Connors State head men’s basketball coach Bill Muse notched his 700th career win with a 71-54 win over Redlands Community College in an Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference game last week. His career record now stands at 700-249. “You don’t have this kind of success by yourself. If you don’t have good players, you can’t get 700
Week 9: HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by Just Play Solutions
By AJ Nelson, HoopDirt.com staff writer Congratulations to the following coaches who have been selected as the Week 9 HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by Just Play Solutions. These coaches are now eligible to receive the HoopDirt.com National Coach of the Year Award presented by Just Play Solutions which will be announced at the conclusion of the 2021-22 college basketball
New Mexico’s Pitino, Ohio State’s Holtmann become latest coaches to miss games due to COVID
Two more D1 head coaches are missing games this weekend due to COVID protocols. New Mexico’s Richard Pitino missed yesterday’s game vs Utah State. The Albuquerque Journal reported that Pitino took a COVID test independent of the team once he started feeling symptoms. He had been with the team as recently as Friday. Assistant coach Eric
NJCAA D1 USC Salkehatchie opens
NJCAA D1 University of South Carolina Salkehatchie head coach Glen Mayo has resigned. Mayo took over as the men’s head coach back in 2020, after starting the women’s basketball program at the school back in 2018. He also served as an men’s assistant at the school under former head coach Jake Williams, and also worked
USF’s Gregory extended through 2026
University of South Florida Vice President of Athletics Michael Kelly announced a series of contract extensions for USF Athletics head coaches – including football coach Jeff Scott, men’s basketball coach Brian Gregory and women’s basketball coach Jose Fernandez – that fortifies the leadership of the Bulls’ sports programs for the foreseeable future. As a result of
Coaching change made at Linn-Benton CC
Joe Schaumburg is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at NWAC Linn-Benton Community College (OR). He has been replaced by former head coach Everett Hartman. According to a report by The Commuter, “Players and parents went to college officials, saying Schaumburg had created a toxic environment with his negative attitude and the persistent disrespect
Ex-Evansville coach McCarty sues school for more than $75K
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Former University of Evansville basketball coach Walter McCarty is suing the school, saying it owes him more than $75,000 under the terms of the contract he signed four years ago. The federal lawsuit filed Dec. 20 alleges that the university didn’t fulfill its contractual obligations to the longtime Boston Celtics forward
Week 8: HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by Just Play Solutions
By AJ Nelson, HoopDirt.com staff writer Congratulations to the following coaches who have been selected as the Week 8 HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by Just Play Solutions. These coaches are now eligible to receive the HoopDirt.com National Coach of the Year Award presented by Just Play Solutions which will be announced at the conclusion of the 2021-22 college basketball
Former University of Denver Head Coach Billups joins Trailblazers staff
The Portland Trail Blazers have named Rodney Billups as an assistant coach, the team announced. Billups, 38, is the younger brother of Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups. Billups joins the Portland staff from Milwaukee where he served as a scout for the Bucks this season. Prior to that he was the head coach at
Two more Head Coaches set to miss games due to COVID
Following the news earlier this week that UConn’s Danny Hurley and Mizzou’s Cuonzo Martin had tested positive for COVID, two more NCAA D1 men’s basketball coaches have now been added to the list and will miss games. Buffalo announced that head coach Jim Whitesell has entered into COVID protocols and he did not coach yesterday’s
2022 NCAA DI men’s and women’s basketball tournaments to be played as scheduled
Dan Gavitt, NCAA senior vice president in charge of basketball told the NCAA.com that The NCAA men’s and women’s tournaments are scheduled to go on as planned in March and early April at the selected sites. “At this point, we are continuing the planning for the NCAA basketball championships with the normal format, schedule and
Mizzou’s Martin, UConn’s Hurley test positive for COVID
Two more head coaches have tested positive for COVID-19 as Missouri and UConn both made announcements today: Missouri: Head Coach Cuonzo Martin tweeted the following earlier today: UConn released the following announcement regarding the head coach Bobby Hurley and the status of theor program: The BIG EAST Conference has announced that the UConn at Xavier