The entire DirtStaff is getting together tonight to celebrate the recent launch of WHoopDirt, and the continued success of HoopDirt. We’ve come a long way since we hatched this idea over a late night poker game almost four years ago! Tonight’s party is taking place at CasaDirt (the DirtQueen has been cooking for two straight
BREAKING: Cussen hired at Oral Roberts
Long-time assistant coach Misti Cussen has been named the 10th head women’s basketball coach Oral Roberts President Dr. Mark Rutland and Director of Athletics Mike Carter announced at a press conference Friday morning. Cussen has been on the ORU bench for the last 16 seasons as the top assistant coach, ranking as one of the
BREAKING: Tartamella named head coach at St. John’s
St. John’s Director of Athletics Chris Monasch announced that Joe Tartamella- whose nine-year coaching tenure as an assistant at St. John’s included four NCAA Tournament appearances – will be the eighth head women’s basketball coach in St. John’s University’s 38-year program history. Regarded as one of the top up-and-coming mentors in women’s basketball, Tartamella’s coaching
Haigh named head coach at St. Francis (PA)
At the recommendation of the search committee, Saint Francis University President Rev. Gabriel Zeis, T.O.R. named Joe Haigh the head coach of the Red Flash women’s basketball program on Wednesday afternoon. Haigh, who has spent the past four seasons as the top assistant on former coach Susan Robinson Fruchtl’s staff, becomes the seventh head coach
BREAKING: Holt resigns at Colorado State
Colorado State University today announced that Kristen Holt has reached mutually agreeable terms with the University to resign her responsibilities as Women’s Head Basketball Coach. Dick Lien, presently the lead assistant coach, will be the interim head coach until a new head coach is hired. Athletic Director Jack Graham stated that the search for a
BREAKING: Frese gets UMKC job
UMKC announced Wednesday that Marsha Frese will be the next head coach of the women’s basketball program. A formal press conference, as well as a meet and greet will take place on Monday, April 30 at 2:00 p.m. at the UMKC Swinney Recreation Center’s north lobby. Most recently, she was the associate head coach and
HOT RUMOR: ORU head coach headed to Utah State
Word on the street is that Oral Roberts head coach Jerry Finkbeiner will accept the job Utah State. Finkbeiner has been at ORU for the past 16 seasons and compiled a 273-208 record. Before ORU, Finkbeiner led Southern Nazarene to three straight NAIA national titles and a combined 99-4 record from 1994 to 1996. Finkbeiner
HOT RUMOR: EMU to hire Kansas assistant
According to multiple sources, Eastern Michigan will name Tory Verdi as the next WBB head coach. Verdi has spent two seasons as Kansas and was an assistant at Nebraska for five seasons before that. He was also an assistant at Columbia and had a brief stint as the acting head coach there. Verdi spent the
BREAKING: Valpo Hires Coach
Valparaiso University has named Tracey Dorow its seventh head women’s basketball coach in program history. Dorow arrives at Valpo after spending 14 seasons as the head coach at Ferris State University, guiding the Bulldogs to four NCAA Division II Tournament appearances, two Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) North Division championships, and four 20-win seasons.
HOT RUMOR: Kennesaw to hire Toledo ass’t
According to multiple sources, Toledo assistant Nitra Perry will be named as the next head coach at Kennesaw State. The official announcement is expected within the next day or so. Perry, who has been at Toledo for the past four seasons, would replace Colby Tilley, who retired after 17-seasons at KSU. Before arriving at Toledo,