We had this as a rumor on 3/24 (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/b2ec422a/uc-riverside-rumor/…). I guess the ink is now dry… UC Riverside Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Jim Wooldridge today announced the hiring of Dennis Cutts as the Highlanders head men’s basketball coach. Cutts served as the team’s interim head coach in 2013-14 after Wooldridge stepped down to become UC
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Watkins named head coach at College of Coastal Georgia
College of Coastal Georgia athletic director William Carlton is proud to announce that Jesse Watkins has been named the new head men’s basketball coach for the Mariners. Watkins has been the top assistant coach for the team the last two seasons and also once played for the Mariners in the early 1990s when the team
Daily Dirt – 4/1/14
A few more days until Dallas…scrambling to make some final plans. I’ll be coming in Thursday evening and blowing out of there early Sunday. My dance card is filling up, but anyone who wants the DirtKing to make an appearance a their event MUST pay my fee (two Bud Lights per hour). Here are a
OFFICIAL: Montana State hires Fish
Brian Fish has served as a Division I assistant basketball coach for a quarter-century. This week, he receives the opportunity of a lifetime. "I’m overwhelmed with emotion," Fish said after Montana State University Director of Athletics Peter Fields named Fish the 22nd full-time men’s basketball coach in school history. "I’m very excited and feel really
OFFICIAL: Wojo to Marquette
Steve Wojciechowski, associate head coach under Mike Krzyzewski at Duke University, has been named the 17th head coach of the Marquette University men’s basketball program, announced President-Elect Dr. Michael R. Lovell and Interim President Robert A. Wild, S.J. Wojciechowski, 37, served as an assistant coach at Duke since the 1999-2000 season and was promoted to
HOT RUMOR: Fish to Montana State
Multiple sources including ESPN are reporting that Oregon assistant Brian Fish will become the next head coach at Montana State. We first mentioned Fish’s name as being involved at MSU on 3/27 (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/6a7f5f9a/daily-dirt-3-27-14/…). It sounds like the press conference will take place tomorrow. More on this one as I hear it.
BREAKING RUMOR: Wojo the choice at Marquette
Everyone out there is reporting that Duke associate head coach Steve Wojciechowski will become the next head coach at Marquette. Wojo is a Duke alum who has been on Coach K’s staff since 1999. More on this when it becomes official.
Daily Dirt – 3/31/14
Crazy day so far. A couple VERY quick items. The DirtKing is on the fly today… • Things seem to be heating up with the Cuonzo Martin to Marquette rumors. After the hell Martin was put through this season by the Tennessee fans and media, I think he should stick his Sweet 16 trophy in
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NABC names Reese’s DI all-star game coaches
The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) today announced Stanford University’s Johnny Dawkins and Mark Turgeon of the University of Maryland as the head coaches for the 2014 Reese’s® Division I College All-Star game. The game will be played as part of Final Four® Friday® on April 4, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, at
Neal to receive extension at New Mexico
University of New Mexico Vice President for Athletics Paul Krebs has announced that head men’s basketball coach Craig Neal, who became the first rookie coach in school history to lead the Lobos to the NCAA Tournament, will receive a two-year contract extension. Neal, whose original contract was for five years and ran through the 2017-18
OFFICIAL: Gardner named head coach at IUPUI
We had this on Saturday – it’s now been made official… The IUPUI Athletics Department and Director of Athletics Michael Moore have announced the hiring of Jason Gardner as the eighth head coach in the men’s basketball program’s history. Gardner, the 1999 winner of the Indiana Mr. Basketball Award, spent the past year on the