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Win #400 for Augustana’s Grey Giovanine
Augustana head coach Grey Giovanine won the 400th game of his career last night with a 76-58 victory over George Fox University. Giovanine, who was named HoopDirt.com’s DIII Coach of the Week last week, won 80 games at Division I Lamar before his school-record 320 wins at Augustana. Tabbed as the 2015 Basketball Times National Coach of the Year after
Daily Roundup – 12/23/15
New Mexico DBO Cody Hopkins has been placed on paid leave as UNM conducts an internal investigation into the use of his university credit card. In a statement released by New Mexico VP for Athletics Paul Krebs, he said “We are working closely with Internal Auditing in assessing recent transactions from Hopkins’ purchasing card. We
NCAA Announces Sanctions on Violations at Hawaii
Sanctions on the University of Hawaii men’s basketball program were announced Tuesday morning by the NCAA Committee on Infractions. The penalties stem from an investigation that began in January of 2014 after Hawaii self-reported several violations within its men’s basketball program. Since the investigation started, Hawaii has released head coach Gib Arnold, and new head
OFFICIAL: Howard Moore Named Assistant at Wisconsin
Following-up on a rumor from earlier today… Former University of Illinois-Chicago head coach and former Wisconsin assistant coach Howard Moore has been added to the Wisconsin men’s basketball coaching staff and will return to Madison, as announced by interim head coach Greg Gard on Tuesday. Moore, a 16-year collegiate coaching veteran, returns to his
HOT: Don Voudrie Out, Mike McKee In at Purdue Calumet
Purdue University Calumet has announced the resignation of head men’s basketball coach Dan Voudrie, effective immediately. “I want to thank Dan Voudrie for his time, effort, and commitment at Purdue Calumet,” Purdue Calumet Director of Athletics Rick Costello said. “We appreciate Dan’s years of service to our men’s basketball program and wish him only the
SMU’s Larry Brown Set to Return to Action Tonight
The nine-game suspension imposed on SMU Head Coach Larry Brown by the NCAA is officially over. Brown will return to action tonight when his 18th ranked Mustangs face Kent State in the semifinal of the Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic. In his absence, associate head coach Tim Jankovich led SMU to a perfect 9-0 record to start
WEEK 5: HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week
Congratulations to the following coaches who have been selected as the HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week Award winners for week 5 of the college basketball season. The coaches are now eligible to receive the HoopDirt.com National Coach of the Year Award which will be announced at the conclusion of the 2015-16 college basketball season. The complete
Two New York DIII Head Coaches Earn 100th Victories
Morrisville State (NY) head coach Joe Smith won his 100th career game on Tuesday, while Hartwick College (NY) head coach Todd McGuinness earned his 100th win on Saturday. Smith has been the head coach at Morrisville State since 2009, and oversaw MSC’s transition to the DIII level in 2010-11. His career record now stands at 100-71 (6-3
Jim Larranaga Wins 100th Game at Miami
The University of Miami’s victory today over Charleston marks win 100 for Head Coach Jim Larrañaga as a Hurricane. Needing only 150 games, Coach Larrañaga is the fastest to accomplish the feat in program history. Bruce Hale was the Miami coach who won 100 games the quickest, earning 100 victories in just 159 games. Hart Morris
Former Coppin State Men’s Basketball Coach John Bates Passes Away
Former Coppin State head men’s basketball coach John Bates passed away in Ellicott City, Md. on Wednesday evening at the age of 77. Bates has the second-most wins in Coppin State history and led the Eagles to the 1976 NAIA Championships. John Bates led Coppin State to its only national championship when he guided the
Pacific Administers Self-Imposed Penalties On Men’s Basketball; Verlin Remains Suspended
University of the Pacific announced today that it is imposing several penalties on its men’s basketball program as it continues a cooperative investigation with the NCAA stemming from allegations of academic misconduct within Athletics. The self-imposed sanctions are: Withholding the men’s basketball team from post-season competition this season, which will include the West Coast Conference