Dallas Baptist head coach Blake Filckner won the 100th game of his career this past weekend as his squad defeated Ouachita Baptist. Flickner has been at the DBU helm for the past six seasons where he amassed all 100 wins. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
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Kennesaw State rumor….
I’ve heard from multiple sources that Mike Smith is no longer on the staff at Kennesaw State. He was hired by new head coach Lewis Preston in June of this year after working as an assistant at Jacksonville State. I’m still trying to dig to find out what happened, but Smith is no longer listed
Wimberly resigns at Swarthmore
Lee Wimberly has resigned as Swarthmore College’s head men’s basketball coach, citing worsening health conditions. Joe Culley will take over the head coaching duties for the remainder of the season. Culley is in his 10th season as an assistant coach at Swarthmore. In 24+ seasons at Swarthmore, Wimberly has a career record of 184-417. A
Baldwin gets 100th win
Cory Baldwin reached career win 100 when his Swamp Foxes of Waycross College defeated the junior varsity squad from Lee University, 91-72. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Jim Baron’s Contract
Below is an article on URI head coach Jim Baron’s current contract. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Giannini Earns 400th Career Win
La Salle Head coach Dr. John Giannini earned his 400th career win Saturday. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Daily Dirt – 12/1/11
A bunch of former NBA players in the news today…. Aaron Williams, a 14-year NBA vet, has been added to the staff at Xavier. He will be listed as a "temporary assistant coach" while assistant coach Kareem Richardson continues his recovery after recent surgery that was related to a collapsed lung. Richardson hopes to be
Daily Dirt – 11/30/11
November is finally coming to a close…it feels like it’s been a long season already! Here are a few things that I wanted to keep everyone updated on…. Sounds like a pretty crazy situation at East Central University (OK). A few weeks back, ECU announced that they had parted ways with head coach Joe Redmond
Boots Earns 600th Win
University of South Dakota head coach Dave Boots captured win No. 600 as the South Dakota men’s basketball team beat Tabor. South Dakota improved to 2-3 on the season with the win. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Settles named Interim Head Coach at IWC
Former Iowa standout Jess Settles has been named as the interim head coach at Iowa Wesleyan. He replaces Alan Magnani who was fired earlier this week (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/95fbecb7/magnani-fired-at-iowa-wesl…). Settles was the Big Ten Rookie of the Year his freshman season, and scored 1,611 points for the Hawkeyes. He has been an assistant at Southeastern Community College
Magnani fired at Iowa Wesleyan
Alan Magnani has been fired as the head coach at Iowa Wesleyan. He was the all-time winningest head coach in IWC history – over 240 wins in his 15+ seasons at the helm. Apparently he disagreed with IWC’s decision to become an NCAA DIII school – moving away from NAIA status. Magnani’s firing leaves IWC
Walker Wins 400th at Moravian
Jim Walker earned his 400th coaching victory at Moravian College as the Greyhounds defeated DeSales 72-63. Walker is 400-383 in his 33rd season at Moravian. He also won 14 games as head men’s basketball coach at Drew University prior to Moravian. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.