For the rebuilding process at Mississippi State to be successful, Ben Howland said his first priority was to assemble what he described as a “top-notch” coaching staff. Howland, who was introduced as Mississippi State’s 20th head coach on Tuesday, did just that with the hiring of George Brooks, Ernie Zeigler and Korey McCray. Brooks returns
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Saturday Dirt – 3/28/15
A few Saturday updates… • INDIANA – Athletic Director Fred Glass has given head coach Tom Crean a vote of confidence. Glass sent an email to the Indianapolis Star which included the following: "Coach Crean has five years on his contract, I don’t expect him to go anywhere, and I don’t want him to go
BREAKING: Barnes out at Texas
We reported yesterday that Texas head coach Rick Barnes has been told to make changes on his staff or be fired. We also said the we had heard that Barnes was leaning towards refusing to make any changes, and therefore would not return to Texas. The Austin American-Statesman is now the first to report that
Saturday Dirt III – 3/28/15
What a CRAZY day today…3rd edition of the dirt… • ARIZONA STATE: Trent Johnson’s name has been very “hot” here over the last few days. The current TCU head coach is familiar with the PAC-10 – he spent 4 seasons as the head coach at Stanford before moving on the LSU. Former St. John’s head
BREAKING: Baucom to be named head coach at The Citadel
HoopDirt.com can now confirm that VMI head coach Duggar Baucom will be named as the next head coach at The Citadel. We have had Baucom as the #1 candidate here for the last few weeks. He has been at VMI since 2005 and went 151-159 during that time. Baucom was also the head coach at
W&J names Stewart-Smith Head Coach
Washington & Jefferson College has selected Ethan Stewart-Smith as the 15th men’s basketball coach in school history. Stewart-Smith joins W&J after a successful season as an assistant at Carnegie Mellon University. Prior to that, he spent five seasons as an assistant at Dickinson College. "We are thrilled to announce Ethan Stewart-Smith as our head men’s
BREAKING: Wardle named head coach at Bradley
Brian Wardle, who led Green Bay to the 2014 Horizon League regular-season championship and three straight postseason appearances, has been named the 14th head coach in Bradley Basketball history, according to an announcement Friday evening by Bradley Director of Athletics Chris Reynolds. Wardle officially will be introduced as Bradley’s new head coach Saturday during a
BREAKING: Tyndall fired at Tennessee
The University of Tennessee announced today that it has terminated its employment agreement with head men’s basketball coach Donnie Tyndall for cause. The decision was made based on information the university received during the NCAA’s investigation of another institution. The university concluded that Tyndall is highly likely to be found responsible for serious (e.g., Level
Toole to remain at Robert Morris
Robert Morris University Director of Athletics Craig Coleman, M.D., released the following statement regarding head men’s basketball coach Andrew Toole … "We’re thrilled that Andy has decided to remain at RMU," Coleman said. "He has accomplished a great deal with our program, and we have full confidence that he can take our program to even
HOT: ETSU to hire Wichita St. assistant Steve Forbes
I first mentioned back on 3/19 that Wichita State assistant Steve Forbes was the "hot" name at East Tennessee State. Our sources have now confirmed that he has been offered the job, and will be introduced as the head coach at ETSU on Monday. Forbes, a former assistant to Bruce Pearl at Tennessee, compiled a
Southern’s Banks named interim AD
Southern University Director of Athletics Dr. William Broussard has been temporarily reassigned to the Southern University System Office, effective April 1. The reassignment is a personnel matter and therefore the University can not discuss it publicly. The University will have no further comment on the subject. Southern fully anticipates that Dr. Broussard will return as
DI DIRT: Texas and St. John’s…
Two quick things that I have just heard… • Multiple sources are reporting that Texas head coach Rick Barnes has been told to make changes on his staff or be fired. There are now reports surfacing that Barnes is leaning towards refusing to make any changes, and therefore not return to Texas. This is a