Catching-up on a bunch of search updates – just quick hitters…. Boston College: Cleveland State’s Dennis Gates (his wife is the senior associate AD at BC) is the leader. Purdue’s Micah Shrewsberry (former Celtics assistant) in the hunt. Current non-power 6 head coach with big time pedigree is lurking. Nothing will happen until Cleveland State’s
Penn State Men’s Basketball Coaching Search Odds
Penn State still has a week left to go in their season, but the search is already underway. Biggest question here is whether or not Penn State will pony up and pay a competitive Big Ten salary. Here are the very early opening odds on a large group. These will be updated (and names added)
Search Firm Update
Here’s who I have heard has the following searches: Boston College: Bob Beaudine / Eastman & Beaudine Fordham: Glenn Sugiyama / DHR International Northern Ilinois: Daniel Parker / Parker Executive Search Penn State: TurnkeyZRG The 2021 College Basketball Coaching Changes Tracker can be found HERE.
Daily News & Notes – 1/20/21
Today’s daily news & notes from around the college basketball coaching world… The Big Ten Conference issued an institutional fine of $10,000 and a public reprimand of Penn State University men’s basketball interim head coach Jim Ferry for violating its Sportsmanship Policy. The violation is a result Coach Ferry’s postgame actions following the Penn State
Daily News & Notes – 1/15/21
Today’s news and notes from through out the college basketball coaching world… Tulane head coach Ron Hunter will not coach his team on Saturday vs Temple. He released the following on Twitter: “After being informed of my exposure to someone who tested positive for Covid-19, I am following the quarantine protocol and will be unable
Daily News & Notes – 12/22/20
Daily news and notes from around the college basketball coaching world… Former Penn State head coach Pat Chambers spoke publicly for the first time since he “resigned” back in October. Chambers appeared on a podcast hosted by two current Penn State players, telling the duo “I learned I’ve got to be more mindful with words,
Four coaches who are returning for the 2019-20 season…
There has been much speculation about these four spots, but they’ve all now been confirmed as safe for this off season: School Coach 2018-19 Overall Confirmation Fordham Jeff Neubauer 12-20 51-75 (4 yrs) HERE Penn State Pat Chambers 14-18 127-140 (8 yrs) HERE Richmond Chris Mooney 13-20 250-215 (14 yrs) HERE SMU Tim Jankovich
Big Ten Coaching News
A few things out of the Big Ten… Nebraska: Huskers AD Bill Moos gave a vote of support t head basketball coach Tim Miles on Wednesday night. During his monthly appearance on the “Husker Sports Nightly”, Moos said that he supports Miles, and will not make a decision regarding his future until after the season.
Penn State’s Chambers suspended one game for shoving incident
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State has suspended basketball coach Patrick Chambers for one game for shoving a player during a timeout Thursday night in a loss at No. 2 Michigan Midway through the first half in the 68-55 loss, the ESPN broadcast showed footage of a fired-up Chambers in a huddle, reaching out
OFFICIAL: Chambers adds Ferry to Penn State Basketball Staff
Penn State men’s basketball head coach Patrick Chambers has announced the appointment of veteran coach Jim Ferry as an assistant coach for the Nittany Lions. Most recently the head coach at Duquesne, Ferry will travel with the team for its foreign tour trip to the Bahamas later this week. “We absolutely seized the opportunity to
REPORT: Ferry to Join Penn State Basketball Staff
According to a report, former Duquesne head coach Jim Ferry will join the Penn State staff as an assistant basketball coach. Ferry, who was released this past spring at Duquesne, went 60-97 in his five seasons with the Dukes. He also spent ten seasons as the head coach at LIU Brooklyn where he went 150-149.
Penn State Dirt…
HoopDirt.com has learned that Penn State assistant coach Ross Condon has moved to an administrative position on Pat Chambers staff. He had spent the past two seasons as an assistant, and had previously been the Nittany Lions director of basketball operations for four seasons. Condon also worked for Chambers in an administrative role at Boston