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
Daily Dirt – 3/6/17
A few quick things to start the week… With Mizzou finally making Kim Anderson’s inevitable departure official, it appears that they will turn to Parker to do their search. Lots of names circulating right now, but none have any merit until Parker cranks this thing up. Word on the street is that North Texas will
REPORT: Penn State Head Coach Pat Chambers will return for 2017-18 season
According to a report by StateCollege.com, Penn State AD Sandy Barbour has confirmed that head basketball coach Pat Chambers will return for the 2017-18 season. “Pat’s our coach and is going to continue to be our coach next year,” Barbour told StateCollege.com on Sunday afternoon. “Pat and I will meet at the end of the season,
Early Austin Peay Names…
Here are some names that I’ve heard surrounding the search at Austin Peay. Obviously it’s early here, with Dave Loos just announcing his retirement yesterday, but the administration is already getting rolling with the search. It sounds like there is a lot of sentiment to keep the job “in the family,” but we’ll see how
Daily Dirt – 3/3/17
A few tings that I’ve heard today… It sounds like we’ll have confirmation on which search firm that Drake is using today. Back in 2013, AD Sandy Hatfield Clubb hired Eddie Fogler to do the search that landed Ray Giacoletti. I’ll pass along the confirmation as soon as I hear. I can confirm that Fisher
DIII DIRT: Mike Holmes Resigns as Head Basketball Coach at Maine-Presque Isle
Maine-Presque Isle head basketball coach Mike Holmes has resigned in order to become the athletic director at Franciscan University (OH). Holmes had been at UMPI for the past three seasons where he also served as the AD. He compiled a 39-35 record during his tenure with the Owls. Before coming to UMPI, Holmes served as
Daily Dirt – 3/1/17
Here we go… It’s that time of the year again where the “dirt” gets rolling. With the small college season wrapping up, and teams getting bounced from low major and mid major conference tournaments in the next few days, I expect it to get busy fast. Here are a few things that I’ve heard to
NAIA DIRT: Holcomb Resigns as Head Basketball Coach at Simpson University (CA)
Simpson University (CA) head basketball coach Jim Holcomb has resigned. In his four seasons as the head coach at Simpson, Holcomb has compiled a 46-78 record (5-22 this season). Before taking the reigns at Simpson, he served as an assistant coach at Shasta College for five seasons. Holcomb had also worked as an assistant coach