New LSU men’s basketball head Coach Johnny Jones announced Thursday that Shawn Forrest and Charlie Leonard will be joining the basketball staff at LSU. Forest served the last four years on Jones’ staff at North Texas, while Leonard has worked with Jones as far back as his interim season as head coach at Memphis in
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Brown elevated at St. Andrew’s
Current assistant coach Andrew Brown will be taking the reigns as head coach of the men’s basketball program at St. Andrews University after former coach Richie Schueler announced yesterday his decision to step down as the head coach. Brown helped with player recruitment, player development, team community functions, and opponent scouting, as well as other
Davis agrees on five-year contract extension
Middle Tennessee State University and Head Men’s Basketball Coach Kermit Davis have agreed in principle on a new five-year contract as announced Wednesday by Director of Athletics Chris Massaro. Davis’ contract will run through the 2016-17 season. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
HOT RUMOR: Davis out of So. Miss search
Multiple sources are reporting that Middle Tennessee State head coach Kermit Davis has pulled out of the running at Southern Mississippi. In my experience, this has happened for one of two reasons. 1) He has been told that he’s not getting the job. 2) The more likely scenario….he’s going to get an extension at MTSU.
OFFICIAL: Vincent hired at Chowan
We reported this as a rumor earlier in the week. Just wanted to pass along the official release now that Brett Vincent has hired as the head coach at Chowan. Here it is: http://gocuhawks.com/news/2012/4/25/MBB_0425120942.aspx… Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Nebraska adds two to staff
Craig Smith and Gregory Eaton have been added to Tim Miles staff at Nebraska. Smith comes to Nebraska after spending the last five seasons with Miles at Colorado State. Smith most recently served as the interim head coach at CSU after Miles was named head coach at Nebraska on March 24, and guided the Rams
Wake Promotes Childress
Randolph Childress, a former Wake Forest point guard, has been named the Demon Deacons’ new director of player development. Childress will join the basketball staff full-time after serving in an administrative role within the athletic department since August. Childress, who retired from professional basketball in 2011, was previously Assistant to the Athletic Director with roles
Mizzou elevates Fuller
Tim Fuller has been promoted to associate head coach for the University of Missouri men’s basketball program, as announced today by Head Coach Frank Haith. Fuller earned the promotion after being an integral part of one of the most successful seasons in Mizzou Basketball history, as the Tigers amassed a 30-5 record in 2011-12, and
Daily Dirt – 4/25/12
Here’s today’s dirt…. • I have heard that High Point assistant Mike Balado is out and could be involved at Florida International. The Miami native had interviewed with Isaiah Thomas before he was canned last earlier this month. Balado played at St. Thomas (Miami) and has worked at Miami, Florida Atlantic, Nova Southerastern, and Miami
Blow returns to St. Augustine’s
Saint Augustine’s College announced the hiring of Lonnie Blow, Jr. as its head men’s basketball coach on Tuesday, April 24, 2012. This is Blow’s second stint as Falcons’ head coach. During his first tenure from 2008 to 2010, the basketball program experienced its most successful period in school history. In 2010, Blow directed the Falcons
North Texas search update
Here’s an update on North Texas as they search for a replacement for Johnny Jones who recently departed for LSU…. According to multiple sources, North Texas AD Rick Villarreal has completed the first wave of interviews and has narrowed his final list to three candidates. From what I can piece together, it sounds like the
Former S. Ark coach takes WBB job
Former Southern Arkansas head men’s basketball coach Eric Bozeman will take over the women’s basketball program at Northwestern Oklahoma State. Bozeman comes to NWOSU from Southern Arkansas University where he was the head men’s basketball coach from 2005-12. While there, Bozeman had an overall record of 73-116 and led the Muleriders to the Great American