According to an ESPN report, Dave Rice has been fired as the head coach at UNLV. In his 4+ seasons as the head coach at his alma mater, Rice had compiled a 96-54 record, including a 9-7 (0-3 Mountain West) start to this season. His win totals have gone down in each of his seasons
JC DIRT: Bilal Batley Resigns at Paris JC
Bilal Batley has resigned as the head coach at Paris Junior College (TX). He was hired this past summer after serving as an assistant at Incarnate Word (TX). No official word on why he resigned. Current Texas A&M-Commerce assistant coach Robert Taylor will be hired as Batley’s replacement. Taylor, a former PJC assistant, has
OFFICIAL: Pasiak out at Onondaga CC
One month after being suspended over allegations of misconduct, Dave Pasiak is officially out as the head basketball coach at Onondaga CC. There has been no official statement by OCC, but Pasiak’s name has been removed from the athletics website. Pasiak did release the following statement: Onondaga Lazers basketball has been my life for over
Wisconsin Dirt…
HoopDirt.com can confirm that former Illinois-Chicago head coach Howard Moore will join Wisconsin Interim Head Coach Greg Gard’s staff as an assistant coach. Mike DeCourcy of the Sporting News was the first to report this earlier today. Before becoming the head coach at UIC back in 2010, Moore had spent five seasons with Gard as
DIII DIRT: Morissette Resigns at Rivier University (NH)
I can confirm that Rivier University (NH) head coach Dave Morissette has resigned and will enter the private sector in January. Morissette was in his 18th season as the head coach of the Raiders – he wraps up his career with a 170-276 record at the school. His best season came in 2006-07 when his
JUCO DIRT: Onondaga CC Coach Placed on Leave
Multiple sources have reported that Onondaga CC (NY) head coach David Pasiak has been placed on leave pending the outcome of an internal investigation. Assistant coach Johnny Davis will assume interim duties until the situation is resolved. Pasiak is in his 15th season as the head coach at OCC – he has won 260 games during
CATCHING-UP: DBO Hirings…
Sifting through the junk drawer today and looks like we missed a couple of Director of Basketball Operations hirings that happened prior to the start of the 2015-16 basketball season. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville hired Nick Giard, while Wagner College has added Richard Grant. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Nick Giard comes to SIUE as the DBO after spending the two years as
DIII DIRT: Rebimbas Out at William Paterson
Jose Rebimbas is no longer the basketball coach at DIII William Paterson University (NJ) according to a statement that he made on his Facebook page last night. Following his teams 80-66 loss to Brooklyn College – the first loss of the season for the 3-1 Pioneers, Rebimbas published the following: “It is with great sadness
Daily Roundup – 11/16/15
What a wild first weekend of the college basketball season! There were a bunch of high major upsets… Sacramento State spoils Bobby Hurley’s debut at Arizona State with a 66-63 win. Another tough one on deck tonight for the Sun Devils (keep reading…) UCLA dropped their season opener to Monmouth in overtime 84-81 on Friday.
Daily Dirt – 11/12/15
Some interesting things that I’ve come across as the college basketball season finally gets under way… Great article by the Wisconsin State Journal on the 22-years that Wisconsin head coach Bo Ryan and his associate head coach Greg Gard have worked together. With Ryan expected to retire following this season, UW athletic director Barry Alvarez
HOT: CVCC Reinstates Garmroth
Back on October 29th, we reported that Catawaba Valley head coach Bryan Garmroth had been relieved of his duties (JUCO DIRT: Garmroth Out at CVCC). I can now confirm that he has been reinstated as the head coach. No reason has been given for the termination or the reinstatement. Ron Carson, who served as the
Idaho Dirt…
There has been some movement on the Idaho staff following the resignation of assistant coach Joe Ford back in October. I have heard that administrative staffer Zac Claus has been promoted to assistant coach, and Tim Marrion has been hired as the new Director of Player Development. Claus, who joined the Vandals staff this past