Austin Peay State University athletics will hold an 11 a.m., Thursday, press conference to introduce Matt Figger as the 12th head men’s basketball coach in program history. Figger comes to Austin Peay on the heels of a whirlwind Final Four run as the associate head coach and recruiting coordinator under Frank Martin at South Carolina.
Austin Peay Search Update…
The search to replace Dave Loos at Austin Peay is ramping up, with on-campus interviews underway. I have now heard from multiple sources that VCU assistant coach Wes Long interviewed yesterday. Word on the street is that Long is option #1, and is weighing his options now that Will Wade has departed VCU for LSU.
HOT: Interim Tag Removed; Spradlin Named Head Basketball Coach at Morehead State
Story courtesy Nick Evans, Morehead State Athletic Media Relations Preston Spradlin, who spent the majority of the 2016-17 season as interim head coach and just concluded his third season with the program, has been named the 14th head men’s basketball coach at Morehead State. “First off, I am so grateful to President Wayne D. Andrews,
Early Austin Peay Names…
Here are some names that I’ve heard surrounding the search at Austin Peay. Obviously it’s early here, with Dave Loos just announcing his retirement yesterday, but the administration is already getting rolling with the search. It sounds like there is a lot of sentiment to keep the job “in the family,” but we’ll see how
BREAKING: Austin Peay Head Coach Dave Loos set to retire
Austin Peay State University will hold an 11 a.m., Monday, press conference to celebrate the career of Dave Loos, who will announce his retirement after 27 years as head men’s basketball coach—including 16 as athletics director. ‘The Dean of Ohio Valley Conference basketball coaches’, Loos walks away following a storied career which included a league-record
Daily Dirt – 3/1/17
Here we go… It’s that time of the year again where the “dirt” gets rolling. With the small college season wrapping up, and teams getting bounced from low major and mid major conference tournaments in the next few days, I expect it to get busy fast. Here are a few things that I’ve heard to
Austin Peay Head Coach Dave Loos Collects Career Win #500
Career victory No. 500 certainly didn’t go exactly how Austin Peay State University head men’s basketball coach Dave Loos drew it up, but he’ll gladly take it all the same. After trailing by as many as 19 points in the first half, Loos’ Governors staged a furious second-half rally to post an 85-80 victory to
Austin Peay Head Coach Dave Loos to take leave of absence from basketball program
Austin Peay State University head men’s basketball coach Dave Loos will take a leave of absence as he continues chemotherapy for a cancerous lymph node. July surgery led the removal of a malignant tumor on Loos’ colon and the discovery of a cancerous growth on a lymph node in the area. Loos, who is in
BREAKING: Morehead State Head Coach Sean Woods Resigns
Morehead State Director of Athletics Brian Hutchinson has released the following statement regarding head coach Sean Woods and the men’s basketball program: Morehead State University has been involved in an extensive administrative review resulting from an incident reported to the institution by members of the men’s basketball team. The investigation was conducted independently from the
REPORT: Morehead State Head Coach Sean Woods Facing Criminal Charge
According to a report by WKYT (Lexington, KY), a criminal charge was filed on Tuesday against Morehead State head coach Sean Woods in an Indiana court. Woods, who was suspended by the university back on November 22nd, has been charged with a misdemeanor count of battery resulting in bodily harm. The charge stems from an
BREAKING: Morehead State Suspends Head Basketball Coach Sean Woods
Morehead State University officials announced today that head basketball coach Sean Woods has been suspended with pay, effective immediately. “Resulting from complaints received, the institution has begun an investigation involving the head basketball coach. While we continue through the formal process, we believe it is prudent to suspend the coach until the investigation is finished,”
BREAKING: Anthony Stewart Officially Named Head Basketball Coach at UT Martin
The University of Tennessee at Martin athletics department has removed the interim tag and officially tabbed Anthony Stewart as its head men’s basketball coach, interim athletics director Kevin McMillan announced today. Stewart, 46, had been serving on an interim basis since being promoted from associate head coach on April 21. Stewart is the 10th head