HoopDirt.com can confirm multiple reports that George Washington will retain interim head coach Maurice Joseph. While the formal offer has not been presented yet, it is expected to be later today. Joseph, who took over this season after Mike Lonergan was fired, led the Colonials to a 19-14 (10-8 A-10) record, and a berth in
HOT: South Florida to hire Brian Gregory
Multiple outlets are now reporting that South Florida will hire Brian Gregory. The former Dayton and Georgia Tech head coach spent this past season as a consultant to Tom Izzo at Michigan State. In his 13 seasons as a head coach, he compiled a 248-180 career record. An official announcement is expected shortly.
BREAKING: Seattle U. Fires Head Basketball Coach Cameron Dollar
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Cameron Dollar has been fired as the head basketball coach at Seattle University. The move was first reported by Jon Rothstein. Dollar had spent the past eight seasons as the head coach of the Redhawks where he put together a 107-138 mark, including 13-17 (5-9 WAC) this past season. He served
Daily Dirt – 3/13/17
Some things that I’ve heard as we prepare for a March blizzard here in New England… Early “hot” name at Alabama A&M is current Columbus State (GA) head coach Robert Moore. He led CSU to a 20-10 record this past season and a spot in the NCAA DII tournament. Moore has won at least 20
HOT REPORT: North Texas to Hire Arkansas State’s Grant McCasland
According to a tweet by CBSsports.com’s Jon Rothstein, North Texas will hire Arkansas State’s Grant McCasland as their next basketball coach. Last season was McCasland’s first at Arkansas State where he led the Red Wolves to a 20-12 record. Before coming to ASU last spring, he had spent five seasons as an assistant at Baylor.
NAIA DIRT: Coaching Change Made at Lawrence Tech
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Tom Kempf is no longer the head basketball coach at Lawrence Tech (MI). He was hired to re-start the basketball program at the college back in 2011. Kempf is a former assistant at Michigan where he worked under head coaches Johnny Orr and Bill Frieder. This past season, his squad posted
Daily Dirt – 3/10/17
Some Friday morning quick hitters… Heard some reports of former Rutgers head coach Mike Rice being involved at Quinnipiac. I’ve been told by a great source that it’s “fake news”… Before becoming the head coach at Missouri, Kim Anderson had won a National Championship at DII Central Missouri. Now that he’s a free agent, word
REPORT: Bob Williams out at UC Santa Barbara
According to a report by CBSSports.com’s Gary Parrish, UC Santa Barbara head coach Bob Williams will not return next season. Williams has been the Gauchos head coach since 1998 and has gone 313-260 during his tenure. He is the winningest coach in school history and is the longest tenured Division I head coach west of
Daily Dirt – 3/8/17
Some things that I’ve heard today… Last week, I published a list of early Austin Peay names. I’ve now heard that VCU assistant coach Wes Long, former Tennessee associate head coach Tony Jones, and Northwest Florida head coach Steve DeMeo can be added to the list. Multiple sources tell me that Long is the one
REPORT: Jones out at LSU following SEC Tournament
According to a report by Andrew Lopez from The Times-Picayune, LSU will part ways with head basketball coach Johnny Jones following the SEC tournament. LSU is currently 10-20 (2-16 SEC), and will face Mississippi State tomorrow night in the opening round of the SEC Tournament. In his five seasons at LSU, Jones put together a
HORIZON LEAGUE DIRT: Gary Waters out at Cleveland State
We’ve been hinting at this one for a while… As of this afternoon, Gary Waters is no longer the basketball coach at Cleveland State. The parting of ways comes as no surprise, as Water’s Vikings struggled to a 9-22 record this past season, and new AD Mike Thomas started at Cleveland State this week. The
REPORT: Quinnipiac Fires Head Basketball Coach Tom Moore
According to a report by Jon Rothstein, Tom Moore has been fired as the head basketball coach at Quinnipiac University. In ten seasons at QU, the former UConn assistant compiled a 162-150 mark. His Bobcats were 10-21 (7-13 MAAC) this past season. The Bobcats have struggles since moving from the NEC to the MAAC, where