University of Dayton Vice-President and Director of Athletics Neil Sullivan has announced the University has upgraded and extended the contract for head men’s basketball coach Archie Miller. Terms of the contract were not disclosed, but it includes increased compensation and extends Miller’s contract through 2023. The terms of the agreement reflect the basketball program’s national
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HOT: Iona Announces Contract Extension For Head Basketball Coach Tim Cluess
Iona College has announced a contract extension for men’s basketball head coach Tim Cluess through the 2020-21 season. “Coach Cluess continues to be the right man for Iona basketball,” said Iona College President Dr. Joseph E. Nyre. “We are proud to have him as the leader of our program in this time of unprecedented success
Wednesday Starting Five – 3/23/16
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WATCH LIVE: Brad Underwood Introductory Press Conference at Oklahoma State
Brad Underwood’s introductory press conference at Oklahoma State is scheduled to start at 2:30 (EDT)/1:30 (CDT). Here is the link to watch LIVE: Brad Underwood -Oklahoma State Press Conference
OFFICIAL: Johnny Dawkins Named Head Basketball Coach at UCF
UCF Vice President and Director of Athletics Danny White announced the hiring of Johnny Dawkins as the men’s basketball program’s seventh head coach Wednesday. Dawkins will be formally introduced at 11 a.m. Thursday inside CFE Arena. Knights fans are encouraged to attend the press conference. Doors to CFE Arena will open at 10 a.m. Dawkins
REPORT: LSU’s Johnny Jones to Return Next Season
After much speculation on the future of LSU head coach Johnny Jones, it now appears that he will return to coach the Tigers next year. Yahoo!’s Pat Forde tweeted the following earlier this afternoon: TWEET 1:“Just saw men’s basketball committee member and LSU AD Joe Alleva at arena in Louisville. Said LSU is not making
HOT: Oregon Tech Names Justin Parnell Head Basketball Coach
Former Oregon Tech basketball standout Justin Parnell has accepted the position of Head Coach for the Hustlin’ Owl men’s basketball program, announced today by Director of Athletics Michael Schell. Parnell, a NAIA First-Team All-American in 2010 for Tech, takes over the post after veteran coach Danny Miles’ retirement in 2016 which spanned the past 45
Daily Dirt – 3/23/16
The busy week continues…here are a bunch of things that I’ve heard in the past few hours… On Monday, I mentioned FGCU head coach Joe Dooley and Vanderbilt head coach Kevin Stallings and their involvement at St. Louis (Daily Dirt – 3/21/16). The “hot” name here now is Valparaiso head coach Bryce Drew. His team
BREAKING: Central Florida to Hire Johnny Dawkins
According to an ESPN report, Johnny Dawkins as accepted an offer to become the head coach at Central Florida. Dawkins was released as the head coach at Stanford last week after an 8-year run where he compiled a 156-115 record. The former Duke guard will replace Donnie Jones who was fired immediately after the season ended. More
Arizona’s Sean Miller “tweets” that he has no interest in Pitt job
Arizona head coach Sean Miller has “tweeted” that he is not interested in the recently vacated coaching job at his alma mater Pitt:
OFFICIAL: Todd Simon Named Head Basketball Coach at Southern Utah
Current University of Nevada Las Vegas interim head coach, Todd Simon, was hired Tuesday as the new men’s basketball head coach at Southern Utah University. Athletic Director Jason Butikofer made the official announcement to the men’s basketball team Tuesday night. “As we entered this process, we were focused on identifying a leader that could elevate
REPORT: Memphis Investigating Conflict-of-Interest Allegations Stemming from Pastner and Athletic Director Sharing Same Agent
According to The Commercial Appeal, University of Memphis President M. David Rudd has launched an investigation into conflict-of-interest allegations surrounding basketball coach Josh Pastner, AD Tom Bowen, and the agent that they shared. Rudd issued the following statement today: “The University of Memphis has been made aware of the accusations, and in accordance with University and TBR (Tennessee Board of