Boise State University and men’s basketball head coach Leon Rice have reached an agreement on a new five-year contract, director of athletics Jeramiah Dickey announced. The agreement is subject to approval from the Idaho State Board of Education. “I am so humbled and excited to be able to lead Bronco basketball into the future,” Rice said. “Our success has
Boise State Basketball Staff Update
Boise State men’s basketball has announced the addition of Michael Johnson as the program’s new director of basketball operations, head coach Leon Rice announced Monday. The previous director of operations, David Moats, has been promoted to director of recruiting. Johnson will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the basketball office, including travel and equipment arrangements. Johnson will
Bergersen named Assistant Basketball Coach at Boise State
Former men’s basketball standout Roberto Bergersen, a 2007 inductee into the Boise State Athletic Hall of Fame, has joined the Broncos’ staff as an assistant coach, head coach Leon Rice announced Monday. “I am excited to have the opportunity to bring Roberto back to Boise State,” Rice said. “He is someone that accomplished a lot throughout his
Barsh named Assistant Basketball Coach at Boise State
Boise State men’s basketball head coach Leon Rice announced the hiring of R-Jay Barsh as assistant coach, Tuesday. Barsh, originally from Tacoma, Wash., spent the last seven seasons as the head coach at Southeastern University (NAIA) in Lakeland, Fla. “Player development has always been an important part of our program, so we searched the country
Daily Dirt – 4/25/18
A few things that I’ve heard… Grand Canyon head coach Dan Majerle has confirmed that Louis Wilson will be joining his staff. Johnson had spent the past three seasons as an assistant at Utah State, and was the head coach at DII Adams State before that. He will replace Todd Lee who became the head
Daily Dirt – 4/16/18
The DirtKing, DirtQueen, and all of the little DirtBags are headed to sunny South Florida for the week. I’ll have my lap top and phone on the beach, but will have to have some family time as well (bosses orders). There will be plenty of updates, but for the most up-to-date info, make sure you
Boise State Head Coach Leon Rice earns 1-year extension
Boise State head coach Leon Rice earned a one-year contract extension with the Bronco’s 85-78 win over San Jose State this past weekend. The win was the 18th of the season, which automatically triggered the extension that was written in to his most recent contract (PDF of the contract agreement can be found HERE). This
Daily Dirt: DI Graduate Assistant Updates
Here are a few updates on some DI schools who have recently added graduate assistants… Miami – The Hurricanes have hired former Northeastern standout Chaisson Allen. A 1,500 point scorer for the Husky’s, Allen has spent the past five seasons playing professionally in Europe. Long Beach State – Head Coach Dan Monson has hired Kyle
BREAKING: Jeff Linder Named Head Coach Northern Colorado
Jeff Linder has been named the 19th head coach of the Northern Colorado men’s basketball program announced Sunday by Director of Athletics Darren Dunn and University President Kay Norton. A press conference to formally introduce Linder is scheduled for Monday at 3:00 p.m. in the Champions Room of Butler-Hancock Athletic Center. Fans are welcome and encouraged to
DI Assistants on the Move: Second Edition
Last week, I published a list of DI assistants on the move. This past weekend has been busy, so here’s the second edition: Boise State: Lost Danny Henderson to Oklahoma State last week. Head coach Leon Rice will replace him with Nebraska assistant Phil Beckner. Last season was Beckner’s first as a Cornhusker, he has also
Daily Dirt – 3/28/16
What a wild Easter Weekend – Stallings to Pitt (Panther fans want to burn the city), Beard to UNLV (well done parlaying a 30-5 season into a better gig), and Dunleavy Sr. to Tulane (a lot of head scratching here). I think the best hiring over the weekend was the one that had the least
HOT: Salary Increase in Place for Leon Rice at Boise State
HoopDirt.com has obtained the agenda for the Idaho State Board of Education meeting scheduled for October 22nd. On the schedule is a proposed pay increase for Boise State head coach Leon Rice. Some of the highlights of the increase are as follows: An increase in annual salary by $10,530 for year 1, and a set dollar