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Cleveland State University has appointed Dennis Felton, a coaching veteran with more than 30 years of experience, as the 15th head coach of the CSU men’s basketball program. Felton previously served as the head men’s basketball coach at the University of Georgia and Western Kentucky University. He was the assistant head coach at the University
Cleveland State AD Mike Thomas has confirmed to the Cleveland Plain Dealer that he will hire Dennis Felton to replace Gary Waters as the head basketball coach at CSU. The current assistant head coach at Tulsa, Felton has also been the head coach at Georgia and Western Kentucky. In 11-seasons as a DI head coach,
What a wild day yesterday…Kelsey backs out on UMass just before the press conference, JT3 gets fired, fake news on James Whitford to Duquesne, and a letter from Byron Samuels that briefly crashed our site because of all of the traffic it generated. Here are a few things that I’ve heard while preparing for another
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Pat Kelsey is remaining at Winthrop as its head men’s basketball coach. The University of Massachusetts had offered Kelsey its head coaching position on Tuesday. “UMass is an amazing program with a winning tradition and a bright future that any coach would be proud to be a part of,” said Kelsey. “But after further reflection,
Michael Porter, Sr. has been added as an assistant coach at Missouri. The former Washington assistant is the father of Michael Porter Jr., the top ranked recruit in the class of 2017 who was named Gatorade Player of the Year on Wednesday. Porter Jr. was committed to the University of Washington until the Huskies fired
I have now heard from multiple sources that there are four finalists to replace Bo Clark at DII Flagler College (FL). The final group includes three DI assistant coaches, and a JC head coach. The finalists are: North Florida Associate Head Coach Bobby Kennen, Daytona State (FL) Head Coach Ryan Ridder, Valparaiso Special Assistant Chad
Former Florida A&M Head Basketball Coach Byron Samuels released a statement to WCTV in Tallahassee. It’s a pretty interesting read. It’s not often that we hear an honest opinion from a recently fired coach (and a class guy)… BYRON SAMUELS STATEMENT 3.22.17 I have never had the need to defend my reputation or my
A quick update on a CRAZY day… South Dakota head coach Craig Smith backed out of the search at Drake. I have heard that Furman’s Niko Medved and Drake interim head coach Jeff Rutter are still in play. I have heard that both Michigan State assistant Dane Fife, and Vermont head coach John Becker have
A new chapter awaits one of the most successful basketball coaches in the Northwest. Jim Roffler has decided to retire from coaching after 26 years as the head men’s coach at Lower Columbia College. Roffler leaves a legacy where he led the Red Devils to a record of 546-241, a 71% winning percentage. “I’d
Rice has acted quickly to promote Scott Pera to head coach replacing Mike Rhoades. The University posted this video on their Twitter of the AD announcing Pera’s hiring to the team (pretty cool to watch). More on this when Rice issues their press release.
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UMass has canceled today’s press conference where they were scheduled to introduce Pat Kelsey as their new head basketball coach. UMass cited “unforeseen circumstances.” There are many rumors bouncing around out there right now. Is Chris Mack headed to Indiana, opening Xavier for Kelsey? Did he truly have a change of heart and wants to
Here is the official statement from Georgetown regarding the dismissal of head basketball coach John Thompson III… Statement from University President John J. DeGioia March 23, 2017 It is with profound regret and deep appreciation that I informed John Thompson III this morning that the University will no longer be retaining his services as our
