Don Meyer, the all-time winningest men’s college basketball coach, has announced his retirement effective at the end of the season. The announcement came this morning. The 65 year-old Meyer has 922 wins in 38 seasons. In 2008, Meyer was almost killed in a car accident that cost him his left leg. The doctors also detected
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A messy situation at Houston
The situation at Houston has begun to get pretty messy. Associate Head Coach Melvin Haralson was not with the team on Tuesday during their win at the buzzer vs. Western Kentucky – in fact, he didn’t even make the trip to WKU. There were early rumors that he had been fired, and now those are
UNC-Wilmington rumors….
Since the firing of Benny Moss last week, a bunch of names have begun to surface as potential candidates at UNC-Wilmington. This is an early list of who we’ve heard – and it may change depending on what UNCW is offering for a salary. Moss made $170,000 per year – that will have to go
A quick rumor….
Our sources are telling us that Northeastern Head Coach Bill Coen is going to agree to a contract extension. Apparently it has already been approved by the Board of Trustees. Coen has done a great job at NU is his 4+ seasons. The Huskys are currently 15-8 (10-2 CAA) and 61-57 during Coen’s tenure. Also,
Moss fired at UNC-Wilmington
UNC-Wilmington has reassigned Head Coach Benny Moss to another position with in the Athletic Department. Moss, who has three-years left on his $170,000 per year contract, was in his 4th season at the helm, and had a 41-74 record including a 7-14 mark this season. The Seahawks lost at Hofstra by 39 on Wednesday, which
Coaching rumors from The DirtKing
Taking a break from the rigors of conference play to fill you in on a few things that I’ve heard over the last week or so. It’s getting to be that time of year again when the rumors start flying, and the coaching carousel starts spinning….hold on tight, here we go……. There are a ton
Breaking: Calhoun takes leave at UConn
UConn Head Coach Jim Calhoun has announced that he is taking an immediate, indefinite leave of absence. The following is a statement from University of Connecticut Health Center physician Peter Schulman, M.D., Jim Calhoun’s primary care physician: "It is my recommendation that Coach Calhoun take a medical leave from his coaching position to address some
Graupe takes over at Dartmouth
Our sources proved to be right on once again! In yesterday’s blog ( http://www.hoopdirt.com/blog/4a321a6b/dartmouth-to-name-inte…), I said that Dartmouth was going to name assistant Mark Graupe as the Interim Head Coach. Sure enough, the announcement came at 3:30 yesterday afternoon, and proved that we have more inside info than anyone out there! A national search will
Dartmouth to name Interim Head Coach
Dartmouth Acting AD Bob Ceplikas is expected to announce an Interim Head Basketball Coach either today or tomorrow. Since Terry Dunn resigned on 1/8, assistant coaches Mark Graupe, Micheal Brown, and Tim Lane have shared the coaching duties. Our sources are telling us that the players are supporting Graupe as the interim replacement. Graupe was
JR Inman’s Rutgers rant….
For those who have been following the situation at Rutgers, it gets messier and messier each day. Head Coach Fred Hill has had to deal with player defections, a tough record in the Big East (8 BE wins in 3+ seasons), and declining attendance at The RAC. It got a whole lot worse this week
Wainwright replaced at DePaul
In a not-so-surprising move, Jerry Wainwright has been let go as the head coach at DePaul. Assistant Tracy Webster will will serve as interim head coach for the remainder of the 2009-10 season. Definitely no shocking news here – in fact, I can’t believe he lasted this long. I thought for sure that DePaul was
Breaking: Dunn resigns at Dartmouth
Terry Dunn has resigned as the head coach at Dartmouth. The Big Green were currently 3-10 and Dunn was 47-103 in 5+ seasons at the helm. An interim head coach is expected to be named next week. This move is not too unexpected. Dunn replaced his staff in the off-season, and was on the "Hot