WHoopDirt.com can confirm that Danielle O’Banion is no longer the head women’s basketball coach at Kent State University. She informed her team of the change in a meeting earlier today, and the official announcement is expected shortly. O’Banion was hired as the head coach at Kent State back in 2012 after spending four seasons on
REPORT: Perry not Renewed at Kennesaw State
WHoopDirt.com can now confirm an earlier report from AJC.com that Kennesaw State head coach Nitra Perry will not have her contract renewed. Perry just wrapped up her fourth year at the school – the Owls went 11-19 this season to give her an overall record of 41-70. Last year, Perry was the subject of a two-week investigation into her program
BREAKING: Evansville Head Coach Oties Epps to Resign
Multiple sources have now told WHoopDirt.com that Evansville head coach Oties Epps will resign effective immediately and assistant coach Matt Ruffing will coach the team for the remainder of the season. Evansville is currently 2-25 this season (1-15) giving Epps a record of 44-106 since he became the head coach in 2011. More on this story
SMALL COLLEGE DIRT: Pelletier Resigns at Albany College of Pharmacy
WHoopDirt.com can confirm that Andrew Pelletier has resigned as the head coach at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. His record over the past three seasons at ACPHS was 55-19. He won the HVIAC regular season championship in 2015 and 2016, and had qualified for three straight USCAA National Tournaments. He also won the 2016 HVIAC
NAIA DIRT: Ware Out as Head Coach at Michigan-Dearborn
WHoopDirt.com has learned that Dymetrius Ware is no longer the head coach at Michigan-Dearborn. He has apparently been released by the university following a strange season. After getting off to an 0-17 start, Ware was no longer seen on the sidelines, and the team was coached by one of the men’s assistant coaches for the
JUCO Dirt: Connors State’s Laverentz Resigns
According to multiple sources, Connors State women’s basketball coach Rusty Laverentz has resigned. Assistant coach Jamie Fisher has been named as the interim head coach, and is already in the process of bring on an assistant coach to join him. Laverentz was hired at CSC back in June of 2014 after spending time as an assistant
JUCO Dirt: Stambersky Resigns at KCKCC
WHoopDirt.com can confirm that Valerie Stambersky has resigned as the head coach at Kansas City Kansas Community College. She had been the head coach at KCKCC for the past fifteen seasons, and also served as the assistant director of athletics. This past season, she led the Blue Devils to a 28-4 record. It sounds like she will
Illinois Dirt…
WHoopDirt.com can confirm that Illinois will hire Jody Martinez as an assistant coach. Martinez has spent this past season as the head coach at Southeastern University (FL) where he led his squad to a 25-7 record. He also spent sixteen seasons as the head coach at Bethel College (IN) – he went 384-180 during his tenure. Martinez
DII DIRT: Oliver Out at Bluefield State
Multiple sources have told WHoopDirt.com that JJ Oliver is no longer the head coach at Bluefield State College (WVa). Oliver spent the past five seasons as the head coach at the school where he compiled a 59-75 record. Over the past two seasons, his teams went 36-16 – winning back-to-back ECAC Championships along the way. More
URI Dirt…
I have heard from a great source that there will be some staff changes at URI. It sounds like assistant coach Tim Eatman is is departing and will join the staff at Rutgers. URI head coach Daynia La-Force will elevate DBO Danielle Parks to replace Eatman. Parks joined the Rams staff in 2013 after spending three