Larry Smith’s tenure as the head coach at Alcorn State is over. Our sources have confirmed that he is out – whether he has been fired or forced to resign is still unknown. Smith was 12-78 in his three seasons, and has one year left on his contract (worth $125,000/year). He is an Alcorn State
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Southern Illinois Press Conference
Southern Illinois has scheduled a press conference for 2:00 this afternoon. The fate of SIU head coach Chris Lowery is the topic – the outcome is still unknown. My sources have no idea which way this is headed, but they say one of three things will happen: 1) Lowery is not retained 2) Lowery is
Monmouth names
Just an update on the coaching search at Monmouth. There is a great deal of interest in this job – a lot of guys think that it can become one of the premier jobs in the NEC. Here’s a list of guys that have been rumored to have shown some interest in the job (it’s
Arkansas situation
The situation at Arkansas is not a pretty one right now for head coach John Pelphrey. There have been rumors circulating about his future for sometime now, and two recent stories have come out that are not helping his cause. First, last week a quater-page sized ad was placed in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette by a
Northern Illinois rumors
The Northern Illinois job has been open for less than 24 hours, but the names are already starting to pour in. Because of it’s proximity to Bradley – they are about 120 miles apart, a lot of the same names are being mentioned – Illinois assistant Jerrance Howard, Wisconsin assistant Greg Gard, and Purdue associate
CSUB Head Coach Contract Contract Will Not Be Renewed
Cal State Bakersfield head men’s basketball coach Keith Brown’s contract will not be renewed. Brown spent six seasons as head coach of the Roadrunners while guiding the program through the NCAA Division I transition process. In four full Division I seasons Brown was 32-83. His overall record as head coach at CSUB was 68-105.
Southern Illinois changes
Watching the press conference live now…. It looks like we got another one right….option #3 from my earlier blog was correct! "Personnel" changes with the coaching staff will be made according to AD Mario Moccia but Chris Lowery keeps his job. Moccia wants better retention rates and better identification of quaity student-athletes. They won’t announce
Quick small college rumor….
Just a quick rumor for the small college guys out there (we’ve had so much DI stuff this week, I don’t want anyone to lose interest)…. I just heard that Lubbock Christian University has scheduled a 2:30pm press conference for this afternoon to announce the hiring of their new basketball coach. My sources tells me
Kennesaw State rumors
The search to replace Tony Ingle has begun at Kennesaw State. From what I’ve heard, the administration wants someone with an academic background to come and clean-up the APR mess at the school. Here are the few names that I’ve heard so far: Casey Alexander – Associate Head Coach Belmont. He is familiar with the
Assumption College rumors
I keep hearing the same four names when people talk about the job at DII Assumption College (MA). The names that are being mentioned are: Paul Phillips – Head Coach Clark University. A 1976 graduate of Assumption. Is 200-148 in 13 seasons at Clark (in Worcester, MA – same town as Assumption). Also went 166-99
The future of Keno Davis
There are a ton of rumors swirling about what lies ahead for Providence head coach Keno Davis. I’ve heard from a bunch of people that the administration at PC is meeting in the next few days to decide what direction they want to go. Davis was the National Coach of the Year in 2007-2008 –
Bradley rumors
Here are some of the names I’ve heard associated with the opening at Bradley: Rob Jeter – Head Coach UW-Milwaukee. Led UWM to the Horizon League championship game this season. Is 101-88 in 6 seasons. Former assistant at Wisconsin and Marquette. Jerrance Howard – Assistant Coach Illinois. A Peoria native (Bradley is in Peoria for