Butler University Vice President and Director of Athletics Barry Collier announced today that Chris Holtmann has been named Butler’s 23rd men’s basketball Head Coach. Holtmann had been serving as interim head coach since October, when former Head Coach Brandon Miller requested and was granted a medical leave of absence. Miller, who served for one season
Cronin to miss 3rd straight game
University of Cincinnati men’s basketball head coach Mick Cronin will not coach Tuesday at NC State for medical reasons. Associate head coach Larry Davis will continue to lead the team in Cronin’s absence. Cronin previously missed games vs. VCU and Wagner as he deals with medical issues stemming from an unruptured aneurysm. There is no
Benedictine University Dirt…
Benedictine University, a national university with campuses spread out across the country has made some moves regarding their basketball programs. Benedictine at Springfield (IL) will shut down their athletics department at the end of the spring semester. This would put head basketball coach Ian McKeithen out of a job. McKeithen has been the head coach
Mick Cronin update
Cincinnati head coach Mick Cronin will miss at least one more game as he continues treatment for a brain aneurysm. Cronin missed this past weekend’s game vs. VCU following the discovery of the unruptured aneurysm. Associate head coach Larry Davis will continue to coach the team in Cronin’s absence, and will be in charge tonight
Oklahoma staffer dismissed
According to NewsOK, Oklahoma basketball strength coach Jozsef Szendrei has been dismissed. It was discovered that he was given cash by a booster during the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in the Bahamas last month. The money was intended to be passed along to the players during their trip. Szendrei is a former Oklahoma guard who
Cronin misses VCU game; Diagnosed with unruptured aneurysm
University of Cincinnati men’s basketball head coach Mick Cronin will not coach Saturday’s game against VCU for medical reasons. Associate head coach Larry Davis will lead the Bearcats in his absence. During a routine workup for lingering headaches it was discovered that Coach Cronin has an unruptured aneurysm. Further testing is being conducted, but given
Sendek’s extension approved at ASU
Arizona State head coach Herb Sendek has had his contract extension approved by the Arizona Board of Regents. Terms of the new deal are as follows: 1. An additional year will be added to the contract if ASU wins 20 games or appears in at least one NCAA Tournament game over the remaining years of
Junior College Dirt…
I have now heard from three separate sources that there has been a coaching change at Lamar CC (CO). My sources are saying that Adam Schwartz is out and assistant coach Serg Fenerci has taken over for the remainder of the season. Schwartz had been the head coach at LCC for the past four seasons.
San Jose State Dirt…
Crazy stuff happening at San Jose State lately. SJSU head coach Dave Wojcik recently suspended five players for unspecified reasons. Because of this, Wojcik had to turn to the football team to add two bodies to his roster. All of this has been pubic information. What has been kept quiet however is the status of
HOT: Tennessee assistant Howard resigns
Tennessee assistant coach Adam Howard has resigned effective immediately. Howard joined the Tennessee staff this past spring after Donnie Tyndall was hired. He had been with Tyndall at both Morehead State and Southern Mississippi. NCAA investigators met with Tyndall last week as part of their investigation into possible violations which may have taken place at
HOT: SDSU Adds Three Years to Fisher’s Contract
San Diego State basketball coach Steve Fisher has signed an addendum to his current contract that will keep the two-time national coach of the year under contract as the school’s head coach through the 2017-18 season, athletics director Jim Sterk announced Wednesday. The three-year extension will begin at the end of his current contract, which
Amherst College Dirt…
I can confirm through a few great sources that Amherst College assistant Kevin Hopkins has departed for a position with the Santa Cruz Warriors (NBA D-League). Hopkins is an Amherst alum (2008) who has been on the staff for three seasons. Following is playing career, he played in Germany. Amherst is currently ranked #2 in