Thanks to great sources for getting us out in front of this one. It’s now official… Oklahoma Baptist introduced Quinn Wooldridge as its 19th men’s basketball head coach Wednesday. A1999 OBU graduate and 2012 OBU Hall of Fame inductee, Wooldridge played all four years as a Bison, finishing his career as the all-time leader in
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Missouri State assistant departs
Missouri State men’s basketball head coach Paul Lusk announced that assistant coach Derrick Tilmon will depart the program after three seasons on the Springfield campus. Tilmon, a native of Clarksdale, Miss., came to Springfield on July 13, 2012 after three years as an assistant at Southern Indiana. He is a 2000 graduate of Southern Illinois
DIII DIRT: Washington and Jefferson Finalists
I have heard that the search to replace Glenn Gutierrez at Washington and Jefferson is down to three. It sounds like all of the candidates have already wrapped up their on-campus interviews, and the job could be offered any day. The three finalists are: • Justin Jennings – Assistant Coach Army. Last season was his
OFFICIAL: Musselman hired at Nevada
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
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