Barry University coach Butch Estes won his 500th career game as the No. 23 Buccaneers held on to beat Nova Southeastern, 89-86, Wednesday night. “I had no idea,” Estes said. “No idea. Because I’ve been at so many schools I lost count keeping track.” Estes, who has coached for 33 years, is 56-17 in his
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Bill Carlyle Wins 800th Game at Walters State
It took a game longer than he would have liked, but Walters State men’s basketball coach Bill Carlyle notched his 800th career coaching victory with the Senators Wednesday night in one of the most unlikely of places. Walters State overcame a late deficit to score 8 points in the final two minutes of the contest
Missouri Announces Details of NCAA Investigation
For the past nineteen months, the University of Missouri has worked collaboratively with the NCAA enforcement staff to review potential violations in its men’s basketball program. In December 2013, the NCAA enforcement staff received information regarding potential violations involving a then men’s basketball student-athlete. A verbal notice of inquiry was provided to the institution on
Filtering: A Blueprint for Focused Development of Championship Level Culture
Filtering: A Blueprint for Focused Development of Championship Level Culture By: HoopDirt.com guest contributor Patrick Henry Basketball has been a blessing for me. In my twenty plus year career in men and women’s basketball, I have been fortunate to have worked for three coaches who were head coaches for professional franchises in either the
Coaching Change at Pearl River CC
Longtime Pearl River CC (MS) head coach Richard Mathis has announced his retirement due to health reasons. Assistant coach Chris Oney has been named as his replacement. Mathis spent 24 seasons at PRCC, and had led the Wildcats to seven MACJC State Championships. He is also a member of the PRCC Hall of Fame. Oney, who
POLL: Who will be the next Head Coach at UNLV?
Who do YOU think will replace Dave Rice as the Head Coach at UNLV? We invite you to vote in our latest HoopDirt poll, and see if you can correctly predict who will lead the Runnin’ Rebels next. We did this back in May with the Florida job, and the HoopDirt faithful made the right
Double Duty for Tusculum Associate Head Coach Devan Carter
Tusculum College interim athletic director Doug Jones has appointed Devan Carter as the interim head coach of the Pioneer women’s basketball program. Carter replaces Katrina Williams following her three seasons at the Greeneville, Tennessee school. Carter is in his third season as associate head coach of the Tusculum men’s basketball program, a position he will also continue
Tuesday Starting Five – 1/12/16
By: Lucas Shapiro / HoopDirt.com Contributor Here is this week’s edition of HoopDirt.com’s Tuesday Starting Five. USC Trojans – Box Cross Curl https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=CPEYI-IsEwI In a four overtime thriller, USC was able to get the slight edge over Arizona on a simple baseline out of bounds play. What is particularly interesting about this play, however, is that the Trojans
Motlow CC Men’s Assistant Named Interim Head Women’s Coach
Dominic Tharpe has submitted his resignation as head coach of the Motlow State Community College Lady Bucks’ basketball program, effectively immediately, according to Motlow Athletic Director Laura Monks. Motlow men’s assistant coach Arthur Latham has been named interim head coach of the Lady Bucks. This is Latham’s first season at Motlow. He had been an assistant
OFFICIAL: Rice Out at UNLV
UNLV men’s basketball head coach Dave Rice has resigned his position and associate head coach Todd Simon will serve as interim head coach for the remainder of the season, Director of Athletics Tina Kunzer-Murphy announced Sunday. “Earlier today I met with Dave Rice and after discussing the direction of our season, we mutually agreed that it was time for a change,”
WEEK 8: 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 8 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
HOT: Dave Rice Fired at UNLV
According to an ESPN report, Dave Rice has been fired as the head coach at UNLV. In his 4+ seasons as the head coach at his alma mater, Rice had compiled a 96-54 record, including a 9-7 (0-3 Mountain West) start to this season. His win totals have gone down in each of his seasons