Very busy past 24 hours here at the HoopDirt World Headquarters! I had to get a venti ice coffee with a shot of espresso at Starbucks to stay focused (best $3.97 I’ve ever spent)! Here’s what I have so far today…. Idaho State AD Jeff Tingey has called for a Thursday press conference to name
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Self named Sporting News Coach of the Year
Congratulations to Kansas head coach Bill Self who was just named Sporting News Coach of the Year. He has led the Jayhawks to 26-5 record so far this season, and his squad won the Big 12 regular season championship. Here’s the article from TSN: http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2012-03-05… Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news
UNCG Press Release
UNCG officially named Wes Miller head coach today. Click below for the press release. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Baruch coach resigns – assistant promoted
Ray Rankis, who has been the men’s basketball Coach at Baruch College for the past 29 years, announced his retirement from coaching today. Rankis will remain as the Director of Athletics overseeing the 14 sports NCAA Division III and recreational program of the Baruch College Bearcats. Rankis is the longest tenured and winningest coach in
Stanford AC to retire
Stanford associate head coach Dick Davey has announced his plans to retire following the season. Highly-regarded as a true teacher of the game and a well-respected veteran of West Coast basketball, Davey has served four seasons as the Cardinal’s associate head coach while working primarily with the team’s post players. No stranger to the Bay
HOT RUMOR: Evans the choice at Idaho State
According to multiple sources, Montana assistant Bill Evans will be named as the head coach at Idaho State on Thursday. Evans appears to have beaten out other finalists Louis Wilson (head coach Adams State) and Chris Jones (assistant Utah State). Evans was the head coach at Southern Utah for 15 seasons (1992-2007) and has spent
BREAKING: Agel not renewed at Brown
Brown University Director of Athletics Michael Goldberger announced today that the contract of head men’s basketball coach Jesse Agel would not be renewed. Agel’s contract expires June 30, 2012. Agel has been the head coach at Brown for the last four years, after working as an assistant coach on the Brown staff for two seasons.
Daily Dirt – 3/5/12
**EDIT – apparently I can’t even keep up with the changes…..should be 5 head coaches in 4 days – as I was writing this blog, Jesse Agel was not renewed at Brown** Here we go….four DI head coaches fired in the last four days – Chris Lowery at Southern Illinois was let go on Friday,
BREAKING: Peele out at Winthrop
Winthrop has relieved Randy Peele of his duties as men’s basketball coach following back-to-back losing seasons. Athletic director Tom Hickman announced the decision Monday. Peele was 77-82 in five seasons as Winthrop’s head coach. His teams captured two Big South Conference championships in 2008 and 2010 and advanced to the NCAA tournament as the automatic
Southern Virginia coach resigns
Southern Virginia University head coach Brian Pendleton has resigned due to health reasons. Assistant coach Tony Caputo will guide the team in this weeks USCAA national tournament. After undergoing surgery in December 2010 to replace a damaged hip joint, Pendleton suffered a series of strokes causing him to temporarily lose his power of speech. He
BREAKING: Coles to retire at Miami (OH)
After 16 seasons at the helm of the Miami University men’s basketball program, 22 seasons as a collegiate head coach (all in the Mid-American Conference) and nearly half a century as a basketball coach at various levels, Miami University head coach Charlie Coles announced his retirement Monday night, following the RedHawks loss to Toledo in
HOT RUMOR: UNCG to name Miller head coach
According to multiple sources, UNC-Greensboro will remove the interim tag from Wes Miller and tab him as the full-time head coach. A 4:30pm press conference is scheduled for tomorrow. Miller went 10-8 after taking over for Mike Dement mid-way through the season. For his efforts, he was named as the Southern Conference Coach of the