The Miami Herald is reporting that Florida International and New York Knicks exec Isiah Thomas will reach an agreement on a contract today, and that Thomas will officially be introduced as the Panthers coach on Wednesday. This is obviously a very strange hire. FIU AD Pete Garcia must have had some sort of contact with
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Mack to be hired at Xavier
Multiple sources have told me that Chris Mack will be hired to replace Sean Miller at Xavier. A press conference has been tentatively scheduled for tomorrow. Mack, who is an alum of the University, has been on the Musketeers staff for the past five seasons. He also worked as an assistant at wake Forest under
Appalachian State Rumors
There is a pretty wild coaching search going at Appalachian State. Last week, the Mountaineers had reportedly offered the job to Bobcats Director of Player Personnel Buzz Peterson. After thinking it over, Peterson (who was the head coach at App. St from 1996-2000), turned the job down. This move was a little surprising considering most
Bennett rounds-out staff at UVa
According to our sources, Tony Bennett has finalized his staff at the University of Virginia. As we announced last week, former Liberty head coach Ritchie McKay has joined the staff as the Associate Head Coach. Joining him will be: American assistant and former UVa stand-out Jason Williford. Williford has been at American for the past
Breaking: Rouco out at Florida International
Florida International Head Coach Sergio Rouco has been reassigned from his position as Head Basketball Coach to another position within the FIU Athletic Department. Rouco finished with a 55-94 record in five seasons with the Panthers, who haven’t finished with a winning record since going 16-14 in the 1999-2000 season. They were 13-20 this past
Portland State Schedules 2:00pm News Conference
Portland State University has scheduled a 2;00pm news conference for today to announce the hiring of Tyler Geving. Geving , who will replace Ken Bone (took the Washington State job), has been the Associate Head Coach at Portland State since 2007, and on staff since 2005. He has been an assistant at Central Washington, Highline
Eastern New Mexico Finalists
The search committee at Eastern New Mexico University has narrowed the field to three. Included are Andrew Helton, currently an assistant coach at University of South Alabama, Richard Davis, the head coach at St. Joseph’s College (Ind.) and Greg Young, the athletic director and head men’s basketball coach at Jacksonville College in Texas Andrew Helton
Portland State Rumors
Portland State has just finished up their interviewing process and is looking to name a head coach by sometime next week. The leading candidate to take over for Ken Bone is associate head coach Tyler Geving. He has been at Portland State for the past 4 seasons. Before Portland State he had been an assistant
Seattle University rumors
Washington assistant coaches Cameron Dollar and Jim Shaw are emerging as the top candidates to replace Joe Callero at Seattle. Shaw is a Washington native (Chimacum) and has been an assistant at UW for the past 5 seasons. Dollar has been at Washington for the past 7 season and starred at UCLA. Seattle Director of
Thoughts from Detroit
Finally back from the Motor City….what a long trip!! The games were great (Ford Field is pretty nasty), and there were a lot of coaches out there, but everything was so spread out. Most of us coaches stayed in Windsor – right across the river from Detroit. The border crossings were a huge problem –
4:00 Press Conference Scheduled at Liberty
Liberty University has scheduled a 4:00pm press conference this afternoon to announce their new basketball coach. All indications are that it will be Marquette assistant Dale Layer. Before coming to Marquette, Layer was an assistant under Ritchie McKay at Liberty. Layer was also the head coach at Colorado State from 2000-2007 (103-106). Here’s the link
Fayetteville State Finalists
Fayetteville State has narrowed down its coaching search to three finalists. Included are Grambling State assistant Alphonza Kee, Elizabeth City coach Shawn Walker, and UNC-Wilmington assistant Joe Redmond. Alphonza Kee seems to be the favorite for the job, having played at Fayetteville. He also has 11 years of coaching experience. Shawn Walker has a ton