As gratifying as winning the WNIT was last season for Rutgers women’s basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer, it left her wanting more. Now she will be able to do something about that feeling. With Stringer and Rutgers finalizing a new four-year contract today, the Hall of Fame coach will shepherd the program into its inaugural
Behn Hired at Brown
Brown Athletics has scheduled a press conference on Wednesday, May 21 to announce that Sarah Behn will be named the ninth head women’s basketball coach in team history. The press conference will take place in the Nelson Fitness Center beginning at 11 a.m. Behn has spent the previous three seasons as head coach at UMass
HOT: Stockton signs extension at Tulane
As Tulane University Athletics makes a move to the American Athletic Conference for the 2014-15 season, the Green Wave women’s basketball team will continue to have a familiar face at the helm as Director of Athletics Rick Dickson announced a contract extension of head coach Lisa Stockton through the 2018-19 campaign. Stockton, who came Tulane
Butler rumor…
I have heard that Butler head coach Kurt Godlevske will add Damon Bailey to his staff as an assistant. Bailey was an Indiana high school legend at Bedford North Lawrence high school and went on to play for Bob Knight at Indiana. He was an Associated Press All-American in 1994, and a second round pick
Colorado-Colorado Springs rumor
I have heard that Colorado-Colorado Springs has chosen a replacement for former head coach Corey Laster. Word on the street is that the choice is former Central Washington head coach Shawn Nelson. Nelson was the head coach at CWU for the past three seasons (25-53), and was the head coach at Carroll College (MT) before
Daily Dirt – 5/7/14
• I can confirm that New Mexico Highlands head coach Tiffany Darling is out. She had been the head coach at NMHU for the past six seasons (57-103). She has also been the head coach at Peninsula College College (2006-08). No word yet on a search. • It sounds like former UConn standout Carla Berube
OFFICIAL: La-Force to URI
University of Rhode Island Director of Athletics Thorr Bjorn announced Daynia La-Force as the eighth women’s basketball coach in program history Wednesday. La-Force will formally be introduced as the head coach during a meet-and-greet event on a date to be determined in mid-May. She comes to Rhode Island after spending the last eight seasons at
HOT: Godlevske named head coach at Butler
Butler’s search for a new women’s basketball coach ended where it began. Vice President and Director of Athletics Barry Collier announced on Tuesday (May 6) that interim head coach Kurt Godlevske would become the permanent head coach for the Bulldogs. "We are pleased and excited to announce that Kurt Godlevske will continue to lead our
BREAKING RUMOR: La-Force headed to URI
A reliable source has confirmed with me the Northeastern head coach Daynia La-Force has accepted an offer to become the next head coach at the University of Rhode Island. The official announcement is expected either this afternoon or tomorrow morning. La-Force just wrapped up here eighth season at NU, and was the head coach at
BREAKING: Kieger named head coach at Marquette
Former Marquette University women’s basketball standout Carolyn Kieger has been named the fifth head women’s basketball coach in MU history, Interim Vice President & Director of Athletics Bill Cords announced Thursday. The university will hold a press conference at 2 p.m. CT at the Al McGuire Center, 770 N. 12th St., to formally welcome back