The Saint Leo men’s basketball team defeated Lynn University on back on February 3rd in an overtime thriller, 93-90, to earn their 15th win of the season. The victory marked Head Coach Vince Alexander’s 300th career win as a coach. A 16-year veteran as a collegiate head coach, all of it at the NCAA Division II level, Alexander
Missouri Coaching Legend Norm Stewart to be Honored as College Basketball’s Tisdale Humanitarian of the Year
Norm Stewart, who spent 32 years as the head men’s basketball coach at the University of Missouri, tops the list of NCAA men’s basketball greats to be honored during the 2016 College Basketball Awards, hosted in Oklahoma City on April 11. Stewart will be honored with the Wayman Tisdale Humanitarian Award presented by Love’s Travel
Skip Noon Earns 300th Career Victory at Wisconsin Lutheran College
Head Coach Skip Noon won his 300th career game as the Wisconsin Lutheran College men’s basketball team defeated Concordia Chicago 82-70 this past Saturday. Noon, the second-longest tenured head men’s basketball coach in the state of Wisconsin, is in his 24th season as head coach of the Wisconsin Lutheran College Warriors. Noon, who has also served
Week 13: HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week Presented by The Hoop Group
Congratulations to the following coaches who have been selected as the Week 13 HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by The Hoop Group. The coaches are now eligible to receive the HoopDirt.com National Coach of the Year Award presented by the Hoop Group which will be announced at the conclusion of the 2015-16 college basketball season. The complete list
HOT: Corban University (OR) Head Basketball Coach Steve Masten Resigns
Corban University head men’s basketball coach Steve Masten has announced his resignation, effective at the end of the 2015-16 campaign. “It is with mixed emotions that I step away from the Corban men’s basketball team,” said Masten. “The best part of my day is the time I spend with the team at practice, meetings, on
Barber Becomes Men’s Basketball All-Time Wins Leader at Greenville College
The Greenville College men’s basketball program has seen its varsity team rise to the top of the SLIAC standings this season with wins over three first place teams, and its most recent win against Fontbonne has vaulted head coach George Barber to the number one position among all GC head men’s basketball coaches with 211
California University of Pennsylvania Head Basketball Coach Bill Brown Announces Retirement
The all-time winningest coach in program history, California University of Pennsylvania head men’s basketball coach Bill Brown has announced that he will retire following the end of the season. Brown currently holds a 365-207 record and a .638 winning percentage during his 20-year tenure with the Vulcans. He is the winningest active coach in the
VIDEO: Roy Williams Collapses During Timeout
North Carolina head coach Roy Williams collapsed during a timeout in the second half of last night’s game at Boston College. Williams was taken to the locker room, and assistant coach Steve Robinson coached UNC the rest of the game. Following the Tar Heels 68-65 victory, Williams said that he had a bout of vertigo,
Week 12: HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week Presented by The Hoop Group
Congratulations to the following coaches who have been selected as the Week 12 HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by The Hoop Group. The coaches are now eligible to receive the HoopDirt.com National Coach of the Year Award presented by the Hoop Group which will be announced at the conclusion of the 2015-16 college basketball season. The complete list of
Harry Statham Becomes All-time Wins Leader at Four-year Level with 1,099th Victory
McKendree University men’s basketball coach Harry Statham became the all-time wins leader in college basketball history at the four-year level – men’s or women’s – as the Bearcats recorded a 92-84 win Saturday afternoon at Maryville University. Statham, in his 50th season at the helm of the McKendree program, earned career win No. 1,099 thanks
Daily Roundup – 2/5/16
Looking for a home in South Florida? Louisville head coach Rick Pitino has recently listed his newly renovated Miami-area mansion for $25.9 million. According to the Wall Street Journal, Pitino and his wife Joanne purchased the waterfront home for $5.4 million in 1999. Over the past year, the home has been renovated and expanded, with a new wing
Hoop Group to Sponsor HoopDirt.com’s Coach of the Week Award
New Jersey’s premier basketball company, The Hoop Group, and HoopDirt.com Launch Partnership Neptune, NJ | February 3, 2016 Hoop Group and HoopDirt.com, the leading website in college basketball coaching news, are excited to announce a partnership between the two companies. The partnership will make Hoop Group the proud sponsor of HoopDirt.com’s Coach of the Week Award. “HoopDirt.com provides