An assistant coach from Creighton and an assistant coach from TCU have been implicated in the on going college basketball pay-for-play scandal. A report from Yahoo Sports identifies Preston Murphy of Creighton and Corey Barker of TCU as coaches who accepted $6,000 payments from middleman Christian Dawkins. According to the report, “prosecutors allege that Dawkins
D.P. Harris named Head Basketball Coach at St. Thomas (FL)
Don Paul “D.P.” Harris has been named as the Men’s Basketball Coach, Assistant Athletic Director, and Director of Development, announces Director of Athletics, Laura Courtley-Todd. “Adding a coach with the type of experience that Coach Harris has is a tremendous testament toward the vision that our President David A. Armstrong has,” said Courtley-Todd. “We are all
REPORT: LSU’s Wade caught on wiretap discussing recruiting “offer”
It was a nice OT win for Will Wade last night at Florida. However, today hasn’t been so kind for the second-year LSU coach. According to a report just published by Yahoo Sports, A 2017 phone conversation intercepted by the FBI between Wade and basketball middleman Christian Dawkins features Wade speaking freely about a “strong-ass
Aurora University head basketball coach Lance Robinson resigns
Aurora University head men’s basketball coach Lance Robinson has resigned to pursue another opportunity after leading the Spartans to a three-year overall record of 54–30; a record of 43–17 in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) with one regular season conference title, two tournament titles and two National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) appearances. “Lance made
Callero not retained as Men’s Basketball Head Coach at Cal Poly
Joe Callero, Cal Poly men’s basketball head coach for 10 seasons, will not be retained, Director of Athletics Don Oberhelman announced Wednesday. “I’d like to thank Joe Callero for his ten years of dedicated service to our university,” said Oberhelman. “Joe embraced the academic rigors of Cal Poly and worked very hard to give every
Dials Resigns as Head Basketball Coach at Urbana U.
Nick Dials has resigned from his position as head men’s basketball coach at Urbana University following two years with the program. UU Executive Director of Athletics Larry Cox announced the resignation. The search is underway to identify the 11th head coach in program history. “We are thankful for Nick’s time and effort that he put
OFFICIAL: Williams out at Stetson
Following-up on something that I mentioned early yesterday morning in the Daily Dirt. It’s now been made official as Stetson University Director of Athletics Jeff Altier announced on today that Corey Williams will no longer serve as men’s basketball head coach at the University. Williams, who recently completed his sixth season with the Hatters, owns
Reinhardt Head Basketball Coach Gillespie Resigns
WALESKA, Ga. – After being at the helm of Reinhardt men’s basketball for seven seasons and 16 years overall as a college basketball head coach, lead Eagle Jason Gillespie has resigned from his post and stepped away from the game of basketball. Gillespie, who totaled a 280-223 mark during his coaching career, made a lasting
William Woods University Head Basketball Coach Resigns
William Woods University head men’s basketball coach James Hays has resigned his position to pursue other opportunities. A search for his replacement has begun. Hays served as the Interim head coach during the 2017-18 season. During his three seasons, the Owls went 52-38. The 2018-19 season came to an end last night with a loss
OFFICIAL: Glash Retires as Head Basketball Coach at Missouri S&T
Following up on something that I mentioned earlier in today’s Daily Dirt… Missouri S&T head men’s basketball coach Jim Glash has announced his retirement from the position after spending the last 10 seasons as the program’s head coach. “We appreciate the hard work and dedication Jim provided for our program and wish him the best
Week 16: HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by Just Play Solutions
Congratulations to the following coaches who have been selected as the Week 16 HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by Just Play Solutions. The 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 2018-19 college basketball season. This is the final
Cosby promoted to Head Basketball Coach at San Diego Christian College
The San Diego Christian College athletic department has announced the promotion of Dwayne Cosby to the SDC head men’s basketball coach, effective immediately. Cosby was the interim head coach for the 2018-19 season before being promoted after the season by Carolyn Peters, the SDC athletic director. “SDC is blessed to have Coach Cosby join our