After much speculation on the future of LSU head coach Johnny Jones, it now appears that he will return to coach the Tigers next year. Yahoo!’s Pat Forde tweeted the following earlier this afternoon: TWEET 1:“Just saw men’s basketball committee member and LSU AD Joe Alleva at arena in Louisville. Said LSU is not making
Daily Dirt – 3/23/16
The busy week continues…here are a bunch of things that I’ve heard in the past few hours… On Monday, I mentioned FGCU head coach Joe Dooley and Vanderbilt head coach Kevin Stallings and their involvement at St. Louis (Daily Dirt – 3/21/16). The “hot” name here now is Valparaiso head coach Bryce Drew. His team
BREAKING: Central Florida to Hire Johnny Dawkins
According to an ESPN report, Johnny Dawkins as accepted an offer to become the head coach at Central Florida. Dawkins was released as the head coach at Stanford last week after an 8-year run where he compiled a 156-115 record. The former Duke guard will replace Donnie Jones who was fired immediately after the season ended. More
Daily Dirt II – 3/22/16
Another crazy day in the college basketball coaching world. Here’s a few quick things in part II of the Daily Dirt… A “hot” name making the rounds right now is IPFW head coach Jon Coffman. He’s coming off a great season – 24-10 with an NIT apperance, and is now being mentioned at both Wright State and James
BREAKING: Todd Simon to be Named Head Coach at Southern Utah
UNLV Interim Head Coach Todd Simon will become the next head coach at Southern Utah. CBSSports.com’s Jon Rothstein was the first to confirm this. Simon will replace Nick Robinson who was fired as the Thunderbirds head coach on March 9th. Simon became the Interim Head Coach at UNLV back on January 10th, 2016 following the dismissal
Texas Rio Grande Valley Search Update
In last night’s Daily Dirt II, I mentioned that UTRGV was down to 6 finalists as to replace Dan Hipsher as the head basketball coach. I have heard that interviews will start this weekend. Great sources have told me the final group includes: Raphael Chillious: Assistant Coach University of Washington Lew Hill – Assistant Coach University of
Daily Dirt – 3/22/16
Yesterday was wild…I expect much of the same throughout the week. Here are some things that I’ve heard so far today… I have heard that Milwaukee has Parker Executive Search to help find the replacement for Rob Jeter. In case you missed it, here is great footage of Wisconsin State Senator Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee) taking
Daily Dirt II: 3/21/16
Crazy day today! Trying to keep up with everything…here’s the second “Daily Dirt” of the day… Stanford: Heard from a great source that Tommy Amaker is involved here. The current Harvard coach has also been the head coach at Michigan and Seton Hall. Interesting to see if Stanford would hire another former Duke guard after they
HOT RUMOR: Allen Edwards to be Named Head Coach at Wyoming
Multiple sources are reporting that Allen Edwards will replace Larry Shyatt as the next head coach at Wyoming. Shyatt announced his resignation earlier today. Edwards, a former standout at Kentucky, has been on the Wyoming staff for the past five seasons. He has also been an assistant at VCU, Western Kentucky, Towson and Morehead State
BREAKING: TCU to Name Jamie Dixon Head Basketball Coach
CBSSports.com’s Jon Rothstein is reporting the Pitt head coach Jamie Dixon is headed to TCU. Dixon, a 1987 TCU alum, has been at Pitt for the past 13 seasons where he has gone 328-123. It sounds like the official announcement could come as early as this afternoon. More on this developing story as we hear it.
BREAKING: Cormier Out as Head Basketball Coach at Dartmouth
Sources have confirmed to HoopDirt.com that Paul Cormier is out as the head coach at Dartmouth. Cormier was in his second stint as the head coach of the Big Green (1984-91, 2010-16). He also spent seven seasons as the head coach at Fairfield, and worked for multiple NBA teams. More on this once the official
Daily Dirt – 3/21/16
Snow day in Boston today…all four kids are at home. I thought spring was here?!?! Anyway, here are a bunch of things that I’ve heard while getting ready to watch our 6th episode in a row of the Fresh Prince of Bel Air… TCU: Obviously Pitt head coach Jamie Dixon is the name that’s on fire