Some things that I’ve heard so far today… • Former Holy Cross head coach Milan Brown will spend the remainder of the season serving as a consultant at Providence. He will work as an adviser to good friend Ed Cooley throughout the Big East Tournament, and possible beyond. • Speaking of Holy Cross…I have heard
The Citadel Dirt…
Rumors are flying surrounding the search at The Citadel. I have two great sources who have told me that VMI head coach Duggar Baucom is at the top of the list here. There is also some speculation that he may already be talking contract with The Citadel. Baucom, who has been at VMI since 2005,
HOT: Bartow fired at East Tennessee State
ESPN has reported that East Tennessee State head coach Murry Bartow has been fired. He just completed his 12th year at the school 16-14 – this season, 224-165. Bartow also spent six seasons as the head coach at at UAB (1996-2002 – 103-83). More on this when it becomes official.
OFFICIAL: Nevada does not retain Carter
Following the school’s fourth losing record in the last five seasons, men’s basketball coach David Carter will not return to the Wolf Pack, athletics director Doug Knuth announced tonight. "I’ve made the decision to change the leadership of our men’s basketball program," Knuth said. "This was not an easy decision and it did not come
BREAKING RUMOR: Carter fired at Nevada
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