DK is at an 85th bday party today. Trying to keep things updated… Mississippi State head coach Rick Ray has been relieved of duties at Mississippi State. More as soon as I can post it…
Daily Dirt – 3/20/15
Great games yesterday, looking forward to more today. Best moment so far was watching the Butler game with my 9-year old daughter…when Kellen Dunham made a FT with 5:37 left, he stepped off the line before he shot the 2nd one. She jumped up and yelled “stay on the line!” Sure enough, he missed the
Nevada Dirt…
I have heard that Nevada will announce their new head coach as early as next Thursday. The candidate has already been identified, and is just waiting approval from the Nevada Board of Regents (they will meet on Thursday). This search has moved pretty quickly. Former head coach David Carter was released immediately following the Wolfpack’s
Daily Dirt II – 3/20/15
DDII…a few VERY quick updates… • I mentioned Jay Larranaga as a candidate at George Mason a few days ago. Sounds like he was high on their radar, but he has decided to remain in the NBA. • Will Wade out as a candidate at Charlotte – a few different ways to read this one.
WATCH LIVE: Boeheim Press Conference
Here’s the link to watch Jim Boeheim’s press conference live today at 10:00am: http://www.cuse.com/press-conference/…
Daily Dirt – 3/19/15
A couple things to start off the day… • The “hot” name at East Tennessee State right now is Wichita assistant Steve Forbes. Forbes, a former assistant to Bruce Pearl at Tennessee, compiled a 61-6 record as a head coach at Northwest Florida State before joining the Shockers staff in 2013. He has also been
Daily Dirt II – 3/19/15
How about the 13-0 run to end the game by Georgia State….gotta love it! Just want to take a few minutes between games to give a few updates – VERY busy out there today. Going with some “quick hitters” here…. • Early at UALR, but already staring to hear some names. Bowling Green assistant Mark
BREAKING: Pecora Fired at Fordham
Tom Pecora, the head men’s basketball coach for Fordham University for the past five years, was relieved of his duties today, March 18, 2015. Delivered in a brief meeting between Mr. Pecora and David Roach, the University’s Director of Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreation, the decision was based on the fact that the University’s men’s basketball
Daily Dirt – 3/18/15
Here are a bunch of things that I’ve heard surrounding some DI openings… • Former Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings head coach Eric Musselman is a hot name at San Diego right now. He played there from 1983-1987 – his senior year, his team went 24-6 and (best record in school history). Musselman is
OFFICIAL: Shields not retained at UALR
HoopDirt.com was the first to report this afternoon that Steve Shields was out at Arkansas Little Rock. The school has finally released the following statement: UALR Director of Athletics Chasse Conque announced Wednesday that head men’s basketball coach Steve Shields will not be retained for the final year of his contract. The Trojans are coming
BREAKING: Shields out at Arkansas Little Rock
HoopDirt.com has learned that Steve Shields has been relieved of his duties this afternoon at Arkansas Little Rock. Shields has spent the past 12 seasons at the school. His squad finished 13-18 this past season. We expect the official announcement from UALR shortly.
BREAKING RUMOR: Carmody to Holy Cross
According to an ESPN report, and now confirmed by our sources, Holy Cross will name Bill Carmody as their new head coach. The press conference is scheduled for tomorrow. In 17 years as a head coach, Carmody has compiled a 284-235 record (192-210 at Northwestern, 92-25 at Princeton). More on this as it develops.