Thirty years after leading St. John’s to the highest point in program history with an appearance in the 1985 Final Four, Chris Mullin is returning home. Director of Athletics Chris Monasch announced on Tuesday that the Naismith Memorial Hall of Famer and St. John’s basketball legend has been named the 20th head coach in the
NABC UPS National Coaches of the Year announced
The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced today the 2015 NABC UPS coaches of the year in the NCAA and NAIA. In the NCAA, the UPS coaches of the year are Kentucky’s John Calipari in Division I; Linc Darner of Florida Southern in Division II; and Bob Semling of the University of Wisconsin –
HOT: Potts named head coach at Moravian
Moravian College has selected Justin Potts, a 2000 graduate, to return to campus to take over the men’s basketball program from retiring coach Jim Walker as the Greyhounds next Head Men’s Basketball Coach effective in mid-April. "As expected, we had many, many very qualified candidates for the position of our head men’s basketball coach and
OFFICIAL: Forbes Named Head Coach at ETSU
ETSU Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Dr. Richard Sander announced Monday that Steve Forbes has been named head coach of the Buccaneers’ men’s basketball program. Forbes will become the 16th head coach in the program’s 95-year history, most recently serving two seasons as an assistant coach at Wichita State where he helped take the Shockers to
HOT: Holtmann receives extension at Butler
Butler head Coach Chris Holtmann, who guided the Bulldogs to a very successful men’s basketball campaign in 2014-15, has been awarded a contract extension. The new deal signed by Holtmann extends the coach’s contract through the 2020-21 season. "We are very pleased to announce that we have reached a contract extension agreement with Chris," said
OFFICIAL: Duryea Named Utah State Head Coach
Utah State University Vice President and Director of Athletics Scott Barnes announced Monday that current Aggie associate coach Tim Duryea (Dur-e-a) has been named the school’s 18th head coach in 110 seasons of USU basketball. The 50-year old Duryea replaces Stew Morrill who retired after 40 seasons as a collegiate basketball coach, which included 29
OFFICIAL: Neubauer to Fordham
Jeff Neubauer, head coach at Eastern Kentucky University for the past ten years, was named head men’s basketball coach at Fordham University it was announced today by director of athletics Dave Roach. Neubauer will be introduced at a press conference on the Rose Hill campus on Tuesday, March 31, at 2 p.m. "We are delighted
United Tribes (ND) names head coach
United Tribes Men’s Basketball will enter a new era next season as Pete Conway, a well-known name in the Native American basketball communities around the west and Midwest, will take over as Head Men’s Basketball Coach. Conway, who is a Blackfeet Indian, had previously coached for three seasons at fellow NJCAA school Little Big Horn
OFFICIAL: Baucom to The Citadel
The Citadel Director of Athletics Jim Senter announced on Monday that Duggar Baucom has been named as the 30th head coach in men’s basketball history. Baucom comes to The Citadel after a successful 10-year stint at VMI. "This is an exciting day for Citadel basketball," said Senter. "Duggar has a proven track record of success,
HOT: Harding named head coach at Assumption
Thanks to a great source on this one…we had Harding’s name here on March 23rd (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/c6ff8a80/small-college-dirt/…). He has now officially been named as the head coach at Assumption College… Michael Harding has been named as the men’s basketball head coach at Assumption College, as announced by Nick Smith, director of athletics and recreation. Harding is
Howland names assistant at Mississippi State
For the rebuilding process at Mississippi State to be successful, Ben Howland said his first priority was to assemble what he described as a “top-notch” coaching staff. Howland, who was introduced as Mississippi State’s 20th head coach on Tuesday, did just that with the hiring of George Brooks, Ernie Zeigler and Korey McCray. Brooks returns
W&J names Stewart-Smith Head Coach
Washington & Jefferson College has selected Ethan Stewart-Smith as the 15th men’s basketball coach in school history. Stewart-Smith joins W&J after a successful season as an assistant at Carnegie Mellon University. Prior to that, he spent five seasons as an assistant at Dickinson College. "We are thrilled to announce Ethan Stewart-Smith as our head men’s