Eastern Illinois Vice President for Student Affairs and Interim Athletic Director Dan Nadler has announced contract extensions for Panther men’s and women’s head basketball coaches Debbie Black and Jay Spoonhour. Both coaches are now under contracts that will keep them in charge of their respective programs through the 2016-2017 basketball season. "I’m happy to announce
Western Wyoming CC Dirt…
I have heard from multiple sources that Western Wyoming Community College will hire Garrett Sherman as their new head women’s basketball coach. Sherman had been the head women’s coach at Gordon State College since 2012. Last month, he became the head men’s coach at GSC – a tenure that has apparently lasted only one month.
OFFICIAL: Kelly Cole to Northeastern
Thanks to great sources for getting us out in front of this last night… Kelly Cole, a coaching veteran with more than two decades of experience and three Sweet 16 appearances, has been named Northeastern University women’s basketball head coach, athletic director Peter Roby announced Monday (June 9). "We are very excited to welcome Kelly
Northeastern update…
Last week, I mentioned that former Minnesota head coach Pam Borton was the leader at Northeastern (http://www.whoopdirt.com/blog/8a5df169/northeastern-quotdirt…). I now have two people who have told me that negotiations have gone south, and NU may be on to plan B. The next candidate sounds like it is Harvard assistant Kelly Cole. Before joining the Harvard staff
Steding Named Head Coach at BU
Katy Steding, an assistant coach at California who won an Olympic gold medal and an NCAA title as a player, has been named Boston University’s seventh head coach of women’s basketball, assistant vice president and director of athletics Mike Lynch announced on Friday. A 14-year coaching veteran, Steding comes to BU after spending the past
Stony Brook names Caroline McCombs Head Coach
Incoming Stony Brook University Director of Athletics Shawn Heilbron has named former Auburn assistant coach Caroline McCombs as the new #Seawolves women’s basketball head coach. She will be announced at a press conference in the Goldstein Family Student-Athlete Development Center Friday at 10 a.m. McCombs comes to Stony Brook with more than 15 years of
HOT: Gaitley extended through 2021 at Fordham
After returning the Fordham Women’s Basketball program to a position of national prominence in just three short seasons, Head Coach Stephanie Gaitley signed a contract extension that will keep her at Rose Hill through the 2020-2021 season, it was announced today by Director of Intercollegiate Athletics David Roach. "This is a great time to be
Northeastern "Dirt"…
I have now heard from three separate sources that former Minnesota head coach Pam Borton is the leader at Northeastern. She had spent 12 seasons as the head coach at Minnesota before being dismissed this spring. Borton is no stranger to New England, she was the head coach at Vermont from 1993-97 (69-46) and was
HOT: Extension for McCall at Cal State Bakersfield
Bakersfield Athletic Director Jeff Konya has announced women’s basketball coach Greg McCall has recently signed a three-year contract extension to remain at the helm of the Roadrunners. With the three additional years, McCall’s contract now runs through the 2017-18 season. "Coach McCall has helped rebuild our program into a contender in the WAC. We wanted
BREAKING: Boettcher named head coach at Southern Utah
Southern Utah University Athletics Director Ken Beazer announced the hiring of Chris Boettcher as the head coach of the Women’s Basketball program on Friday. Boettcher returns to collegiate coaching after spending the past season leading a professional team in Japan. “We are excited to have a coach of Chris’ character take over a program which