IUPUI head coach Ron Hunter has accepted a five year deal to be the head coach at Georgia State. Hunter has averaged 21.5 wins the past four seasons and went 293-219 in 17 years at IUPUI.
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Some "Dirt" to end the night….
Another crazy Monday in college basketball coaching circles…. In case you missed my "Daily Dirt" blog from this morning, here it is: http://www.hoopdirt.com/blog/3a0050d0/the-dirtkings-quotdail… There were a bunch of juicy items in there. Here are some things that I’ve heard since then… Look for Tennessee to name Houston Fancher as the interim head coach while the
HOT RUMOR: Wolff to take women’s job
Former Boston University head coach and current Virginia Tech Ops guy Dennis Wolff will be the next head coach of the Virginia Tech Women’s team. Sources are telling us this is a done deal and an official announcement will be made tomorrow. Wolff will be the second male head coach in ACC women’s basketball, joining
BREAKING: Pearl out at Tennessee
According to multiple reports, Bruce Pearl is out as the head coach at Tennessee. It appears that Chancellor Jimmy Cheek made the call this weekend, and they have been negotiating the buyout since then. I’ve heard that he will meet with his team at 3:00 today to inform them of the decision. More to come
Lock Haven contenders
According to sources, there are three coaches in the mix at for the job at Lock Haven. They are: Kurt Kanaskie – Associate Head Coach Penn State. A native of Mechanicsburg, Pa. Was the head coach at Lock Haven from 1985-1988. Was also the head coach at Drake and Indiana University (PA). Chuck Hammond –
Texas Tech hires Gillispie
Texas Tech has named Biily Gillispie head coach. The official hiring announcement will come on Wednesday morning (10:00am) at a public news conference at the United Spirit Arena. Gillispie becomes the 14th head coach in school history and replaces Pat Knight, who was relieved of his duties on March 7. Texas Tech and Gillispie have
Fresno State names
As Fresno State begins the process of replacing Steve Cleveland, here are some of the names that I’ve heard so far: Bob Cantu – Assistant Coach USC. Ernie Kent – Former Head Coach Oregon Ed Madec – Head Coach Fresno City College Wayne Tinkle – Head Coach Montana Vance Walberg – Assistant Coach UMass Also,
Alcorn State search
Here’s a pretty interesting look into the search at Alcron State. ASU President M. Christopher Brown II laid out exactly how the process will work as well as who will be on the search committee. Alcorn State has not hired a seach firm (the popular new trend is to go with one). Instead they will
Coppin State situation
Coppin State and head coach Ron "Fang" Mitchell are battling over a new contract right now. Mitchell, who has been at Coppin State for 25 seasons (395 wins, 4 NCAA tournament trips) has a 10-year contract that expires in June. He called Coppin State’s latest contract "unacceptable", but will continue to try to work out
Cleveland era officially over at Fresno State
Steve Cleveland has been reassigned at Fresno State. We reported this on Tuesday (http://www.hoopdirt.com/blog/4a8f0b1e/hot-rumor-fresno-state…), but it was made official last night. Cleveland was 92-98 in his six seasons at Fresno State. He was owed around $500,000 per season for the next two years. Under a new agreement, he will have an administrative role with-in the
Fife Interviewed at Bradley
We are hearing that IPFW head coach Dane Fife interviewed at Bradley yesterday. Fife just completed his sixth year at IPFW , this season he led the Mastodons to a 18-12 record.
FAMU Fires Coach
After four seasons Florida A&M has decided to go in a new direction with its coach. Today they placed head coach Eugene Harris on administrative leave with pay. He will be paid until June 10, 2011 and then officially released. Harris had a overall record of 46-80 at FAMU. Assistant coach Maurice Sheals will handle