According to multiple reports, Bruce Pearl is out as the head coach at Tennessee. It appears that Chancellor Jimmy Cheek made the call this weekend, and they have been negotiating the buyout since then. I’ve heard that he will meet with his team at 3:00 today to inform them of the decision. More to come
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Lock Haven contenders
According to sources, there are three coaches in the mix at for the job at Lock Haven. They are: Kurt Kanaskie – Associate Head Coach Penn State. A native of Mechanicsburg, Pa. Was the head coach at Lock Haven from 1985-1988. Was also the head coach at Drake and Indiana University (PA). Chuck Hammond –
Texas Tech hires Gillispie
Texas Tech has named Biily Gillispie head coach. The official hiring announcement will come on Wednesday morning (10:00am) at a public news conference at the United Spirit Arena. Gillispie becomes the 14th head coach in school history and replaces Pat Knight, who was relieved of his duties on March 7. Texas Tech and Gillispie have
Fresno State names
As Fresno State begins the process of replacing Steve Cleveland, here are some of the names that I’ve heard so far: Bob Cantu – Assistant Coach USC. Ernie Kent – Former Head Coach Oregon Ed Madec – Head Coach Fresno City College Wayne Tinkle – Head Coach Montana Vance Walberg – Assistant Coach UMass Also,
Alcorn State search
Here’s a pretty interesting look into the search at Alcron State. ASU President M. Christopher Brown II laid out exactly how the process will work as well as who will be on the search committee. Alcorn State has not hired a seach firm (the popular new trend is to go with one). Instead they will
Coppin State situation
Coppin State and head coach Ron "Fang" Mitchell are battling over a new contract right now. Mitchell, who has been at Coppin State for 25 seasons (395 wins, 4 NCAA tournament trips) has a 10-year contract that expires in June. He called Coppin State’s latest contract "unacceptable", but will continue to try to work out
Cleveland era officially over at Fresno State
Steve Cleveland has been reassigned at Fresno State. We reported this on Tuesday (http://www.hoopdirt.com/blog/4a8f0b1e/hot-rumor-fresno-state…), but it was made official last night. Cleveland was 92-98 in his six seasons at Fresno State. He was owed around $500,000 per season for the next two years. Under a new agreement, he will have an administrative role with-in the
Fife Interviewed at Bradley
We are hearing that IPFW head coach Dane Fife interviewed at Bradley yesterday. Fife just completed his sixth year at IPFW , this season he led the Mastodons to a 18-12 record.
FAMU Fires Coach
After four seasons Florida A&M has decided to go in a new direction with its coach. Today they placed head coach Eugene Harris on administrative leave with pay. He will be paid until June 10, 2011 and then officially released. Harris had a overall record of 46-80 at FAMU. Assistant coach Maurice Sheals will handle
Providence update
Just a quick update on the Friar’s coaching search….according to one of our sources as well as the Providence Journal, former Ohio State and Boston College head coach Jim O’Brien is NOT involved at Providence. Our sources told us that there has been no contact either way on this one – there were reports out
HOT RUMOR: Davis out at Colgate
According to a source close to the situation, Emmett Davis has been fired as the head coach at Colgate. In 13 seasons, Davis went 163-214 including a 7-23 record this year. His team lost 11 in a row to start the season. The official announcement is expected shortly. **UPDATE** Emmett Davis has officially been "released"
Providence update
The search is progressing quickly at Providence. The early leader here appears to be Fairfield head coach Ed Cooley. Coach Cooley is a Providence native and former Boston College and URI assistant. His Stags are currently 25-7 and have advanced to the 2nd round of the NIT. He has put together back-to-back 20 win seasons