The University of Portland has hired Shantay Legans as men’s basketball head coach, Vice President for Athletics Scott Leykam announced on Monday. Legans, 39, comes to The Bluff after 12 years at Eastern Washington University where he helped lead the Eagles to five of its seven all-time postseason appearances. In his four years as head
Albany Basketball Staff Update
In the DAILY DIRT back on 3/18, I mentioned that Vermont assistant Hamlet Tibbs and Roman Catholic (Philly) head coach Matt Griffin were in the mix for spots on Dwayne Killings staff at Albany. Those two hirings have now been made official. The official release is below. *I’m still hearing that Stetson DBO Luis Guzman
OFFICAL: Fisher Named Men’s Basketball Associate Head Coach at Penn State
Penn State Men’s Basketball Head Coach Micah Shrewsberry announced the hiring of Adam Fisher as the Nittany Lions’ associate head coach. Fisher, a 2006 Penn State alumnus, returns to Happy Valley after six seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Miami and eight years overall with the Hurricane program. His résumé includes previous
OFFICAL: Minnesota names Ben Johnson new Head Basketball Coach
University of Minnesota Athletics Director Mark Coyle announced today that Ben Johnson has been named head men’s basketball coach at the University of Minnesota. The University and Johnson have agreed to a five-year term, pending the completion of a background check and Board of Regents approval. Johnson, who graduated from Minnesota in 2005 with a
Baucom agrees to Contract Addendum at The Citadel
The Citadel head men’s basketball coach Duggar Baucom agreed to a new one-year contract addendum, it was announced Monday. The contract allows for up three additional seasons based on performance. This season, Baucom led The Citadel to a 13-12 overall record and a 5-11 mark in Southern Conference play. The winning record was the first for
Kruger named Head Coach at UNLV
Former Runnin’ Rebel student-athlete and assistant coach Kevin Kruger has been appointed the new head coach of the UNLV’s men’s basketball program, Director of Athletics Desiree Reed-Francois announced Sunday.Kruger will be formally introduced via a virtual press conference on Monday at 10 a.m. “As we methodically went through the interview process speaking to many strong
Lamar fires Head Basketball Coach Tic Price
Tic Price will not return as Lamar University head men’s basketball coach announced Director of Athletics Marco Born Sunday afternoon. The move comes following a season that saw the Cardinals go 10-18 (.357) overall and finish sixth in the conference tournament. Price has served as the Cardinals’ head coach for the past seven seasons. “I want
UC Santa Cruz Head Men’s Basketball Coach takes leave
The University of California Santa Cruz released the following statement regarding head men’s basketball coach Ron DuBois: Effective March 19, 2021, ninth-year UC Santa Cruz Head Men’s Basketball Coach Ron DuBois is out on a leave of absence. Assistant Coach Sam Walters will be interim coach during this time period. What’s interesting is that DuBois
Wojciechowski releases statement after release from Marquette
Steve Wojciechowski, who was fired today by Marquette released the following statement on social media:
Marquette fires WoJo
Marquette University Vice President and Director of Athletics Bill Scholl today announced a change in leadership of the Marquette men’s basketball program. Steve Wojciechowski has been relieved of his duties as head coach after seven seasons. “After a thorough evaluation of our program over the last week, which included multiple conversations with Steve, I concluded that
Hofstra opens as Mihalich steps away from coaching
Hofstra University Vice President and Director of Athletics Rick Cole Jr. announced today that Head Men’s Basketball Coach Joe Mihalich will transition to a new role within the department and serve as a special advisor to the director of athletics. “Coach Mihalich has been an incredible leader, educator, and steward of our men’s basketball program
REPORT: South Florida investigating issues in Men’s Basketball program
According to Draft King’s [and USF’s The Daily Stampede founder] Collin Sherwin, South Florida is investigating associate head coach Tom Herrion and head Coach Brian Gregory. Sherwin Tweeted the following: South Florida released the following statement earlier today: Also, according to multiple reports, six USF men’s basketball players have entered the NCAA Transfer Portal over