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
One-year Extension for Iowa’s McCaffery
University of Iowa head men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery has signed a one-year extension to his current contract. The agreement was announced today by UI Director of Athletics Gary Barta. McCaffery is now signed through the 2019-2020 competitive season. His base salary for the 2014-15 season is $1.8 million, which reflects the previously agreed upon
HoopDirt recognized by Sporting News
Sporting News has published their list of "140 Must-Follow College Basketball Twitter Accounts". We are very excited that HoopDirt made the cut! It’s a pretty cool list, and something that all college basketball coaches and fans should take a look at. You can find the list here: http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2014-11-13… We are currently at 14,872 Twitter followers,
HOT: Kennesaw State suspends Lallathin
Kennesaw State head coach Jimmy Lallathin has been suspended one game by the university. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, the suspension comes on the heels of a self reported violation by the men’s basketball program. Lallathin will coach the teams opening game next Friday vs. Syracuse, and then serve the suspension when the team
HOT: Cameron resigns at Albany State
Chris Cameron has resigned as the head coach at Albany State. Cameron has been the head coach at ASU since 2006 (99-131) – he also spent five seasons as an assistant at the school. I have heard that assistant coach Stan McCormick will assume the head coaching duties on an interim basis while a search