Rutgers University and Steve Pikiell have come to terms on a two-year contract extension that will keep the 2020 Naismith Coach of the Year candidate courtside through 2025-26. In his fourth season, Pikiell has led the Scarlet Knights to their first national ranking in 41 years, first winning season in fourteen years, and most conference
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Ford announces retirement as Head Basketball Coach at Maine-Augusta
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After 15 years as the head coach of the University of Maine at Augusta men’s basketball program, Head Coach, Jim Ford, announced his retirement at the completion of the 2019-2020 basketball season. His tenure as head coach began in 2005 for the UMA Moose. Coach Ford led UMA to its first Yankee Small College Conference
JUCO DIRT: Garden City CC (KS) Opens
I can confirm through multiple sources that Patrick Nee is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at Garden City Community College (KS). The veteran coach had just completed his second season as the Busters head coach – his squad went 9-22 (3-18 Jayhawk) during the 2019-20 campaign. He wraps-up his tenure at GCCC with
UPDATED: HD 2020 Coaching Changes Tracker
Here’s the updated 2020 HoopDirt.com Coaching Changes Tracker. With the small college seasons ending, there has been a bunch of movement already (and more coming soon…). As always the tracker appears in the top right corner of HD’s main page, and will be updated daily. The current changes are below, and can also be found
Herrion becomes all-time wins leader at UNH
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University of New Hampshire head coach Bill Herrion became the winningest coach in program history Wednesday night by leading the Wildcats to a 77-70 victory against the University of Maine. Herrion, who is now in his 15th season at UNH, has amassed 186 wins at the school. He passed Gerry Friel who served as the
Stratton Named Head Basketball Coach at Northern Essex CC
Northern Essex Community College has announced that Darren Stratton will return to the college as men’s basketball coach for the 2020-21 season. Stratton replaces Joe Tardiff, who had served as the head coach since 2015. Stratton previously served as the teams head coach from the 1999 through 2015. He was the team’s assistant coach for
D2 DIRT: Taylor out as Head Basketball Coach at Texas A&M International
Joel Taylor is out as the head men’s basketball coach at D2 Texas A&M University. Taylor was promoted to head coach at TAMIU back in 2018 after previously serving as the associate head coach for the Dust Devils. During his tenure, he went 9-44 (.170) – 6-21 in his first season, 3-23 this past season
Jerome Allen hit with 15-yr show-cause penalty by NCAA
Former Penn head basketball coach Jerome Allen was hit with a major penalty today, and the Penn basketball program was also sanctioned. Below is the statement from the NCAA regarding the case. The complete negotiated resolution can be found HERE. The former University of Pennsylvania head men’s basketball coach violated NCAA ethical conduct rules when
D3 DIRT: Rhodes College makes Men’s Basketball Coaching Change
I can confirm that Tyler Papadinis is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at D3 Rhodes College (TN). Papadinis was hired at Rhodes back in 2018 after a three year stint as an assistant coach at MIT. In his two years at RC, Papadinis went 10-42 (5-21 each season). An official announcement is expected
Interim tag removed; Claus named Head Basketball Coach at Idaho
Zac Claus, who has acted as interim head coach since July, has been named the University of Idaho’s head men’s basketball coach, director of athletics Terry Gawlik announced on Tuesday. Claus becomes the 30th men’s basketball coach in Vandal history. He got his first win as the interim head coach on November 5, 2019, against
D3 DIRT: Bryn Athyn Opens
I can confirm that Justin Baxter is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at D3 Bryn Athyn College (PA). Baxter was hired back in 2012 as the first-ever men’s basketball coach at the college. During his seven season tenure, he compiled a 52-123 record (5-20 this season). Baxter has also served as an assistant
NAIA DIRT: Coaching change made at University of Rio Grande
Multiple sources have told me that NAIA D2 University of Rio Grande has made a change, and that Ken French is no longer the head basketball coach there. French had spent the past 20 seasons at the school – the first six as an assistant, and the last fourteen as the head coach. This past