Here are some “quick hitters” for a Friday night. Typically I like to go more in depth, but we are going on a quick family get-a-way this weekend. The DirtQueen will kill me if I’m on too long tonight. Here we go…. • Frank Martin to South Carolina rumors are heating up. Sources are saying
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HOT RUMOR: Miles the leader at Nebraska
Multiple sources are reporting that Colorado State head coach Tim Miles is meeting with Nebraska AD Tom Osborne today, and is the leader to become the next head coach at Nebraska. Some have even speculated that a press conference to make the announcement could happen as early as tomorrow. Stay tuned for more as this
Daily Dirt – 3/22/12
Here are few things that I’ve heard today…. I can confirm that Mark Sembrowich is no longer the head coach at Academy of Art University (CA). I don’t know the whole story here, but I can also confirm that assistant Julius Barnes has assumed the role of interim head coach. Sembrowich has spent the past
BREAKING: Carmody safe at Northwestern
Northwestern AD Jim Phillips and Head Coach Bill Carmody will have a joint teleconference at 10 a.m. (CT) to announce that Carmody will remain as head coach of the men’s basketball team. Carmody has one year remaining on his current contract. There has been much speculation about his future, with much of the focus centering
Eastern Illinois finalists
Eastern Illinois University Director of Athletics Barbara Burke has announced the five finalists for the vacant men’s basketball head coaching position. The finalists are David Cason, Brian Fish, Doug Novsek, Kareem Richardson and Jay Spoonhour. Each of the five finalists will interview on campus in the next two weeks based on availability and advancement of
Canisius update
The search to replace Tom Parrotta at Canisius is well under way. Here are some of the names that I’ve heard…. Jim Baron – Former Head Coach URI. Was the head coach at St. Bonaventure before URI – knows the area. He is definitely the front runner here (if Canisius can afford him). Some are
Tarkanian suffers heart attack
According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, former UNLV and Fresno State head coach Jerry Tarkanian suffered a "mild" heart attack. He remains in a Las Vegas area hospital where he is said to be doing well. Here’s more from the Review-Journal: http://www.lvrj.com/sports/tarkanian-hospitalized-due-to-mil… Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Daily Dirt – 3/21/12
Today’s “Daily Dirt”…. Interesting situation developing at Florida Atlantic….head coach Mike Jarvis has about two weeks remaining on his contract. A few weeks ago, it sounded like AD Craig Angelos was going to work out a deal to have Jarvis return – things change quickly in this business however. I’ve just heard that Angelos himself
OCU hires Stockman as head coach
Tony Stockman is the new head basketball coach at Ohio Christian University. Stockman, a 2005 Ohio State graduate, was selected from a pool of top candidates from across the nation following an extensive search by the university. Stockman joins OCU after an eight year international basketball career where he played for professional teams in France,
NABC DI All-District Coaches announced
The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced today the 2012 NABC Division I All-District coaches, selected by their peers. Here’s the list: District 1: Jimmy Patsos, Loyola (MD) District 2: Leonard Hamilton, Florida State District 3: Rick Byrd, Belmont District 4: Fran Dunphy, Temple District 5: Mike Brey, Notre Dame District 6: Wayne Tinkle,
Union (KY) coach resigns
Sean Gillespie resigned as the Union men’s head basketball coach to accept a position at a position at a private Christian school in Orlando, Fla. During his three seasons at Union, Gillespie posted a 44-52 overall record. In his first season, Union went 20-13 overall, won a share of the Appalachian Athletic Conference regular-season championship
Smart staying put at VCU
It’s official, Shaka Smart will not be the next head coach at Illinois – he will instead remain as the head coach at VCU. Smart has agreed in principle to some changes in his current contract, the details of which are being finalized. The University issued an official release confirming this info. Here’s a link: