The hottest internet rumor over the past 24 hours is that Rick Pitino may have some interest in the Sacramento Kings job. Several sources have reported that the Maloof Brothers would be very interested in bringing Coach Pitino on board, and one member of the family may have already spoken to Pitino. All sides are
Today’s rumor mill…..
It’s been fairly quiet over the past few days. Here are a few items that I’ve picked up… It looks like Hartford is going to promote Director of Operations Jason Ivey to Assistant Coach. He spent 7 seasons at UMKC and is a 1996 graduate of Temple. The assistants spot opened when Elliott Broadnax departed.
A few rumors….
Came across these tid-bits while enjoying my coffee this morning….. Look for James Madison to replace Bino Ranson (departed for Xavier) with an in-house candidate. Head Coach Matt Brady is debating on who he should move up – either Director of Operations Kevin Hargrove or Graduate Assistant Louis Rowe. Rowe served on Dean Keeners staff
Coaching rumors…..
Picked up a few items while on the phone today…… Chipola JC Head Coach Greg Heiar has the inside track to becoming the Director of Operations at Memphis. He’s had a lot of success in his five seasons at Chipola, and could bring some guys with him. He is also rumored to be involved with
University of Mary Finalists
University of Mary has announced its three finalists for their vacant head coach position. They are Randall Herbst, Mike Heideman and Pete Stewart, all are scheduled to visit this week. Randall Herbst, is currently in his second year as an assistant coach at the University of Nebraska Omaha. Herbst has experience at the DII level
Armstrong Atlantic State University Finalists
Armstrong Atlantic State University has announced its three finalists for their vacant head coach position. They are Jeremy Luther, Mike Jones, Jim Boone. All are expected to visit campus this week. Jeremy Luther has the least amount of experience of the finalists. He just finished up his second year as the head coach at Newberry
Peterson returns to Appalachian State
After a long, drawn out search, Appalachian State is prepared to name Buzz Peterson as it’s new head basketball coach. Peterson has spent the last two years as the director of player personnel for the Charlotte Bobcats. He turned down ASU’s offer earlier in the month, but now has apparently changed his mind and decided
Random news and rumors…..
Here are some items that I’ve collected over the past few days…… Anthony Grant has finalized his staff at Alabama. Grant has named Dan Hipsher (South Florida), John Brannen (VCU) and Antoine Pettway (retained from previous staff) as assistant coaches. He also added Tony Pujol as the director of basketball operations, James Kane as the
Texas Pan-American applicants
In a strange move, Texas Pan American has released the names of everyone who has applied for their vacant men’s basketball position. I hope these guys have told their AD’s or head coaches that they have applied. I can honestly say that in all of my years in this business, I have never seen a
Bozeman getting squeezed at Morgan State
After a remarkable year at Morgan State, Todd Bozeman is feeling the pressure to sign a new contract. After leading the Bears to a 23-12 record this past season and a NCAA Tournament appearance, Bozeman’s contract has expired. Apparently negotiations have hit a road block and the Morgan State administration has given Bozeman a deadline
Thomas era (error?) off to a shaky start
Apparently new Florida International coach Isiah Thomas is not honoring any commitments that the previous staff had made to their incoming recruits. While this is not necessarily an uncommon practice, it seems the way Thomas is doing it is upsetting a lot of people. The link to the article is at the bottom, but this
Fayetteville State Coaching Search
Rumors are that Fayetteville State has offered Grambling State assistant Alphonza Kee the head coaching position this past weekend. There has been no word from Fayetteville State on whether or not Kee has accepted the job. Kee is a 1998 graduate of Fayetteville State. As we reported earlier, we here at HoopDirt thought Kee was