Arizona head coach Sean Miller issued his first statement since his assistant coach Emanuel “Book” Richardson was charged last week for his involvement in a corruption scandal. Miller said the following: “I was devastated to learn last week of the allegations made against Emanuel Richardson. I have expressed to both Dr. Robbins and our Athletic
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BREAKING: USC Upstate Men’s Basketball Coach Eddie Payne Steps Down
The University of South Carolina Upstate head men’s basketball’s Eddie Payne announced he would step down as head coach effective Oct. 3, 2017. It is a decision that did not come easily for Payne, who’s led the Spartans for 15 seasons. Over the summer, Payne had the second of two ankle replacements. The healing process
Glen Miller Named Associate Director of Men’s Basketball at the University of Saint Joseph
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University of Saint Joseph (USJ) Athletic Director Bill Cardarelli announced today that Glen Miller – former Associate Head Men’s Basketball Coach at the University of Connecticut and Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Connecticut College, the University of Pennsylvania and Brown University – has been hired as the full-time Associate Director of Men’s Basketball at USJ.
Stockton University Removes Interim Tag From Bittner
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After one year as interim head coach at Stockton, Scott Bittner was officially named head coach for the Osprey men’s basketball program in late September. Last year, in his first season as a college head coach, Bittner led Stockton to an 18-11 record and the program’s first ECAC championship. Bittner is in his 12th year
HOT: Kornaker Resigns as Head Basketball Coach at St. John Fisher College
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Rob Kornaker, who has guided the St. John Fisher College men’s basketball team for nearly two decades, has announced his decision to step down as head coach of the Cardinals following one of the most successful coaching stints in the College’s history. “Looking back at the last 20 years here at Fisher, I don’t think
OFFICIAL: Josh Vaughan Named Head Basketball Coach at Dickinson State
Thanks to great sources who had HoopDirt.com way out in front of this one over the weekend (Dickinson State Dirt). It’s now been made official that Josh Vaughan has been named as the new Blue Hawk Head Men’s Basketball coach. “We are very excited to have Josh become our next head coach”, stated athletic director
Dave Feinstein Added to Pfeiffer University Basketball Staff
Pfeiffer University head basketball coach Jeremy Currier announced the hiring of Dave Feinstein as an assistant basketball coach. “I have been impressed with Dave for a long time,” said Currier. “I recruited Dave 10 years ago as a high schools player because he was hard-working, intelligent, and had a passion for the game. All of
Matt A. Dillard joins Oklahoma Baptist University coaching staff
Matt A. Dillard has joined the Oklahoma Baptist men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach. The Dacula, Georgia, native comes to the OBU after spending last season at Missouri State University – West Plains as an assistant coach and Head Strength and conditioning Coach. The Grizzlies finished the season off with a 13-16 record and
Exclusive preview of Virtual School School & “8 Components of Scouting”
After the overwhelming success of their Pro Scout School event hosted in Las Vegas each summer, TPG Sports Group has recently launched an online course called “Virtual Scout School”. The course is just $9.99 per month and will provide access to monthly content, video breakdown, video chat sessions and quizzes. HoopDirt has a special preview
Lebanon Valley College Basketball Staff Update
A pair of new faces will man the sidelines under Lebanon Valley men’s basketball head coach Brad McAlester this winter, as it has been announced that Jonathan Bishop and Brad Karli have joined the program’s coaching staff. Karli joins the LVC staff after spending six seasons at Bloomsburg. He spent the previous 15 seasons associated
MUST READ: The official letter sent to Rick Pitino from Louisville President Dr. Greg Postel
Here is a copy of the official letter that was sent to Rick Pitino informing him that he would be placed on leave from Louisville President Dr. Greg Postel:
Daily Dirt: Weekend Update – 10/1/17
Here’s a quick re-cap of a few things that I heard this weekend: Cal State Bakersfield will hire Mike Scott as an assistant coach and Dee Wallace as the director of player development. More HERE. I have confirmed that Dickinson State (ND) has hired UMary assistant Josh Vaughan as their new head basketball coach. More