The semifinalists for the 2021 Werner Ladder Naismith Coach of the Year Award were announced today. From this group of ten, the four finalists will be announced on March 17, and beginning March 19 through 31, fans will have a chance to vote for their favorite coach of the four by visiting naismithtrophy.com/vote to cast
Creighton Suspends McDermott
Creighton has suspended head men’s basketball coach Greg McDermott, after he used racially insensitive comments during a post game speech last weekend. The university issued the following statement:
Dwaine Osborne Named MEC Coach of the Year
West Liberty’s Dalton Bolon has been selected as the Mountain East Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Year for a second-straight season, while Davis & Elkins’ Sam Rolle (Freshman of the Year) and Charleston’s Dwaine Osborne (Coach of the Year) also received top honors from the league. Bolon, a senior from Gnadenhutten, Ohio, repeats as
Todd Lee Named Summit League Coach of Year
The Summit League announced its end of the season basketball awards on Thursday. Coaches, media and sports information directors selected the winners ahead of this week’s Summit League Tournament selected the winners. Redshirt-sophomore A.J. Plitzuweit was named Newcomer of the Year, head coach Todd Lee was named Coach of the Year, Plitzuweit was named to the
Hoop Insights: The Balance of the ‘Noles
by Aaron Hanshaw | Just Play Sports Solutions | Analytics Academy There are a handful of things in life that we’ve come to accept are inevitable. Death and taxes are the most commonly used examples, but there are others, too. In the college basketball world, even in a year where Duke and Syracuse may miss the tournament, one thing remains
Spoonhour’s contract not renewed at Eastern Illinois
Eastern Illinois Athletics has announced that men’s basketball head coach Jay Spoonhour‘s contract will not be renewed. The Panthers wrapped up the 2020-21 season last weekend at home posting a 9-18 record, 6-10 in the Ohio Valley Conference. Entering the season Spoonhour was the longest tenured coach in the OVC as he coached his ninth season
Darian DeVries Named MVC Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year
Drake University head coach Darian DeVries was named the Missouri Valley Conference Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year on Thursday morning. In just his third season at the helm of Drake, DeVries has earned the league’s top coaching honor two times (2019 and this year). DeVries edged Loyola’s Porter Moser by 28 points in the voting
Earl Named SoCon Coach of the Year
VMI head basketball coach Dan Earl has been named 2020-21 SoCon Coach of the Year by both the league coaches and media, the league office announced today following its postseason awards voting results. VMI senior guard Greg Parham (Richmond, Va.) was voted to the All-Southern Conference first team by the media and earned second team
Ben McCollum Earns his 7th Straight MIAA Coach of the Year Award
Ben McCollum secured his seventh MIAA Coach of the Year Award after leading the Bearcats to their eighth consecutive MIAA regular season title. Northwest produced an MIAA single-season record 21 league wins with a scoring margin of +15.2. McCollum has guided the Bearcats to 10 consecutive 20-win seasons, including a mark of 90-2 over the past
Ritchie McKay Named ASUN Coach of the Year
After earning the ASUN Regular Season title for the third straight season, Liberty was well-recognized on the ASUN All-Conference Postseason awards, as Darius McGhee was named the ASUN Player of the Year, Elijah Cuffee was named the ASUN Defensive Player of the Year and Head Coach Ritchie McKay was named ASUN Coach of the Year.
Spradlin captures OVC Coach of the Year Award
Morehead State head men’s basketball coach Preston Spradlin earned the OVC Coach of the Year award, as announced today bu the league. The award was voted on by league head coaches and communications directors. Entering his fifth season on the MSU bench, Spradlin had led the Eagles to back-to-back OVC Tournament appearances, including a quarterfinal
3/3/21 UPDATE: College Basketball Coaching Changes Tracker
Here’s the latest HoopDirt.com College Basketball Coaching Changes Tracker, with updates at the D1, D2, D3, NAIA, and JUCO levels.