Mercer men’s basketball head coach Bob Hoffman notched the 400th win of his men’s collegiate coaching career on Saturday, leading the Bears to a 71-65 victory over Lipscomb. Hoffman’s 88th win as head coach of the Bears combines with 69 wins at the helm of Texas Pan-American and 243 wins as head coach of Oklahoma
Cardinal Stritch’s Diener gets win #100
Cardinal Stritch University Wolves men’s basketball head coach Drew Diener became the fastest coach in program history to reach 100 career wins as his fifth-ranked Wolves captured a 62-45 win over the Indiana University-South Bend Titans. The win gives Diener his 100th victory in 131 games as the fourth-year head coach now sits with a
Moore Wins 100th
Quinnipiac Head coach Tom Moore picked up his 100th career win against CCSU in front of a large crowd at the TD Bank Sports Center on Thursday night. Moore (100-77) reached the milestone faster than any QU Division I men’s basketball coach and become the second fastest in program history. Moore’s 100th win was the
Kampe Wins 500
Oakland University’s Men’s Basketball Coach Greg Kampe earned his 500th victory Saturday night in front of a sold out O’rena as the Golden Grizzlies (10-13, 5-4 in Summit League) defeated the Western Illinois Leathernecks (16-5, 8-2 in Summit League) 67-60. Kampe became the 21st active Division I coach to reach 500 wins. He is in
RCTC coach wins #300
Rochester Community and Technical College men’s basketball coach Brian LaPlante won the 300th game of his career. The victory came last night with a 91-61 victory over Anoka-Ramsey College. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Florida’s Donovan wins #400
Gators coach Billy Donovan didn’t have to sweat out his 400th career win at UF on Saturday. The Gators took care of that by scoring the game’s first 11 points in an 83-52 thumping of No. 17 Missouri at a sold-out O’Connell Center. Still, Donovan did need a towel to dry off after improving to
Monroe College Coach Wins 300th Game
Monroe College men’s basketball head coach Jeff Brustad earned his 300th career victory Thursday night in an 82-70 win against Harcum. Brustad has an .820 winning percentage in his 10 years at the helm at Monroe. He has led the Mustangs to eight region championships, five district championships and three straight national tournament appearances. Stay
Hoffman returns from leave at Ft. Lewis
Fort Lewis College men’s basketball coach Bob Hofman has received medical clearance to return from his medical leave of absence, Director of Athletics Gary Hunter announced. Hofman stepped away from his coaching duties last Friday. In the interim, his longtime associate head coach, Bob Pietrack, guided the No. 17 Skyhawks (11-1 overall, 8-1 in the
200 wins for Bloomfield’s Holmes
Bloomfield College defeated first-place conference rival Dominican College in a dramatic 69-68 home victory last night. The win marks the 200th in the decorated head coaching career of Deacons head coach Gerald Holmes, who reaches the plateau in his 11th season at the helm of the program. During his tenure, Bloomfield has captured five CACC
500 for St. A’s Dickson
St. Anselm head coach Keith Dickson recorded his 500th career win Tuesday night with a 101-54 win vs. Pace last night. Dickson, in his 27th year as a head coach – all at Saint Anselm – becomes the 16th coach ever to reach the 500-win plateau and is currently seventh amongst active coaches in all-time
Philadelphia U’s Magee gets #950
Philadelphia University men’s basketball head coach Herb Magee became the first coach in NCAA men’s basketball history to post 950 career wins after the Rams defeated visiting Chestnut Hill, 67-63. In his 46th season of being a head coach, all of them with his alma mater, Magee has reached 950 wins in 1,331 career games.
Izzo to receive Wayman Tisdale Humanitarian Award
Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo, an eight-time national Coach of the Year and the longest-tenured Big Ten men’s basketball coach ever, will be honored at the 2013 Devon Energy College Basketball Awards April 15 in Oklahoma City as the recipient of the Wayman Tisdale Humanitarian Award. The Tisdale Humanitarian Award honors an individual involved