Ole Miss and head men’s basketball coach Kermit Davis have mutually agreed to part ways effective immediately, it was announced Friday by Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics Keith Carter. “We thank Coach Davis for his dedication to the Ole Miss basketball program and our student-athletes,” Carter said. “No one wanted to bring a title home to Mississippi more
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Von Vogt to step down as Men’s Basketball Head Coach at NAIA Jessup University
When the final horn sounds on the 2022-23 season, it will mark the end of a historic era of Jessup Men’s Basketball. Lance Von Vogt, who took the job ahead of the 2013-2014 season, has announced he will be stepping down at the end of the year to focus on his duties as Jessup’s Director of
Radford’s Nichols pleads guilty to DUI charge
Here’s an update to a story that we’ve been tracking all week. Following his arrest for driving under the influence last Sunday night, Radford head men’s basketball coach Darris Nichols has now plead guilty to the DUI charge. According to WDBJ7, Nichols will “have his license suspended for 12 months and have to pay a
Keith Dickson records 700th career victory
Head Coach Keith Dickson of the Saint Anselm College men’s basketball team picked up his 700th career victory on Tuesday, defeating the University of New Haven by a 65-64 score to conclude the regular season of Northeast-10 Conference play. The longest-tenured men’s basketball coach in Saint Anselm history, Dickson improves to 700-360 (.660) in his
NAIA NEWS: McBeth out as Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Friends U
Friends University VP of Athletics & Strategic Expansion Dr. Rob Ramseyer has announced that the men’s basketball program will be going in a different direction at head coach for the 2023-24 season. “We thank Austin McBeth for his contributions as head coach during the past two seasons to our men’s basketball program,” said Ramseyer.
RADFORD UPDATE: Shane Nichols tabbed Acting Head Coach
Following the DUI arrest of Head Basketball Coach Darris Nichols on Sunday, Radford has elevated assistant Shane Nichols to Acting Head Coach. The University released the following statement via Twitter: Shane Nichols is the older brother of Darris, and is also in his second season at RU. Also, according to a report from 10 News,
INTERIM TAG REMOVED: Gentry named Head Basketball Coach at Peru State
The Peru State athletic department recently announced that they will be taking the interim tag off and naming Roman Gentry as full time head coach of the Peru State men’s basketball program. Gentry has the Bobcats playing at a high level as they have finished the regular season 22-6 overall and 17-5 in Heart of America Athletic Conference
Official Statement from Lafayette on Mike Jordan’s status
Earlier today, I shared Mike Jensen’s Tweet on Lafayette head men’s basketball coach Mike Jordan being placed on leave. HoopDirt.com now has the complete official statement from Lafayette on the action that the school has taken: Head Men’s Basketball Coach Mike Jordan will be on a paid leave of absence while Lafayette investigates a complaint
REPORT: Lafayette places Head Basketball Coach Mike Jordan on leave
According to a Tweet by Mike Jensen of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Lafayette head men’s basketball coach Mike Jordan has been placed on paid leave by the college. Jordan took over for long-time head coach Fran O’Hanlon back in March 2022. His team is currently 9-20 (7-9 Patriot League). McGarvey, the associate head coach, had spent the
D2 NEWS: Harding’s Morgan announces retirement from coaching
Following-up on something that I teased on Twitter earlier this morning… D2 Harding University head men’s basketball coach Jeff Morgan will retire from coaching, but will remain as the AD. Here’s the full statement from the school: Harding University’s Jeff Morgan will retire as head men’s basketball coach at the end of the 2022-23 season but will
REPORT: Radford Head Coach Nichols charged with DUI
According to a report this morning from the Roanoke Times, Radford head men’s basketball coach Darris Nichols was arrested last Sunday night and charged with driving under the influence. The report states that “Nichols, 36, was booked into the New River Valley Regional Jail at 11:41 p.m. Sunday after being arrested in Radford, according to
WEEK 15: HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by Just Play Solutions
Congratulations to the following coaches who have been selected as the Week 15 HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by Just Play Solutions. These coaches are now eligible to receive the HoopDirt.com National Coach of the Year Award presented by Just Play Solutions which will be announced at the conclusion of the 2022-23 college basketball season. This is the eighth season that