Sweeping changes have been approved by the NCAA Division I Board of Directors concerning men’s basketball recruiting. Under the new system, coaches are allowed to send unlimited texts and private messages through social media starting June 15 after a recruit’s sophomore year. The Board believed that allowing earlier and more frequent contact between coaches and
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OFFICIAL: Rupp to Hawaii
We first reported this as a rumor on 10/19 (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/95c8a31d/hawaii-rumor/…), but can now confirm that former Louisiana Tech head coach Kerry Rupp has been named Director of Basketball Operations at Hawaii. Here’s the link to the official release: http://hawaiiathletics.com/news/2011/10/31/MBB_1031112209.as… Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Daily Dirt – 10/31/11
Happy Halloween! Here is some "dirt" for the final day of October…. Pennsylvania College of Technology head coach Gene Bruno has resigned. Bruno had been at the helm since the program started in 1995. Assistant coach Tony White will assume the role of interim head coach for this season. He has been on the staff
Billy Kennedy Statement
Here is the statement from Billy Kennedy on his recent diagnosis of early stage Parkinson’s disease. STATEMENT FROM TEXAS A&M MEN’S HEAD BASKETBALL COACH BILLY KENNEDY: (Courtesy of Texas A&M Athletics) "As some of you know, I have been experiencing neck and shoulder pain for several months. While not debilitating, the pain has affected my
Jones receives extension at AU
American University has extended the contract of head coach Jeff Jones through the 2016 season. Jones is 181-151 in his 11 seasons at AU, including 20-win campaigns in 3 out of the last for years. He is the all-time wins leader in AU basketball history. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news
King named Head Coach at Hostos
Dr.Jody King has been named as the head basketball coach at Hostos CC (NY). As the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at SUNY Maritime College, Dr. King, led a remarkable resurgence within the basketball program in just three seasons. He left Maritime with a career NCAA record of 47-35, more than doubling the win total in
Lavin, Montgomery, Kennedy updates….
There are currently three DI head coaches out of action for various medical reasons. Here are the updates as they all continue to recover: Steve Lavin – Head Coach St. John’s. Underwent prostate cancer surgery on October 6th. According to Lavin, the surgery was a success. St. John’s has an exhibition game tonight vs C.W.
Norwich hires assistant
David Dubuc has been named as an assistant coach basketball coach at Norwich University. Dubuc spent last year as an assistant at Western New England University. Before joining the WNE staff, he was the head varsity girls basketball coach at South Hadley (MA) High School from 2007-10 and was an assistant varsity boys basketball coach
Bethel named assistant at The Mount
Mount St. Mary’s men’s basketball coach Robert Burke has announced the hiring of former North Carolina State point guard Tony Bethel as an assistant coach. Bethel comes to the Mount after serving as the video coordinator at North Carolina State the past two seasons. Bethel started 47 games in his two seasons (2004-06) at North
CEU names interim head coach
Utah State University-College of Eastern Utah Assistant Coach Brian Edelstein has been named Interim Head Coach for the 2011-12 basketball season. He replaces Coach Brad Barton who died suddenly, Oct. 4, 2011. Coach Edelstein came to USU Eastern from the University of South Carolina. He will be assisted for the season by athletic director, Dave
Daily Dirt – 10/21/11
A few things as we head into the second weekend of practice…. From a top-notch source….Craig Doty has resigned at Central Wyoming College to join the staff at Riverland C.C. (MN) as an assistant coach. Doty spent the 2010-11 season as an assistant at Central Wyoming, and was elevated to the position of interim head
OFFICIAL: Crews to St. Louis
Jim Crews has been named as an assistant at St. Louis. We reported it last week as a rumor (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/cd5ef5ca/st-louis-rumor/…). He replaces Alex Jensen who became the head coach of the Cavs D-League team in Canton (OH). Here’s the official release on the hiring: http://www.slubillikens.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27200… Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news