News

D3 DIRT: Linfield U opens amidst turmoil

Shanan Rosenberg is no longer the head men’s D3 Linfield University, following weeks of turmoil. Rosenberg was suspended following an incident at a game on February 18th, where he allegedly got into a verbal altercation with a parent behind Linfield’s bench. The Oregonian is reporting that “In a letter sent to the university’s board of

Continue Reading →

Tagged with:

BREAKING: Will Wade named Head Basketball Coach at McNeese State

Photo Courtesy McNeese State Athletics

We’ve been talking about this one for the past few days. It’s now official – Will Wade is the new Head Basketball Coach at McNeese State. Here’s the statement that McNeese just released: McNeese has named former LSU head coach Will Wade as its next men’s basketball coach, Director of Athletics Heath Schroyer announced Sunday

Continue Reading →

Isaac Brown out as Head Basketball Coach at Wichita State

According to multiple reports, including one from Jon Rothstein, Wichita State has parted ways with head basketball coach Isaac Brown. Brown led the Shockers for 2+ seasons, putting together a 48-34 (.585) record. He took over in November 2020 following the resignation of Gregg Marshall. This past season, his squad went 17-15 (9-9 American). More

Continue Reading →

Tagged with:

Western Kentucky’s Stansbury resigns

 Rick Stansbury will not be returning as WKU’s head men’s basketball coach.  “After giving this much thought, I have made the decision that I need to step away as head coach at Western Kentucky,” said Stansbury. “This past season has been a challenging one, and I need some time to step away from things and focus

Continue Reading →

Tagged with:

DAILY DIRT: Saturday Edition – 3/11/23

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) It’s obviously been crazy over the past few days. Just going through my notes to catch-up on a bunch of things… A couple of names making the rounds at Manhattan include Kentucky associate to the head coach Bruiser Flint and Rutgers associate head coach Karl Hobbs. Flint has also been the

Continue Reading →

Whitesell out as Head Basketball Coach at Buffalo

University at Buffalo Vice President and Director of Athletics Mark Alnutt announced today that Jim Whitesell will not be returning as head men’s basketball coach. “At this time, we felt it was necessary to make a change in leadership of our men’s basketball program,” Alnutt said. “We want to thank Jim for his eight years at UB,

Continue Reading →

Tagged with:

REPORT: Adams, Texas Tech reach $4.1m settlement

According to a report from the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Texas Tech has “agreed to pay former Red Raiders basketball coach Mark Adams $3.9 million, less taxes and withholdings, plus a $200,000 retention bonus in a legal settlement the two sides reached this week leading up to Adams’ resignation.” Adams resigned earlier this week following his suspension

Continue Reading →

Tagged with:

Brett Nelson out as Men’s Basketball Coach at Holy Cross

The College of the Holy Cross announced today that Brett Nelson, its head men’s basketball coach, will not return for the 2023-2024 season. The College plans to conduct a national search for his successor according to Kit Hughes, associate vice president for intercollegiate athletics. The Crusaders compiled a record of 27-84 overall (21-49 Patriot League record)

Continue Reading →

Tagged with:

OFFICIAL: St. John’s announces change in leadership as Anderson departs

Photo Courtesy St. John’s Athletics

Following up on earlier reports of a change at St. John’s. Here’s the official release from the school:  St. John’s Director of Athletics Mike Cragg announced Friday that the University has begun a national search for a new head coach to lead its men’s basketball program.   “After fully evaluating the men’s basketball program, our University has decided

Continue Reading →

Tagged with:

Richards named Head Basketball Coach at D3 Huntingdon College

Photo Courtesy Huntingdon Atheltics

Huntingdon has named Zac Richards as the new Head Men’s Basketball Coach. Richards joins the Hawks after serving the last ten years under Coach Chris Graves at Birmingham-Southern College. During his time at BSC the Panthers won two conference championships, including a 17-0 run through the conference (only the second time in program history) and

Continue Reading →

Tagged with:

REPORT: St. John’s parts ways with Head Basketball Coach Mike Anderson

According to multiple reports, including one from Jeff Goodman, St. John’s has parted ways with head men’s basketball coach Mike Anderson. Anderson took over at St. John’s back in 2019, and led the Red Storm to a 68-56 (.548) record during his tenure. This past season, Anderson’s squad went 18-15 (7-13 Big East). They knocked

Continue Reading →

Tagged with:

OFFICIAL: Pastner will not return to Georgia Tech

Following up on earlier reports…Here’s the letter that Georgia Tech AD J Batt released confirming that head basketball coach Josh Pastner will not return: Georgia Tech Family, After seven seasons as our Men’s Basketball Head Coach, I have informed Josh Pastner that we are making a change in the leadership of our storied program. Josh

Continue Reading →

Tagged with: