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April 9, 2014
MARQUETTE
Head men’s basketball coach Steve Wojciechowski has announced the hiring of Mark Phelps as a new assistant men’s basketball coach. Phelps arrives in Milwaukee after 18 seasons of coaching experience at the Division I level and spending last season as an assistant in Missouri. He will be joining Chris Carrawell, who was hired Monday, in assisting coach Wojciechowski on staff.
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY
Athletics Director Mark Alnutt has announced a new contract agreement with head men’s basketball coach Dickey Nutt through the 2016-2017 season. Southeast finished 18-14 this season and secured a spot in the Ohio Valley Conference tournament for the fourth year in a row. Alnutt believes that Nutt is putting the team in the right direction and closer towards winning an OVC championship, which Alnutt says is the ultimate goal of the team. Nutt’s previous contract was originally to expire this year.
RICE UNIVERSITY
Rodney McKissic reports that Carlin Hartman will join the staff at Rice University and serve as associate head coach under first-year coach Mike Rhoades. Hartman, who starred at Grand Island and is a 1990 graduate, recently completed his fourth season at Columbia University where he was also the associate head coach. Columbia finished this past season tied for third-place in the Ivy League with an overall record of 21-13 and 8-6 in league play.
APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Jim Fox has been named the 16th head coach in Appalachian State University men’s basketball history, Appalachian State director of athletics Charlie Cobb announced. Fox comes to Appalachian State from Davidson, where he coached for the past 13 seasons, including the last two as associate head coach.
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE
Sources reported that, yesterday, WSSU head men’s basketball coach Bobby Collins is resigning to become the head men’s basketball coach at UMES. Collins has agreed to a four-year contract with a base salary of $135,000. He spent eight seasons with at WSSU, averaging nearly 20 wins per season the past four years and qualifying for the NCAA Division II tournament in 2011, 2012 and 2013.
MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE
Missouri Valley is seeking a head women’s basketball coach to be responsible for the organization, supervision, and administration of an NAIA Women’s Basketball program. For more information, contact Athletic Director Tom Fifer. The position is available starting May 1st.
CAL STATE L.A.
Cal State L.A. is seeking a head men’s basketball coach to report to the Athletic Director or his/her designee with designated responsibilities. The position is open until it is filled. For more information on applying, contact Esmelia Morales.
LSU EUNICE
LSU-Eunice seeks a head women’s basketball coach to teach freshman and sophomore courses in the successful candidate’s academic discipline and to coach the intercollegiate athletic program in women’s basketball. Final date for making application is April 16, 2014, or until a suitable candidate is found. Contact Anita Dupre for more information.
RHODE ISLAND
Rhode Island seeks a head women’s basketball coach to plan, organize, direct and implement all phases of a highly competitive Division I women’s basketball program. The position is open until it’s filled. Job details and the application are here.
April 8, 2014
JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY
Jacksonville will hire IPFW head men’s basketball coach Tony Jasick. This past season, IPFW went 25-11. IPFW’s progress under Jasick, which included a program-best No. 115 RPI ranking, mirrors what JU athletic director Brad Edwards hopes he can bring to the Dolphins, who are coming off three consecutive losing seasons under Cliff Warren. -Gene Frenette-
NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY
David Richman has been named the 23rd head men’s basketball coach in North Dakota State University history, NDSU athletic director Gene Taylor announced Tuesday, April 8. Richman replaces Saul Phillips, who was hired by Ohio University on April 5 after seven years as the head coach of the Bison. This is Richman’s first head coaching position. He spent seven years as the associate head men’s basketball coach at North Dakota State and 11 years total with NDSU.
INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
The university officially announced yesterday that after 93 wins, two trips to the national tournament and three years’ worth of indelible memories, Barret Peery has resigned as head basketball coach. Peery is leaving to take a job as an assistant coach at an NCAA Division I program, the identity of which can’t be disclosed until later this week.
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
AD Bill Moos announced Monday the extension of head women’s basketball coach June Daugherty’s contract through the 2018-2019 season. Under Daugherty, the program has reached the Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinals twice in the last three years (2014 and 2012), been to its first WNIT tournament, and finished with a .500 record for the first time in 19 years.
NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY
Northeastern State Director of Athletics Tony Duckworth announced Tuesday the hiring of Jason Tinsley as the ninth head men’s basketball coach in school history. Tinsley comes to Tahlequah following a highly-successful run as head women’s basketball coach from 2010-14 at NCAA Division III Louisiana College in Pineville, La. During his four-year stint with the Lady Cats, he led the program to an 89-25 record and three berths in the NCAA Division III Championship tournament.
LOUISIANA TECH
The university seeks an assistant women’s basketball coach to have sound written and verbal communication skills, a commitment to athletic and academic success, and knowledge of NCAA rules and bylaws. Priority consideration will be given to applications received by April 15. For information on the job and on applying, contact lori@latech.edu .
BRADLEY UNIVERSITY
The university seeks an assistant men’s basketball coach to be responsible for assisting with all phases of a Division I men’s basketball program while upholding the values and mission of Bradley Athletics. The position is open until filled. Contact dschick@bradley.edu with subject line “Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach” for information on the application process.
UNCG
The university seeks an assistant women’s basketball coach to be responsible for handling game and practice coaching assignments throughout the year, as well as, supervising out-of-season conditioning programs for the team. The position is open until filled. Contact bghedric@uncg.edu for details on applying.
WASHINGTON COLLEGE
The university seeks an assistant women’s basketball coach to assist the head coach in all phases of student-athlete mentoring, fund raising, game management and scheduling; and other administrative duties as assigned. The position is open until filled. Apply at https://highereddecisions.com/wcm/current_vacancies.asp.
EDINBORO UNIVERSITY
The university seeks a Assistant Director of Admissions/Diversity Recruiter is to assist in the recruitment and counseling of prospective Edinboro University undergraduate students. Applications are due by April 22. Apply at https://jobs.edinboro.edu/postings/1986 .
April 7, 2014
MANHATTAN COLLEGE
Steve Masiello will resume coaching duties for men’s basketball upon the completion of his degree from Kentucky, sources reported today. Masiello will be on upaid leave until he finishes his degree. While absent from the job, associate coach Matt Grady will step in and lead the program.
MARSHALL UNIVERSITY
Sources close to the situation tell us five names surrounding the Marshall head men’s coaching job: SF Austin head men’s coach Brad Underwood, ETSU head men’s coach Murry Bartow, EKU head men’s coach Jeff Neubauer, Wofford head men’s coach Mike Young, and we are also told that Robert Morris University head men’s basketball coach Andrew Toole has indeed been interviewed for the job.
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY
Former NBA head coach Michael Curry has agreed to deal to coach FAU, sources told ESPN, reports Jeff Goodman. Curry was an associate head coach of the Sixers. Prior to joining the Sixers, Curry was head coach of the Detroit Pistons in 2008-09, taking them to the playoffs in his only season at the helm. He will be replacing Mike Jarvis, whom the university announced in February would not return next season.
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
Marlene Stollings has been named the new head women’s basketball coach, announced Athletics Director Norwood Teague today. Stollings was at VCU for the last two years, where she led her team to an overall 33-29 record. She will be replacing Pam Borton, who was dismissed after a loss to SDSU in the National Invitation Tournament.
WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
Athletics director Kathy Beauregard has talked with head men’s basketball coach Steve Hawkins about a contract extension that will include a raise. Hawkins’ contract currently runs through the 2015-2016 season with a salary of $310,000 each season. Nothing official has been set in place yet, as a new deal is still in the process of being made.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
Sources say that Oregon is looking close to hiring a new women’s basketball coach. Yesterday afternoon, Kelly Graves was seen meeting with the Oregon team on the university campus. Graves is the current head women’s coach at Gonzaga.
HARFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
The university Athletic Department and the Athletic Director Ken Krsolovic have announced the hiring of Mike Smelkinson as the new head men’s basketball coach. Smelkinson was previously head coach at Howard Community College. During Smelkinson’s three seasons at Howard, the team had a combined 49-37 overall and 26-19 in MD JUCO play.
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M
PVAMU has officially announced Dawn Brown as the new head women’s basketball coach. Brown has recently been the interim head coach at the university. This season, she led her team to a fourth consecutive NCAA Basketball Division I Tournament appearance and the fourth straight SWAC Tournament Championship.
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE
UMES is expected to hire Winston Salem State head men’s basketball coach Bobby Collins, reports Jeff Goodman. Collins just completed his eighth season at WSSU and led his team to 18-11 this past season, advancing to the title game in the CIAA Tournament.
NEBRASKA
Numerous sources report that Jim Molinari, the head men’s basketball coach at Western Illinois, is likely set to head to Nebraska to join head men’s basketball coach Tim Miles as his assistant coach. Molinari led Western Illinois to an overall record of 80-24, as head coach for six seasons. He is to replace Craig Smith, who left for the South Dakota coaching job.
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER
Denver seeks an Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach to assist the Head Coach in the administration of all aspects of the sport program . The position is open until it’s filled. Apply here.
April 6, 2014
OHIO UNIVERSITY
The Ohio athletics department announced around midnight the hiring of Saul Phillips, the North Dakota State University head men’s basketball coach, as the new head men’s basketball coach. While at NDSU, Phillips led his team to a 134-84 overall record with two NCAA Tournament appearances. He will be replacing coach Jim Christian, who had left for Boston College a few days ago.
DICKINSON STATE UNIVERSITY
Dickinson State is seeking a Head Men’s Basketball Coach/Blue Hawk Booster Membership and Annual Giving Coordinator to be responsible for a highly competitive men’s basketball program which competes in the North Star Athletic Association and NAIA. The position is open until filled. For more information on applying, contact Gail Ebeltoft from the Office of Human Resources.
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
Northeastern University seeks an assistant men’s basketball coach to assist the head coach in maintaining a highly competitive Division I men’s basketball program. The position remains open until it’s filled. Apply here.
April 5, 2014
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY – COMMERCE
A&M-Commerce Director of Athletics Ryan Ivey announced on Thursday the hiring of current McKinney Boyd High School boys coach Jason Burton as the new head women’s basketball coach. He returns with strong ties to the University and community after having spent four seasons with the men’s basketball program, from 2007 to 2011, as an assistant and associate head coach under current head coach Sam Walker.
ALMA COLLEGE
The university announced last night that Kris Johnson is the new head women’s basketball coach. Johnson served as Director of Internal Operations for the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference this past year. She spent 21 years with the Saginaw Nouvel Catholic Central girls basketball program; she served as head coach for 12 seasons, where she led the team overall record of 253-55.
BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY
BHSU seeks an assistant men’s basketball coach to assist the Head Coach in directing all aspects of a highly competitive basketball program including compliance with NCAA DII, RMAC, and University rules and regulations; The position is open until filled. Job details and the application can be found at http://YourFuture.sdbor.edu .
TALLADEGA COLLEGE
Talladega seeks a head women’s basketball coach to be responsible for the organization and administration of an NAIA basketball program that competes in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC). The position remains open until it’s filled. For more details, contact Human Resources at brhoden@talladega.edu
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES
CSULA seeks a head men’s basketball coach to be responsible for enforcement of institutional, conference, and NCAA regulations relevant to Cal State L.A. Men’s Basketball. The position remains open until filled. Apply at http://www.calstatela.edu/univ/hrm/docs/forms/Empl_applic_academic.pdf
SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
Southwest Baptist is accepting applications for a head women’s basketball coach to be responsible for all aspects of the women’s basketball program, including the hiring and supervision of staff. The position remains open until filled. For more information, contact Human Resources at 817.923.1921 x6200.
April 4, 2014
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY
Two-time WNBA champion and successful junior college head coach Yolanda Moore has been named the head women’s basketball coach at Southeastern Louisiana University, university Athletics Director Jay Artigues announced this afternoon. Moore spent the 2013-14 season as the head coach at LSU Eunice, leading the team to a 26-3 overall record and the program’s first-ever Miss-Lou Conference championship.
MARSHALL UNIVERSITY
Sources tell College AD that a number of candidates are being interviewed tomorrow at the Final Four in Dallas, but not to expect the hire to be made until next week. We’ll keep you posted.
AUBURN UNIVERSITY
Sources say that head men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl is looking at hiring Chuck Person to be on his staff as assistant men’s basketball coach at Auburn. Person is a former NBA player who later became an NBA assistant coach. He also played basketball at Auburn, where he had an impressive college career, before his NBA career.-Jeff Goodman-
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY
The school announced today that Tulsa head coach Danny Manning has accepted an offer to become Wake Forest’s next head men’s basketball coach. Manning led Tulsa to a 21-13 record and an NCAA tournament appearance in his second season at the helm. He previously worked as an assistant at his alma mater of Kansas.
FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY
Athletic director Murray Hartzler has recently announced that Columbus State’s athletics director Jay Sparks is the new head women’s basketball coach. He has been the CSU AD for the past six years, but coached women’s basketball there prior to that, leading Columbus State to PBC regular-season crowns two times, two PBC tournament victorites, and 6 NCAA tournament appearances.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
Oregon seeks an Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach to be responsible for providing coaching and administrative assistance to the Head Coach, and promoting the philosophy and objectives of the Intercollegiate Athletics Department. For more information, contact Mark Ruckwardt. The position remains open until it is filled.
WESTERN WYOMING COMMUNITY COLLEGE
WWCC-WY is seeking a Head Women’s Basketball Coach /Academic Advisor to accomplish assigned duties in an efficient, effective and competent manner and to strive for improvement and excellence in all work performed. The position is open until it’s filled. Contact jobs@wwcc.wy.edu for more information.
DEFIANCE COLLEGE
Defiance College seeks a Women’s Basketball Graduate Assistant to serving as the primary assistant to the head coach. The position remains open until it’s filled, starts on August 4, and lasts for two years. For more information on job specifics and the application process, contact mtrubey@defiance.edu.
LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY
Longwood seeks an Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach to assist in the instruction, scouting, recruiting, and/or coaching of student-athletes by demonstrating techniques and methods for success during college competition. Contact Human Resources and indicate the position’s #GA161. The position is open until it is filled.
April 3, 2014
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
Head Men’s Basketball Coach Larry Krystkowiak has agreed in principle to a new five-year deal, says Athletics Director Chris Hill. This past season, Krystkowiak led his team to a 21-12 record and made an appearance in the NIT. The Utes are 42-55 in the three seasons under Krystkowiak.
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND
Oliver Murphy reports that the men’s basketball team has had its highest attendance this season since the 1997-1998 season, mostly due to the $17 million renovation to the Robin Center sports complex. Improvements included new seats, a new court and design, entertainment platforms, four new video boards and LED lighting. The team sold out six games and averaged 6,102 fans per home game.
FRESNO STATE
Sources tell College AD that Adrian Wiggins to Fresno State as head women’s basketball coach is highly unlikely. The NCAA has not officially adjudicated on Wiggins’s status following infractions as head coach at Ole Miss which led to his termination in 2012. Wiggins was arguably one of the most successful women’s head basketball coach in school history during his time at Fresno State.
LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY
Head men’s basketball coach Mike White has agreed in principle to a 6 year contract extension, announced this afternoon by Athletics Director Tom McClelland. The contract would also include a total of $3.6 million. White already has accumulated a 74-31 record. At the 100-game mark, White had the highest winning percentage and the most wins of any coach in LA Tech history. This past season’s record of 29-8, tied the most victories ever in a single season in program history.
MARSHALL UNIVERSITY
Sources tell College AD that Robert Morris University head men’s basketball coach Andrew Toole is up for the Marshall head men’s basketball coaching job. During Toole’s six seasons at Robert Morris University, the Colonials have posted a mark of 85-23 (.787) against league opposition, having finished no lower than third over that span. Robert Morris won outright NEC regular-season titles in 2008, 2009 and 2013 and shared the championship in 2010 with Quinnipiac.
BOSTON COLLEGE
Ohio head men’s basketball coach Jim Christian is leaving the program to become the head coach at Boston College after just two seasons in Athens, the Athens Messenger’s Jason Arkley reported. Christian, who replaced John Groce in 2012, will be replacing Steve Donahue who was fired after an 8-24 season with the Eagles.
NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY
NDSU aims to return the women’s basketball program back to its success in the 1990’s through the next head coach, Sam Herder reports. Director of Women’s Athletics Lynn Dorn still searches for a candidate to fill the vacancy, after Carolyn DeHoff resigned in February. Not one applicant has caught the attention of the university yet, and the waiting for SDSU to finish their season hints that the search is far from over.
UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND
Head men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley announced that Preston Murphy has been elevated to the role of Associate Head Coach. Over the past four seasons, Murphy has recruited some of the top ranked players in the Atlantic 10 to Rhode Island, including the 2014 A-10 Co-Rookie of the Year and Freshman All-America selection E.C. Matthews.
FONTBONNE UNIVERSITY
Fontbonne University has named Anthony Hall Sr. the school’s new head men’s basketball coach. Hall, currently the associate athletic director for the university, succeeds Steve Schafer, who stepped down as coach in March for a position with Benedictine College in Mesa, Ariz. -Dirtking-
FRESNO STATE
The Fresno State head women’s basketball coaching position has yet to be filled, and three names come to mind. One possibility is Kelsi Bond-Musick, a former Adrian Wiggins assistant coach and the current head women’s basketball coach at SWOSU. For the last 3 years she has compiled a 63-27 record, 2 conference titles, and a 2-time COY. The other candidates are assistant coaches that Pebley hired in 2012: Hanna Howard and Ron Stewart. Howard helped the Bulldogs reach the NCAA Tournament first season at Fresno State with a 24-9 record. Stewart helped the team set a new school and MW record with 426 steals on the season and ranked 10th nationally with a turnover margin of 5.64.
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
Greg Graham will be the new assistant men’s basketball coach at Washington State, reported Drew Vachal yesterday. Graham is a former Boise State University Men’s Head Basketball Coach and the current Bradley University Men’s Assistant Basketball Coach.
NEBRASKA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
NWU seeks an Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach to be responsible for assisting with creating and maintaining a successful Women’s Basketball Program. The position remains open until it’s filled. For more information, contact Britni Fett.
UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON
UMW seeks a Head Men’s Basketball Coach to be responsible for all facets of the program. The position remains open until it is filled. Apply here.
NORTH ARKANSAS COLLEGE
North Arkansas seeks a Head Men’s Basketball Coach to be responsible for the oversight of all aspects of the men’s basketball program and to abide by rules and regulations established by North Arkansas College and NJCAA. Details on the job and on applying are here. The deadline is April 10.
April 2, 2014
FRESNO STATE
With Women’s basketball coach Raegan Pebley leaving to take the coaching job at TCU, sources close the program have told College AD about Fresno State’s short list. Adrian Wiggins appears to be the most popular choice. Wiggins was Fresno’s head coach before Pebley, but left to assume the head coaching role at Ole Miss. He was fired half way through his first year because two of his newly hired assistants were falsifying transcripts. He’s now back in Fresno coaching a high school men’s team and was very successful this year. The question is will Director of Athletics, Thomas Boeh give Wiggins a second chance, and hire a sure slam dunk. The Fresno community loves Wiggin and women’s basketball attendance was nearly double current attendance when Wiggins was at the helm.
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
Jeff Goodman has confirmed that Houston is hiring NBA assistant basketball coach Kelvin Sampson as the new men’s basketball coach. Sampson takes over this position after tonight’s Toronto game, replacing former coach James Dickey who had resigned due to personal “family matters”. This deal will last five years. Sampson had been a Division I coach in the past at Washington State, Oklahoma, and Indiana.
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
It was announced that Mark Fox has received a two year extension on his contract as head men’s basketball coach. Fox has been with Georgia for five seasons, with an 85-77 win-loss overall record there and a 20-14 win-loss record just for this past season. Fox, with consistent success as his goal for the team, now has his contract lasting through the 2017-2018 season, but no financial terms have been finalized yet.
APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Sources told College AD today that Duggar Baucom, the head men’s basketball coach at Virginia Military Institute, is in the mix for the App State head men’s basketball coaching position. Baucom served as an assistant at two Southern Conference schools and three seasons as an assistant coach at SoCon member Western Carolina University. He is a Charlotte, North Carolina native with over 20 years of basketball coaching experience on the collegiate and scholastic level. He started his career as a junior varsity coach at North Mecklenburg High School in Charlotte, N.C. Under Baucom’s leadership, VMI has advanced three times to the Big South Conference finals three and has come within one win of the NCAA Tournament.
MARSHALL UNIVERSITY
Sources tell College AD that Murry Bartow, head men’s basketball coach at East Tennessee State University, is in the mix for the Marshall head men’s basketball coaching job. At ETSU, Bartow has posted the school’s best winning percentage by a coach with five or more years of service, winning 58 percent of his games (189-135). He has won 282 games in his career and made appearances in eight postseason tournaments as a Division I coach – including the NCAA Tournament in 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2010.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE
The UC-Riverside website reports that Athletics Director Jim Wooldridge officially announces that interim head men’s basketball coach Dennis Cutts has been hired as the new men’s basketball coach. Cutts served as the team’s interim head coach in 2013-14 after Wooldridge stepped down to become UC Riverside’s interim athletics director last July.
