Delta State University head men’s basketball coach Jim Boone and his staff are offering a free fall coaches clinic on Friday, Oct. 10 and Saturday, Oct. 11 at Walter Sillers Coliseum. The two-day event begins with registration from 5-6 p.m. at Sillers Coliseum. Schedule: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10 5:00 pm REGISTRATION SILLER’S COLISEUM 6:00 pm SESSION
HOT: Extension for Alford at UCLA
UCLA has signed head men’s basketball coach Steve Alford to a one-year contract extension through the 2020-21 season, it was announced today by Director of Athletics Dan Guerrero. In 2013-14, his first season as UCLA’s head coach, Alford led the Bruins to a 28-9 record while guiding UCLA to its first NCAA Tournament Sweet 16
New England DIII rumor…
I can confirm through a great source that Daniel Webster College (NH) head coach Dave Faucher is out. Faucher, the former head coach at Dartmouth, had spent the last 6 seasons at DWC (74-81). He had spent 13 seasons as the head coach at Dartmouth (1991-2004). Before coming to DWC in 2008, he served as
Three small college coaches to retire
Three small college coaches have announced today that they are retiring. Here’s the rundown… • Montclair State (NJ) head coach Ted Fiore has announced that he will step down effective October 14th. Current assistant Daren Rowe will take over as the interim head coach. Fiore has been that head coach at Montclair St. Since 1998
TCU Basketball Coaches Clinic
Date: Saturday, October 11 Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Location: Ed & Rae Schollmaier Basketball Complex (practice facility) •3000 Stadium Drive, Fort Worth, TX 76129 ***Registration fee: $25 per person – All coaches in attendance will receive a clinic notebook The clinic will start with a team practice at 10:00 AM, have a break
BREAKING: Butler’s Miller takes leave of absence
Butler Vice President and Director of Athletics Barry Collier announced today (Thursday, Oct. 2) that men’s basketball head coach Brandon Miller will be taking a break from his duties with the Bulldogs. "Brandon Miller has requested a leave of absence for medical reasons, which the University has granted," stated Collier. "We are not in a
Fairleigh Dickinson Basketball Coaching Clinic
The Fairleigh Dickinson men’s basketball program will conduct the Fairleigh Dickinson Men’s Basketball Coaching Clinic on Saturday, October 18th. The clinic is scheduled to run from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. inside Stratis Arena at the Rothman Center. The cost is $20 per coach or $25 per coaching staff. The day will start with a
Shaka Smart Coaches Clinic with VCU Practice
Fifth Annual VCU Coaches Clinic Date: Saturday, October 25 Time: 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. Location: Siegel Center, 1200 West Broad St. Richmond, VA 23284 Registration fee: $70.00 per person, All attendees will receive a clinic notebook The clinic begins with a VCU practice at the Siegel Center. After breaking for lunch, the participants will
Daily Dirt – 9/29/14
A couple of things to kick off the week… • I have heard that Pfeiffer assistant Ben McDonald has departed and will join the staff at Combine Academy (NC). Last season was McDonald’s first at Pfeiffer – he was a HS coach in NY before that. He also founded a company that specialized in strength
Daily Dirt – 9/25/14
A couple of quick hitters… • Yesterday, I blogged about the final four candidates at Clarion University (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/bd4511e4/clarion-pa-dirt/…). I can now confirm that Eastern Michigan assistant Kevin Mondro has withdrawn his name from consideration. The other three candidates are still in play, and a decision is expected any day. I will post more as I
Junior College Dirt….
A couple of quickies from the JC level… • Central Arizona has moved quickly to replace JD Pollock and has promoted assistant Tramaine Aaron to head coach. Pollock departed last week to become the DBO at UC Bakersfield (http://hoopdirt.com/news/ddde66f9/pollock-joins-cal-state-ba…). Last season was Aaron’s first at CAC, he was the GA at Berry College (GA) before
HOT: Extension for Dawkins at Stanford
Stanford’s Anne and Tony Joseph Director of Men’s Basketball Johnny Dawkins has had his contract extended by the school, Jaquish and Kenninger Director of Athletics Bernard Muir announced today. Terms of the contract were not disclosed per University policy. Leading one of college basketball’s most accomplished programs, Dawkins led the Cardinal to the 2014 NCAA