Like I said earlier in the week – small college seasons coming to an end will get the coaching carousel spinning. So far this week, three small college jobs have opened up. Ted Quinn was released at Nyack, Gene Gifford was not retained at Olivet, and Northland’s Rob Robinson resigned. You can find all of
Daily Dirt – 2/21/12
Here are a few things that I heard while celebrating George Washington’s birthday yesterday…. Sounds like former Southern Illinois head coach Rich Herrin is getting back into the business. Herrin is going to become the first-ever head coach at Morthland College (IL). He went 225-176 as the head coach at SIU from 1985-1998. He most
BREAKING: WKU to name Harper head coach
Western Kentucky interim head coach Ray Harper will have the interim tag removed and be introduced as the new head coach on Monday. WKU will be holding an introduction of Coach Harper and pep rally Monday night at 6:00 on the main floor at E.A. Diddle Arena. Harper took over for Ken McDonald on January
Daily Dirt – 2/16/12
From the Desk of The DirtKing…. The search at Northern Arizona has hit a speed bump. AD Jim Fallis announced on Tuesday that he is resigning – this will definitely slow down the search at NAU. It would be pretty tough to hire a coach without an AD. I’ve heard that the committee is in
Mount St. Mary’s update….
I said earlier today that Mount St. Mary’s AD Lynne Robinson would address the Robert Burke situation before tonight’s game – and she did. Sort of…. According to a source, Robinson met with a small group of reporters in her office for less than 10 minutes prior to the start of tonight’s game vs. FDU
BREAKING: Burke placed on leave at The Mount
Mount St. Mary’s University placed Head Men’s Basketball Coach Robert Burke on paid administrative leave Wednesday, and appointed Assistant Coach Matt Henry as acting head coach. According to a release by the university, Burke actually requested to be placed on leave. He is in his second year at The Mount (17-40) and spent 6 seasons
Daily Dirt – 2/13/12
Last week of the regular season for the DIII’s out there….things will start heating up soon! Here’s what I’ve got for today…. Add another name to the search at Idaho State. I published my list of potential candidates last week (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/3dc19d1c/idaho-state-search/…) – now I’ve heard from a great source that Utah State assistant Chris Jones
Idaho State search
The search to replace Joe O’Brien at Idaho State is in full swing. After speaking with a few people close to the situation, here are some of the names that I’ve been able to piece together…. Deane Martin – Current Interim Head Coach at Idaho State. Has a legit shot to have the interim tag
Air Force update
Air Force has indeed fired head coach Jeff Reynolds. Reynolds was in his fifth season at Air Force with a 63-82 overall record. As we reported earlier in the day, Associate head coach Dave Pilipovich will serve as the team’s head coach for the remainder of this season. Here’s a link to the video of
BREAKING: Air Force to fire Reynolds
According to sources, a 2:00pm press conference has been called for this afternoon to announce the firing of Jeff Reynolds as the head coach at Air Force. There is little information as of now, but it appears that associate head coach Dave Pilipovich will take over for the rest of the season. More info to
BREAKING: Calhoun to take medical leave
University of Connecticut men’s basketball coach Jim Calhoun will take an indefinite medical leave of absence, effective immediately, to deal with worsening spinal stenosis, a lower back condition that causes him severe pain and hampers mobility. Calhoun will not coach Saturday’s game against Seton Hall nor Monday’s game at Louisville and his condition will be
Daily Dirt – 2/2/12
Today’s “dirt” from The DirtKing…. Sounds like Virginia Tech head coach Seth Greenburg got a vote of confidence from his AD. Some have speculated that he may be in trouble, but AD Jim Weaver said publically this week that Greenburg will be back next season. The Hokies are currently 12-9 (1-5 ACC), and host Duke