University of Idaho men’s basketball head coach Don Verlin has been terminated for cause, Interim Director of Athletics Pete Isakson announced Friday. The decision was reached after consultation with university administration, including current university president Chuck Staben and incoming president C. Scott Green. Assistant coach Zac Claus has been named interim head coach of the Vandal men’s basketball program and will
Daily Dirt – 6/14/19
Today’s DIRT… Youngstown State assistant coach Brady Trenkle has resigned. He spent the 2018-19 season on the YSU staff, and was the head coach at Garden City CC (KS) for five seasons before that. Trenkle, who also spent four years as the head coach at Dodge City CC, will become a high school coach in
Courtney named Assistant Basketball Coach at Miami
University of Miami men’s basketball head coach Jim Larrañaga has announced the addition of Bill Courtney as an assistant coach on his staff. This marks Courtney’s second tenure on Larrañaga’s staff, as he worked under Larrañaga as an assistant from 1996-2005 at Bowling Green and George Mason. “We are excited to welcome Bill Courtney and
Linton named Men’s Basketball Head Coach at Nichols College
Nichols College Interim Director of Athletics Eric Gobiel has announced the hiring of Brandon Linton as the as the 20th men’s basketball head coach in program history. Linton comes to Nichols following five seasons as an assistant coach at Army West Point, where he was responsible for the development of scouting reports on opponents and
OFFICIAL: Pearson named Director of MBB Recruiting at Clemson
Following up on a story that HoopDirt.com reported back on 6/2 (CLEMSON DIRT)… Philip Pearson, who brings more than 20 years of coaching experience working with multiple Division I programs, has officially been named as Clemson University men’s basketball director of recruiting, head coach Brad Brownell announced. Pearson has two decades plus of collegiate coaching
DIII DIRT: Nichols set to name Patriot League assistant as next Head Basketball Coach
Multiple sources have told me that Army assistant Brandon Linton will be hired as the new head basketball coach at DIII Nichols College (MA). He will replace Scott Faucher who became the head coach at DII Assumption College (MA) earlier this spring. Linton joined the Army staff back in 2014. He has also worked as
Utah State Basketball Staff Update
Steve Grabowski and Curran Walsh have been added to Craig Smith’s basketball staff at Utah State. Grabowski joins the Aggies from the University of North Dakota, while Walsh heads east from Loyola Marymount University. Steve Grabowski “We are thrilled to welcome Steve to the Aggies family,” Smith said. “I coached Steve, and it’s been very
Quinnipiac Dirt…
I have heard from a great source that Quinnipiac will replace Anthony Goins (Clemson) with St. Bonaventure assistant Dwayne Lee. Lee had spent the past two seasons on Mark Schmidt’s staff, and was an assistant at Fairleigh Dickinson before that. He began his coaching career as a graduate manager at Wagner in 2012. Lee was
OFFICIAL: Shannon added to Chattanooga Basketball Coaching Staff
Chattanooga Mocs men’s basketball coach Lamont Paris announced Eddie Shannon is joining his coaching staff Wednesday morning. Shannon replaces Walter Offutt who departed after two seasons to the same position at Toledo. It’s Shannon’s second stint in Gig City. He originally served as director of basketball operations for Matt McCall in 2015-16 and full-time assistant
OFFICIAL: Jordan named Assistant Basketball Coach at Wagner
HoopDirt.com first mentioned this move back on 6/4 (DAILY DIRT). Following up now that it’s official… Wagner College head men’s basketball coach Bashir Mason has announced the hiring of Bobby Jordan as an assistant coach with the Seahawks. Jordan arrives on Grymes Hill after serving the 2018-19 season as head coach at IMG Academy where he led the Academics to
Austin Peay Dirt…
I have heard from great sources that Western Kentucky assistant coach Nikita Johnson has become assistant at Austin Peay. He will replace Rick Cabrera who departed for Arkansas State earlier this spring. Johnson had been at WKU for the past two seasons. The veteran assistant has also worked at Stetson, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana Tech, LSU, Murray
Blakeley promoted to Director of Scouting and Analytics at North Texas
North Texas men’s basketball head coach Grant McCasland has promoted Chris Blakeley to director of scouting and analytics. For the last two seasons, Blakeley served as a graduate assistant under McCasland, assisting the Mean Green to back-to-back 20-win seasons and the 2018 College Basketball Invitational title. “Chris exemplifies every characteristic we want to build our