Grant Pate has officially been named as the head coach at Itawamba Community College. He went 92-31 in four seasons as the head coach at Tupelo (MS) HS. Prior to that, he spent seven seasons on the staff at Ole Miss. Thanks to a great source on this one…we called it correctly last night (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/b3c5da4a/daily-dirt-ii-3-12-12/…).
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BREAKING: Samford ousts Tillette
Black Tuesday continues….I just heard that Samford has fired head coach Jimmy Tillette. This makes four DI head coaches fired today. The decision to fire Tillette was made earlier today after he met with Samford AD Martin Newton. Tillette had spent the past 15 seasons at Samford, where he won 229 games and made two
BREAKING: Eaves fired at NC A&T
Jerry Eaves has been relieved of his duties as the head coach at North Carolina A&T, Director of Athletics Earl M. Hilton III announced today. Scott Bollwage will serve as interim head coach until a permanent replacement is hired. Eaves’ contract with the school expires May 30, 2013. Eaves finishes his tenure at A&T with
UCLA UPDATE: Howland to return
UCLA Athletic Director Dan Guerrero has confirmed that Ben Howland will return as head coach of the UCLA men’s basketball team. Here is Guerrero’s statement: "As I have stated before, at the conclusion of each sport’s season, a program and its coaches are evaluated. That evaluation includes a comprehensive review of the performance of the
Ondako out at Westminster (PA)
Westminster College announced that Larry Ondako will not return next season as head men’s basketball coach. A search for a replacement will begin immediately. Ondako coached the Titans for nine seasons compiling a 96-143 record (.402), including a 6-20 mark this season. His 2003-2004 squad won the Presidents’ Athletic Conference title. A 1993 Westminster graduate,
OFFICIAL: Horn fired
It’s official….Darrin Horn has been fired at South Carolina. Here are some notes from AD Eric Hyman’s press conference…. *Academic success a positive under Horn. Made great strides academically and runs a program with Character. Horn has high ethics and ran a program with integrity. * AD wants to be basketball program to be nationally
OFFICIAL STATEMENT: Doherty fired
As we reported earlier, Matt Doherty has been fired as the head coach at SMU. Here is the link to the official statement by AD Steve Orsini: http://www.smumustangs.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031312aa… Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
LIVE LINK: South Carolina press conference
Below is the link to watch South Carolina AD Eric Hyman’s press conference. It is scheduled for a 1:30pm start. http://www.gamecocksonline.com/allaccess/?media=309777…
Daily Dirt- 3/12/12
I think it’s going to be a pretty active week on the coaching front. Here is some early week “dirt”…. Mt. St. Mary’s interim head coach Matt Henry did in fact meet with the administration at The Mount late last week. Apparently, he was informed that he will be considered for the job even though
URI search update
The search at the University of Rhode Island is in full swing. AD Thorr Bjorn is moving quickly on this one. Here are the names that I keep hearing…. Danny Hurley – Wagner head coach. If Bjorn is looking for a “hot” name and wants to make a splash, Hurley would be the guy. Hurley
UNO to remain DI
University of New Orleans President Peter J. Fos announced that UNO’s athletic program will remain NCAA Division I, instead of transitioning to Division II. UNO is currently competing as a Division I independent. In April 2011, UNO received permission from the NCAA to begin the transition from Division I to Division II. In 2010, UNO
Mondry named interim HC at Mayville St.
The Mayville State University men’s basketball program will be under the direction of Andrew Mondry while the search for a new head coach continues. Mondry, A Minto, North Dakota native, has been with the program for four years as an assistant. He graduated from Mayville State University in the spring of 2009. Mike Moore plans