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,
BREAKING: Bibbs hired at Grambling
Patricia “Pat” Bibbs has been hired as the head WBB coach at Grambling State University. Bibbs, was most recently the head women’s basketball coach for North Carolina A&T State University and previously coached at Hampton University. She became the 51st NCAA Division I Head Coach to join the 500 Victory Club, first head coach to
Michigan Hires Barnes Arico
St. John’s women’s basketball coach Kim Barnes Arico has been hired as Kevin Borseth’s successor at Michigan. Barnes Arico spent the last 10 years with the Red Storm, guided them to the regional semifinals of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history this past season.