According to the Times Union, College of Saint Rose men’s basketball coach Brian Beaury, who was to begin his 29th season at the school, announced he will be taking a leave of absence due to ongoing health issues. The 54-year-old Beaury, who owns a 574-275 (.646) record, will be out a few weeks and perhaps
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Jacobson sets win record at UNI
University of Northern Iowa head coach Ben Jacobson become the school’s all-time wins leader on Saturday when the Panthers recorded a 64-52 victory over the University of North Dakota in the McLeod Center. The victory was No. 167 in Jacobson’s nine-year coaching career – surpassing O.M. "Hon" Nordly’s total of 166 wins from 1938-43, 1946-54.
Three-year extension for Rice at Monmouth
Monmouth University, about to embark on its second season in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, rewarded men’s basketball head coach King Rice with a contract extension on Wednesday afternoon. Rice, who is in his fourth year at the helm of the Hawks, originally signed a five-year contract upon his appointment as the fifth basketball coach
HoopDirt recognized by Sporting News
Sporting News has published their list of "140 Must-Follow College Basketball Twitter Accounts". We are very excited that HoopDirt made the cut! It’s a pretty cool list, and something that all college basketball coaches and fans should take a look at. You can find the list here: http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2014-11-13… We are currently at 14,872 Twitter followers,
McLean added to Great Falls staff
The University of Great Falls has announced the addition of Montana prep coaching legend Mike McLean to the men’s basketball program. McLean joins first-year head coach Anthony Owens and first-year assistant coach Kevin Smith for the 2014-15 season. "I’m very excited to bring in someone with strong ties to the community," Owens said. "I look
HOT: Kennesaw State suspends Lallathin
Kennesaw State head coach Jimmy Lallathin has been suspended one game by the university. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, the suspension comes on the heels of a self reported violation by the men’s basketball program. Lallathin will coach the teams opening game next Friday vs. Syracuse, and then serve the suspension when the team
Townsend named DBO at Arkansas-Little Rock
Head coach Steve Shields has named Marques Townsend UALR’s new Director of Basketball Operations. Townsend has spent the past two years as a manager and administrative volunteer at Kansas. “We’re very excited to have Marques join our staff,” Shield said. “He brings great experience with him to this position. Having spent the last two years
Radford adds staffer
Radford head men’s basketball coach Mike Jones has added Drew Scott to the Highlanders staff. Scott will serve as Assistant Director of Basketball Operations working directly with video coordination and other aspects of the operations side of the RU program. Scott comes to Radford from Guilford College in Greensboro, N.C. where he served as an
OFFICIAL: SHSU adds Lowery to staff
Back on 10/14, I blogged that Omar Lowery was the leader for the vacant assistant spot at Sam Houston State (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/c3921a1/sam-houston-state-dirt/…). It was finally made official yesterday… Omar Lowery has joined head coach Jason Hooten’s men’s basketball staff at Sam Houston State as an assistant coach. Lowery served last season as an assistant at San
Ayers Named Assistant Coach at Bucknell
Bucknell men’s basketball coach Dave Paulsen has announced the addition of Ryan Ayers as an assistant coach on the Bison staff. Ayers was an Academic All-Big East selection while playing basketball at Notre Dame from 2005-09, and then he spent five years playing professionally before shifting his focus to coaching. “I am thrilled and excited
Gembe named assistant at Shippensburg
Jaren Gembe ’11 was named Monday as the assistant men’s basketball coach at Shippensburg University. He replaces Eric Rahauser, who resigned to take a position outside of basketball. Gembe is in his second season as a coach at Shippensburg University. He joined the staff last season as a volunteer, handling a variety of responsibilities that
HOT: Cameron resigns at Albany State
Chris Cameron has resigned as the head coach at Albany State. Cameron has been the head coach at ASU since 2006 (99-131) – he also spent five seasons as an assistant at the school. I have heard that assistant coach Stan McCormick will assume the head coaching duties on an interim basis while a search