The ink has barely dried on Danny Manning’s monster buyout at Wake Forest, but things will need to move quickly in Winston-Salem. Here are seven potential candidate at Wake with early odds: John Beilein (3 to 1) – Former Head Coach Cleveland Cavs / University of Michigan. Veteran who has proven he can win at
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OFFICIAL: Manning relieved of duties at Wake Forest
Following up on the reports from earlier today. Wake Forest has now released an official statement concerning the dismissal of head basketball coach Danny Manning: Wake Forest University Director of Athletics John Currie announced today that men’s basketball head coach Danny Manning has been relieved of his duties. “After a comprehensive review of the men’s
D2 DIRT: USciences set to hire former D1 assistant as new Head Coach
I have heard from multiple sources that the University of the Sciences will hire Mike Conners as their new head basketball coach. He would replace long-time head coach Dave Pauley, who departed midway through this past season. Conners had been an assistant at nearby Drexel for 15 seasons (2001-16). He has also worked at UMass,
BREAKING: Wake Forest fires Danny Manning
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Wake Forest has fired head basketball coach Danny Manning. This was first reported by Jeff Goodman of stadium.com, earlier this morning. The firing comes just weeks after Manning told the Winston-Salem Journal that he expected to return next season. In his six seasons as the Deamon Deacons head coach, Manning has gone 78-111 (30-80 ACC,
Coaching Change made at NAIA Judson U
The Judson University Men’s Basketball Program has a new head coach as Judson University Athletic Director Joel Popenfoose announced the hiring of Bruce Field as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach on Friday. Fields succeeds Brian Thrift, who resigned to become the athletic director and Head Boys Basketball Coach at Brazos Christian High School in Bryan,
Veteran head coach Steve Shields joins Gillispie’s staff at Tarleton
30-year college basketball veteran and NCAA Tournament head coach Steve Shields has joined Billy Gillispie‘s staff as an assistant coach for Tarleton Men’s Basketball. Shields comes to Tarleton with over three decades of collegiate coaching experience, including 12 years as the head coach at University of Arkansas-Little Rock where he is the Trojans’ all-time winningest coach.
OFFICIAL: Evans named Head Basketball Coach at USU Eastern
Following up on HoopDirt.com’s report from yesterday (JUCO DIRT). Bill Evans has officially been named as the head basketball coach at Utah State University Eastern. The school released the following statement today: Bill Evans will be formally introduced as head coach of the USU Eastern basketball program during a live press conference on Monday, April 27
Corsaro named Head Basketball Coach at UIndy
The University of Indianapolis is proud to welcome back Paul Corsaro as its next men’s basketball head coach. A UIndy alumnus, Corsaro previously served as an assistant coach for the Greyhounds for six seasons prior to spending the last two years in the same capacity at Purdue Fort Wayne. “I am excited to bring a
Alcorn State tabs Bussie as new Head Basketball Coach
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Having won conference titles in the SWAC as an assistant coach, Landon Bussie was announced as the head men’s basketball coach at Alcorn State University on Thursday. Bussie has spent the last six seasons at Prairie View A&M. Serving as an assistant coach, he was a part of a Panthers squad that won back-to-back SWAC
Kohnke named Interim Head Basketball Coach at Millsaps College
Following last week’s departure of Jimmy Smith, Sam Kohnke has been named the Interim Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Millsaps College. Khonke has worked as an assistant coach for the past two seasons, and prior to that was a standout player for two seasons. “We are fortunate to have someone of Sam’s caliber able to
D3 DIRT: Illinois Tech opens
I can confirm that Todd Kelly has resigned as the head basketball coach at D3 Illinois Institute of Technology. Kelly had been the head coach at IIT for the past six seasons where he compiled a 75-84 record, including a 12-14 (10-10) mark this past season. He inherited a zero win team back in 2014,
JUCO DIRT: USU Eastern set to hire former Idaho State head coach
I have heard from multiple sources that NJCAA DI Utah State University will name Bill Evans as their new head basketball coach. The 71-year old Evans served as the head coach at Idaho State from 2012-19 and as the head coach at Southern Utah from 1991-2007. While at Idaho State, he was named the Big