Hampden-Sydney Basketball Assistant Coach Larry Blunt has resigned to take over as the head coach for the Oshawa Power, a Canadian professional team in the National Basketball League of Canada. Blunt had just entered his fifth season with the Tigers and was a valuable asset to the program. In addition to his traditional assistant coaching
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Marquette staff update
Head coach Buzz Williams has announced the addition of collegiate veteran Jeff Reynolds to the staff as director of basketball operations for the 2012-13 campaign. Reynolds assumes the responsibilities of first-year staff member Jerry Wainwright, who will move to the position of assistant coach for the rest of the season. Reynolds most recently spent five
Waters Signs New Contract
Gary Waters, who has led Cleveland State to four postseason appearances in the last five seasons, has been rewarded for his performance with a new seven-year contract that will keep him at Cleveland State through the 2018-19 season. The new contract replaces the one Waters received in 2009. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college
Crean Signs Extension
Tom Crean has signed a contract extension at Indiana University. The key terms of the new contract will include the two-year extension from six years to eight years (through June 20, 2020) and an increase in the average annual non-performance based compensation from approximately $2.52 million to approximately $3.16 million. Stay with HoopDirt for the
Zito named assistant at UMBC
John Zito has been named assistant men’s basketball coach at UMBC, acting head coach Aki Thomas announced today. Zito served on the UMBC basketball staff from May of 2008 through October of 2011 before pursuing other career opportunities. The Windsor, Conn. native was a two-time team captain for the Retrievers, serving in that role in
Daily Dirt – 11/7/12
Catching up on a bunch of things as we prepare to tip-off our season this weekend… • Kevin Easley has been hired as an assistant at UNC-Asheville. He had been an assistant at High Point from 2009-2011 and was working in private business last year. He has also worked at UNC-Greensboro and Tennessee-Martin. • Not
Randall promoted at Green Mtn.
On Monday, November 5th, the Green Mountain College athletic department announced that men’s basketball Assistant Head Coach David Randall has been promoted to Associate Head Coach. Randall had served as an assistant coach during the 2011-12 season and quickly demonstrated an advanced knowledge and passion for coaching. Head Coach Daryle Tucker advocated for the promotion
Boudreau named AC @ Keene State
A former four-year player for the Owls, Steve Boudreau has been named an assistant coach with the Keene State College men’s basketball team. Boudreau, who completed his KSC career last year, is looking forward to the opportunity of coaching at his alma mater. “Becoming a coach was always on my radar,” he said. “When Coach
Ratner named GA at KCU
Heiden Ratner is beginning his first year with Kentucky Christian University. Ratner will be a graduate assistant coach with the men’s basketball team this season. Coach Ratner comes to KCU from Las Vegas. Before starting his coaching career Heiden was a player at top levels, he started his college playing career as a combo guard
HOT: Condie out at Central Wyoming
Shelby Lindley is Central Wyoming College’s new men’s basketball, replacing Curtis Condie who has separated employment from CWC effective Monday, October 29. Lindley, who was hired this fall as the assistant coach, has accepted the job to lead the Rustlers for the 2012-13 season, and fans can see the team in action at a home
Pitino Signs 5-Year Extension
Rick Pitino signed a five-year contract extension with Louisville that will keep the coach with the Cardinals through the 2021-22 season. His $3.9 million base salary remains the same, but he will earn a $600,000 retention bonus every other year from 2014 to 2022. In 27 seasons as a collegiate head coach at five different
HOT: New contract for Texas Southern’s Davis
It appears that Texas Southern interim head coach Mike Davis will have the interim tag removed from his title and be offered a four year contract by the school. TSU AD Charles McClelland has confirmed that contract is in place and just needs approval by the board of regents. The proposed contract is expected to