Obviously we’ve been all over this one…here’s the official announcement: Two-time NBA head coach Eric Musselman has been selected to coach the Nevada men’s basketball team and a five-year contract will be presented to the Board of Regents for their approval at a meeting on Thursday, athletics director Doug Knuth announced today. Musselman, 50, returns
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HOT: Six-year extension for Haase at UAB
University of Alabama at Birmingham President Ray L. Watts announced today that Men’s Basketball coach Jerod Haase has agreed to a new, six-year agreement, reflecting the university’s commitment to the program’s continued success as a strategic priority for Athletics. The agreement calls for UAB to pay Haase, whose Conference USA Championship team reached the Round
BREAKING: Carson Harris named head coach at Marian
HoopDirt.com first mentioned Evansville assistant Carson Harris and his involvement at Marian back on 3/20. His hiring has now been made official… Marian University director of athletics Steve Downing announced today that Carson Harris has been named the eighth head men’s basketball coach in Marian University history in a press conference at the MU Physical
Oklahoma Baptist Dirt…
Oklahoma Baptist will introduce their new head coach today at 3:00. I have heard from a great source that the choice is former OBU standout Quin Wooldridge – he is currently the head coach at Southwestern Christian University. As a player at Oklahoma Baptist, he holds the record for most games played in a Bison
BREAKING: Nevada to hire Musselman
HoopDirt.com has confirmed that Nevada will name LSU associate head coach Eric Musselman as their next head coach. The hiring will be approved tomorrow at the Nevada Board of Regents meeting. Thanks to great sources who have kept us in the loop – we were the first to mention Musselman’s involvement here on Monday. The
HOT: Marian to name coach today at 2:00pm
Marian University will introduce their new men’s basketball coach at a news conference on today at 2:00. You can watch the press conference live here: http://portal.stretchinternet.com/marian/portal.htm?eventId=… Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
BREAKING: Riley not renewed at Alcorn State
Luther Riley’s contract at Alcorn State will expire at the end of the month and not be renewed. Riley’s squad went 6-25 this past year (38-90 – 2011-15). Before coming to Alcorn State, Riley was a long time HS coach in Mississippi. This past January, he took a leave of absence to deal with "private
Daily Dirt – 3/24/15
Keeping an eye on Arizona State – will have more on that in a few hours. Here are a bunch of things that I have heard already today… • NEVADA: We were the first to report yesterday that LSU associate head coach Eric Musselman was emerging as the leader here. Our sources still tell us
Daily Dirt III – 3/24/15
Round three of the Daily Dirt – two quick things to wrap-up a very hectic day… • Tim Fuller will not return to Missouri as an assistant next season. He was with Frank Haith for three seasons at Mizzou, but did not follow him to Tulsa. He received a significant raise last off-season, and was
HOT: Kropp retires at Nebraska Kearney
Loper legend Dr. Tom Kropp announced his retirement today, and in typical fashion, did not want any attention. No news conference, no party, no farewell videos set to music. Just a news release, that his last day as men’s basketball co-head coach is June 30th. A Nebraska athletic legend, Kropp recently completed his 39th season
Hugh Durham Award finalists announced
The sixteen finalists have been announced for the 2015 Hugh Durham National Coach of the Year award. The Hugh Durham Award is presented annually to the nation’s top mid-major coach. The award is named in honor of Hugh Durham who had retired at the end of the 2004-05 season. Durham is one of just twelve
Citadel Dirt…
I have mentioned the search at The Citadel a bunch of times – it now seems like they are getting closer to making a hire. Back on 3/12, I mentioned that VMI’s Duggar Baucom was at the top of the list. While I still believe he is, there are three more names that seem to