The Holy Cross College Athletics Department is pleased to announce the hiring of Mike McBride to lead the Saints men’s basketball program. McBride will become the third coach in the history of Holy Cross men’s basketball and serve as the Assistant Director of Athletics in charge with Operations. Coach McBride will join the Saints after
Larranaga wins Iba Award
Miami’s Jim Larranaga is the 2012-13 recipient of the Henry Iba Coach of the Year Award, presented annually to the National Coach of the Year by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association. In his second season at Miami, Larranaga, 63, has led the Hurricanes to a 27-6 record, including the school’s first Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season
HOT: Law done at Hawaii Hilo
University of Hawai’i at Hilo Athletic Director Dexter Irvin has announced that Men’s Basketball Head Coach Jeff Law will not be returning to the Vulcan bench after completing his 15th season. Law has accepted a position at former Pacific West Conference institution Western New Mexico University. “Every assistant coach looks for that break and I’m
Hayes named HC @ Hamline
You could say that Jim Hayes is coming home to the Hamline men’s basketball program. He played here for four seasons and is ranked fifth in career rebounds and ninth in points. He served as an assistant coach here for a decade afterwards and also worked as an administrative assistant in the athletic department. Now
HOT: W. New Mexico names coach
Having coached on the island of Hawaii for the past 23 years, Jeff Law will make his way back to the mainland as he will become the next men’s basketball coach at Western New Mexico University as announced by WNMU Director of Athletics Mark Coleman. “Jeff Law has been a very successful head coach for
HOT: Staff changes at UNCW
Associate Head Coach Jamie Kachmarik and Assistant Coach Dante Calabria will not return to the UNCW men’s basketball staff in 2013-14. "We appreciate the leadership and service of Jamie and Dante and wish them the best in the future," said Buzz Peterson, UNCW’s third-year coach. "By restructuring our coaching staff and reviewing every phase of
HOT: Harding out / Meyers in @ St. Mike’s
Saint Michael’s College men’s basketball head coach Michael Harding announced his resignation on Monday due to the medical condition of his infant son, who was born prematurely more than a year ago. Josh Meyer, who recently completed his second season as the Purple Knights’ full-time assistant coach, has been promoted to become the 22nd head
Arizona’s Miller fined $25K
Arizona head coach Sean Miller was fined $25,000 by the The Pac-12 Conference following the Wildcats loss in the conference semi-finals to UCLA. Miller was fined for confronting a game official on the floor and for acting inappropriately toward a staff member in the hallway. He also went off in his post game press conference.
Montana Tech Hires Coach
Montana Tech Athletic Director Joe McClafferty announced the new men’s head basketball coach today. Montana Tech associate head coach Patrick O’Herron accepted the offer as head coach of the Oredigger basketball program. O’Herron was the associate head coach under Aaron Woliczko the past two seasons after starting as an assistant coach. In that time, O’Herron
Collins Announces Retirement @ CBU
After 34 years and more than 600 wins, California Baptist University Men’s Basketball Head Coach Tim Collins has decided that this past season was his last. Collins announced Monday that after 11 seasons at CBU he is retiring as a collegiate basketball coach. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Cal State Fullerton opens
Cal State Fullerton is set to conduct a national search for a head men’s basketball coach, athletic director Jim Donovan announced today. "We would like to thank coach Andy Newman for his efforts and dedication in his capacity as interim head coach," Donovan said. "We appreciate Coach Newman’s hard work and stewardship for the past
OFFICAL: Majerle named HC @ GCU
Grand Canyon University announced today that Dan Majerle has been named the school’s 13th men’s basketball coach. Members of the coaching staff will be named at a later date. Majerle, 47, spent the last five years as an assistant coach with the NBA’s Phoenix Suns. He is one of the most popular figures in Suns