For Immediate ReleaseApril 8, 2021 Shawnee State University Head Basketball Coach Delano Thomas has been named as the HoopDirt.com NAIA Coach of the Year presented by Just Play Solutions for the 2020-21 college basketball season. Thomas qualified for the award by being named as the HoopDirt.com/Just Play Solutions Coach of the Week for Week 7 of the
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McKay extended through 2028 at Liberty
Liberty University Director of Athletics Ian McCaw announced that Men’s Basketball Head Coach Ritchie McKay has received a contract extension through 2028, allowing McKay to continue leading the Flames in making history. “I am very honored and extremely excited by the commitment that our President (Jerry) Prevo, Ian McCaw, and our administration has made to
Slocum named Assistant Basketball Coach at Utah
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Newly minted Utah head men’s basketball coach Craig Smith begins to assemble his staff and adds a familiar face in DeMarlo Slocum, who he worked with as an assistant for three seasons at Colorado State. “We are thrilled to announce that DeMarlo [Slocum] is joining our Runnin’ Utes basketball staff!” Smith said. “DeMarlo understands the
Coaching change made at Lakeland CC (OH)
Lakeland’s Athletic Director, Scott Barlow, has announced the hiring of Mike Hunter as the new head men’s basketball coach. He will replace long-time head coach Terry Bowe, who became the VP of Human Resources at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. Barlow states, “Mike is a talented and experienced coach that I have confidence in to lead the
Randolph Childress Steps Down from Coaching Staff at Wake Forest
Following 10 years as a member of the Wake Forest Athletics staff, including the past nine as an assistant men’s basketball coach, Randolph Childress (’95) is leaving the coaching staff to consider other professional opportunities. “I love coaching and Wake Forest, and I treasure the relationships my family and I have with Deacon Nation,” Childress
Maryland Announces Contract Extension For Mark Turgeon
University of Maryland Director of Athletics Damon Evans has announced an agreement with men’s basketball head coach Mark Turgeon that extends Coach Turgeon’s contract through the 2025-26 season. Turgeon’s new contract contains revised financial terms and will be effective May 1, 2021. “We believe in Coach Turgeon and are excited about what the future holds
Claxton named Head Basketball Coach at Hofstra
Past. Present. Future. That is what defines Speedy Claxton and his relationship with the Hofstra men’s basketball program. During his spectacular playing career, he lifted the Pride to the NCAA Tournament. Over the last eight years as a member of the coaching staff, he helped guide the team back to the top of the conference.
Killings finalizes staff at Albany
University at Albany men’s basketball head coach Dwayne Killings has filled out his staff with three additional hires. Joining Killings’ inaugural staff is Dannton Jackson, Dan Madhavapallil, and KJ Baptiste. The new personnel arrive two weeks following Killings’ first hires in assistant coaches Hamlet Tibbs and Matt Griffin. Jackson joins the staff as Killings’ final assistant
OFFICIAL: Arizona announces that Sean Miller is out as Men’s Basketball Coach
The University of Arizona announced today (April 7) that men’s basketball head coach Sean Miller will be leaving the program. The University will honor the terms of his existing contract. Miller served as head coach for 12 seasons, compiling an overall record of 302-109, including a 150-68 record in Pac-10/Pac-12 play. He guided the Wildcats to
BREAKING REPORT: Miller out at Arizona
According to a Tweet by Jeff Goodman, Sean Miller is no longer the head basketball coach at Arizona. Miller has been the Wildcats head coach for the past 12-seasons, where he went 302-109 (.735). He and the university have been under investigation by the NCAA for more than three years, and have been charged with
OFFICIAL: Steve Lutz to Texas A&M Corpus Christi
Steve Lutz has been tabbed as the sole finalist for the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Head Men’s Basketball Coach position, announced by Director of Athletics Jon Palumbo. The hire is pending Texas A&M University System Board approval. Lutz spent the last four seasons as an assistant coach at Purdue. During that span, the Boilermakers reached every
D2 DIRT: Former D1 Head Coach set to take over at Allen U (SC)
I can confirm that former Coppin State and Southern University head coach Michael Grant will be named as the new head basketball coach at Allen University (SC). Allen, formerly an NAIA school, will be transitioning to the NCAA D2 level and competing in the SIAC. Grant has spent 18 years as a head coach at