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BREAKING: Brown fired at UMKC
Matt Brown, who has led the University of Missouri-Kansas City men’s basketball program for the last six seasons, has been dismissed as head coach, Director of Athletics Tim Hall announced Tuesday. "Matt ran our men’s basketball program with dignity," Hall said. "He put student-athlete welfare and academics in the forefront. The coaches and student-athletes have
HOT RUMOR: Laing fired at Campbell
According to two separate sources, Campbell University has fired head coach Robbie Lainge. In his ten years at Campbell, Lainge compiled a 114-185 record (including 13-20 this season). More on this as it becomes official.
Daily Dirt – 3/11/13
A few things that I heard this weekend… • The search is already underway at Troy as AD John Hartwell looks to replace recently retire Don Maestri. I have heard that they are not going to use a search firm on this one – Hartwell is a basketball guy and will look to use some
BREAKING RUMOR: Young fired at Georgia Southern
Two separate sources have now confirmed with me that Georgia Southern has fired head coach Charlton C.Y. Young. In four seasons at GSU, young went 43-84 (14-19 this season). He is a Georgia Southern alum who was previously an assistant at Auburn. More on this as it develops. **UPDATE – GSU has scheduled a 9:30am
OFFICIAL: Laing done at Campbell
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.