Richard Pitino signed a 6 year deal with FIU, his base salary will be 250K. Pitino would be entitled to up to another $40,000 annually based on academic performance by the team, as well as $10,000 bonuses for leading FIU to the NCAA tournament; winning conference coach of the year; winning regular-season league championships; and
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HOT RUMOR: Judson offered Illinois State job
According to The Pantagraph, Rob Judson has been offered the job at Illinois State. The current assistant interviewed to replace his former boss Tim Jankovich (departed for SMU) on Friday. It sounds like Judson will accept the job and an announcement will be made early this week. Before joining the ISU staff in 2007, Judson
North Dakota DBO takes WBB AC job
Incoming University of North Dakota head women’s basketball coach Travis Brewster announced today that Tom Dryburgh has been named assistant coach. Dryburgh’s main responsibilities will be scouting opponents, film exchange, game day video, individual workouts, and hiring student managers and practice players. He will also assist with recruiting, alumni outreach and summer camps. No stranger
Blinn College Hires Coach
Scott Schumacher has been named head coach at Blinn College. Schumacher comes to the Buccaneers with a career record of 426-249, including the last four seasons at North Dakota State College of Science, where he has served as athletic director the last three years. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and
UMD Press Release
Matt Bowen has been officially named the new head coach at Minnesota Duluth. We had this yesterday, click below for the official press release. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
N. Arizona names assistants
Jermone Riley, Matt Dunn and Vic Sfera were officially named assistant coaches at Northern Arizona University, Men’s Basketball Coach Jack Murphy announced. Riley returns to the Northern Arizona bench for the second time in his career after coaching the 2006-07 season at NAU. Riley most recently served as the Head Coach at Palo Verde High
Brown candidates
GoLocalProv.com has learned the names of the nine coaches in contention for the Brown job. Interviews are scheduled to begin on the week on May 14th. Here are the candidates… T.J. Sorrentine – Sorrentine is the interim head coach who was a four-year assistant under Jesse Agel. A local legend, Sorrentine starred at St. Raphael
Kane hired at Ripon
The Ripon College athletic department has named Ryan Kane as the newest member of its coaching staff, becoming the 26th head men’s basketball coach in the 114-year history of the program. Kane replaces Bob Gillespie, who is retiring after 32 years as head coach of the Red Hawks. A native of Green Bay and a
Daily Dirt – 5/4/12
Rolling into the weekend with some “dirt”… • I’ve heard that Transylvania head coach Brian Lane interviewed yesterday at Morehead State. He is a former Morehead State assistant who is 191-104 in his 10-seasons at Transy. Next up is Pikeville head coach Kelly Wells followed by Mississippi Valley State head coach Sean Woods. • Sounds
Davidson ass’t gets Swarthmore job
Landry Kosmalski, an assistant coach at Davidson College, has been named the head men’s basketball coach at Swarthmore College. Kosmalski, who replaces Lee Wimberly, is the 31st head coach in the 111-year history of Swarthmore men’s basketball. A 2000 graduate of Davidson, Kosmalski arrives at Swarthmore after serving as an assistant coach at his alma
New deals for Kentucky staff
Kentucky men’s basketball coach John Calipari and assistant coaches Orlando Antigua, Kenny Payne and John Robic have signed multi-year contracts with the University of Kentucky, UK Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart announced on Friday. Calipari, who signed a new eight-year deal last spring, was awarded an 8.3 percent increase annually in guaranteed compensation from media rights
Daily Dirt – 5/3/12
Here’s Thursday’s “dirt”… • I have heard that Marquette’s Buzz Williams is considering former Air Force Head Coach Jeff Reynolds for a spot on his staff. Reynolds had been the head coach at Air Force for 6 seasons before being released on February 8th. He has also been the head coach at Wingate and N.C.