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4/12/25
11:26 p.m. ET.
- Becky Burk is attempting to hire Mississippi State’s Samantha Williams to be an Associate Head Coach at Arizona.
4/8/25
7 p.m. ET.
- Georgia Tech thought they had Richmond Head Coach Aaron Roussell, but he turned them down, sources tell The Ball Out.
4/3/25
11:00 a.m. ET
- Iowa Assistant Coach Raina Harmon is gaining serious traction at FGCU, sources tell The Ball out. We know for a fact that the FGCU AD wants NOTHING to do with the Karl Smesko tree after getting backstabbed by Smesko and Chelsea Lyles. Much more on this coming soon! Keep refreshing this page.
4/2/25
11:23 a.m. ET
- Lots of updates in this one!
- Look for Mississippi State F Debreasha Powe to hit the portal, multiple sources tell The Ball Out. If she does, look for her to end up at Texas A&M or Alabama.
- Sam Purcell’s name has come up at Georgia Tech.
- High Point head coach Chelsea Banbury is in the mix at FGCU, sources tell The Ball Out.
3/29/25
4:23 p.m. ET
- Auburn head coach Larry Vickers is struggling to land some assistants at Auburn. He got turned down by Mississippi State’s Samantha Williams, sources tell The Ball Out. Look for him to hire Darrell Mosley, formerly of Arizona State.
- Arkansas got PLAYED by Molly Miller. After flying Miller to Fayetteville while Mike Neighbors was still the head coach, Arkansas felt it was a done deal. Miller even told her where she wanted her desk to be placed. However, Miller got cold feet and reneged on the verbal agreement, multiple sources tell us.
3/19/25
8:39 p.m. ET.
- Here are the names that are absolutely in the mix for Arkansas: Elena Lavoto (Texas), Destinee Rodgers (Arkansas State), Kelsi Musick (Oral Roberts), Angie Nelp (Tulsa), multiple sources tell The Ball Out.
- Also, we hear that Molly Miller played Arkansas pretty bad, and used them to get more money from Arizona State, where she is likely head, according to The Ball Out sources.
3/17/25
4:24 p.m. ET
- Missouri: A MAJOR development, as we got a text today regarding this job! Kellie Harper has been offered the Missouri job, a source tells The Ball Out. We are checking more into this, but that’s the latest we are hearing!
3/13/25
4:28 p.m. ET
- Auburn: The main name we are hearing is Ole Miss head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin, multiple sources tell The Ball Out. Also, there have been silly reports linking Adia Barnes to Auburn. It’s NOT TRUE at all, according to many sources! We also believe that Kellie Harper is STRONGLY in the mix after speaking with numerous sources.
- Arkansas: While we aren’t ready to say this is a done deal with Molly Miller, we believe very strongly that it’s close to being a done deal. Multiple The Ball Out sources told us this morning that 2 days before the Razorbacks fired Mike Neighbors, Arkansas flew Miller into town on a private jet to meet with her. Then after meeting with Miller in secret, they fired Neighbors, that says a lot, doesn’t it?
- We are hearing that Krista Gerlich will likely be fired in the near future. The only reason it hasn’t happened yet is because she has recently had a death in her family, sources tell The Ball Out.
- Sources tell The Ball Out that the nation’s No.1 player Aaliyah Chavez is likely to pick Texas.
- A source has told us that Jeff Mittie might have turned down Missouri, but we need to check into that more.
3/12/25
5:14 p.m. ET
- Auburn: The main name we are hearing is Ole Miss head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin, multiple sources tell The Ball Out. Also, there have been silly reports linking Adia Barnes to Auburn. It’s NOT TRUE at all, according to many sources!
- Arkansas: While we aren’t ready to say this is a done deal with Molly Miller, we believe very strongly that it’s close to being a done deal. Multiple The Ball Out sources told us this morning that 2 days before the Razorbacks fired Mike Neighbors, Arkansas flew Miller into town on a private jet to meet with her. Then after meeting with Miller in secret, they fired Neighbors, that says a lot, doesn’t it?
- We are hearing that Krista Gerlich will likely be fired in the near future. The only reason it hasn’t happened yet is because she has recently had a death in her family, sources tell The Ball Out.
- Sources tell The Ball Out that the nation’s No.1 player Aaliyah Chavez is likely to pick Texas.
3/8/25
1:24 p.m. ET
- It’s that time of the year: the coaching carousel of 2025! Here we will give you the latest in what we are hearing from our elite network of sources, as NO ONE will have better information this us!
1:24 p.m. ET
- Our initial coaches carousel is officially ready, so make sure to keep checking here and our Coaches Insider for updates! Here we go!
