Piedmont College head men’s basketball coach, Mark Bollinger, has announced his resignation, effective immediately, to pursue other professional opportunities. Piedmont Director of Athletics, John Dzik, will assume the role of interim head men’s basketball coach. Bollinger was hired in July after spending the previous four seasons as an assistant at Ohio Wesleyan. Stay with HoopDirt
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OFFICIAL: Taylor "Terminated" at ODU
We reported earlier that Blaine Taylor was out as the head coach at Old Dominion – it’s now official. According to a statement released by ODU, Taylor has in fact been "terminated" effective immediately. Here is the statement made by ODU AD Dr. Wood Selig: "As the athletic director at Old Dominion University, my primary
BREAKING: Taylor out at Old Dominion
Multiple sources are reporting that Old Dominion head coach Blaine Taylor has been fired. A 3:00 pm press conference has been scheduled for this afternoon. Taylor, who is the winningest head coach in ODU history, has struggled this season. His squad currently sits at 2-20 and has lost 10 straight. More on this as it
#400 for VCSU’s Kaminsky
Valley City State University (ND) head coach Jeff Kaminsky won the 400th game of his career this past Saturday with a 69-49 victory over Mayville State. Kaminsky’s career milestone comes in his eighth season at Valley City State with his Viking career record now standing at an impressive 131-99. Prior to coming to Valley City
HoopDirt’s Mission Statement
I am assuming that everyone has seen the movie Jerry Maguire…the flick where Uber-sports agent Maguire has a breakdown and decides to write a “mission statement.” He is angry about what his business has become and decides that he needs to change it. He goes off the deep-end and comes up with his game changing
Fired Detroit assistant files suit
According to the Detroit News, former Detroit assistant Carlos Briggs has filed a lawsuit against the university claiming that his reporting of an affair between another former assistant coach and then-athletic director Keri Gaither led to his termination. The complaint was filed Tuesday in the Wayne County Circuit Court. Briggs feels that he should be
Win #700 for Wooster’s Moore
Steve Moore became the fourth coach in NCAA Div. III history, and 30th across all three NCAA divisions, to reach 700 career wins when No. 8 ranked College of Wooster dispatched Denison University by a 94-64 score Wednesday night during the North Coast Athletic Conference foes’ lone regular season meeting. Moore, now 700-201 in his
HOT: Gibbons resigns at Clayton State
Head men’s basketball coach Gordon Gibbons, Clayton State’s leader in victories and one of the all-time winningest coaches at the NCAA Division II level, announced on Wednesday that he will resign his position as the Laker head coach at season’s end. In his 12th season at Clayton State, Gibbons has a 214-130 record, giving him
Midland’s Chris Craig Gets 100th Victory
Midland College basketball coach Chris Craig picked up his 100th collegiate coaching victory in Monday’s 76-71 victory versus Clarendon College. Craig, in his second year at MC, has amassed a record of 100-47 (.680) in his nearly five years as a head coach, including three years at the College of Eastern Utah (69-32) and one
Ingle gets #100 @ Gordon State
Head Men’s Basketball Coach Israel “Izzy” Ingle picked up his 100th career win on Monday against conference rival Middle Georgia College. Among his many accomplishments, Ingle is one of the youngest coaches to reach the milestone at only 28 years of age. In 2011-12, Ingle became the youngest head coach in Georgia Junior College history
Mercer’s Hoffman gets #400
Mercer men’s basketball head coach Bob Hoffman notched the 400th win of his men’s collegiate coaching career on Saturday, leading the Bears to a 71-65 victory over Lipscomb. Hoffman’s 88th win as head coach of the Bears combines with 69 wins at the helm of Texas Pan-American and 243 wins as head coach of Oklahoma