Dennis Felton will be fired as the Head Basketball Coach at the University of Georgia today. An 11:00 am press conference has been scheduled by Athletic Director Damon Evans. Georgia is currently 9-11 (0-5 SEC) and riding a 7 game losing streak. Felton’s miraculous run through the SEC tournament saved his job at the time,
More Gary Williams News
Just wanted to pass along this article from the Washington Post. Things really are starting to heat up in the public battle between Gary Williams and AD Debbie Yow (and her staff). I’m giving even odds that Williams will be fired after the season, and 3-1 odds that it happens in the next few weeks.
Trouble at Maryland
Things are going south in a hurry for Gary Williams at Maryland. With Maryland faltering in the ACC (2-4 – with a 40 point loss to UNC), questions have begun to arise about the programs lack of ability to attract high major talent. Williams blames Kathy Worthington, Maryland’s senior associate athletic director for losing two
Big Buyout for Gottfried
Mark Gottfried will reportedly receive a buyout of more than $2 million from the University of Alabama. He will get 29 payments of roughly $75,000 each. This will change if he decides to take another job, then his buyout will be decreased by the amount of his new salary. I guess being forced out isn’t
Jarvis Ejection Photo’s
I said I would try to find video of Mike Jarvis’ 3-T melt-down – there is none available – but I’ve got the next best thing! Follow the link below to photo’s of the ejection – the best being on the bottom row where Coach Jarvis appears to be arguing with the cop, and then
Gottfried out at Alabama
Mark Gottfried has announced his resignation at Alabama effective immediately. Assistant Coach Philip Pearson will take over as the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Gottfried has been the head coach at Alabama for the past 11 years, and compiled a record of 210-131 (83-82 in the SEC) along with 5 NCAA
Jarvis Suspended at FAU
Florida Atlantic Head Coach Mike Jarvis was suspended for this past Saturday’s game vs. Arkansas State. The suspension was a result of the three technical fouls that he received in the Owls 1/22 game vs. Louisiana-Monroe. The Sun Belt Conference is still investigating the matter and may suspend Jarvis for more games. I’ve been in
Jarvis Update
Still haven’t been able to get the video on the Jarvis 3-technical-ejection, but here’s what went down: Apparently towards the end of the first half, there was a questionable call near the FAU bench. The bench was given a technical foul – and then it got out of hand. Apparently Coach Jarvis made contact with
Scholl Promoted at LMU
The ripple effects of Bill Bayno’s resignation at Loyola Marymount are still being felt. Max Good was elevated to Head Coach two weeks ago when the resignation became official and now assistant Myke Scholl has been promoted to Associate Head Coach, replacing Good in that position. These are usually moves that we see in the
Southeast Missouri State Update
Southeast Missouri State has just opened the Head Men’s Basketball position after firing Scott Edgar two weeks ago. Stay with HoopDirt for all of the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Edgar Fired at Southeast Missouri State
Scott Edgar, suspended since the fall, has been officially fired as the head basketball coach at Southeast Missouri State. Edgar was suspended after the NCAA began to investigate possible major infractions in the Redhawks basketball program. The case will be heard by the NCAA in April. Assistant coach Zac Roman has bserved as the "acting"
Bruiser Flint Suspended for 1 Game
Drexel Head Coach Bruiser Flint has been suspended for one game by the Colonial Athletic association for violating it’s sportsmanship policy. Flint was ejected with :20 seconds to go in Saturday’s loss to Bucknell. As per league rules, an ejection leads to an automatic one game suspension. Flint will sit out this afternoons game vs.