The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced today the 2015 NABC UPS coaches of the year in the NCAA and NAIA. In the NCAA, the UPS coaches of the year are Kentucky’s John Calipari in Division I; Linc Darner of Florida Southern in Division II; and Bob Semling of the University of Wisconsin –
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HOT: Potts named head coach at Moravian
Moravian College has selected Justin Potts, a 2000 graduate, to return to campus to take over the men’s basketball program from retiring coach Jim Walker as the Greyhounds next Head Men’s Basketball Coach effective in mid-April. "As expected, we had many, many very qualified candidates for the position of our head men’s basketball coach and
BREAKING: EKU’s Neubauer to Fordham
Eastern Kentucky head coach Jeff Neubauer will be named as the next head coach at Fordham. The official announcement is expected this afternoon. Neubauer has spent the past ten seasons as the head coach at EKU – his team went 21-12 this season, and he holds a 188-134 career record. He worked for John Beilein
Key to Success Coaches Clinic
Key to Success Coaches Clinic Date: July 19, 2015 Time: 2:30pm-7:30pm Cost: Early Bird Special: $25.00 (Until May 22, 2015) Pre-Registration: $50.00 (Until July 14, 2015) At the Door: $65.00 *Please contact us for coaching staff group rates of 3 or more. Beneficiary: BackPack Buddies-Inter-Faith Food Shuttle www.foodshuttle.org/backpack-buddies Venue: NC A&T State University Corbett Sports
HOT: Turner says no to George Mason
Yesterday, we reported that we had heard that UC Irvine head coach Russell Turner was the leader at George Mason (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/7319e0f2/george-mason-dirt/…). It now sounds like he has turned down their offer and will remain with the Anteaters. North Carolina Central head coach LeVelle Moton is believed to be the other finalist. More on this one
JC DIRT: Panola College candidates
The search to replace Junsie Cotten at Panola College (TX) is in full swing. It sounds like there three leaders right now for this one. The names that I have heard are: Albert Talley (assistant coach San Jacinto – former assistant at Panola), Hank Plona (assistant coach South Plains College), and Duncan “D” Hudson (assistant
OFFICIAL: Forbes Named Head Coach at ETSU
ETSU Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Dr. Richard Sander announced Monday that Steve Forbes has been named head coach of the Buccaneers’ men’s basketball program. Forbes will become the 16th head coach in the program’s 95-year history, most recently serving two seasons as an assistant coach at Wichita State where he helped take the Shockers to
BREAKING: Utah Valley to hire Mark Pope
Utah Valley will name BYU assistant Mark Pope as their new head coach at a press conference on Tuesday. This was first reported today by CBSSports.com. Pope has been an assistant at BYU for the past four seasons. The former Kentucky center played in the NBA for the Indiana Pacers, Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks
HOT: Holtmann receives extension at Butler
Butler head Coach Chris Holtmann, who guided the Bulldogs to a very successful men’s basketball campaign in 2014-15, has been awarded a contract extension. The new deal signed by Holtmann extends the coach’s contract through the 2020-21 season. "We are very pleased to announce that we have reached a contract extension agreement with Chris," said
BREAKING: George Mason hires Paulsen
George Mason University announced today that three-time Patriot League Coach of the Year Dave Paulsen has been hired as the 10th head men’s basketball coach in program history. In Paulsen’s seven-year tenure at Bucknell, the Bison became the first team in Patriot League history to record three straight regular season titles, having amassed four outright
OFFICIAL: Duryea Named Utah State Head Coach
Utah State University Vice President and Director of Athletics Scott Barnes announced Monday that current Aggie associate coach Tim Duryea (Dur-e-a) has been named the school’s 18th head coach in 110 seasons of USU basketball. The 50-year old Duryea replaces Stew Morrill who retired after 40 seasons as a collegiate basketball coach, which included 29
OFFICIAL: Neubauer to Fordham
Jeff Neubauer, head coach at Eastern Kentucky University for the past ten years, was named head men’s basketball coach at Fordham University it was announced today by director of athletics Dave Roach. Neubauer will be introduced at a press conference on the Rose Hill campus on Tuesday, March 31, at 2 p.m. "We are delighted