Western Washington coach Brad Jackson won his 500th game against Saint Martin’s University on Thursday, Jan. 5. Jackson is now the fifth basketball coach to win 500 games in Washington State. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
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Guiot becomes winningest Bearcat coach
Southwest Baptist University coach Jeff Guiot passed Jerry Kirksey in total wins with the Bearcats’ 80-69 victory over Washburn University Tuesday in Bolivar. Guiot has recorded 147 wins and 78 losses as he coaches in his eighth season at SBU. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Wheelock names LeVangie head coach
Matt LeVangie has been named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Wheelock College. He served as an Assistant Coach for the last three years at Division II Stonehill College. Prior to Stonehill, LeVangie was the Associate Head Coach at Lasell College for three campaigns – he also spent two seasons as the Associate Head Coach at
BREAKING: McDonald fired at Western Kentucky
Western Kentucky has confirmed that they have fired head coach Ken McDonald. Assistant Ray Harper will assume the duties as the interim head coach for the rest of the season. Before this season, McDonald accepted a $100,00 pay cut to remain as the head coach, so this is not an unexpected move. Last night’s loss
Daily Dirt – 1/5/12
A few things that I’ve heard from the JC’s…. Chris DeFelice has resigned at Montgomery College-Takoma Park after a 6-1 start due to family health issues. He will be replaced for the remainder of the season by Tim Thomas. Thomas has been an assistant at both Howard University and Bowie State. Also, I’ve heard that
Daily Dirt – 1/4/12
I hope everyone had a great New Year….now back to the grind. It’s early January – that means things will be heating up on HoopDirt soon! Here are a few things to start the new year…. It’s obviously VERY EARLY in the search at UNC-Greensboro, but a couple of names keep popping up. Former South
Coaching legend Bartow passes away
Gene Bartow, the Hall of Fame coach and father of UAB Athletics, passed away Tuesday evening at his home in Birmingham. The legendary former UAB basketball coach and athletic director was 81 years old. He had been battling cancer since being diagnosed in April 2009. One of the most respected figures in intercollegiate athletics, Bartow
Matthews Nets Win # 500
Richard Stockton coach Gerry Matthews, who is in his 26th season at the helm of the Ospreys notched career win No. 500 Tuesday night as Stockton defeated North Carolina Wesleyan, 83-60. Matthews’ career at Stockton has included two NCAA Final Fours (1987, 2009), six NJAC championships and eight NJAC Coach of the Year awards. Stay
"Barefoot for Bare Feet" game 1/12
Georgia State basketball coach Ron Hunter will coach his fifth annual barefoot game when his Panthers host UNC Wilmington on Thursday, Jan. 12 at the GSU Sports Arena. Hunter, GSU’s first-year head coach, has coached a game in his bare feet in each of the last four seasons in support of Samaritan’s Feet, an organization
Williams sets UCSB’s career-wins mark
UC Santa Barbara coach Bob Williams became the school’s all-time winningest coach Monday night. Williams, who is in his 14th season with UCSB, has won 223 games. He entered the game tied with Jerry Pimm, who reached the same mark in a 15-year career that ended in 1998. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college
Southeastern CC cancels season
The Southeastern Community College Men’s Basketball Team dismissed ten student-athletes on Thursday, December 29, due to violations of college and athletic department policy concerning student conduct. Two additional players will not return this spring semester due to academic ineligibility. After the disciplinary dismissals and academic ineligibilities, the fourteen player roster was reduced to two. As
Penn College names 2nd Interim this season
Penn College has named Chris Lemasters as the new interim head men’s basketball coach. Lemasters replaces Tony White who was named interim head coach on October 31st. White replaced Gene Bruno who resigned in early October. Lemasters is currently a coordinator of residence life are Penn College. He played at Alfred College. It sounds like