According to multiple sources, Nevada head coach David Carter was released following the Wolfpack’s Mountain West tourney loss tonight. Carter just wrapped up his sixth season as the head coach at Nevada (9-22 in 2015) – he was an assistant at Nevada for ten years before taking over as the head coach in 2009. He
UPDATE: 2015 College Basketball Coaching Changes
**UPDATED 3/11 – 8:25pm** Tracking the Changes We are going to track the changes this season at all levels (NCAA DI, DII, DIII, NAIA, and JC) HoopDirt.com’s list of 2015 coaching changes. (Former coach in parenthesis). NEW COACH IN CAPS. _____________________ NCAA DI (9) Citadel (Chuck Driesell) Holy Cross (Milan Brown) Illinois-Chicago (Howard Moore) Liberty
BREAKING: Moore fired at Illinois-Chicago
UIC Athletic Director Jim Schmidt has announced that Howard Moore will not return as head coach of the Flames’ men’s basketball program for the 2015-16 season. "I want to thank Howard Moore for his five years of commitment to UIC Athletics," said Schmidt. "We have high expectations and aspire to be at the top of
Northwestern Oklahoma State Dirt….
Blogging from my phone, so please excuse the typos… I wrote last night that Northwestern Oklahoma State would name their new head coach today at 11am. I have now heard from multiple sources that the choice is Brad Franz. Franz is currently an administrator at Otero JC where he has also been the AD and
Daily Dirt – 3/10/15
Another busy day here at the HD World Headquarters. Here are a few things that I’ve heard…MUCH more coming… • As the search to replace Jerome Allen begins at Penn, many believe that former Cornell and BC head coach Steve Donahue is the leader…I’m not one of those guys however. From what I hear, he
BREAKING: Forrester out at SIU-Edwardsville
SIUE Director of Athletics Dr. Brad Hewitt has announced that the University will not renew the contracts of men’s basketball Head Coach Lennox Forrester and his coaching staff. Forrester guided the Cougars to an 82-146 (.360) mark over eight seasons as head coach. "This was a difficult decision, coming after a thorough and thoughtful evaluation
Daily Dirt – 3/9/15
It’s starting to get crazy in the "dirt" world, my phone has been blowing up over the past week – so much going on! As a reminder, feel free to text me with any "dirt" – 208.495.4129. Here are a few things that I’ve heard (much more coming)… • I have now heard from a
BREAKING: Driesell not retained at The Citadel
Director of Athletics Jim Senter announced on Monday that the contract of Chuck Driesell as head men’s basketball coach at The Citadel will not be renewed. "We are most appreciative of the hard work and tireless effort that Chuck and his staff have put into Bulldog basketball over the past five years," said Senter. "His
BREAKING: Hunsaker resigns as Utah Valley
Utah Valley University head coach Dick Hunsaker has announced his resignation. Hunskaer just wrapped up his 13th season at UVU. He has also been the head coach at Utah, Ball State, and Manchester. Hunsaker has won 371 games in his 20 seasons as a head coach. Here is the statement that he released last night:
HOT: Allen out at Penn
According to an ESPN report, Penn head coach Jerome Allen will not be retained at the conclusion of the season. The former Penn star joined the Glen Millers staff in 2009, and was promoted to head coach after Miller was fired. Penn is currently 8-18 with two games left this season. Allen has compiled a
NCAA suspends Boeheim nine games
The NCAA released a 94-page report today which outlined multiple infractions in both the Syracuse basketball and football programs. As a result of the NCAA’s findings, SU head coach Jim Boeheim will be suspended for nine games (the first nine ACC games in 2015-16). Syracuse will also lose three scholarships per year for the next
BREAKING: Holy Cross fires Brown
Milan Brown has been fired as the head coach at Holy Cross. I was talking to a bunch of coaches about this one over the past few days – with one year left on his deal, the feeling was that he would either be extended or fired. I had some good sources telling me that