Idaho State Director of Athletics Jeff Tingey has named Bill Evans the new men’s basketball coach. Evans, who is the 22nd coach in program history, is the winningest coach in Southern Utah history with 209 victories. Evans is a seasoned veteran of 33 years in the coaching ranks. Prior to joining coach Wayne Tinkle at
Daily Dirt – 3/7/12
Very happy that the maket has rebounded a bit today – yesterday’s “dip” was miserable! Two quick items for now….more to come later….. Ittawamba CC head coach Marty Cooper retired last month (http://hoopdirt.com/news/c4e75a40/cooper-resigns-at-icc/…) and the search for his replacement has heated up. I’ve heard that the two leaders for the job are current East Mississippi
Northern Arizona update
The search at Northern Arizona is progressing slowly…. As I’ve mentioned before, NAU is also hunting for an AD and has enlisted Parker Executive Search to aid in both searches. There has been some progress made – the MBB search committee has been identified. The committee members are: *Mason Gerety – vice president for Advancement
Daily Dirt – 3/6/12
Very busy past 24 hours here at the HoopDirt World Headquarters! I had to get a venti ice coffee with a shot of espresso at Starbucks to stay focused (best $3.97 I’ve ever spent)! Here’s what I have so far today…. Idaho State AD Jeff Tingey has called for a Thursday press conference to name
HOT RUMOR: Evans the choice at Idaho State
According to multiple sources, Montana assistant Bill Evans will be named as the head coach at Idaho State on Thursday. Evans appears to have beaten out other finalists Louis Wilson (head coach Adams State) and Chris Jones (assistant Utah State). Evans was the head coach at Southern Utah for 15 seasons (1992-2007) and has spent
BREAKING: Agel not renewed at Brown
Brown University Director of Athletics Michael Goldberger announced today that the contract of head men’s basketball coach Jesse Agel would not be renewed. Agel’s contract expires June 30, 2012. Agel has been the head coach at Brown for the last four years, after working as an assistant coach on the Brown staff for two seasons.
Daily Dirt – 3/5/12
**EDIT – apparently I can’t even keep up with the changes…..should be 5 head coaches in 4 days – as I was writing this blog, Jesse Agel was not renewed at Brown** Here we go….four DI head coaches fired in the last four days – Chris Lowery at Southern Illinois was let go on Friday,
BREAKING: Peele out at Winthrop
Winthrop has relieved Randy Peele of his duties as men’s basketball coach following back-to-back losing seasons. Athletic director Tom Hickman announced the decision Monday. Peele was 77-82 in five seasons as Winthrop’s head coach. His teams captured two Big South Conference championships in 2008 and 2010 and advanced to the NCAA tournament as the automatic
BREAKING: Coles to retire at Miami (OH)
After 16 seasons at the helm of the Miami University men’s basketball program, 22 seasons as a collegiate head coach (all in the Mid-American Conference) and nearly half a century as a basketball coach at various levels, Miami University head coach Charlie Coles announced his retirement Monday night, following the RedHawks loss to Toledo in
HOT RUMOR: UNCG to name Miller head coach
According to multiple sources, UNC-Greensboro will remove the interim tag from Wes Miller and tab him as the full-time head coach. A 4:30pm press conference is scheduled for tomorrow. Miller went 10-8 after taking over for Mike Dement mid-way through the season. For his efforts, he was named as the Southern Conference Coach of the
BREAKING: Parrotta fired at Canisius
Canisius College Director of Athletics Bill Maher announced today that Tom Parrotta will not return as head coach after six seasons. A national search for Parrotta’s replacement will begin immediately. In six seasons as the Griffs’ head coach, Parrotta posted a career record of 64-121 and a 30-78 mark in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference play.
HOT RUMOR: Brady to be retained at JMU
James Madison head coach will be retained and given the opportunity to coach the final year of his contract. According to sources, while Brady will be retained, he will not be offered a contract extension. More on this as info becomes available.