Here are some early names being mentioned at LSU…. Johnny Jones – Head Coach North Texas. His name immediately rises to the top of this list for many reasons. He is an LSU alum who played on the 1981 Final Four team, and he spent 12 seasons on Dale Brown’s staff at LSU (was on
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Coles named HC at Olivet
Chris Coles has been named Olivet College’s head men’s basketball coach, according to an announcement by Athletic Director Heather Bateman. He comes to Olivet from Saginaw Valley State University where he has served as an assistant men’s basketball coach for the last five years. Prior to coaching at SVSU, Coles coached at the high school
OFFICIAL: Johnson named HC at TCU
TCU director of intercollegiate athletics Chris Del Conte has announced the hiring of Trent Johnson as head men’s basketball coach. Johnson becomes the 21st head coach in the history of the Horned Frog men’s basketball program. Johnson arrives at TCU from LSU, where he served the last four seasons as head coach of the Tigers.
Daily Dirt – 4/9/12
A few quick items to start the week…. Sounds like Kansas head coach Bill Self has found Danny Mannings replacement. Self has reached out to Florida assistant Norm Roberts – and it sounds like a deal is in place. Roberts, who spent 6 seasons as the head coach at St. John’s, has previously worked for
HOT RUMOR: Duquesne job offered to LIU’s Ferry
Sources have told me that Long Island head coach Jim Ferry has been offered the Duquesne job. At this point the ball is in his court, and Duquesne is waiting for an answer (expected Monday or Tuesday). I’ve heard the the offer is in the neighborhood of $600,000 per season for possibly seven seasons (this
Odessa candidates
The search at Odessa College is well underway. The Odessa American newspaper, using an open records request, has obtained the names of the 34 applicants. What a great field! There are a lot of very successful former and current head coaches in the field, as well as former and current DI assistants. Here’s the list:
Webb named assistant at Wagner
Newly appointed Wagner Head Men’s Basketball Coach Bashir Mason has named former Rutgers University standout, and most recently the Director of Player of Development at George Mason, Marquis Webb to his staff as an assistant coach. A native of Paterson, NJ, Webb was a four-year starter at the point guard position for Rutgers, where he
Piedmont College Coach Steps Down
Piedmont College coach Lee Glenn as accepted a new administrative role in the athletic department as the Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Communications and will step away from his duties on the hard court. In his nine years as the head men’s basketball coach Glenn tallied a 99-135 career record which places him second on
OFFICIAL: Cooper named head coach at Miami (OH)
John Cooper, head coach at Tennessee State University for the past three seasons, has been named to direct Miami University’s men’s basketball team, Director of Athletics Brad Bates announced Friday (Apr. 6). Cooper will be introduced to Miami fans and media at Miami University’s Voice of America Learning Center in West Chester on Monday, April
OFFICIAL: Ballard to VCU
I mentioned a few days ago that Tulsa assistant Jeremy Ballard was headed to VCU to replace Jamion Christian on Shaka Smart’s staff. It’s now official. Here’s the official statement from VCU: http://www.vcuathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/201… Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
HOT RUMOR: Cooper headed to Miami (OH)
According to multiple sources, Tennessee State head coach John Cooper will be the choice to replace Charlie Coles at Miami (OH). Cooper’s squad won 20 games this past season and played in the CollegeInsider.com tournament. It is believed that Cooper will ink a five-year pact that will pay him in the neighborhood of $250,000 per
HOT RUMOR: LSU’s Johnson to TCU
According to the Dallas Star-Telegram, LSU head coach Trent Johnson will be the next head coach at TCU. The announcement is expected on Monday. Johnson went 67-63 in his four seasons at LSU. He has also been the head coach at Stanford (80-48 4 seasons) and Nevada (79-74 5 seasons). More on this as it