After a lot of speculation and rumors, it appears that Maryland-Baltimore County will retain Aki Thomas as their head coach. Thomas was appointed as the acting head coach a few days before the 2012-13 season started. Many (including me), were led to believe that this was a one year position, and a search would be
HOT RUMOR: Vetrone out at FDU
Jon Rothstein from CBS Sports has Tweeted that Fairleigh Dickinson will release head coach Greg Vetrone at the end of this season (https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/306874693972004864…). In his three seasons at the helm, Vetrone has compiled a 15-72 record (7-22 this season – 2-14 NEC). He had spent the 2008-2009 season as an assistant to long-time FDU head
UMBC rumors…
With the season winding down, rumors are swirling surrounding the Maryland-Baltimore County job. Aki Thomas was named as the “acting” head coach for this season after former head coach Randy Monroe was fired two days before practice started. I have heard from three separate people in the Baltimore / Washington area over the last few
Daily Dirt – 2/25/13
After suffering a devastating play-off defeat at the buzzer, the DirtKing is back and refreshed! I took some time off after our loss last week – bought a new car and took the DirtQueen and the Little DirtBags away for a few days. After lounging by the pool over the weekend, I am now ready
Daily Dirt – 2/13/13
A few things that I’ve heard over the past few days… • It sounds like Old Dominion AD Wood Selig is starting to formulate his plan on a replacement for the recently fired Blaine Taylor. I’ve heard that he will form a search committee this week – sounds like he will not go with a
Daily Dirt – 2/7/13
It’s getting to be that time of year…Blaine Taylor out at ODU on Tuesday, Tim Carter resigns at SC State last night. I’ve got a feeling this is only just the beginning. Here are a few quick hitters for today… • From the ask and you shall receive department…yesterday, I mentioned that Sean Ellis was
BREAKING: Carter resigns at South Carolina State
South Carolina State head men’s basketball coach Tim Carter has resigned, effective immediately. Associate head coach Murray Garvin will assume the head coaching duties until further notice. Carter was in his fifth season as Bulldog head coach. The Kansas graduate and former head coach at Texas-San Antonio had his best season during his third campaign
Daily Dirt 2/6/13
A few things that I’ve heard today… • In the aftermath of the Blaine Taylor firing at Old Dominion yesterday comes the news that assistant Jim Corrigan will take over as the interim head coach. Corrigan is a Duke guy who has been an assistant at ODU for the past 19 seasons. His name has
Daily Dirt – 2/5/13
• I appreciate all of the kind words after my Jerry Maguire moment yesterday. I received a ton of emails, tweets, and submissions from our readers. Thanks for your support! • Multiple sources have told me that a deal may be in the works to keep Jim Crews at St. Louis. He was named as
OFFICIAL: Taylor "Terminated" at ODU
We reported earlier that Blaine Taylor was out as the head coach at Old Dominion – it’s now official. According to a statement released by ODU, Taylor has in fact been "terminated" effective immediately. Here is the statement made by ODU AD Dr. Wood Selig: "As the athletic director at Old Dominion University, my primary
BREAKING: Taylor out at Old Dominion
Multiple sources are reporting that Old Dominion head coach Blaine Taylor has been fired. A 3:00 pm press conference has been scheduled for this afternoon. Taylor, who is the winningest head coach in ODU history, has struggled this season. His squad currently sits at 2-20 and has lost 10 straight. More on this as it
HoopDirt’s Mission Statement
I am assuming that everyone has seen the movie Jerry Maguire…the flick where Uber-sports agent Maguire has a breakdown and decides to write a “mission statement.” He is angry about what his business has become and decides that he needs to change it. He goes off the deep-end and comes up with his game changing