Florida men’s basketball head coach Mike White announced the hiring of assistant coach Erik Pastrana on Monday. “We’re really excited about Erik joining the Florida program,” White said. “He has a proven track record, coaching and recruiting at a high level everywhere he’s been and will be a great fit with our team and our
REPORT: Mincy to be named head coach at Jacksonville
In yesterday’s Daily Dirt, I mentioned that Florida assistant Jordan Mincy had interviewed at Jacksonville. Now, according to a report by Pete Thamel, Mincy will be in fact named as JU’s new head basketball coach. Mincy, a Memphis native, has been at Florida for the past five seasons, and also worked as assistant at Louisiana
Daily News & Notes – 1/7/21
Today’s news and notes from through out the college basketball coaching world… UMass head coach Matt McCall and George Washington head coach Jamion Christian agreed to postpone last night’s game scheduled for 6pm at GW due to the riots at the Capitol and the curfew. MassLive details the trip to DC, and how events unfolded
Florida Dirt…
Following up on my TWEET from last night… I have heard from multiple sources that Armon Gates short tenure as the associate head coach at Florida has ended. Gates was hired back on April 8th by head coach Mike White after spending the previous five seasons at Northwestern. There has been no reason given yet
Armon Gates Named Associate Head Basketball Coach at Florida
Florida men’s basketball head coach Mike White announced the hiring of Armon Gates as associate head coach on Sunday. Gates fills the position on White’s staff that opened when Dusty May was named head coach at Florida Atlantic. “We conducted an extensive national search, and Armon kept coming back atop my list,” White said. “UF
HoopDirt.com Daily News – 2/14/18
HoopDirt.com’s Daily News from the college basketball coaching world… Florida head coach Mike White, a former player and long-time assistant coach at Ole Miss quickly ended any speculation that he may be interested in returning to his alma mater after the announcement of the departure of current head coach Andy Kennedy. White told SEC Country;
Daily Dirt – 5/20/15
Today’s Daily Dirt… I have heard that Palm Beach Atlantic University top assistant Eddie Shannon will become the Director of Basketball Operations at UT-Chattanooga. Shannon has been at PBA for three years, following a 10-year pro career. Collegiately, Shannon was a four-year starter at Florida for Lon Kruger and Billy Donovan and was recently selected
Sunshine State Dirt…
Some things that I heard from the great state of Florida… It sounds like new Florida head coach Michael White will bring assistants Darris Nichols and Jordan Mincy with him from Louisiana Tech. I have also heard that Associate head coach Dusty May will have a spot on the Gators staff if he does not
Poll Results: Florida Search
Yesterday, HoopDirt.com asked our readers who they thought would replace Billy Donovan as the next head coach at Florida. A few hours after we posted the poll, Louisiana Tech head coach Michael White was hired, and we shut the voting. Here are the results – looks like our readers had a pretty good handle on
BREAKING: Michael White Named Head Coach at Florida
The University of Florida has named Michael White as their new head coach. He replaces Billy Donovan who became the head coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder last week. White has been the head coach at Louisiana Tech since 2011 where he has compiled a 101-40 record. His squad went 27-9 this past season and
POLL: Who Will Florida Hire to Replace Billy Donovan?
As part of some new features on HoopDirt, we will begin asking poll questions to our audience. To start off the poll series, today’s question deals with the most high-profile job opening of this year’s coaching carousel: University of Florida. THIS POLL IS NOW CLOSED, as Florida has officially hired Michael White, former head coach
Florida’s Video Tribute to Billy Donovan
The Florida Athletic Department just released this tribute video to Billy Donovan to commemorate his time in Gainesville. A classy gesture by the UF administration as Donovan heads to NBA to take over in Oklahoma City. Definitely worth taking two minutes out of your day to take a peek at some of the highlights of