Thanks to a great source who got HoopDirt.com out in front of this story first earlier this afternoon (BREAKING: Keating Out at Santa Clara). (**Edit: apparently ESPN beat us by 12 minutes on this one – I’ll type faster next time!)…. It’s now been made official, head men’s basketball coach Kerry Keating will not return to
Jay Joyner will have the interim tag removed from his title and therefore will become the next head men’s basketball coach at North Carolina A&T State University, as announced by Director of Athletics Earl M. Hilton III on Monday. Joyner, who was previously the Aggies associate head coach, took over the head coaching role on
Congratulations to the following coaches who have been selected as the Week 16 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 past weekly
Rob Moxley, who has spent the last five seasons as an assistant coach for the NC State men’s basketball team, will assume the role of Director of Men’s Basketball Player Personnel at the conclusion of the current season, Head Coach Mark Gottfried announced. “Rob has been a valuable part of our coaching staff for the
Missouri State head coach Paul Lusk has received a vote of confidence from Athletic Director Kyle Moats. Yesterday, Moats posted a statement over three tweets on Twitter that read: “The future of #MSUBears basketball is very bright. Along with a solid nucleus back with 4 conference award winners, our recruiting class is solid. Coach Lusk recruits
Fresno Pacific University head men’s basketball coach Tim Kisner announced Friday that he will be stepping down from his position to pursue other opportunities. “I’ve enjoyed my time here and it’s been an absolute blessing to work with the student-athletes and staff here at FPU,” said Kisner. “I’d like to thank Leslie Schuemann and President
By The Associated Press CHAMPAIGN — On the same day new University of Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman fired football coach Bill Cubit, he issued a vote of confidence in men’s basketball coach John Groce, praising his leadership and making clear he will continue in the position. Whitman fired Cubit on Saturday, saying the program
Director of Athletics Denise Udelhofen announced that Head Men’s Basketball Coach Greg Gorton has been relieved of his duties effective immediately. “We are grateful to Greg for his service and dedication to the men’s basketball program over the past 13 years, both as a head coach and as an assistant,” Udelhofen said. Under Gorton’s direction,
Coker College vice president of athletics and athletic facilities Dr. Lynn Griffin announced today that Aric Samuel has been named the new head men’s basketball coach for the Cobras. Samuel has spent the last three seasons as the Cobras’ assistant coach under Dan Schmotzer, as well as running the day-to-day operations of the Harris E.
It’s been a pretty crazy start to the month of March! A bunch of changes have been made already, and this is only the beginning… We are tracking all of the coaching changes at ALL levels. The complete tracker can be found on our home page, and can also be accessed HERE. A quick update
Displaying leadership that led to consistent improvement and development of the Purdue University North Central men’s basketball program, Matt Bush has been named head coach of the emerging Purdue University Northwest men’s basketball program, as announced by Purdue Northwest Director of Athletics-Designate Rick Costello. “On behalf of the Purdue Northwest Pride, I am pleased to
UMBC Director of Athletics Tim Hall announced today that Aki Thomas, head coach of the UMBC basketball team, has been relieved of his duties. Thomas recently completed his fourth year as head coach with an overall record of 28-95. UMBC finished the 2015-16 campaign 7-25 overall and 3-13 (9th) in the America East Conference. Last