- Let’s start in the SEC. After speaking with many The Ball Out Sources, we know that Missouri head coach Robin Pingeton is done after the season. Also, Katie Abrahamson-Henderson at Georgia is in serious trouble, like we don’t believe she will be at Georgia next year, sources tell us. We would also be shocked if Johnnie Harris isn’t fired at Auburn.
- You won’t BELIEVE the name we are hearing to replace Abrahamson-Henderson at Georgia, it will SHOCK YOU! It is none other than Ole Miss’ Yolett McPhee-McCuin.
- Toyelle Wilson at SMU is on the hot seat, sources tell The Ball Out.
- Word is that Houston will move on from Ronald Hughey after this season.
- It’s hard for us to envision Wisconsin giving Marisa Moseley another year.
1/26/24
4:32 p.m. ET
- It’s that time of the year where many coaches are on a serious hot seat, so make sure to refresh the Insider A LOT!
- Based on many The Ball Out sources, we don’t expect Johnnie Harris to survive at Auburn.
- We can elaborate more now since the world knows that Kelly Rae Finley is pregnant. Sources are telling us that she plans to be a stay at home mother, and that’s why she will likely not be back next year.
- Based on how North Florida’s season is going, we expect them to seriously look into moving on from Erika Lambert, sources tell The Ball Out.
- Also, we expect Kim Caldwell to coach against South Carolina.
1/12/25
3:35 p.m. ET.
- Kim Mulkey was FURIOUS at Tennessee beat reporter Cora Hall for Hall misrepresenting Mulkey’s statement about Kim Caldwell having a baby, sources tell The Ball Out. Mulkey’s camp behind the scenes let it be know that Mulkey was furious, and it was very tense leading up to the game.
- Auburn head coach Johnnie Harris is on a SERIOUS hot seat at Auburn, according to many The Ball Out sources. Remember: the AD at Auburn passed over Harris at Mississippi State when he was there. Something to watch!
12/31/24
11:28 a.m. ET.
- This will be the last year for Florida head coach Kelly Rae Finley, multiple sources tell The Ball Out. We can’t get into why this will be her last year, but the reason would surprise you. Stay tuned, as we will reveal the reason, but according to The Ball Out sources, this will be her last year!
10/28/24
11:44 a.m. ET
- Baylor’s Nicki Collen is trying to get a WNBA head coaching job, multiple sources tell The Ball Out. Collen is looking to leave Baylor for the WNBA.
6/16/24
7:25 p.m. ET
- Clemson Associate Head Coach Chris Ayers is under investigation for tampering, multiple sources tell The Ball Out. The NCAA allegedly has taken Ayers’ phone.
5/18/24
3:37 p.m. ET
- North Carolina has been getting rejected a lot to fill their final assistant coach’s opening. Sources tell The Ball Out that they are looking at Jaida Williams and ECU Associate Head Coach Cory McNeill. There is a rumor that McNeill and his wife Kim, who is the head coach at ECU, are getting a divorce. As we have stated, this a rumor!
1:48 a.m. ET.
- New Tennessee assistant coach Gabe Lazo has committed multiple NCAA violations recently, sources tell The Ball Out.
4/22/24
5:45 p.m. ET.
- If someone were to ask us right now about Karoline Striplin, we would say that she will likely end up at Indiana, sources tell The Ball Out.
4/21/24
7:46 p.m. ET.
- Sources just reached out to us to tell us that Oregon State Associate Head Coach Jonas Chatterton is heading to Oklahoma and Beavers star Reagan Beers is going to follow him to Oklahoma.
4/20/24
9:47 p.m. ET.
- Eastern Illinois head coach Matt Bollant is in the mix for the Wisconsin-Green Bay opening, sources tell The Ball Out.
4/19/24
4:20 p.m. ET.
- Alabama is hiring Arkansas assistant coach Pauline Love, sources tell The Ball Out.
4/17/24
12:23 p.m. ET.
- We just got this from one of our The Ball Out Sources: “Rumor is Charlotte Coach (Cara Consuegra) is getting Marquette.
4/15/24
3:12 p.m. ET.
- Tennessee’s NIL collective for women’s basketball is $2.2M, multiple sources tell The Ball Out.
- Timeline: While Kim Caldwell was recruiting Gabe Lazo, Lazo went back to Mississippi State head coach Sam Purcell and told Purcell he would stay if he was elevated to Associate Head Coach. Purcell did that on Friday, and Lazo still left.
12:34 p.m. ET.
- Tennessee is going to pay Gabe Lazo $320,000, multiple sources tell The Ball Out.
11:07 a.m. ET.
