South Carolina State head men’s basketball coach Tim Carter has resigned, effective immediately. Associate head coach Murray Garvin will assume the head coaching duties until further notice. Carter was in his fifth season as Bulldog head coach. The Kansas graduate and former head coach at Texas-San Antonio had his best season during his third campaign
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Neer Wins 600th
Last night the Hobart College basketball team defeated Union College 85-82 in double overtime. The win gave Hobart Head Coach Mike Neer his 600th career victory. Neer is just the 14th coach in NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball history to reach 600 career wins. Among active coaches, he is currently 6th in career wins. Stay
Daily Dirt 2/6/13
A few things that I’ve heard today… • In the aftermath of the Blaine Taylor firing at Old Dominion yesterday comes the news that assistant Jim Corrigan will take over as the interim head coach. Corrigan is a Duke guy who has been an assistant at ODU for the past 19 seasons. His name has
HoopDirt’s Mission Statement
I am assuming that everyone has seen the movie Jerry Maguire…the flick where uber-sports agent Maguire has a breakdown and decides to write a “mission statement.” He is angry about what his business has become and decides that he needs to change it. He goes off the deep-end and comes up with his game changing
Former CNU coach Woollum dies
Christopher Newport University is mourning the death of C.J. Woollum, longtime leader of the CNU Athletic Department. C.J. won more than 500 games over 26 seasons as the Captains men’s basketball coach, and transformed the Department of Athletics as its Director for more than 25 years. He was 64 years old. Woollum, a native of
Haarlow Resigns at Berry
Jeff Haarlow has resigned as men’s basketball coach at Berry College, announced Vikings’ Athletic Director Todd Brooks. The resignation from Haarlow’s basketball duties is effective immediately. Derek Taylor, the team’s assistant coach, will serve as the interim head coach through the end of the current 2012-13 season. Haarlow will stay on staff at Berry with
HOT: Piedmont coach resigns
Piedmont College head men’s basketball coach, Mark Bollinger, has announced his resignation, effective immediately, to pursue other professional opportunities. Piedmont Director of Athletics, John Dzik, will assume the role of interim head men’s basketball coach. Bollinger was hired in July after spending the previous four seasons as an assistant at Ohio Wesleyan. Stay with HoopDirt
Daily Dirt – 2/5/13
• I appreciate all of the kind words after my Jerry Maguire moment yesterday. I received a ton of emails, tweets, and submissions from our readers. Thanks for your support! • Multiple sources have told me that a deal may be in the works to keep Jim Crews at St. Louis. He was named as
OFFICIAL: Taylor "Terminated" at ODU
We reported earlier that Blaine Taylor was out as the head coach at Old Dominion – it’s now official. According to a statement released by ODU, Taylor has in fact been "terminated" effective immediately. Here is the statement made by ODU AD Dr. Wood Selig: "As the athletic director at Old Dominion University, my primary
BREAKING: Taylor out at Old Dominion
Multiple sources are reporting that Old Dominion head coach Blaine Taylor has been fired. A 3:00 pm press conference has been scheduled for this afternoon. Taylor, who is the winningest head coach in ODU history, has struggled this season. His squad currently sits at 2-20 and has lost 10 straight. More on this as it
#400 for VCSU’s Kaminsky
Valley City State University (ND) head coach Jeff Kaminsky won the 400th game of his career this past Saturday with a 69-49 victory over Mayville State. Kaminsky’s career milestone comes in his eighth season at Valley City State with his Viking career record now standing at an impressive 131-99. Prior to coming to Valley City
HoopDirt’s Mission Statement
I am assuming that everyone has seen the movie Jerry Maguire…the flick where Uber-sports agent Maguire has a breakdown and decides to write a “mission statement.” He is angry about what his business has become and decides that he needs to change it. He goes off the deep-end and comes up with his game changing