Arizona head coach Sean Miller was fined $25,000 by the The Pac-12 Conference following the Wildcats loss in the conference semi-finals to UCLA. Miller was fined for confronting a game official on the floor and for acting inappropriately toward a staff member in the hallway. He also went off in his post game press conference.
Montana Tech Hires Coach
Montana Tech Athletic Director Joe McClafferty announced the new men’s head basketball coach today. Montana Tech associate head coach Patrick O’Herron accepted the offer as head coach of the Oredigger basketball program. O’Herron was the associate head coach under Aaron Woliczko the past two seasons after starting as an assistant coach. In that time, O’Herron
Collins Announces Retirement @ CBU
After 34 years and more than 600 wins, California Baptist University Men’s Basketball Head Coach Tim Collins has decided that this past season was his last. Collins announced Monday that after 11 seasons at CBU he is retiring as a collegiate basketball coach. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Cal State Fullerton opens
Cal State Fullerton is set to conduct a national search for a head men’s basketball coach, athletic director Jim Donovan announced today. "We would like to thank coach Andy Newman for his efforts and dedication in his capacity as interim head coach," Donovan said. "We appreciate Coach Newman’s hard work and stewardship for the past
OFFICAL: Majerle named HC @ GCU
Grand Canyon University announced today that Dan Majerle has been named the school’s 13th men’s basketball coach. Members of the coaching staff will be named at a later date. Majerle, 47, spent the last five years as an assistant coach with the NBA’s Phoenix Suns. He is one of the most popular figures in Suns
Doty retires at Linfield
Linfield College men’s basketball coach Larry Doty is retiring after 26 seasons and a school-record 330 victories, director of athletics Scott Carnahan announced. Doty, the longest-tenured and winningest coach in program history, will remain at Linfield as a member of the Health, Human Performance and Athletics faculty. He will continue to teach health courses and
Phelan award winners announced
The Jim Phelan Award is presented annually to the nation’s top Division I coach. The award is named in honor of Jim Phelan who coached his entire career at Mount Saint Mary’s University. He led the Mountaineers to the 1962 NCAA Men’s Division II Basketball Championship. When he retired in 2003, after coaching for 49
OFFICIAL: Neeley hired at Piedmont
This was in yesterday’s "Daily Dirt". It’s now official…former Warren Wilson coach Greg Neeley is now the head coach at Piedmont College. Here’s the official release: Piedmont College athletic director John Dzik announced Wednesday that Greg Neeley has been selected as the new head coach of the men’s basketball program. Neeley, who will begin his
Chupp resigns @ Goshen
After six years at the helm of the Goshen College men’s basketball program, Gary Chupp resigned his post as head coach on Wednesday. Chupp, who finishes his tenure with the most wins in program history (89), will pursue opportunities outside the game of basketball, including spending more time with his family of five. "I would
OFFICIAL: McMillin out at Lynn
I blogged yesterday that I had heard Scott McMillin was out as the head coach at Lynn University (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/40bb5e9c/lynn-university-rumor/…). This has now been confirmed – Lynn has just released the following statement: Lynn University Director of Athletics Dr. Kristen Migliano announced that Scott McMillin has stepped down as head men’s basketball coach, effective immediately. McMillin
Hugh Durham Award finalists
The Hugh Durham Award is given annually to the nation’s top mid-major coach. The award is named in honor of Hugh Durham who had retired at the end of the 2004-05 season. Durham is one of just twelve coaches to have led two different programs to the NCAA Final Four (Florida State in 1972 and
HOT: Lewis not renewed at N. Michigan
The contract of Northern Michigan University men’s basketball coach Doug Lewis will not be renewed, according to NMU Athletic Director Forrest Karr. Lewis has been the Wildcats’ head coach for the last three seasons. This past year, Northern went 5-21 overall and 4-18 in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for last place in the