Itawamba Community College head coach Marty Cooper has announced his plans to retire at the conclusion of the season. He has 258 wins in his 14+ seasons at ICC and has claimed four MACJC North Division titles, one MACJC Championship, three NJCAA Region 23 Championships and has three NJCAA Tournament appearances. He will remain at
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Daily Dirt – 2/13/12
Last week of the regular season for the DIII’s out there….things will start heating up soon! Here’s what I’ve got for today…. Add another name to the search at Idaho State. I published my list of potential candidates last week (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/3dc19d1c/idaho-state-search/…) – now I’ve heard from a great source that Utah State assistant Chris Jones
Cunningham Earns 400th Career Win
Trinity University Head Coach Pat Cunningham earned his 400th career with a 69-67 overtime win over Colorado College on Sunday afternoon. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Wojcik Sets Record
Doug Wojcik recorded his 138th-career win at the helm of the Tulsa men’s basketball program with a 72-48 victory over Houston, making him the all-time winningest coach in school history. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
100th win for BU’s Jones
Boston University head coach Joe Jones earned win #100 of his career tonight as the Terriers defeated Maine 67-54. Jones has 14 wins so far in his first campaign at BU. He collected 86 W’s as the head coach at Columbia (2003-10). Jones spent last season as the associate head coach at Boston College. Stay
UNLV’s Rice establishes foundation
UNLV head men’s basketball Coach Dave Rice and his wife Mindy officially announced today the establishment of the Dave Rice Foundation. The Dave Rice Foundation will be a non-profit, tax exempt organization dedicated to the education and support of health initiatives including developmental disorders such as Autism, and other charitable causes. For more information, please
Georgetown assistant released from hospital
Georgetown University Head Men’s Basketball Coach John Thompson III announced today that assistant coach Kenya Hunter missed last night’s game at Syracuse after being admitted to Georgetown University Hospital prior to departing for New York on Tuesday. “Kenya was admitted to Georgetown University Hospital after he passed out following practice on Tuesday and he is
More trouble for Fine?
According to the Lewiston (ME) Sun Journal, Zach Tomaselli has filed an order of protection against former Syracuse assistant Bernie Fine. Tomaselli, who accused Fine of abuse in 2002, now says that Fine has been calling him at home and on his cell to "harass, terrorize and intimidate me at all costs." Here’s a link
Idaho State search
The search to replace Joe O’Brien at Idaho State is in full swing. After speaking with a few people close to the situation, here are some of the names that I’ve been able to piece together…. Deane Martin – Current Interim Head Coach at Idaho State. Has a legit shot to have the interim tag
Air Force update
Air Force has indeed fired head coach Jeff Reynolds. Reynolds was in his fifth season at Air Force with a 63-82 overall record. As we reported earlier in the day, Associate head coach Dave Pilipovich will serve as the team’s head coach for the remainder of this season. Here’s a link to the video of
BREAKING: Air Force to fire Reynolds
According to sources, a 2:00pm press conference has been called for this afternoon to announce the firing of Jeff Reynolds as the head coach at Air Force. There is little information as of now, but it appears that associate head coach Dave Pilipovich will take over for the rest of the season. More info to
UPDATE: Cremins exhausted
Here’s the transcript of Bobby Cremins’ press conference from yesterday. He said that he "got physically exhausted, fatigued and lacked the necessary energy to coach our team. My doctor advised me to take an immediate medical leave of absence, which I did." Here’s the link: http://www.cofcsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=64091&S… Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching