First-year Marquette head coach Shaka Smart has announced the initial additions to his coaching staff, welcoming four individuals to the program officially on Friday morning. Joining Smart from his most recent stop at Texas are assistant coaches Neill Berry and Cody Hatt, as well as Nevada Smith, who will serve as special assistant to the
DePaul University announced today that Tony Stubblefield has been named head coach of the men’s basketball program. Stubblefield comes to DePaul after spending the last 11 seasons at the University of Oregon. Stubblefield has over two decades of experience in college basketball and is regarded as one of the nation’s top recruiters. “After conducting an
According to a report by Joe Hendricksen, DePaul’s men’s basketball search is now “zeroed” in on Oregon associate head coach Tony Stubblefield. Hendrickson reports that the deal is “close to being done.” Stubblefield has been on the staff at Oregon for the past eleven seasons. The veteran coach, who is known for his recruiting acumen,
Shaka Smart’s introductory press conference can be seen LIVE today at 3pm (ET)/2PM (CT). Link to the live event is HERE.
The search at DePaul is starting to get a bit more interesting. In yesterday’s Daily Dirt, I mentioned that Knicks assistant Kenny Payne had interviewed for the job. Apparently, last night, Payne withdrew himself from consideration, so the search is now moving to the next group. There is a lot of speculation as to who
Shaka Smart has been named the 18th head coach of the Marquette University men’s basketball program, Vice President & Director of Athletics Bill Scholl announced on Friday. The university will hold a press conference on Monday, March 29 (time TBA) at the Al McGuire Center, 770 N. 12th St., to formally introduce Smart to the
University of Minnesota Athletics Director Mark Coyle announced today that Ben Johnson has been named head men’s basketball coach at the University of Minnesota. The University and Johnson have agreed to a five-year term, pending the completion of a background check and Board of Regents approval. Johnson, who graduated from Minnesota in 2005 with a
According to multiple reports, Xavier assistant Ben Johnson is expected to be named as the new head men’s basketball coach at Minnesota. He will replace Richard Pitino, who became the head coach at New Mexico earlier this month. Johnson, a two-time captain at Minnesota, spent five seasons (2013-18) as an assistant with the Gophers. In
Steve Wojciechowski, who was fired today by Marquette released the following statement on social media:
Marquette University Vice President and Director of Athletics Bill Scholl today announced a change in leadership of the Marquette men’s basketball program. Steve Wojciechowski has been relieved of his duties as head coach after seven seasons. “After a thorough evaluation of our program over the last week, which included multiple conversations with Steve, I concluded that
According to a Chicago Sun Times report, DePaul has fired head men’s basketball coach Dave Leitao. Leitao had just completed his sixth season in his second stint at DePaul. This time around, he went 69-113 record and zero NCAA appearances. During his first tenure (2002-05), he amassed a 58-34 mark before departing to become the
St. John’s Head Basketball Coach Mike Anderson has been named the 2020-21 BIG EAST Coach of the Year. Anderson is the first St. John’s head man in nearly three decades to receive the league’s top coaching honor. Brian Mahoney last claimed that award in 1993 while his predecessor, Hall of Famer Lou Carnesecca, won it three
