Tony Barbee has been hired at Auburn. Barbee spent the last 4 seasons (82-52) at UTEP – his Miners went 26-9 this past season and earned a berth in the NCAA Tournament. He replaces Jeff Lebo who accepted the head coaching job at East Carolina earlier in the week. The official press conference will take
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Pecora to Fordham?
Multiple sources (and not the ones you can find on the internet) are telling me that Hofstra’s Tom Pecora will be on Fordham’s campus later today. I believe that he has already been offered the job, and may officially accept it this afternoon. Pecora is a NYC guy – he grew up in Queens and
Toledo (Update) / Boise State rumors
Gonzaga assistant Ray Giacoletti ‘s attorney is claiming that he is not involved with the Toledo job. Not sure what’s going on here…we’ll keep you updated. Definitely getting a lot of mixed signals on this one. I can confirm that Portland Head Coach Eric Reveno interviewed at Boise State over the weekend. In four seasons
More Seton Hall Rumors
The search at Seton Hall has really heated up. Over the past two days, Seton Hall administrators have had talks (in some form or another) with Mike Rice (Robert Morris), Fran McCaffrey (Siena), and Mike Lonergan (Vermont). They appear to be moving very quickly here, and I would not be surprised if they make a
UNC-Wilmington rumors
My sources have told me that UNC-Wilmington AD Kelly Mehrtens has met with three candidates, and is trying to schedule an interview with a fourth. So far, shes had conversations with: Dave Odom – former head coach at Wake Forest at South Carolina. In the Cliff Ellis / Bobby Cremins mold – take a job
Seton Hall Rumors
Here’s what I’ve heard over the past few days about the opening at Seton Hall: It appears that Robert Morris Head Coach Mike Rice will get the first interview. I’ve heard that he is scheduled to meet with officials from Seton Hall on Wednesday. Others that have been mentioned: Kevin Willard – Iona Fran McCaffery
Jackson out at Howard
Sources are telling us that Gil Jackson has been released at Howard. There has not been an official statement released by Howard, but Jackson’s bio page has been removed, and he is no longer listed in the staff directory. http://www.howard-bison.com/athletics/staff/bios/jackson_gil… http://www.howard-bison.com/athletics/staff/index… Jackson was 37-116 in his 5 seasons as the Head Coach of the Bison.
Auburn Rumors
Auburn AD Jay Jacobs has begun the interview process at auburn. I can confirm that he has contacted at least two current head coaches: Johnny Jones (North Texas) – will reportedly interview this week. Led his team to the NCAA tournament this year (lost to Kansas State). Knows the SEC – former player at LSU
BREAKING: East Carolina to hire Lebo
According to our sources, Jeff Lebo will be named head basketball coach at East Carolina. The East Carolina University Board of Trustees will meet today at 4:00 to approve the hiring and the announcement will most likely be officially made tomorrow. Lebo was 96-93 in 6 seasons at Auburn – he had previous stints at
College of Idaho rumor…..
I’ve heard that former Boise State head coach Rod Jensen is the front rummer for the College of Idaho job. Jensen is currently the Associate Head Coach at UNC-Greensboro, but is no stranger to Idaho. He spent 19 seasons at Boise State – serving as an assistant coach from 1983-95 before assuming the head coaching
HoopDirt is on fire……
As we all know, this is a crazy time of the year for coaching news, changes, and rumors. Over the past two weeks, our number of hits has been through the roof! We have had back-to-back record weeks and a few monster days. Because of this, and the amount of info that we have coming
Penders to Resign
Multiple sources are reporting that Houston Head Coach Tom Penders will resign tomorrow morning. Penders led Houston to its first tournament appearance since 1992. In six seasons at Houston he has guided his teams to a 121-77 record. The 64 year old Penders still has two years remaining on his contract. We will keep you