AUBURN UNIVERSITY
Word on the street is that Auburn head men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl will hire Columbia assistant men’s basketball coach Todd Golden as his Director of Basketball Operations. Golden played for current Columbia head men’s basketball coach Kyle Smith at St. Mary’s (CA), and has been on his staff for the two seasons. Pearl was the head coach of the 2009 USA Maccabiah games team – Golden was a shooting guard on that squad. – Dirtking
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
According to a team spokesman, an announcement will be made this afternoon regarding the status of head men’s basketball coach Mark Fox. The university’s Athletics Director Greg McGarity met last week with coach Fox, who has been recruiting since. A contract extension is most likely going to be implemented within the announcement; at this point, the contract lasts through the 2015-2016 season and awards Fox $1.7 million dollars each year.
UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO
Toledo Director of Athletics Mike O’Brien announced yesterday that head men’s basketball coach Tod Kowalczyk’s contract has been extended to the 2020-2021 season. Kowalczyk has been coach since 2010, during the time which he inherited three season losses that just came off a 4-28 win-loss record, and led his team to a 61-37 win-loss record. In addition to sports improvements, the academic side of college also improved under Kowalczyk to an APR score of 1,000 as of this year and a team GPA of 3.030 as of last semester.
HIRAM COLLEGE
Hiram College Athletics has announced that they appointed Chris Kibler, the assistant men’s basketball coach at the University of Charleston, as the new head men’s basketball coach. Kibler was the assistant coach at Hiram in the past, assisting in the program there for three years and seeing the team making two appearances in the NCAC Tournament. Kibler will be replacing the previous head coach Steve Fleming.
NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY
North Carolina Central head men’s basketball coach LeVelle Moton has become a target for Florida Atlantic and Marshall, source Jeff Borzello says. Moton will be interviewed by FAU on Wednesday afternoon and by Marshall University on Saturday. He has coached at North Carolina Central for five seasons and also has led his team to the NCAA Tournament this season, finishing with a 67-30 since the team joined the MEAC three seasons ago.
SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY
San Jose State announced yesterday that the men’s basketball program expects Academic Progress Rate sanctions by the NCAA. In sum, the program will be banned from all postseason competition next season. Instead of practicing during the week, the players will have to utilize their time with academic activities and will be cut short to five days of basketball activities a week from six. Coach Dave Wojcik, despite the situation, feels that this is a step forward over the long run for the program.
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY
Southeastern is still in process of hiring their next Men’s head Basketball coach. Sources tell College AD that Director of Athletics Jay Artigues will interview three candidates going forward, one next Monday, one next Tuesday, and the final candidate next Wednesday. We are also told the new coach will be named on Thursday of next week.
SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY
Sam Houston State seeks a women’s basketball coach associate to assist the head women’s basketball coach in coaching duties, team supervision, and scheduling. Appllication and job specifics are here! Position remains open until filled.
LESLEY UNIVERSITY
Lesley University is seeking a head women’s basketball coach to be responsible for the overall management of the women’s basketball program, including practice planning, recruitment, player development, supervision of assistant coach(es), fundraising, game scheduling, and implementing game strategy. Apply here! The position remains open until it’s filled.
GRACELAND UNIVERSITY
Graceland is seeking an assistant men’s basketball coach to assist the head coach with all aspects related to the delivery of the varsity and junior varsity programs. Contact personnel@graceland.edu for more information. The position remains open until it’s filled.
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO
UAM seeks an assistant women’s basketball coach to assist in in the implementation and management of all phases of a competitive NCAA Division II women’s basketball program in accordance with NCAA, Great American Conference, and University regulations. Contact head Women’s Basketball coach Tanya Ray if interested!
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN – PLATTEVILLE
UW-Platteville is seeking an assistant men’s basketball coach/intramural coordinator to serve as Intramural Coordinator and to perform duties that include coaching, recruiting, fund raising, camps, scouting, and developing community support. Contact Catherine Kutka for more information on applying for this position! Open until filled.
WENTWORTH MILITARY ACADEMY AND COLLEGE
Wentworth Military Academy seeks an Assistant Athletics Director/Head WBB Coach to be responsible for assisting the Athletic Director in all game-day management, facilities maintenance, academic and administrative compliance, and concessions. Apply by April 7! For more information, contact cmikoychik@wma.edu.
April 1, 2014
FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY
FGCU athletic director Ken Kavanagh said he does not believe that FGCU men’s basketball coach Joe Dooley is a candidate for the vacancy at Boston College after speaking today with Dooley, reports Seth Soffian. “I talked to Joe, and there’s nothing to report,” said Kavanagh, a Boston College alum. “I went to BC, so I would assume that if BC was interested in talking to our coach professionally, you would call another school. On top of that, I’m an alum from Boston College. Some of those are close friends of mine.”
