Rhode Island has fired coach Jim Baron after the Rams struggled through a 7-24 season and failed to qualify for the Atlantic 10 Tournament. In 11 years with the Rams, Baron finished with a 184-165 record but never was able to lead Rhode Island to the NCAA Tournament. He had two years remaining on his
HOT RUMOR: Lowrey out at SIU
According to a well placed source, Chris Lowery is out as the head coach at Southern Illinois. It sounds like after setting a school record for losses (and almost getting fired last spring), the powers that be have decided to buyout the remaining two years of Lowery’s contract. This one is still breaking – I’ll
Lowery firing official
Southern Illinois University announced on Friday that Chris Lowery will not return as head coach of the men’s basketball program. The longest-tenured active coach in the Missouri Valley Conference, Lowery compiled a 145-116 record in eight seasons. Here’s a link to the official release: http://www.siusalukis.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030212aaa…
Southern Illinois press conference
Southern Illinois University Director of Athletics Mario Moccia will hold a news conference at 3:30 p.m. today in the Tedrick Auditorium of the Boydston Center to discuss the future of Saluki men’s basketball. Here’s the link to the video: http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/siu.portal…# Moccia is expected to announce that head coach Chris Lowery has been fired as the
Daily Dirt – 3/1/12
A couple quick items…. After mentioning it for the past few days, I can now confirm that Russ Caton is out as the head coach at DII UC-Colorado Springs. Caton had been at UCCS since 2006 compiling a 64-100 record. No word on when the official announcement will be made. Another name for the Idaho
Eastern Illinois rumors
It’s early in the search at Eastern Illinois, but here are some of the names that have begun to pop-up…. Doug Novsek – Associate Head Coach Nevada. Is a Lawrenceville, Illinois native and played in-state at Southern Illinois-Carbondale. Has been at Nevada for six seasons – has also worked at Nebraska, Illinois State, Southwest Texas,
Daily Dirt – 2/29/12
Some late night “dirt” as I watch American Idol with the DirtQueen and the Little Dirt Bags…. I have heard that Siena Heights (MI) head coach Al Sandifer has decided to resign. He took a medical leave of absence this year and handed over the reigns to assistant Bobby Plumer on an interim basis. In
Daily Dirt – 2/28/12
Things are starting to heat up as March approaches. Here are a few things that I’ve heard so far today….. Ole Miss Coordinator of Basketball Operations Robi Coker will depart the staff after the season to assume the role of head football coach at Crossville High School (AL). Coker’s hiring was officially approved by the
BREAKING: Miller out at Eastern Illinois
Eastern Illinois AD Barbara Burke has announced that the contract of head coach Mike Miller will not be renewed. Miller was 75-130 in his seven seasons at EIU (including 12-17 this season). A national search for Miller’s replacement will begin immediately. The three current assistant coaches will be retained until a new coach has been
Northern Arizona Update
Northern Arizona is moving ahead with the search for a new men’s basketball coach – even without an AD. According to multiple sources, NAU has hired Parker Executive search to help with both hirings. There are two separate committees – one for the AD search, and one for the AD search. Parker will identify a
Daily Dirt – 2/24/12
Like I said earlier in the week – small college seasons coming to an end will get the coaching carousel spinning. So far this week, three small college jobs have opened up. Ted Quinn was released at Nyack, Gene Gifford was not retained at Olivet, and Northland’s Rob Robinson resigned. You can find all of
Daily Dirt – 2/21/12
Here are a few things that I heard while celebrating George Washington’s birthday yesterday…. Sounds like former Southern Illinois head coach Rich Herrin is getting back into the business. Herrin is going to become the first-ever head coach at Morthland College (IL). He went 225-176 as the head coach at SIU from 1985-1998. He most