After a season in which the Bonnies finished 20-12 and won the Atlantic 10 tournament title, St. Bonaventure has agreed to terms with coach Mark Schmidt on a long-term deal. The five-year extension keeps Schmidt with the Bonnies through the 2018-19 season. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
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York College Hires Coach
Matt Hunter has been named the Spartans’ new Head Men’s Basketball and Golf coach. Hunter replaces long-time head coach Jeff Gamber who is retiring after 35 years at the helm of both Spartan programs. Hunter comes to York College after spending the last four seasons as a full time assistant coach at DeSales University. The
Isler Steps Down
McMurry University has announced that men’s basketball head coach J.D. Isler has resigned his position. McMurry had a 20-9 record in 2011-12 and won the ASC conference tournament to earn the league’s automatic berth in the NCAA Division III playoffs. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
HOT RUMOR: Grambling to hire Price
According to a source close to the situation, Grambling has offered their head men’s basketball coach position to Lamar assistant Joe Price. In addition to his one season on Pat Knight’s staff at Lamar, Price has also worked at Morehead State, Ball State, and IUPUI. He played for Digger Phelps at Notre Dame and had
Daily Dirt – 5/8/12
Some things that I’ve heard so far today… • According to multiple sources, Chris Beard has been offered the Lamar State – Port Arthur job. Beard is a former Texas Tech assistant who currently coaches the South Carolina Warriors (ABA). The announcement is expected this afternoon. • Confirming a rumor from the 4/23 edition of
LSU names DBO
LSU men’s basketball coach Johnny Jones announced on Monday that Tom Kelsey, the head men’s basketball coach at Belhaven University in Jackson, Miss., will join the staff as the Director of Basketball Operations. Coach Jones and Kelsey worked together in 2000-01 when Jones was an assistant with Kelsey on Mark Gottfried’s staff at the University
Daily Dirt II – 5/7/12
A few quick late night items… • Sounds like New Mexico assistant Ryan Miller has been offered a job by Frank Haith at Missouri. Miller has been with Steve Alford at New Mexico since 2007. He also worked for John Calipari at Memphis in an ops role. His brother Mike plays in the NBA for
Daily Dirt – 5/7/12
Here are some things that I heard this weekend… • East Tennessee State has posted their Director of Basketball Operations position. From what I hear however, the posting is just a formality. Current DBO Andrew Greene is still with the program and I see no reason that he will be replaced. Because the position is
BREAKING: Muller, not Judson, the choice at Illinois State
Apparently this morning’s report from The Pantagraph was incorrect. Current Illinois State assistant Rob Judson was not offered the job and tonight, according to CBSSports.com ISU will hire Vanderbilt assistant Dan Muller. The 1998 Illinois State grad has spent the past 12-seasons on Kevin Stallings’ staff at Vandy. Muller is ranked eighth in career scoring
Memphis Staff Update
Julian Swartz, who served for three seasons as a graduate assistant at Marquette, has been named Assistant Director of Operations for the University of Memphis men’s basketball program. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Forrester extended at SIUE
Dr. Brad Hewitt, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Director of Athletics, announced that he had given a three-year contract extension to Head Coach Lennox Forrester. In his five seasons at SIUE, Forrester has amassed a 50-92 record while guiding the Cougars in their transition to DI. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Westminster (PA) hires new HC
Westminster College has named Kevin Siroki (’93) its new head men’s basketball coach. Siroki previously was the athletic director and the head men’s basketball coach at Galen University in Belize, Central America. Siroki, the team MVP as a senior and three-time letterwinner at point guard for the Titans in 1990-93, guided Westminster to a 58-29