conference scheduled for Tuesday. A Minneapolis native and Golden Gophers alumnus, Medved is coming off a strong 2024-25 season, leading CSU to the NCAA Tournament, where
D2 DIRT: Allen U (SC) opens
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Shawn Walker has resigned as the head men’s basketball coach at D2 Allen University (SC). Walker, the former head coach at Grambling State, had been in charge at Allen since 2023. The coaching veteran has also served as the head coach at Elizabeth City State (two separate
REPORT: Ben McCollum to Iowa
According to a Pete Thamel / Jeff Borzello report, Iowa will hire Ben McCollum as their new head basketball coach. In his lone season at Drake, McCollum led the Bulldogs to a 31-4 record, a Missouri Valley Conference title, and an NCAA tournament upset over Missouri before falling to Texas Tech in the second round.
REPORT: Columbia to hire Florida assistant Hovde as new Head Coach
According to a Jeff Goodman report, Columbia will hire Florida assistant Kevin Hovde as their new head coach. HoopDirt mentioned Hovde as being in the mix here back on 3/19 (DAILY DIRT). Hovde has been at Florida since 2022 and has also worked with current Gators head coach Todd Golden at Columbia and San Francisco.
Daily Dirt – 3/24/25
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) UNLV Coaching Search Heats Up: Wide Net Cast, Decision Coming Soon Interviews are underway at UNLV, with AD Erick Harper casting a very wide net. Some of the names that I’ve heard the most here include Arkansas State head coach Bryan Hodgson, Bradley head coach Brian Wardle, and Florida Assistant Carlin
REPORT: Sean Miller to Texas
According to a Matt Norlander report, Texas hire Sean Miller as their next head basketball coach. Miller, who previously coached Arizona for 12 seasons and is in his second stint at Xavier, will replace Rodney Terry as Texas’ head basketball coach – Terry was released today. Miller, who has led 13 teams to the NCAA
REPORT: Swarthmore’s Kosmalski taking D1 assistant job
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) According to a Jeff Goodman Field of 68 report, Swarthmore College head coach Landry Kosmalski will become the associate head coach on John Andrzejek’s new staff at Campbell. This marks second small college head coach making the move to the D1 ranks over the past few days. As first reported by
REPORT: Virginia set to hire VCU’s Ryan Odom
According to multiple reports, including one from CBS Sports, Virginia is finalizing a deal to hire VCU’s Ryan Odom as their new head men’s basketball coach. Odom, best known for leading 16-seed UMBC to a historic upset over 1-seed Virginia in the 2018 NCAA Tournament, has guided three different programs to March Madness. He spent
NAIA DIRT: Reyes resigns as Head Coach at Loyola (NO), will become D1 assistant
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Donald Reyes has resigned as the head men’s basketball coach at NAIA Loyola University (NO). Word on the street is that Reyes will join Quannas White’s new staff at Louisiana as an assistant. Reyes took over at Loyola in 2022 following the departure of Stacy Hollowell. Over
JUCO DIRT: Robinson out as Head Basketball Coach at South Arkansas College
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Cameron Robinson is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at South Arkansas College. Robinson has served as the head coach of the Stars since 2022, guiding his team to a 16-9 overall record (11-5 in conference play) this past season. In 2023-24, Robinson led the Stars
REPORT: Urgo out at Fordham
According to a Pete Thamel report, Keith Urgo will be dismissed as the head basketball coach at Fordham. More on this story as it continues to develop.
JUCO DIRT: Norman fired as Head Basketball Coach at Highland CC (IL)
Luke Norman, Highland Community College’s men’s basketball coach, was fired Wednesday in a 4–2 Board of Trustees vote. He had been on paid leave since February 28 after a post-game brawl involving his team. Despite strong community support, the board held a special meeting to decide his fate today. According to a report from WFIR,