University of Maine President Paul Ferguson has announced that the university will buy out the contract of men’s basketball head coach Ted Woodward, ending his tenure as coach effective April 14, 2014. The decision was reached after several weeks of evaluation of the program by Director of Athletics Karlton Creech and university administration. "I would
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HOT RUMOR: Ford the leader at Tennessee State
According to a great source, Illinois state associate head coach Dana Ford is the leader for the vacant job at Tennessee State. Ford is a former TSU assistant (2009-11) and has been on the staff at his alma mater for the past two seasons. Before joining the ISU staff, he worked as an assistant to
Sunday Night Dirt…
Just because it’s Sunday doesn’t mean the dirt stops… • Scott Spinelli to Boston College is a done deal. Sounds like the former Maryland assistant will be getting a raise from the $200K that he was making with the Terps. • A name making the rounds as a possible replacement for Spinelli is Indiana assistant
Manning retains Childress at Wake
Wake Forest Hall of Famer Randolph Childress will be returning to the Demon Deacons after being added to head coach Danny Manning’s staff. Childress spent last season as an assistant coach and will continue in that role under Manning, who was named Wake Forest’s head coach on April 4. "I am thrilled to have Randolph
OFFICIAL: Molinari resigns at Western Illinois
The worst kept secret in America has now been made official. Jim Molinari has resigned at Western Illinois. We first had this on 4/6 (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/9b175ba5/western-illinois-rumor/…). Molinari is headed to Nebraska where he will become an assistant to Tim Miles. WIU associate head coach Wade Hokenson will serve as acting head coach. Names we’ve heard as
600K raise for Hoiberg
Iowa State University moved quickly and decisively to reward men’s basketball Coach Fred Hoiberg for leading it to one of the best seasons in school history. Hoiberg reached an agreement with the school this week that will increase his annual compensation (effective May 1, 2014) from $1.6 million to $2.2 million annually. All other contract
Daily Dirt – 4/11/14
Crazy day here – big-time recruit on campus. Here are a few things while my guy sits in on a class… • Two names that I’ve heard that may be involved with assistant spots at Bowling Green are Indiana State assistant Dave Ragland and West Alabama head coach Mark Downey. Ragland has been at ISU
DII Dirt…
Some things that I’ve heard from the DII’s… • From a great source…it sounds like Winston-Salem State associate head coach James Wilhelmi will be named as the interim head coach for the year there. He joined the WSSU staff in 2011 after stops at Hampton, University of Evansville, Texas Southern, the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore,
Finlandia University Coach Steps Down
Finlandia University men’s basketball coach Terry Smith is leaving to pursue new career opportunities, effective April 18, 2014. "I have been proud to serve Finlandia University for the past three years," said Smith. "Coaching is so rewarding and the relationships that we develop are long lasting. I would like to thank the student-athletes, the athletics
Daily Dirt – 4/10/14
Some “dirt” to start the day… • The “hot” name right now at Western Illinois is Ball State assistant Billy Wright. This was his first season at Ball State – he was previously the associate head coach at Western Illinois. I mentioned Minnesota State’s Matt Margenthaler a few days ago (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/f2a84cec/daily-dirt-4-7-14/…) – he and Wright
Smith named head coach at Texas Lutheran
Texas Lutheran University announced Monday that Jimmy Smith, previously the head coach at Schreiner University, has been named the ninth head coach of the TLU men’s basketball program. "Jimmy Smith is one of the best young basketball coaches in Texas, and we are delighted he will lead the TLU men’s basketball program," Texas Lutheran President
Moskowitz resigns at Western State Colorado
Western State Colorado University volleyball Head Coach Katie Moskowitz and men’s basketball Head Coach Mike Moskowitz, both resigned from their positions on Monday. A national search for successors will begin immediately and Western Athletics will be accepting applications until the positions are filled. "We would like to thank Kate and Mike for their service to