A former four-year player for the Owls, Steve Boudreau has been named an assistant coach with the Keene State College men’s basketball team. Boudreau, who completed his KSC career last year, is looking forward to the opportunity of coaching at his alma mater. “Becoming a coach was always on my radar,” he said. “When Coach
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Ratner named GA at KCU
Heiden Ratner is beginning his first year with Kentucky Christian University. Ratner will be a graduate assistant coach with the men’s basketball team this season. Coach Ratner comes to KCU from Las Vegas. Before starting his coaching career Heiden was a player at top levels, he started his college playing career as a combo guard
HOT: Condie out at Central Wyoming
Shelby Lindley is Central Wyoming College’s new men’s basketball, replacing Curtis Condie who has separated employment from CWC effective Monday, October 29. Lindley, who was hired this fall as the assistant coach, has accepted the job to lead the Rustlers for the 2012-13 season, and fans can see the team in action at a home
Pitino Signs 5-Year Extension
Rick Pitino signed a five-year contract extension with Louisville that will keep the coach with the Cardinals through the 2021-22 season. His $3.9 million base salary remains the same, but he will earn a $600,000 retention bonus every other year from 2014 to 2022. In 27 seasons as a collegiate head coach at five different
HOT: New contract for Texas Southern’s Davis
It appears that Texas Southern interim head coach Mike Davis will have the interim tag removed from his title and be offered a four year contract by the school. TSU AD Charles McClelland has confirmed that contract is in place and just needs approval by the board of regents. The proposed contract is expected to
USC Upstate Gives Payne Extension
South Carolina Upstate has given men’s basketball coach Eddie Payne a contract extension through the 2015-16 season. Payne has guided the USC Upstate program for the past 11 years, helping the Spartans transition from Division II to Division I in 2007. The Spartans were 21-13 last season, tied for second in the Atlantic Sun Conference
OFFICIAL: Ehmer named HC @ SLC
Chris Ehmer has been named Sarah Lawrence College Men’s Basketball Coach/Assistant Director of Athletics, as announced by Director of Athletics and Physical Education Kristin Maile. Ehmer comes to Sarah Lawrence by way of Kenyon College, where has been the men’s basketball Assistant Coach since 2010 and has served as Head Golf Coach since 2011. He
Daily Dirt – 10/24/12
A few of quick hitters… • Mike Shelton has returned to Wesleyan College (CT) as an assistant coach. He spent last season as an assistant at the University of New Haven. He had spent the 2009-10, and 2010-11 seasons on Joe Reilly’s staff at Wesleyan. • I have heard that Forest City HS (PA) head
La Rocque added to NAU staff
Longtime Nevada prep head coach Al La Rocque has joined the Northern Arizona men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach for Jack Murphy, one of his former players at Durango High School, Murphy announced. La Rocque brings 20 years of head coaching experience to the staff, including five years at Western High School from 1975-80
Former UTPA Coach Williams dies
The University of Texas-Pan American Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is saddened to announce that UTPA Hall of Famer and men’s basketball head coach emeritus Sam Williams, who coached the Broncs to the 1963 NAIA National Championship, passed away on Monday at the age of 88 due to natural causes. An inaugural member of the UTPA
Saint Anselm College Hires Assistant
Saint Anselm as hired former captain John Mariano as its new assistant coach. Mariano graduated from Saint Anselm in 2011. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Saul Smith on leave at Minnesota
Minnesota assistant Saul Smith has been placed on administrative leave by the university following an arrest for suspicion of DWI on 10/21. Smith, who is the son of Minnesota head coach Tubby Smith, is scheduled to appear in court on December 3rd. "While we do not want to rush to judgment before the legal process