Tennessee head coach Kim Caldwell is looking at Mississippi State Associate Head Coach Gabe Lazo and Alabama’s Roman Tubner as assistants for her new state, sources tell The Ball Out.
4/14/24
1:37 p.m. ET.
- Update on Kim Caldwell firing Samantha Williams. This was very unprofessional at how this was handled, and to be frank, very shady. Here are details that only those at the Insider can get. Caldwell met with Williams on Monday of this week, and basically gave Williams the implication that she was going to be kept on. So immediately, they went to work recruiting, specifically in the portal. As many know, Caldwell has no contacts and connection to elite portal kids or recruits, so she leaned into the relationships that Williams has for over 20+ years in the industry. So Caldwell started calling recruits in the portal and the 2025 class that Williams had built relationships with. Basically, it looks like Caldwell attempted to be shady and use Williams, and once she got Williams’ recruits, then fire her. We will have more later, but the Caldwell tenure is off to a very bad start.
10:58 a.m. ET.
- New Tennessee head coach Kim Caldwell has decided to not retain recruiting coordinator Samantha Williams, sources tell The Ball Out. A surprising decision, as Caldwell has no experience on the elite level.
4/12/24
7:00 p.m. ET.
- Sources tell The Ball Out that Courtney Banghart is looking to give assistant coach Adrian Walters a raise, as he’s been using other jobs as other schools as leverage.
1:45 p.m. ET:
- Oregon State Associate Head Coach Jonas Chatterton is rumored to be heading to Oklahoma, sources tell The Ball Out.
- Arizona head coach Adia Barnes was interviewed by Tennessee, sources tell The Ball Out.
- Florida head coach Kelly Rae Finley and Oklahoma State’s Jacie Hoyt are on a serious hot seat, sources just told The Ball Out. Also, Kelly Graves is likely be fired by next year based on what we are hearing.
4/5/24
4:42 p.m. ET:
- LSU assistant coach Gary Redus is supposedly leaving LSU to go to Ole Miss, multiple sources tell The Ball Out. LSU head coach Kim Mulkey is allegedly not happy with Redus, who did not do well in the 2024 recruiting cycle.
4/4/24
6:17 p.m. ET:
- Source tells The Ball Out that the early frontrunners for Marquette are Allison Pohlman (Drake), Kyle Rechlicz (Wisconsin-Milwaukee), Kristen Gillespie (Illinois State) and Carly Thibault (Fairfield).
4/3/24
10:23 a.m. ET:
- One name that can be eliminated from Tennessee is Marquette’s Megan Duffy. Duffy has landed a job elsewhere, we don’t know where yet. However, we do know Duffy won’t be the next head coach at Tennessee. We think it’s Miami for Duffy, but we aren’t 100% sure just yet.
- Kelly Graves could be in some serious trouble at Oregon, as sources tell The Ball Out that almost the rest of the team is entering the portal, which could force Graves out. The reason that players have waited so long is that Oregon schools are on a quarter system. So kids wait until the end of the quarter to go into the portal, so they don’t lose their scholarship and getting their last check.
4/1/24
8:21 p.m. ET.
- Sources tell The Ball Out that Ole Miss Coach Yo has fired her entire staff, and is bringing on Quentin Hillsman as assistant coach.
- Fitzroy Anthony has interviewed for the Miami job but has told The Ball Out sources that he isn’t getting the job. Sources tell The Ball Out they are talking to Carla Berube, Megan Duffy, Karl Smesko and Carolyn Kieger.
- Here are the top-3 names that are finalists for the Missouri AD job: Mark Alnutt (Buffalo), Laird Veach (Memphis), Sarah Baumgartner (Texas).
3/17/24
7:53 p.m. ET
- Kelly Graves of Oregon has become an increasingly frustrated and sources tell The Ball Out he’s close to just moving on from Oregon, time will tell.
3/12/24
12:05 p.m. ET.
- There’s more coaching movement likely to happen in the coming days. We fully expect Missouri to part ways with head coach Robin Pingeton after talking to numerous The Ball Out sources. Honestly, she would have been fired by now if they had an acting AD. Here are the names that are already positioning themselves for Missouri: Kansas State’s Jeff Mittie and West Virginia’s Mark Kellogg, multiple sources tell The Ball Out. One source tells us that Virginia Tech’s Kenny Brooks is also looking at Missouri, we aren’t fully sold on that one, but we will always give you the latest rumors!
3/11/24
12:51 p.m. ET.
- With Kyra Elzy being fired, the two names we are hearing right now for Kentucky is ex-head coach Matthew Mitchell, and MTSU Associate Head Coach Matt Insell.
For more on the transfer portal, here is our Recruiting Insider.
