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UPDATE: Cremins retires
We reported this as a rumor earlier in the day, but just wanted to pass along the official statement now that C of C head coach Bobby Cremins has announced his retirement. He is a link to the official release: http://www.cofcsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=64091&S…
Daily Dirt II – 3/19/12
Big day out there on the coaching front….here’s another update….. It sounds like Shaka Smart has become the top target at Illinois. According to multiple sources, AD Mike Thomas is making a hard push to land Smart quickly. Smart was an assistant at Akron when Thomas was the AD there. Word is Illinois could offer
Haith wins USBWA COY award
Missouri Head Coach Frank Haith has been named the recipient of the 2011-12 Henry Iba Coach of the Year Award, presented annually to the National Coach of the Year by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association. Haith and his staff guided the Tigers to a 30-5 overall record, marking just the second 30-win season in MU
Mississippi State search update
Here is an update on the search to replace Rick Stansbury at Mississippi State…. Mississippi State AD Scott Stricklin is going with Parker Executive Search to help identify candidates. This is a very similar situation with the search to replace Bruce Weber at Illinois – PES helped hire Strickland, as they did with Illinois AD
SCF coach resigns
State College of Florida head coach Joe Whelton has resigned. Whelton had only spent one season at SCF. He felt that he could not accomplish what he wanted to with the position being part-time. Assistant coaches Lem Andrews and Altron Jackson will remain on the staff until a new coach is hired. Stay with HoopDirt
HOT RUMOR: Hurley to URI
Multiple sources are reporting that Wagner head coach Danny Hurley will be the choice to replace Jim Baron at the University of Rhode Island. It sounds like Hurley has been the top target forAD Thorr Bjorn all along, and some are speculating that the announcement will be made within the next week. We’ll keep following
Daily Dirt – 3/16/12
Things are popping here at HoopDirt! We have all hands on deck today through the weekend as we prepare for a big announcement on Monday! As we work towards that, we will still be updating all of the news, jobs and rumors. More on the announcement in the next few days…. Here are a few
Arnold out at Clark College
Mike Arnold was let go at Clark College after a 25-4 season. Clark won the Western Division of the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges and Arnold was named Coach of the Year. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Official UAB release
We reported earlier today on the firing of Mike Davis at Alabama-Birmingham. I just wanted to pass along the official press release. A national search will begin immediately. Here’s the release: http://www.uabsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031612aab.… Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
BREAKING: Davis fired at UAB
Mike Davis has been fired as the head coach at Alabama-Birmingham. Davis was informed of the decision in a meeting with AD Brian Mackin this morning. UAB is planning having a press conference at some point this afternoon to discuss the firing. Davis will be paid the $625,000 that he is owed for the remaining
BREAKING: Stansbury out at Mississippi State
Things move fast in the coaching world….I just finished blogging about the situation at Mississippi State. As soon as I posted the story (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/37790e50/daily-dirt-3-15-12/…), I got the news that Rick Stansbury has decided to "retire". Yes, "retire" is in quotations – by all accounts, he was definitely forced out by AD Scott Stricklin. There is