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
Dave Hart, Athletics Director for the University of Tennessee, is redoing men’s head basketball coach Cuonzo Martin’s contract. Martin announced today that he plans on staying with his current coaching position. In a released university statement, Martin stated that “Tennessee is where I want to be . . . That has never changed”. The finalized contract will be released once all details are written out and all modifications are completed.
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
The SEC reports that Tennessee head men’s basketball coach Cuonzo Martin is being inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Martin has earned state titles and won a handful of collegiate championships. He has also just completed his third season as head coach at Tennessee with a .606 winning percentage and recently guided the team to the Sweet Sixteen round of the NCAA Tournament.
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY
Nicole Auerbach reports that Marquette is hiring Steve Wojciechowski, associate head coach at Duke University, as the new head men’s basketball coach. An official announcement will be made shortly, as a press conference has been scheduled for this afternoon. Wojciechowski has spent the last 15 years as an assistant coach under Mike Krzyzewski at Duke and was promoted to associate head coach in 2008. He is replacing Buzz Williams, who took the Virginia Tech coaching vacancy instead.
TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY – FORT WORTH
TCU has officially hired Raegan Pebley , Fresno State head women’s basketball coach, as the new head women’s basketball coach. The announcement was made this afternoon. She has had an impressive coaching career, leading Fresno State to an 46-20 (.697) overall coaching record.
INDIANA UNIVERSITY – PURDUE UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS
IUPUI has hired Jason Gardner, University of Memphis assistant men’s basketball coach and former University of Arizona basketball player, as the new head men’s coach yesterday. Gardner seeks to use in-state talent to grow the program, believing that there is a lot of potential in the university program. The athletics department is happy about the decision, and they hope that Gardner will perform coaching duties for several more years. Throughout his playing career, Gardner has earned titles such as IndyStar Indiana, Mr. Basketball, McDonald’s All-American, and Naismith National Player of the Year.
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE
Former IUP head women’s basketball coach Jeff Dow has been selected by ULM Athletics Director Brian Wickstrom as the new head women’s basketball coach, announced on the university’s athletics website today. Wickstrom is excited about this decision, as Dow has a high success track record. Dow has an overall head coaching record 221-109.
ST. BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY
Reported by Jeff Goodman of ESPN, St. Bonaventure head men’s basketball coach Mark Schmidt is staying at the university and is not taking the vacancy at Boston College. He was interviewed last week, which brought about the possibility of the transfer. Schmidt played at Boston College for 4 years, from 1981-85 and recently completed his seventh season as coach at St. Bonaventure with a 106-109 record.
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY
Sources say that Montana State University decided last night on hiring University of Oregon assistant men’s basketball coach Brian Fish as the new head men’s basketball coach. This was confirmed by Jeff Goodman of ESPN, who said a news conference would be held tomorrow to make the official announcement. Fish, with 24 total years of experience as a Division I coach, will be replacing previous head coach Brad Huse, who is no longer head coach due to a losing season.
LETOURNEAU UNIVERSITY
LeTourneau seeks a head men’s basketball coach to be responsible for the management, conduct and supervision of all phases of the NCAA DIII intercollegiate men’s basketball program in a manner that upholds the philosophy and objectives of the University. The position is open until filled. Contact Terri Deike, Athletics Director, at terrideike@letu.edu for more information!
EMORY AND HENRY COLLEGE
Emory & Henry College seeks an assistant men’s basketball coach to assist the Head Coach in all aspects of managing the intercollegiate program. Apply here http://ehc.edu/about/employment-opportunities/#staffpositions if interested! Position open until filled.
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
Southern Miss Athletics Director Bill McGillis says that he wants to understand the reason for the university not being selected to be in the NCAA Tournament this season. However, he has set a target goal for selection in 2015. McGinnis wants to visit with members of the selection committees for the NCAA Tournament and also wants to strengthen Conference USA as much as possible.
PENN STATE ERIE, THE BEHREND COLLEGE
Penn St. – Behrend seeks a head women’s basketball coach/lecturer to be responsible for the organization, development and recruitment of qualified student athletes, along with teaching numerous kinesiology classes. Contact Mary Tuzynski at mit2@psu.edu if interested in applying!
