Newly-appointed UAB men’s basketball head coach Jerod Haase has announced the hiring of three new assistant coaches. Haase announced the additions of Robert Ehsan, Richie Riley and Jeff Wulbrun. Ehsan, comes to Birmingham after spending the 2011-12 campaign as an assistant coach under Seth Greenburg at Virginia Tech. Riley, spent the 2011-12 season as an
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BREAKING: Isiah Thomas Fired From FIU
FIU Executive Director of Sports and Entertainment Pete Garcia announced today that Isiah Thomas has been relieved of his duties as head coach of the FIU men’s basketball program. The Pistons legend compiled a record 26-65 over three seasons. A national search for the Panthers’ next head basketball coach will begin immediately.
Eastern Illinois Hires Spoonhour
Eastern Illinois has named Jay Spoonhour as its new head coach. Spoonhour is the 14th head coach in the program’s history and replaces Mike Miller, whose contract was not renewed after a 12-17 season. Spoonhour has more than ten years of experience as an assistant coach at the NCAA Division I level including stops at
Urban Knights promote Barnes
Director of Athletics Dr. Jamie Williams has officially announced Julius Barnes as the new head coach for the Academy of Art University men’s basketball program. Barnes had previously served as an assistant coach for the Urban Knights during their 2011-12 season. Prior to his time with Academy of Art University, Barnes worked as a coach
Daily Dirt II – 4/5/12
A few late night quick hitters….. • I’ve heard that Akron is trying to work on an extension for head coach Keith Dambrot. After some speculation late last week about Duquesne reaching out to him, it sounds like the administration is going to make sure he stays happy at Akron. Dambrot has compiled a 184-87
OFFICIAL: Seltzer to Samford
Blogged about this last night – just wanted to pass along the official release now that Indiana assistant Benny Seltzer has been announced as the new head coach at Samford. http://www.samfordsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/040412… Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
OFFICIAL: Flanigan to Mississippi State
New Mississippi State basketball coach Rick Ray has officially added former Nebraska assistant Wes Flanigan. Flanigan spent the last two seasons under Doc Sadler at Nebraska. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Green Steps Down
UW-Eau Claire head coach Kyle Green, who led the Blugolds this past season, has stepped down. Green guided the Blugolds to a 15-10 overall and 7-9 conference record. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Lowery to Kansas State
Former Southern Illinois head coach Chris Lowery has been officially named an assistant at Kansas State. Lowery’s contract details are still being finalized, but he will earn a base salary of $210,000 for 2012-13. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Daily Dirt – 4/5/12
Pretty quiet day so far. Here are a few things…. • Mississippi State staff update….I can confirm that New head coach Rick Ray will retain assistant George Brooks. Brooks is a former MSU player who has been on the staff for the past two seasons. Before returning to his alma mater, he spent 12 seasons
Daily Dirt – 4/4/12
Here’s what I’ve got so far today…. • Yesterday I mentioned some guys that were involved with assistant spots at UNC-Greensboro (http://www.hoopdirt.com/blog/5f1a8964/daily-dirt-4-3-12/…). Last night I heard that Turner Battle has decided to stay at Buffalo. Two other names that have surfaced are Bucknell assistant Michael Cotton and Tulsa assistant Jeremy Ballard. It sounds like Rice
Daily Dirt II – 4/4/12
Busy day today….The DirtKing was on the hunt – we need a point guard for next season and may have found him! Got back to the office and I had a bunch of emails and messages. Here are some of the things that happened while I was out… • It appears that Indiana assistant Benny