Talks between the University of Minnesota and Florida International head coach Richard Pitino are heating up. Pitino, the son of Louisville head coach Rick Pitino just completed his first season at FIU. He has also been an assistant at Louisville and Florida. It sounds like the two sides may be negotiating a contract as we
HOT RUMOR: Jeff Jones to Old Dominion
Multiple sources have told me that American University head coach Jeff Jones has been hired at Old Dominion. Jones has been at American since 2000 – he was the head coach at Virginia before that. He compiled a 212-182 record in his 13-seasons at AU (358-286 overall). He apparently beat out Cal assistant Travis DeCuire,
Daily Dirt – 4/2/13
Here’s what I’ve heard so far today… • I have heard that former Louisville assistant Walter McCarty is on campus interviewing today at Fairleigh Dickinson. He follows NJIT’s Jim Engles who visited yesterday. McCarty played at Kentucky for Rick Pitino (won a National Championship in 1996) and spent 10 years in the NBA (New York,
OFFICIAL: USC hires Enfield
Here is the official statement released by USC on the hiring of Andy Enfield: Andy Enfield, a proven winner as a player, assistant coach and head coach who this year captivated the nation at Florida Gulf Coast University as he guided the first No. 15 seed into the NCAA Sweet Sixteen, has reached agreement with
HOT RUMOR: Theus to Cal State Northridge
Multiple sources are reporting that Reggie Theus has accepted the job at Cal State Northridge. The former NBA standout is currently the head coach of the Los Angeles D-fenders (NBA Developmental League). He has also been the head coach at New Mexico State, and in the NBA with the Kings. More on this as it
BREAKING: Neal named head coach at New Mexico
We mentioned this yesterday – it’s now official. New Mexico has promoted Craig Neal to replace Steve Alford as the Lobos head coach. A 3:00pm press conference has been scheduled for tomorrow to officially introduce him. We’ll bring you more after the presser.
HOT RUMOR: Patsos accepts Siena job
Multiple sources are saying that Loyola (MD) head coach Jimmy Patsos has accepted the job at Siena. We first mentioned Patsos involvement with Siena back on March 15th (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/ac0907a6/siena-rumors/…). It sounds like the announcement will come sometime tomorrow.
BREAKING: Biedenbach resigns at UNC Asheville
UNC Asheville Director of Athletics Janet R. Cone has announced today that head men’s basketball coach Eddie Biedebach has resigned to accept an assistant coaching position at UNC Wilmington with Buzz Peterson. “We are grateful and thankful for the great job that Eddie Biedenbach has done with our men’s basketball program,” stated Cone. “He has
Daily Dirt II – 4/2/13
A few more things that I’ve heard today… • New South Alabama head coach Matthew Graves is starting to assemble his staff. I’ve heard that Butler DBO Darnell Archey and former Butler standout Ronald Nored will be joining his staff. Archey is a Butler alum who has been on the Bulldogs staff for the past
BREAKING: Enfield to USC
The USC Athletic Department has just sent the following Tweet: OFFICIAL: Please welcome Andy Enfield (@CoachEnfield) to the #TrojanFamily as the new head coach of @USC_Hoops. #DunkCityUSC https://twitter.com/USC_Athletics/status/318928024315764736… Looks like FGCU’s Sweet 16 runs was a good thing for Enfield! More on this after the official statement is released from USC.
Furman rumors
The search to replace Jeff Jackson at Furman is starting to heat up. The three names that I’ve heard that are believed to be involved there are: • Barclay Radebaugh – Head coach Charleston Southern. He is a former Furman assistant (1990-1994), and has also been an assistant at Miami, South Carolina, Winthrop, Wofford, and
Daily Dirt – 4/1/13
April is finally here! March was a crazy – we want to thank all of our readers for giving us our most successful month in history…we had over 385,000 hits on HoopDirt! I’ve got a feeling that April will be even busier! Here are a few things that I’ve heard to kick off the month…