Kennesaw State University and Lewis Preston have mutually agreed that he will not return as head coach of the men’s basketball program, Director of Athletics Vaughn Williams announced today. "I want to personally thank Lewis for his hard work and dedication as head men’s basketball coach during the last three years," Williams said. "There were
Lamar rumor…
Multiple sources have told me Tic Price will have his interim tag removed and named head coach at Lamar today. It sounds like the announcement will come at a 3:00 press conference. Price took over for Pat Knight with five games remaining this past season. Price has previously been the head coach at Memphis, McNeese
BREAKING: Auburn hires Bruce Pearl
Auburn hired Bruce Pearl as its new basketball coach Tuesday, bringing in a frequent visitor to the NCAA Tournament, a coach with SEC experience, a three-time national coach of the year and fan favorite. Pearl coached at Tennessee from 2005 through the 2011 season, taking all six of his teams to the NCAA Tournament. He’s
Jacksonville rumors…
Some names that I’ve heard surrounding the search to replace Cliff Warren at Jacksonville… • Darrin Horn – Former head coach South Carolina and Western Kentucky. Holds a 171-111 record in 9 seasons as a DI head coach. Had 4 straight 22+ win seasons at WKU capping it off with a 29 win campaign in
Recapping a crazy day on the coaching front
Wow…what a crazy day today… IN: Bruce Pearl hired at Auburn, Tic Price made official at Lamar. OUT: Steve Donahue out at BC, Ken Bone shown the door at Washington State, and Brad Huse resigns at Montana St. Also, because it was so busy today, some of our rumors got pushed off of the front
DII rumor…
One very good source told me last night (and another confirmed it this morning) that DII Minnesota Crookston will not renew the contract of head coach Jeff Oseth. The Golden Eagles just wrapped up their second consecutive 4 win season for Oseth who holds a 59-263 record at the school since 2002. It sounds like
HOT RUMOR: Schroyer to UT-Martin
I have heard from two good sources that UNLV associate head coach Heath Schroyer will be named as the next head coach at Tennessee Martin. The press conference has been scheduled for tomorrow afternoon. New UTM AD Julio Freire was most recently an assistant AD at UNLV hence the connection to Schroyer. I first mentioned
BREAKING: Huse resigns at Montana State
Montana State head coach Brad Huse has resigned after eight seasons on the job at Montana State. He informed AD Peter Fields in a meeting this morning of his decision. Huse compiled a 107-133 during his tenure at MSU. The official press release is expected soon.
HOT RUMOR: Bone dismissed at Washington State
Multiple sources are reporting that Ken Bone was dismissed today as the head coach at Washington State. Bone just wrapped up his fifth season at WSU and compiled a 79-85 record (28-61 Pac-12). An official statement is expected sometime this afternoon.
BREAKING: Boston College fires Donahue
Steve Donahue will not return as the men’s basketball coach at Boston College. A press conference is scheduled for 4 p.m. today. It will be streamed live at www.bceagles.com.
BREAKING: Yarbrough out at Southeast Louisiana
Southeastern Louisiana University will immediately begin a national search for a new head men’s basketball coach, university Director of Athletics Jay Artigues announced on Monday. After completing his ninth season at the helm of the program, Jim Yarbrough will not return as head coach. Micheal Cyprien, who played for Yarbrough and has been a part
BREAKING: Virginia Tech fires Johnson
Virginia Tech Director of Athletics Whit Babcock announced today that James Johnson has been relieved of his duties as head men’s basketball coach. In making the announcement, Babcock said a national search for Johnson’s replacement will begin immediately. “I want to thank Coach Johnson for his dedication and hard work for our university and our