Iowa State basketball coach Steve Prohm has agreed to a contract extension through 2022 according to Director of Athletics Jamie Pollard. Prohm’s team won six of its last seven regular-season games this year, then captured the Big 12 Tournament Championship and advanced to the 2017 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship for the sixth year in a
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REPORT: South Dakota Head Coach Craig Smith agrees to new contract
University of South Dakota head basketball coach Craig Smith has verbally agreed to a new three-year contract according to the Argus Leader. The new deal will pay Smith a reported $275,000 per season, up from his last deal that paid him $196,000. Smith was a finalist for the vacancy at Drake before removing his name
Aanonsen Named Head Basketball Coach at Wisconsin Lutheran
Wisconsin Lutheran College Director of Athletics Skip Noon announced the hiring of Aaron Aanonsen as head men’s basketball coach of the Warriors. Aanonsen, who will also serve as Associate Director of Athletics, comes to Wisconsin Lutheran after spending the past nine seasons as head men’s basketball coach at fellow Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference member Lakeland
OFFICIAL: Cleveland State Names Dennis Felton Head Basketball Coach
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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
REPORT: Cleveland State to hire Dennis Felton
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,
Daily Dirt – 3/24/17
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
Pat Kelsey is Remaining as Winthrop’s Men’s Basketball Head Coach
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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. added to Cuonzo Martin’s staff at Missouri
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
DII Flagler College Finalists…
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
MUST READ: Former Florida A&M Head Coach Byron Samuels Issues Statement on his Dismissal
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
Daily Dirt – 3/23/17
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
Jim Roffler Retires as Head Coach at LCC
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