VMI head basketball coach Dan Earl has been named 2020-21 SoCon Coach of the Year by both the league coaches and media, the league office announced today following its postseason awards voting results. VMI senior guard Greg Parham (Richmond, Va.) was voted to the All-Southern Conference first team by the media and earned second team
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Ben McCollum Earns his 7th Straight MIAA Coach of the Year Award
Ben McCollum secured his seventh MIAA Coach of the Year Award after leading the Bearcats to their eighth consecutive MIAA regular season title. Northwest produced an MIAA single-season record 21 league wins with a scoring margin of +15.2. McCollum has guided the Bearcats to 10 consecutive 20-win seasons, including a mark of 90-2 over the past
Ritchie McKay Named ASUN Coach of the Year
After earning the ASUN Regular Season title for the third straight season, Liberty was well-recognized on the ASUN All-Conference Postseason awards, as Darius McGhee was named the ASUN Player of the Year, Elijah Cuffee was named the ASUN Defensive Player of the Year and Head Coach Ritchie McKay was named ASUN Coach of the Year.
Spradlin captures OVC Coach of the Year Award
Morehead State head men’s basketball coach Preston Spradlin earned the OVC Coach of the Year award, as announced today bu the league. The award was voted on by league head coaches and communications directors. Entering his fifth season on the MSU bench, Spradlin had led the Eagles to back-to-back OVC Tournament appearances, including a quarterfinal
JUCO DIRT: DCB set to hire NAIA assistant as new Head Coach
I have heard from multiple sources that NJCAA D2 Dakota College Bottineau (ND) will name NAIA Valley City State University (ND) assistant Karl Sorby as their new head men’s basketball coach. Sorby will replace Brock Lemon, who will be stepping away following the season after 5 years at the helm. Sorby has been an assistant
3/3/21 UPDATE: College Basketball Coaching Changes Tracker
Here’s the latest HoopDirt.com College Basketball Coaching Changes Tracker, with updates at the D1, D2, D3, NAIA, and JUCO levels.
Bluefield State Head Basketball Coach steps down; Becomes AD at the college
Bluefield State College has named Head Men’s Basketball Coach and Interm Athletics Director, Derrick Price, as the new Director of Athletics. Price has resigned from his coaching duties to focus on his administrative role. Price becomes the Athletics Director after coaching the Bluefield State men’s basketball team for a total of five seasons. During his time
Creighton’s McDermott apologizes for “plantation” comments
Creighton head coach Greg McDermott has issued an apology for statements that he made during a post game locker room speech last weekend. Creighton assistant coach Terrence Rencher, and the university have also released statements about the situation: Statement from assistant coach Terrence Rencher: Statement from Creighton:
DeChellis Named Patriot League Coach of the Year
Navy men’s basketball head coach Ed DeChellis was named the Patriot League Coach of the Year on Tuesday when the league announced its major award winners and all-league teams for the 2020-21 season. Joining DeChellis from Navy in earning accolades were Cam Davis (Sr., Battlefield, Mo.), who received first-team all-league honors, and Richard Njoku (Jr.,
New Mexico’s Weir issues first statement since coaching change announced
New Mexico head men’s basketball coach Paul Weir issued the first public statement since he and the university announced that they were parting ways last Friday night:
Few named WCC Coach of the Year
Gonzaga’s Mark Few was selected as the West Coast Conference Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year, league officials announced Today. Few extended his own conference record, capturing his 14th Coach of the Year honor. He receives the honor for the fourth time in the last five seasons, after leading Gonzaga to its first-ever unbeaten regular
JUCO DIRT: Glen Oaks CC (MI) opens
NJCAA D2 Glen Oaks Community College head men’s basketball coach David Victor has resigned, and accepted the SID position at NAIA Cleary University (MI). Victor had been the head coach at GOCC since 2017, and was a high school coach in Florida before that. The Vikings went 0-7 in a COVID shortened 2020-21 season. We’ll