I first mentioned back on 3/19 that Wichita State assistant Steve Forbes was the "hot" name at East Tennessee State. Our sources have now confirmed that he has been offered the job, and will be introduced as the head coach at ETSU on Monday. Forbes, a former assistant to Bruce Pearl at Tennessee, compiled a
DI DIRT: Texas and St. John’s…
Two quick things that I have just heard… • Multiple sources are reporting that Texas head coach Rick Barnes has been told to make changes on his staff or be fired. There are now reports surfacing that Barnes is leaning towards refusing to make any changes, and therefore not return to Texas. This is a
BREAKING: St. John’s and Lavin Mutually Agree to Part Ways
St. John’s Director of Athletics Chris Monasch announced Friday that Steve Lavin and the University have mutually agreed to part ways after five seasons leading the men’s basketball program. A national search for his successor is underway. "Coach Lavin returned high expectations to our men’s basketball program and represented St. John’s in a positive way,"
HOT: Murray State extends Prohm through 2020
Having captured their 24th Ohio Valley Conference regular season championship, and embarking upon a memorable post-season run in the National Invitation Tournament, Murray State University has renegotiated and extended the contract of head men’s basketball coach Steve Prohm. The extension means Prohm’s contract now runs through March 31, 2019 with an automatic one-year extension carrying
Northern Kentucky Dirt…
The search at Northern Kentucky has really picked up steam over the past two days. According to great sources, there are two candidates who have really emerged here. I am hearing that Cincinnati associate head coach Larry Davis, and Wisconsin Green Bay head coach Brian Wardle are the leaders for this one. Davis spent this
UPDATE: 2015 College Basketball Coaching Changes
HoopDirt.com’s list of 2015 men’s college basketball coaching changes. We are tracking the changes this season at all levels (NCAA DI, DII, DIII, NAIA, and JC) (Former coach in parenthesis). NEW COACH IN CAPS. _____________________ NCAA DI (23) Alcorn State (Luther Riley) Arkansas Little Rock (Steve Shields) Alabama (Anthony Grant) Bradley (Geno Ford) Charlotte (Alan
Daily Dirt – 3/26/15
A few things to start the day…I expect another busy afternoon – stay tuned! • I can confirm that Enrico Mastroianni is out as the head coach at DII Georgian Court University (NJ). Mastroianni was named as the first-ever men’s basketball coach at GCU in August of 2012. He spent a full year recruiting before
HOT DIII DIRT: Charney resigns at SUNY Purchase
HoopDirt.com has learned that Jeff Charney has resigned from his position as Head Men’s Basketball Coach at SUNY Purchase to pursue other opportunities. Charney just wrapped up his 7th full season at Purchase leading his team to 130 wins during his tenure (130-65 0.667%). Charney has also won Four Skyline Conference Championships in seven years.
HOT: Extension for Ross at Delaware
HoopDirt.com can now confirm an earlier ESPN report that Delaware head coach Monte Ross has received a contract extension. Our sources are telling us that the deal will be for three or four years, and the official announcement will be made later today. There has been much speculation about this situation for the past few
BREAKING: Dayton Extends & Upgrades Miller’s Contract
University of Dayton Vice President and Director of Athletics Tim Wabler has announced that the University has extended head men’s basketball coach Archie Miller’s contract through the 2021-22 basketball season. Financial terms of the contract were not disclosed. "The length and increased levels of compensation in this contract extension demonstrates the University of Dayton’s commitment
Daily Dirt – 3/25/15
Some JC + DIII “Dirt”… • I have heard that Hagerstown CC head coach Denny Mortimer has resigned. He had been at HCC since 2013 – he was an assistant at Garden City CC (KS) before that. There was no reason given for his resignation. • Staying in Maryland…I have heard that head coach LeShawn
BREAKING: Price agrees to deal with Charlotte
According to the Charlotte Observer, Mark Price has agreed to become the next head coach at Charlotte. Price had been an assistant with the Hornets for the past two years. The 12-year NBA veteran has also been an assistant with five NBA teams. Word on the street is that he will ink a five-year deal.