Some things to kick off the week… Obviously a tough situation at UTRGV as they look to hire a new head coach after the passing of Lew Hill. The three names that I’ve heard so far are Texas associate head coach K.T. Turner, Oklahoma assistant Pooh Williamson, and Texas Tech assistant Ulric Maligi. Early names
Daily News & Notes – 12/7/20
News and notes from around the college basketball coaching world… Houston assistant Quannas White led the #10 Cougars to a 77-67 win over South Carolina on Saturday. He was named as the acting head coach after both head coach Kelvin Sampson and assistant coach Kellen tested positive for COVID-19. Kelvin is expected to miss UH’s
Chris Crutchfield Promoted to Associate Head Coach at Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma head men’s basketball coach Lon Kruger announced Thursday that Chris Crutchfield has been promoted to associate head coach. Crutchfield has spent the past five seasons as an assistant for the Sooners. During the past five campaigns, OU has compiled a 111-57 (.661) overall record and has advanced to the NCAA Tournament in
Carlin Hartman Added to Oklahoma Basketball Coaching Staff
University of Oklahoma head men’s basketball coach Lon Kruger announced Wednesday the hiring of Carlin Hartman as assistant coach. Hartman joins the Sooners after spending the past two seasons as the associate head coach at Rice University. “We are very pleased to welcome Carlin, his wife Christine and family to Oklahoma,” Kruger said. “Carlin’s experience
Kevin Kruger Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma head men’s basketball coach Lon Kruger announced Wednesday the hiring of Kevin Kruger as assistant coach. The son of Lon Kruger, Kevin returns to Norman after spending the past two seasons as an assistant coach for Northern Arizona University. Prior to NAU, he spent the 2013-14 campaign serving as a graduate assistant for the
OFFICIAL: UTRGV Tabs Oklahoma Assistant Lew Hill to Lead Men’s Basketball Team
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced on Thursday that Lew Hill, who is currently in his fifth season as an assistant coach at Oklahoma, is the new UTRGV men’s basketball head coach. Hill will begin his responsibilities at the conclusion of Oklahoma’s NCAA Tournament run. Oklahoma is set
BREAKING: Oklahoma Assistant Lew Hill to be Named Next Head Coach at UTRGV
Multiple sources have confirmed to HoopDirt.com that Oklahoma assistant Lew Hill will be named as the next head coach at Texas-Rio Grand Valley. HoopDirt.com mentioned Hill as a candidate here back on March 22nd (UTRGV Search Update.) Hill has spent the past five seasons on Lon Krueger’s staff at Oklahoma. He also spent seven years
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
Daily Dirt – 3/23/16
The busy week continues…here are a bunch of things that I’ve heard in the past few hours… On Monday, I mentioned FGCU head coach Joe Dooley and Vanderbilt head coach Kevin Stallings and their involvement at St. Louis (Daily Dirt – 3/21/16). The “hot” name here now is Valparaiso head coach Bryce Drew. His team