HoopDirt.com posted this as a rumor on Friday morning. It has now been made official…Reni Mason has been hired as the new head coach at Louisiana College. Mason has been the head coach at Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport, La., and will succeed Gene Rushing as head men’s basketball coach. Mason, 44, takes the helm
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JC DIRT: Butler CC (KS) Finalists
I have now heard from two separate sources on the search to replace Mike Bargen at Butler CC (KS). It sounds like BCC is down to three candidates to take over for Bargen who became an assistant at Bradley earlier this spring. The finalists are: Brian Barone – Former Associate Head Coach UW-Green Bay.
ODU’s Jeff Jones Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer
Old Dominion University head men’s basketball coach Jeff Jones has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and will undergo surgery to treat it, ODU announced today. “A check-up in late 2014 revealed an elevated PSA [Prostate-Specific Antigen] level,“ Jones said. “I underwent follow-up tests during the season, and in April a biopsy confirmed the existence of
Staff Changes at Auburn
The Auburn men’s basketball staff will have a different look under second-year head coach Bruce Pearl in 2015-16 as assistant coach Tony Jones has resigned to pursue other coaching opportunities, while current assistant coach Chuck Person, and staff members Todd Golden and Steven Pearl have each been promoted. One of the greatest players in Auburn
Collins Named Head Coach at St. Louis CC
Terry Collins has been named as the new head coach at St. Louis Community College. Collins comes to the Archers with more than 30 years of coaching experience, including four different head coaching tenures. He began his head coaching tenure at Belleville Area College’s Granite City campus in 1984, after a one-year stint as an
DIII DIRT: Louisiana College Set to Name New Coach
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Louisiana College will name their new head coach today at a 1:00pm press conference. I have heard from multiple sources that the choice will be local high school coach Reni Mason. He will replace Gene Rushing who last month after 29 seasons at the helm. Mason has spent the past seven
Bubba Wells Named Assistant at SIUE
SIUE men’s basketball Head Coach Jon Harris has announced the addition of Ohio Valley Conference great and former NBA player Charles “Bubba” Wells to the coaching staff. Wells comes to SIUE after spending the last 10 seasons on the staff at his alma mater, Austin Peay, where he is the all-time leading scorer with 2,267
Daily Dirt- 5/29/15
Here are some things that I’ve heard as we head in to the last weekend in May… Pretty cool story coming out of Illinois State. Director of Basketball Operations Mitch Gilfillan has resigned, and will take a job as an attorney at a local law firm. The former Ball State and SIUE assistant graduated from
DII DIRT: St. Leo (FL) Finalists
The search to replace Lance Randall at St. Leo (FL) is moving along quickly. Randall was named as the head coach at Lindenwood University (MO) back on May 11th. It sounds like there are at least three in the final group – the names that I’ve heard are: Mark Downey – Former assistant Bowling Green.
Bill Foster -Former Head Coach at Clemson, Miami and Virginia Tech Passes Away
Bill Foster, 79, who guided Clemson to the Elite Eight of the 1980 NCAA Tournament in the school’s first invitation, passed away on Wednesday afternoon in Charlotte, N.C., after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. The native of Hemingway, S.C., is the only coach to serve as the head coach of three current Atlantic Coast
Daily Dirt – 5/28/15
Today’s Daily Dirt… It sounds like former Iona head coach Jeff Ruland is in the mix for a spot on Jimmy Patsos’ staff at Siena. Ruland was the head coach at his alma mater Iona from 1998-2007 (139-135), and spent 2009-2013 as the head coach at the University of District Columbia (40-61). He was the
OFFICIAL: Matt McMahon Added to Louisiana Tech Staff
HoopDirt.com first reported this morning that Murray State assistant Matt McMahon would be hired by new head coach Eric Konkol at Louisiana Tech. The move was made official this afternoon – McMahon has been named as the new associate head coach for the Bulldogs. The announcement comes one day after Konkol added the first piece