Black Tuesday continues….I just heard that Samford has fired head coach Jimmy Tillette. This makes four DI head coaches fired today. The decision to fire Tillette was made earlier today after he met with Samford AD Martin Newton. Tillette had spent the past 15 seasons at Samford, where he won 229 games and made two
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BREAKING: Eaves fired at NC A&T
Jerry Eaves has been relieved of his duties as the head coach at North Carolina A&T, Director of Athletics Earl M. Hilton III announced today. Scott Bollwage will serve as interim head coach until a permanent replacement is hired. Eaves’ contract with the school expires May 30, 2013. Eaves finishes his tenure at A&T with
UCLA UPDATE: Howland to return
UCLA Athletic Director Dan Guerrero has confirmed that Ben Howland will return as head coach of the UCLA men’s basketball team. Here is Guerrero’s statement: "As I have stated before, at the conclusion of each sport’s season, a program and its coaches are evaluated. That evaluation includes a comprehensive review of the performance of the
OFFICIAL: Horn fired
It’s official….Darrin Horn has been fired at South Carolina. Here are some notes from AD Eric Hyman’s press conference…. *Academic success a positive under Horn. Made great strides academically and runs a program with Character. Horn has high ethics and ran a program with integrity. * AD wants to be basketball program to be nationally
LIVE LINK: South Carolina press conference
Below is the link to watch South Carolina AD Eric Hyman’s press conference. It is scheduled for a 1:30pm start. http://www.gamecocksonline.com/allaccess/?media=309777…
Daily Dirt- 3/12/12
I think it’s going to be a pretty active week on the coaching front. Here is some early week “dirt”…. Mt. St. Mary’s interim head coach Matt Henry did in fact meet with the administration at The Mount late last week. Apparently, he was informed that he will be considered for the job even though
URI search update
The search at the University of Rhode Island is in full swing. AD Thorr Bjorn is moving quickly on this one. Here are the names that I keep hearing…. Danny Hurley – Wagner head coach. If Bjorn is looking for a “hot” name and wants to make a splash, Hurley would be the guy. Hurley
Daily Dirt II – 3/12/12
A couple of things that I’ve heard tonight…. Doane College head coach Ian Brown is out. There are conflicting reports as to whether he resigned, or was fired, but I can definitely confirm that he is no longer the head coach at Doane. He has spent the past 10 seasons as the head coach at
Breaking: Wojcik Out at Tulsa
Doug Wojcik will not return as the University of Tulsa’s basketball coach, according to a Tulsa World report. School officials met with the coach during an early afternoon meeting. The university is expected to make a formal announcement at a 4 p.m. news conference today. Once we learn more we will keep you updated.
BREAKING: Shulman safe at UTC
I have just heard that Tennessee Chattanooga head coach John Shulman is safe and will remain as the Mocs’ head coach. There had been much speculation over the past few weeks that this was a situation to keep an eye on – after a 11-21 campaign, Shulman was definitely on the "hot seat". According to
OFFICIAL: Weber fired
Illinois has officially fired Bruce Weber. Here are a few things from AD Mike Thomas’ press conference… *Thomas named assistant coach Jerrance Howard as the interim head coach. Thomas stated that he is a big fan of Howard’s, but said it will be new coach’s decision whether to keep him or not. Howard would serve
LIVE LINK: Illinois press conference
Here’s the link to the press conference that Illinois AD Mike Thomas will hold at 11:00am CST (12:00 EST). Thomas will announce that Bruce Weber will no longer be the coach of the Illini. Weber will not be at the presser. He will issue a statement later in the day. Thomas will make a statement