The search at Wake Forest has been moving quickly with interviews taking place since early this week. Here is the updated list – today’s odds in GREEN, Saturday’s odds are in RED: Steve Forbes (2 to 1 / 25 to 1) – Head Coach East Tennessee. Has shot quickly to the top of this search.
UC Irvine Head Coach Russell Turner issues statement regarding insensitive comments
UC Irvine head coach Russell Turner referred to Oregon freshman Louis King as “Queen” several times during his team’s NCAA Tournament loss in San Jose on Sunday. He has now issued a statement apologizing for his actions. Here is the video of UC Irvine head coach Russ Turner explaining his reasoning for calling Oregon
OFFICIAL: Cal Irvine Staff Update
Late last month, HoopDirt.com published two Cal Irvine staff updates (Cal Irvine Dirt, Cal Irvine Dirt II). The hirings that we mentioned have now been made official… UC Irvine head basketball coach Russell Turner has completed his staff with the hiring of three new members this summer. Blaine Taylor has been named an assistant coach,
UC Irvine Dirt II…
Yesterday, HoopDirt.com mentioned some of the staff moves at UC Irvine (UC Irvine Dirt). In addition to those moves, head coach Russell Turner has also hired former Old Dominion Head Coach Blaine Taylor as an assistant coach. He will replace Nick Booker who departed for his alma mater Davidson College where he has become the
Russell Turner Inks Five-Year Extension at UC Irvine
UC Irvine men’s basketball coach Russell Turner, who led the Anteaters to the NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament for the first time in school history, has received a new five-year contract that will extend through the 2019-20 season. Turner, who was hired as UCI’s head coach in April 2010, signed an extension in November 2013