I have heard from great sources that there are three finalists for the vacant head coach position at DIII Curry College. The final three are: Matt Blue – Former assistant coach Hartford. Spent 2010 through 2015 on the staff at Hartford. Has also been an assistant at Lafayette and DIII Susquehanna (PA). Played collegiately at
Basketball HQ Monday: X Out Shooting Drill
This is a shooting drill from the Georgetown University staff and it is taught by assistant coach Kevin Sutton. It is going to really focus in on footwork and coming into your shot the correct way every time. Footwork is a huge indicator of whether a shot is going to go in or not, and
Tom O’Shea Joins UMass-Lowell Staff as Director of Basketball Operations
UMass Lowell Men’s Basketball Head Coach Pat Duquette has hired Tom O’Shea to take over the duties of Director of Basketball Operations beginning in 2015-16. O’Shea, who boasts over 25 years of coaching experience including a historic stint at Saint Michael’s College, joins the River Hawks after serving as Assistant Athletic Director and boys’ basketball
Weekly Round-up: DIRT
Here are our hotest rumors from this past week: DI DIRT: VMI Assistants to be Named DII DIRT: St. Leo (FL) Finalists DIII DIRT: UMass-Boston set to Name New Head Coach JC DIRT: Butler CC (KS) Finalists Rumors that were made official this past week: DI DIRT: Louisiana Tech to Hire Assistant – OFFICIAL: Matt McMahon Added to Louisiana Tech Staff DIII
DIII DIRT: UMass-Boston set to Name New Head Coach
I have heard that UMass-Boston has found their replacement for long-time head coach Charlie Titus. According to great sources, the choice will be current LIU Brooklyn assistant coach Jay Harris. He has spent the past seven seasons on the Blackbirds staff, serving two as the DBO, and the last seven as an assistant. Harris is
OFFICIAL: Mason Named Head Coach at Louisiana College
HoopDirt.com posted this as a rumor on Friday morning. It has now been made official…Reni Mason has been hired as the new head coach at Louisiana College. Mason has been the head coach at Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport, La., and will succeed Gene Rushing as head men’s basketball coach. Mason, 44, takes the helm
JC DIRT: Butler CC (KS) Finalists
I have now heard from two separate sources on the search to replace Mike Bargen at Butler CC (KS). It sounds like BCC is down to three candidates to take over for Bargen who became an assistant at Bradley earlier this spring. The finalists are: Brian Barone – Former Associate Head Coach UW-Green Bay.
ODU’s Jeff Jones Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer
Old Dominion University head men’s basketball coach Jeff Jones has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and will undergo surgery to treat it, ODU announced today. “A check-up in late 2014 revealed an elevated PSA [Prostate-Specific Antigen] level,“ Jones said. “I underwent follow-up tests during the season, and in April a biopsy confirmed the existence of
Staff Changes at Auburn
The Auburn men’s basketball staff will have a different look under second-year head coach Bruce Pearl in 2015-16 as assistant coach Tony Jones has resigned to pursue other coaching opportunities, while current assistant coach Chuck Person, and staff members Todd Golden and Steven Pearl have each been promoted. One of the greatest players in Auburn
Collins Named Head Coach at St. Louis CC
Terry Collins has been named as the new head coach at St. Louis Community College. Collins comes to the Archers with more than 30 years of coaching experience, including four different head coaching tenures. He began his head coaching tenure at Belleville Area College’s Granite City campus in 1984, after a one-year stint as an
DIII DIRT: Louisiana College Set to Name New Coach
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Louisiana College will name their new head coach today at a 1:00pm press conference. I have heard from multiple sources that the choice will be local high school coach Reni Mason. He will replace Gene Rushing who last month after 29 seasons at the helm. Mason has spent the past seven
Bubba Wells Named Assistant at SIUE
SIUE men’s basketball Head Coach Jon Harris has announced the addition of Ohio Valley Conference great and former NBA player Charles “Bubba” Wells to the coaching staff. Wells comes to SIUE after spending the last 10 seasons on the staff at his alma mater, Austin Peay, where he is the all-time leading scorer with 2,267