LIST OF RECENT HEAD BASKETBALL COACH DEPARTURES
With the men’s and women’s basketball postseason upon us that means unfortunately, many coaches have been let go, or have chosen to retire. Here’s a list of current departures, and consequently basketball coaching jobs opening up. We’ve also listed reasons for departure, departure date, and as school’s hire new coaches, the new head coach’s name. We know we’re probably missing a few so let us know, mail@collegead.org
2014 Men’s Basketball Head Coach Departures
22 Open Basketball Coaching Jobs
(D1) Appalachian State- Jason Capel
(D1) Auburn University- Tony Barbee— HIRED: BRUCE PEARL, ESPN
(D1) Boston College- Steve Donahue (Dismissed 3/18/14)
(D1) Bowling Green State- Louis OrrHIRED: CHRIS JANS, ASSISTANT HC WICHITA STATE
(D1) Central Arkansas- Clerance FinleyHIRED: RUSS PENNELL, PHOENIX MECURY
(D2) Catawba College- Jim Baker (Dismissed 3/18/14)
(D1) Delaware State- Greg Jackson
(D1) Florida Atlantic- Mike Jarvis
(D1) Jacksonville University- Cliff Warren (Dismissed 3/17/14)
(D1) IUPUI- Todd Howard
(D1) Lamar- Pat Knight—HIRED: TIC PRICE, INTERIM HC
(D1) Marquette University- Buzz Williams (took VTECH Job)
(D1) Marshal University- Tom Herrion
(NA) Master’s University- Chuck Martin (Dismissed 3/17/14)
(D1) Maryland Eastern Shore- Frankie Allen
(D1) Montana State University- Brad Huse (Resigned 3/18/14)
(D2) Northeastern State- Larry Gipson (Retired)
(JC) Ohlone College- John Peterson (took LMU asst coach job)
(NA) Peru State College- Troy Katen
(D1) Rice University- Ben Braun (Dismissed 3/14/14)HIRED:Mike Rhoades, ASSISTANT MBB COACH VCU
(D1) South Dakota- Joey JamesHIRED: CRAIG SMITH, ASSISTANT COACH NEBRASKA
(D1) Southeastern Louisiana- Jim Yarbrough (Dismissed 3/17/14)
(D1) South Florida- Stan Heath (Dismissed 3/14/14)
(D2) Southern Idaho- Jeremy Cox (Dismissed 3/17/14)
(D1) Tennessee-Martin- Jason James
(D2) Texas A&M Kingsville- Pete Peterson
(D3) Texas Lutheran University- Tommy Jones
(D1) UNC Willmington- Buzz PetersonHIRED: Kevin Keatts, Assistant MBB Louisville
(D1)Virginia Tech- James Johnson (Dismissed 3/17/14)—HIRED: BUZZ WILLIAMS, MARQUETTE
(D1) Wake Forest- Jeff Bzdelik (Dismissed 3/20/14)
(D1) Washington State- Ken Bone (Dismissed 3/18/14)HIRED: ERNIE KENT, FORMER OU HC
(D1) West Texas A&M- Rick Cooper
2014 Women’s Basketball Head Coach Departures
15 Open Basketball Coaching Jobs
(D1) Arkansas- Tom Cullen, (W)HIRED: Jimmy Dykes, ESPN Analyst
(D1) Binghamton University- Nicole Scholl (W)
(D1) Brown University- Jean Burr (W)
(D1) Kansas State- Debb Patterson—— HIRED: JEFF MITTIE, TCU
(D1) Georgetown- John Thompson III (Contract not renewed 3/4/14)
(D1) Houston- Wade Scott (Served as interim HC)
(D1) Louisiana Monroe- Mona Martin (Retired 3/18/14)
(D1) Louisiana Tech- Teresa Weatherspoon (Dismissed 3/15/14)
(D1) Morehead State- Tom Hodges (W)
(D1) Oregon- Paul Westhead (Contract not renewed 3/4/14)
(D1) Portland- Jim Sollars (Retiring 3/07/14)
(D2) Saint Leo University- Nikki Jessee (Resigned 3/18/14)
(D1) Santa Clara University- Jennifer Mountain (W)
(D1) Southeastern Louisiana- Lori Davis Jones (Dismissed 3/17/14)
(D2) Texas A&M Commerce- Nicole Anderson (W)
(D1) Texas A&M Kingsville- Mike Trujillo (W)
(D1) Texas Christian University- Jeff Mittie (New Job 3/18/14)