Two former NCAA coaches have recently landed jobs at the professional level. Jerome Allen – The former head coach at Penn will join Brad Stevens staff with the Boston Celtics. Allen took over at his alma mater mid-way through the 2009 season and was dismissed following this past season (65-104 overall). The former two-time Ivy League Player
VIDEO: Scott Burrell Formally Introduced at Southern Connecticut
Former NBA player and UConn Standout Scott Burrell was officially introduced as the head coach at Southern Connecticut this afternoon. Here is the video of the introductory press conference:
Chicago Bulls Officially Hire Fred Hoiberg
The Chicago Bulls announced today the hiring of Fred Hoiberg. In accordance with team policy, terms of the contract were not announced. Hoiberg, 42, is the 19th head coach in franchise history. For the last five seasons, he served as the head coach at Iowa State University. In his five years at his alma mater,
HOT: Iowa State’s Hoiberg Boards Chicago Bound Plane
Iowa State head coach Fred Hoiberg boarded a private plane headed for Chicago earlier this afternoon where he is expected to be named as the Bulls next head coach. The Ames Tribune reported that Hoiberg met briefly with the media before his departure, and said; “We’ll see how tonight goes, nothing has been finalized yet.”
Daily Dirt – 5/28/15
Today’s Daily Dirt… It sounds like former Iona head coach Jeff Ruland is in the mix for a spot on Jimmy Patsos’ staff at Siena. Ruland was the head coach at his alma mater Iona from 1998-2007 (139-135), and spent 2009-2013 as the head coach at the University of District Columbia (40-61). He was the
Daily Dirt – 5/19/15
Here are a bunch of things that I’ve heard… Kim English will be headed to Tulsa to join Frank Haith’s staff as an assistant. English played at Missouri for Haith in 2011-12, and was a 2nd round pick by the Pistons in the 2012 NBA Draft. He has been playing overseas since then. The official
Memphis Dirt…
Damon Stoudamire will leave his position as an assistant at Arizona to re-join the staff at Memphis. The former NBA and Arizona star was an assistant at Memphis from 2011 to 2013 before returning to his alma mater. Stoudamire confirmed the move on Twitter with the following Tweets: I tell you the last 72
BREAKING: Billy Donovan Headed to Oklahoma City
Multiple media outlets are reporting the Florida Head Coach Billy Donovan has agreed to a deal to become the head coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Donovan had been the head coach of the Gators for the past 19 seasons. He compiled a 467-186 record, went to four Final Fours, and won two National Championships