The administration of Campbell University announced today that Robbie Laing will not return as head coach of the men’s basketball team. The search for a new head coach will begin immediately. Bob Roller, Director of Athletics "Robbie Laing helped transform Campbell basketball over the past decade into a team that was competitive on the court
BREAKING: Troy’s Maestri announces retirement
Legendary men’s basketball coach Don Maestri announced his retirement Saturday evening following Troy’s quarterfinal game at the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. Maestri has served as the head coach at Troy University for the past 31 years. Maestri, who was inducted in the inaugural Troy University Sports Hall of Fame class and has the court in
Daily Dirt – 3/8/13
End of the week "dirt"… • I have heard that Trent Eager, who was the interim head coach at Alabama Southern CC, was given the position on a full-time basis this morning. He was hired last August just before school started. Before ASCC, he was the head coach at Monroe County HS (AL). He played
Kennesaw State rumors
Sounds like two more assistants are out at Kennesaw State. My sources have told me that Darryl Slack and Marty McGillian are no longer with the program. They were both hired prior to this season after Mike Smith and Tim Morris left the staff. Kennesaw head man Lewis Preston will now be entering year three
Daily Dirt II – 3/7/13
A busy day today in the "dirt" world. A few more things that I’ve heard since this mornings blog… • Another name to add to the list at Fairleigh Dickinson…Northwestern assistant Fred Hill. He is a NJ guy who spent four seasons as the head coach at Rutgers (2006-10). Was an assistant at FDU, Seton
Daily Dirt – 3/7/13
Some early morning “dirt”… • Cameron head coach Wade Alexander has abruptly resigned. Assistant Nate Gamet has been appointed as the interim head coach. Alexander’s resignation came on Tuesday – the day before Cameron was to play in their league tournament (a game in which they wound up losing). They still have NCAA tourney hopes
Fairleigh Dickinson rumors…
As I mentioned earlier today, I have started to hear a lot of names surrounding the vacancy at Fairleigh Dickinson (which is now confirmed as open). This is a pretty “hot” job right now, mostly because there are a bunch of guys with strong NYC / NJ recruiting ties who are trying to get involved.
Daily Dirt – 3/6/13
A few mid-week quickies… • UTEP head coach Tim Floyd has addressed the USC rumors (http://www.wsmv.com/story/21524886/utep-tim-floyd-meets-with…). He basically said that he is not looking for a job, and not offered a job, but did meet with USC AD Pat Haden for three hours last week. Read into this what you may… • I can confirm
Official: Vetrone out at FDU
What was reported as rumor last week has now been made official…Greg Vetrone has been fired as the head coach at Fairleigh Dickinson. Vetrone confirmed this yesterday in a text to the The Star-Ledger: http://www.nj.com/college-basketball/index.ssf/2013/03/greg_… As I said earlier in the week, I’ve heard a lot of names surrounding this one – I’m still working
USC rumors…
According to the Los Angeles Times, USC AD Pat Haden has already met with UTEP head coach Tim Floyd about the Trojan’s vacancy. Floyd was the head coach at USC from 2005-2009. He is currently in his third season at UTEP and has also coached the Bulls and Hornets in the NBA. Another name mentioned
Daily Dirt – 3/4/13
Some "dirt" to begin the week (and I’ve got a feeling it’s going to be a busy week)… • An interesting name that keeps popping up surrounding the Old Dominion vacancy is former Georgia and Western Kentucky head coach Dennis Felton. Current ODU AD Wood Selig was the AD at WKU when Felton was the
OFFICIAL: Thomas appointed head coach at UMBC
Aki Thomas, acting head men’s basketball coach at UMBC, has been appointed as the head coach of the program, Dr. Charles Brown, director of athletics, announced today. Thomas has served as acting head coach since Oct. 10, 2012, following five previous seasons as a Retrievers’ assistant coach. Coach Thomas and his staff have led UMBC