Congratulations to the following coaches who have been selected as the HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week Award winners for week 7 of the college basketball season. The coaches are now eligible to receive the HoopDirt.com National Coach of the Year Award which will be announced at the conclusion of the 2015-16 college basketball season. The
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Tarleton State Head Coach Lonn Reisman wins #600
Tarleton State University men’s basketball head coach Lonn Reisman won his 600th career game with the No. 12-ranked Texans’ 71-61 victory over Cameron in the Lone Star Conference opener. Reisman becomes the sixth active Division II head coach and 16th all time to win 600 career games. Reisman is in his 28th season as head
Rick Pitino Speaks on Flipping the Bird, Strippers, and Paterno…
In his first pre-game news conference in several weeks, Louisville head coach Rick Pitino addressed the allegations that he flipped off Kentucky fans, talked about the ongoing stripper scandal, and even took time to defend Joe Paterno. Here is a copy of the transcript from yesterday’s presser courtesy WDRB Louisville: QUESTION: DID YOU FLIP OFF THE
Mic’d Up For Game Day: UCF Head Coach Donnie Jones
During the Central Florida’s home game against the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats, UCFKnights.com had a chance to follow Head Coach Donnie Jones from the time he arrived at the CFE Arena to his post game press conference. Checkout his entire day in the video below. Story and Video by Chip Fontanazza
Happy New Year from HoopDirt.com!
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Cross Becomes All-time Wins Leader at UT Arlington
Head coach Scott Cross encourages the Mavericks after a score late in the second half of the 99-64 win over East Texas Baptist on Monday at Texas Hall. As Cross continues to seach across the nation for more recuits, four have already signed national letters of intent to join the team next season. (The Shorthorn: Andrew Buckley)
Scott Cross now sits alone as UT Arlington’s all-time winningest coach after the Mavericks stormed back to beat Georgia State 85-70 Wednesday night in the Sun Belt opener at College Park Center. Cross improved to 163-130 in his 10th season as head coach, surpassing Eddie McCarter (162-199) who coached from 1992-2006. Cross played for and
Wyoming’s Larry Shyatt Receives Reprimand from Mountain West Conference
Wyoming men’s basketball head coach Larry Shyatt has been issued a public reprimand for his comments made earlier today critical of the recent decisions by the Mountain West Board of Directors regarding the MW Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships. The public criticism was in violation of MW Sportsmanship Rule Sections 4.2-e and 4.4.5. It is
HOT: Steve Wojciechowski Receives Extension at Marquette
Marquette University head men’s basketball coach Steve Wojciechowski’s contract has been extended through the conclusion of the 2021-22 campaign, Vice President & Director of Athletics Bill Scholl announced Tuesday afternoon. “We are thrilled with the direction the program is heading under Steve’s leadership,” Scholl said. “This extension not only illustrates our commitment to what Steve
Tuesday Starting Five — 12/29/15
By: Lucas Shapiro / HoopDirt.com Contributor Welcome to the first edition of HoopDirt.com’s new feature: The Tuesday Starting Five. You can now get a look at the top sets from the past week in the NBA and college basketball (and even high school basketball if high school coaches are looking to make submissions). This week
Western New Mexico Assistant Matt Enriquez Named Mustangs Women’s Interim Head Coach
Having turned around the Western New Mexico University women’s basketball program in just three-plus seasons, Rusty Kennedy will be moving on after resigning as the head coach of the WNMU women’s basketball program effective immediately to pursue an athletic director position at Midway University in Kentucky. WNMU Hall of Famer and current men’s basketball assistant
Week 6: HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week
Congratulations to the following coaches who have been selected as the HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week Award winners for week 6 of the college basketball season. The coaches are now eligible to receive the HoopDirt.com National Coach of the Year Award which will be announced at the conclusion of the 2015-16 college basketball season. The
OFFICIAL: Pasiak out at Onondaga CC
One month after being suspended over allegations of misconduct, Dave Pasiak is officially out as the head basketball coach at Onondaga CC. There has been no official statement by OCC, but Pasiak’s name has been removed from the athletics website. Pasiak did release the following statement: Onondaga Lazers basketball has been my life for over