Millikin University Director of Athletics Dr. Craig White announces the hiring of Mark Scherer as the new Big Blue Head Men’s Basketball Coach. Scherer is a proven winner in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) posting 245 career wins, a conference championship and seven top two CCIW finishes before retiring as the head
Michael Mucci Announces Retirement as Men’s Basketball Coach at Haverford College
Michael Mucci, the winningest coach in the 99 year history of the Haverford College men’s basketball program, has announced his retirement after 22 years on the Haverford sidelines. He became the program’s all-time winningest coach with a 64-59 victory against Dickinson inside the Calvin J. Gooding ’84 Arena during the 2009-10 season and finished his
St. Patrick’s Day Daily Dirt – 3/17/17
A St. Patrick’s Day edition of the Daily Dirt… Word on the street is that a Power 5 job is opening today. Stay tuned…. I have now heard from multiple sources that former Rutgers head coach Mike Rice is in play at Duquesne. His father, Mike Rice, Sr. played at Duquesne, and later spent four
Johns Hopkins Head Coach Bill Nelson Announces Retirement
Bill Nelson, the longtime head coach of the Johns Hopkins men’s basketball team, announced today that he will retire at the end of the current academic year. The winningest coach in program history, Nelson will step down on June 30 after 31 years with the Blue Jays. Johns Hopkins will conduct a national search for
BREAKING: Ferrell Resigns as Head Basketball Coach at University of the Ozarks
University of the Ozarks Head Men’s Basketball Coach David Ferrell has resigned from his position to pursue other professional opportunities in Northwest Arkansas, Athletics Director Jimmy Clark announced Monday. Ferrell, who has been the head coach at Ozarks since the 2013-2014 season, guided the Eagles to the American Southwest Conference Tournament in his second season.
HOT: Hardin-Simmons Head Coach Craig Carse Announces Retirement
After 40 years of coaching basketball, Hardin-Simmons head coach Craig Carse has announced his retirement as the head basketball coach. Carse just completed the most successful season in school history leading the Cowboys to the third round of the NCAA Tournament and posting a school record 24-7 mark. Over the last two seasons, his team
Daily Dirt – 3/13/17
Some things that I’ve heard as we prepare for a March blizzard here in New England… Early “hot” name at Alabama A&M is current Columbus State (GA) head coach Robert Moore. He led CSU to a 20-10 record this past season and a spot in the NCAA DII tournament. Moore has won at least 20
Daily Dirt – 3/10/17
Some Friday morning quick hitters… Heard some reports of former Rutgers head coach Mike Rice being involved at Quinnipiac. I’ve been told by a great source that it’s “fake news”… Before becoming the head coach at Missouri, Kim Anderson had won a National Championship at DII Central Missouri. Now that he’s a free agent, word
Rob Pryor not retained as Head Basketball Coach at Shenandoah University
Shenandoah University Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Doug Zipp announced Wednesday that the decision has been made to make a change in the leadership of the men’s basketball program and he will not issue a new contract to head men’s basketball coach Rob Pryor. Pryor recently completed his sixth season at the helm of the SU
Wise Steps Down as Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Millsaps College
Long-time head men’s basketball coach at Millsaps College, Tim Wise, will be relinquishing his coaching duties and moving into a full-time administrative role with the Majors athletics department. Director of Athletics, Donnie Brooks, made the announcement today. Wise will be an Assistant AD for Millsaps, working on business operations and fund raising efforts for the
DIII DIRT: Mike Holmes Resigns as Head Basketball Coach at Maine-Presque Isle
Maine-Presque Isle head basketball coach Mike Holmes has resigned in order to become the athletic director at Franciscan University (OH). Holmes had been at UMPI for the past three seasons where he also served as the AD. He compiled a 39-35 record during his tenure with the Owls. Before coming to UMPI, Holmes served as
BREAKING: Millikin University Head Basketball Coach Matt Nadelhoffer Resigns
Millikin University Head Men’s Basketball Coach Matt Nadelhoffer has resigned his position effective immediately to pursue other interests. Millikin Director of Athletics Dr. Craig White says a search for Nadelhoffer’s replacement will begin immediately. Current assistant coaches Kramer Soderberg, Dorian Hobbs, Jr. and Blake Woodard remain on the Big Blue staff and will direct the