Jason Crafton has been named head coach at Nyack College. Crafton, previously served as an assistant coach for seven years at the United States Naval Academy. As a player at Nyack, Crafton was three-year starter at point guard and two-year captain for the then Purple Pride. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching
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South Carolina Staff Update
Frank Martin will bring his entire staff from Kansas State to South Carolina with him, we had this in the blog today, just wanted to pass along the official press release. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
WKU Hires Assistant
Former player and assistant coach David Boyden will return to WKU as an assistant coach next season. Boyden played for WKU from 2000-2003 and served as an assistant coach from 2008-2010. Boyden served as an assistant coach at Tennessee Tech last season. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Daily Dirt – 4/3/12
Some post-national championship Daily Dirt…. • Wes Miller is working hard to assemble a staff at UNC-Greensboro. I’ve heard that Buffalo assistant Turner Battle and Rice assistant Mike Roberts are involved here. Battle was the MAC Player of the Year in 2005 at Buffalo, and has been on the staff there for the past five
Breaking: Central Michigan hires Keno Davis
ESPN has reported that Central Michigan has hired Keno Davis as its new basketball coach. Davis was the AP’s national coach of the year in 2008, when he was at Drake. He then went to Providence, where he coached three seasons before being fired last March. A press conference is scheduled for tomorrow.
Baron Press Release
Jim Baron has officially been named the 23rd head coach in Canisius College men’s basketball history. Baron, who signed a five-year contract, will be formally introduced at a 3 p.m. press conference in the Koessler Athletic Center on Tuesday, April 3. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
DAILY DIRT – Assistants on the move
Some assistant spots about to be filled – here’s what I’ve heard…. • Virginia Tech assistant Rob Ehsan is involved with a spot on Jarrod Haase’s staff at UAB. Before Virginia Tech, Ehsan spent six seasons with Gary Williams at Maryland. • Bruce Weber is close to hiring former SIU head coach Chris Lowery as
HOT RUMOR: Baron a done deal at Canisius
According to multiple sources, Jim Baron has accepted an offer to become the next head coach at Canisius. Baron had spent the past 11 seasons at URI before being released last month. He is familiar with the Buffalo area – before URI, he was the head coach at St. Bonaventure (1992-2001) where he went 132-131.
BREAKING: Ohio schedules press conference
Ohio University has scheduled a 2:00pm press conference for this afternoon to announce TCU’s Jim Christian as the Bobcats new head coach. More on this as it becomes official.
HOT RUMOR: TCU’s Christian involved at Ohio
The rumor mill is swirling right now with Jim Christian to Ohio rumors. I can confirm that he did speak to Ohio officials while he was in New Orleans for the Final Four (he has since returned to Dallas). It is unclear if he has officially accepted the job, but it is looking more and
BREAKING: Ray hired at Mississippi State
Mississippi State Director of Athletics Scott Stricklin announced Sunday Rick Ray will be introduced Monday as the university’s new head men’s basketball coach. A press conference has been scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on the floor of Humphrey Coliseum to welcome the 19th coach in MSU history. It will be streamed live and free of charge
Self Named 2012 Naismith COY
University of Kansas head coach Bill Self was named the 2012 Naismith Men’s College Basketball Coach of the Year. Self has led the Jayhawks to a 32-6 record. He joins Larry Brown and Roy Williams as the other Kansas coaches to win the award. Brown won in 1988 and Williams claimed his in 1997. Stay