he 18th-ranked UNC Pembroke men’s basketball team shot better than 53 percent from the field and led for nearly 36 minutes as the Braves handed head coach Ben Miller his 100th career coaching victory with a 91-75 win over Montevallo on Saturday evening in Trustmark Arena. The triumph marked the first for the Braves (14-1,
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HOT: Utah State’s Morrill to retire
Utah State head men’s basketball coach Stew Morrill announced Friday that the 2014-15 season, his 17th year leading the Aggies’ program and the 40th overall in the coaching fraternity including his 29th as a head coach, will be his final one as he will retire in March bringing to an end the most successful era
Rebsom Resigns at Rockford University
Ryan Rebsom resigned his post as the Rockford University head men’s basketball coach on Wednesday effective immediately. Rebsom spent 11 years coaching at Rockford including 10 seasons as the head men’s basketball coach. "I would like to thank Coach Rebsom for his service over the past decade to Rockford University and the men’s basketball program"
BREAKING: Major to take indefinite leave at Charlotte
Charlotte 49ers head men’s basketball coach Alan Major will be taking an indefinite medical leave of absence, effective immediately. Major, who took a similar medical leave during the summer, approached Director of Athletics Judy Rose to request the leave due to a return of health conditions. “This is an extremely difficult basketball decision for me
Arkansas extends Anderson through 2020
The University of Arkansas has signed men’s basketball coach Mike Anderson to a two-year contract extension extending his employment agreement through March 2020, it was announced by Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Jeff Long on Tuesday. Anderson’s was hired by the University of Arkansas in March 2011 and his original seven-year employment agreement extended
Brown Dirt…
I can confirm that Paul Halas is no longer an assistant at Brown University. Halas had been on Mike Martin’s staff since 2013. He had spent two seasons as an assistant at Amherst before coming to Brown and was part of the Lord Jeff’s 30-2 National Championship team in 2012-13. No word on why he
HOT: Cincinnati’s Cronin out for year
University of Cincinnati Athletics announced Friday that head coach Mick Cronin will continue to oversee the men’s basketball program in an advisory role for the remainder of the 2014-15 Bearcats season while dealing with a non-life threatening vascular condition known as arterial dissection. For precautionary reasons, Cronin will not coach the Bearcats during practices or
HOT: Butler removes Holtmann’s interim tag
Butler University Vice President and Director of Athletics Barry Collier announced today that Chris Holtmann has been named Butler’s 23rd men’s basketball Head Coach. Holtmann had been serving as interim head coach since October, when former Head Coach Brandon Miller requested and was granted a medical leave of absence. Miller, who served for one season
Miller Earns 300th Career Win
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater head men’s basketball coach Pat Miller became the fastest active NCAA Division III coach to reach 300 career wins Wednesday as the third-ranked Warhawks throttled Beloit 92-51 in a non-conference affair at Kachel Gymnasium. Miller is the seventh coach in Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference history to reach the 300-win plateau, doing so
Trinity Western University Hires Coach for 2015-16
On Tuesday, December 23, 2014 Trinity Western University announced the hiring of Aaron Muhic as the Spartans men’s basketball head coach for 2015 season. Muhic, who hails from Sacramento, Calf., will begin his coaching duties upon the completion of the 2014-15 basketball season. Muhic, who is in the top 25 for All-Time NAIA wins among
Cronin to miss 3rd straight game
University of Cincinnati men’s basketball head coach Mick Cronin will not coach Tuesday at NC State for medical reasons. Associate head coach Larry Davis will continue to lead the team in Cronin’s absence. Cronin previously missed games vs. VCU and Wagner as he deals with medical issues stemming from an unruptured aneurysm. There is no
Benedictine University Dirt…
Benedictine University, a national university with campuses spread out across the country has made some moves regarding their basketball programs. Benedictine at Springfield (IL) will shut down their athletics department at the end of the spring semester. This would put head basketball coach Ian McKeithen out of a job. McKeithen has been the head coach