Stu Durando of the The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is reporting that St. Louis has hired Travis Ford as the Billiken’s new head basketball coach. Ford was released as the head coach at Oklahoma State earlier this month. In his eight seasons as the Cowboys head coach, he compiled a 155-111 record (55-65 Big 12). Ford, who played at Kentucky,
JUCO Dirt
Earlier this morning, I mentioned that NJCAA DII Fayetteville Tech CC (NC) has hired Brian Hurd as their Inaugural head men’s basketball coach (Daily Dirt – 3/29/26). I can now confirm that another North Carolina Junior College has made a hiring… Johnston Community College (Smithfield, NC) is also starting a basketball program, and they have named Jason Johnson
Daily Dirt – 3/29/16
Here are some things that I’ve heard… On Sunday, I mentioned Columbia head coach Kyle Smith and his involvement at San Francisco (Daily Dirt – Easter Edition). Smith’s name is now on fire there, and KPIX-TV’s Dennis O’Donnel has gone as far as tweeting that Smith is expected to be named the head coach at
NAIA DIRT: Wright Resigns as Head Basketball Coach at Graceland (IA)
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Chris Wright has resigned as the head basketball coach at Graceland University (IA). In his only season at the school, Wright led the Yellowjackets to a 17-15 record – an 11-game improvement from the season before. Prior to his time at Graceland, he was an assistant at Arkansas Tech, and before
BREAKING: Santa Clara to Hire Herb Sendek as Head Basketball Coach
According to a recent report by CBSSport.com’s Jon Rothstein, Santa Clara will hire Herb Sendek as their new head basketball coach. HoopDirt.com first mentioned Sendek as a candidate back on March 10th (Daily Dirt – 3/10/16). He will replace Kerry Keating who was fired earlier this month. Sendek did not coach this past season after
Daily Dirt II – 3/28/16
I mentioned earlier in today’s first round of the Daily Dirt that I had some “dirt” on a few DII jobs – here’s what I’ve got… EASTERN NEW MEXICO: The Greyhounds are searching to replace Stot Carter who resigned back on 3/8. The names that I have heard here are: Clif Carroll (head coach Sul Ross State), Chris
Daily Dirt – 3/28/16
What a wild Easter Weekend – Stallings to Pitt (Panther fans want to burn the city), Beard to UNLV (well done parlaying a 30-5 season into a better gig), and Dunleavy Sr. to Tulane (a lot of head scratching here). I think the best hiring over the weekend was the one that had the least
REPORTS: Little Rock’s Chris Beard set to Ink Deal at UNLV
Multiple reports, including one from the Las Vegas Review’s Mark Anderson are indicating that Little Rock’s Chris Beard will become the next head coach at UNLV. He will reportedly ink a five-year deal later this morning. The reigning Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year, Beard led Little Rock to a 30-5 record and an upset victory
Daily Dirt – Easter Edition – 3/27/16
A quick Easter Edition of the Daily Dirt… Kevin Stallings to Pitt is the hottest rumor out there right now. I’ve heard from a lot of Pitt fans since this one first broke last evening…and they are all upset. Not sure exactly why. Stallings has won 332 games over the past 17 seasons at Vanderbilt,
UNLV Search Update…
After losing out on top choice Mick Cronin earlier this week, UNLV is now moving on in their search for a basketball coach, and conducting interviews with other candidates. UNLV AD Tina Kunzer-Murphy is trying to replace former head coach Dave Rice who she fired back in January. New Mexico State head coach Marvin Menzies and Arkansas
Saturday Dirt – 3/26/16
A few things that I’ve heard so far this weekend… I mentioned the search at UTRGV back on 3/22 (UTRGV Search Update). I have now heard that the final group is 8 and includes two current head coaches – including one from the OVC. It sounds like this group will be pared down over the
REPORT: Mike Dunleavy, Sr. to become Head Coach at Tulane
Multiple outlets are reporting that former NBA head coach Mike Dunleavy, Sr. has agreed to become the head coach at Tulane. He last coached in the NBA in 2010, and has been the head coach for the Los Angeles Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks, Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Clippers. He was the NBA Coach of the Year in 1999, and scored 3,496