Wake Forest University and head men’s basketball coach Steve Forbes have signed a long-term contract extension, director of athletics John Currie announced today. “My family and I are incredibly proud and extremely grateful to call Wake Forest and Winston-Salem our home,” Forbes said. “We place a high value on the incredible commitment and unwavering support that we have received
Daily News & Notes – 12/8/20
Today’s news and notes from around the college basketball coaching world… Pitt head coach Jeff Capel said he’s worried about his players and let it be known he doesn’t trust the NCAA, wonders about the amateur status of college players and can’t understand why they are attempting to play games right now. Capel told KDKA,
OFFICIAL: Wake Forest Names Steve Forbes Head Men’s Basketball Coach
Obviously we’ve been talking about this one all day. Here is the official statement released by Wake Forest: Wake Forest Director of Athletics John Currie has named Steve Forbes the 23rd head men’s basketball coach in Demon Deacon history. A 30-year coaching veteran, Coach Forbes is a proven winner and builder of championship cultures with
Steve Forbes to Wake Forest
East Tennessee State’s Steve Forbes will be named as the next head coach at Wake Forest. He will replace Danny Manning who was fired after six seasons this past weekend. Forbes has spent the past five seasons at ETSU where he compiled a 130–43 (.751) record. This past season, the Bucs went 30-4 (16-2) and
HOT: Updated Wake Forest names and odds
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.
ETSU’s Forbes receives contract extension through 2021-22
The ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced that it has extended the contract of head coach Steve Forbes through the 2021-22 season. Forbes, whose Buccaneers made their 10th trip all time to the NCAA Tournament a year ago after winning both a Southern Conference regular season and tournament championships, has guided ETSU to a league
OFFICIAL: BJ McKie Named Assistant Basketball Coach at ETSU
Following up on “dirt” from August 17th (ETSU DIRT)… ETSU men’s basketball head coach Steve Forbes announced Monday that he has named former South Carolina star BJ McKie to replace the departed Brian Collins on the Buccaneers’ coaching staff. McKie, who finished his playing career in 1999 as the Gamecocks’ all-time leading scorer with 2,119
OFFICIAL: Frank Davis Named Director of Basketball Operations at ETSU
Following up on some thing that HoopDirt.com mentioned earlier this week (Tennessee Tech Dirt). It’s now been made official that former Tennessee Tech player and assistant coach Frank Davis has joined the East Tennessee State program as director of basketball operations. Davis, who spent the last five years on staff at Tennessee Tech, was a
OFFICIAL: Forbes Named Head Coach at ETSU
ETSU Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Dr. Richard Sander announced Monday that Steve Forbes has been named head coach of the Buccaneers’ men’s basketball program. Forbes will become the 16th head coach in the program’s 95-year history, most recently serving two seasons as an assistant coach at Wichita State where he helped take the Shockers to