California Baptist University Director of Athletics Dr. Micah Parker has announced Rick Croy as the Lancers’ new men’s basketball head coach at a press conference Tuesday afternoon. Croy, who becomes the 12th coach in program history, spent the past three years as the lead assistant coach at NCAA Division I St. Mary’s. During his time
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Daily Dirt II – 4/2/13
A few more things that I’ve heard today… • New South Alabama head coach Matthew Graves is starting to assemble his staff. I’ve heard that Butler DBO Darnell Archey and former Butler standout Ronald Nored will be joining his staff. Archey is a Butler alum who has been on the Bulldogs staff for the past
BREAKING: Enfield to USC
The USC Athletic Department has just sent the following Tweet: OFFICIAL: Please welcome Andy Enfield (@CoachEnfield) to the #TrojanFamily as the new head coach of @USC_Hoops. #DunkCityUSC https://twitter.com/USC_Athletics/status/318928024315764736… Looks like FGCU’s Sweet 16 runs was a good thing for Enfield! More on this after the official statement is released from USC.
Furman rumors
The search to replace Jeff Jackson at Furman is starting to heat up. The three names that I’ve heard that are believed to be involved there are: • Barclay Radebaugh – Head coach Charleston Southern. He is a former Furman assistant (1990-1994), and has also been an assistant at Miami, South Carolina, Winthrop, Wofford, and
Schaef resigns at SWOSU
Southwestern Oklahoma State University has begun the process of selecting a new head men’s basketball coach following the resignation of Charlie Schaef. Schaef served as the Bulldogs head coach since 2009, leading SWOSU to a record of 57-57 in four seasons. Schaef coached six players who earned all-conference honors at SWOSU and he led the
Former Toledo coach Nichols passes away
Former University of Toledo head coach Bob Nichols passed away on Thursday. Nichols coached at UT for 22 seasons from 1965-87, leading the Rockets to the NCAA Tournament in 1967, 1979 and 1980. The 1979 squad advanced to the Sweet 16 with a win over Iowa on a last-second jumper by former head coach Stan
OFFICIAL: Byington named HC @ Georgia Southern
Georgia Southern University Director of Athletics Tom Kleinlein announced today that he has named Mark Byington head coach of the Eagle men’s basketball program. No stranger to Georgia Southern, Byington spent nine seasons as an assistant coach at Southern Conference rival College of Charleston, including seven as Bobby Cremins’ top assistant. He was named interim
Daily Dirt – 4/1/13
April is finally here! March was a crazy – we want to thank all of our readers for giving us our most successful month in history…we had over 385,000 hits on HoopDirt! I’ve got a feeling that April will be even busier! Here are a few things that I’ve heard to kick off the month…
HOT RUMOR: Tubby to Texas Tech
Multiple sources are reporting that Texas Tech and former Minnesota head coach Tubby Smith have reached a deal. Smith was fired last week after Minnesota lost in the second round of the NCAA tournament to Florida. He has amassed 511 career wins with stops at Minnesota, Kentucky, Georgia, and Tulsa. Smith won the 1997-1998 National
It’s Coaching Carousel Season!!
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Daily Dirt II – 4/1/13
Round two today… • It sounds like NJIT head coach Jim Engles will interview at Fairleigh Dickinson later this week (perhaps Thursday). Engles has been the head coach at NJIT for the past five seasons leading them in their transition to DI. He has also been an assistant at Columbia, Rider, and Wagner. • Looks
HOT RUMOR: ASU’s Taylor to Cal St. Fullerton
Multiples sources have said that Arizona State associate head coach Dedrique Taylor will be named as the next head coach at Cal State Fullerton. Taylor is a California native who has been on Herb Sendak’s staff at ASU for the past six seasons. He is a UC Davis alum and has also been an assistant