I have now heard from multiple sources that University of Rhode Island head coach Danny Hurley will add Antonio Reynolds Dean to his staff. He will replace Luke Murray who became an assistant at Xavier last week. Reynolds Dean is a URI alum (’99) who finished his collegiate career with the Rams scoring 1,576 points
OFFICIAL: Miller Added to Nebraska Omaha Staff
We’ve been talking about this one for the past few days in our Daily Dirt. It’s now been made official… Former New Mexico Junior College head coach James Miller has joined the Omaha men’s basketball coaching staff as an assistant coach, head coach Derrin Hansen announced Thursday. Miller has spent the last three years as
BREAKING: Central Oklahoma Names Long-time DI Assistant Hankins as Head Coach
Long-time Division I assistant coach Tom Hankins has been tabbed to take over the head coaching reigns at Central Oklahoma, it was announced Thursday. Hankins just completed his third season as associate head coach at Southern Illinois after spending the previous 15 years as an assistant at Oral Roberts. A Tulsa native, Hankins graduated from
Daily Dirt – 5/14/15
Some things that I’ve heard… I have heard that Boston College assistant Preston Murphy is headed to Creighton. Murphy worked for Jim Christian at BC for one season. Before coming to The Heights, he was an assistant at his alma mater URI. He will replace Patrick Sellers who joined Dave Leitao’s staff at DePaul earlier
Seattle University Assistant Dies
Mike Nowell, assistant men’s basketball coach at Seattle University during the 2014-15 season, passed away Monday night at Virginia Mason Medical Center. Nowell joined the Seattle U coaching staff last August after coaching stints at Garfield High School and within the Seattle Rotary Style Basketball AAU program. Nowell played for Clark Atlanta University from 1989
Former North Carolina Coach Bill Guthridge Passes Away
Former University of North Carolina men’s basketball coach Bill Guthridge passed away last evening (May 12). He was 77 years old. Guthridge led the Tar Heels to two Final Fours in three years as head coach and was the consensus National Coach of the Year in 1998. He won more games than any college head
BREAKING: Evans Resigns Basketball Post at Le Moyne
Le Moyne College Assistant Vice President and Director of Athletics Matt Bassett announced this morning that Steve Evans has been promoted to the administrative position of Associate Director of Athletics. In moving to the Athletic Department’s Senior Leadership Team, Evans leaves the sidelines as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach, a post he has held for
Daily Dirt – 5/13/15
Another busy day. Here’s what I’ve heard… I have heard that Wright State assistant Chris Moore will be headed to Southeast Missouri where he will join new head coach Rick Ray. Moore had been at Wright State for the past four seasons, and has also worked at Morehead State, Bellarmine, Indiana-Southeast, and Cincinnati. I can
Elwyn McRoy Promoted to Associate Head Coach at Coppin State
Elwyn McRoy has been promoted to associate head coach of the Coppin State men’s basketball team, head coach Michael Grant announced Monday. McRoy enters his second year on the Coppin State staff. A seasoned, dedicated and passionate coach, McRoy has empowered student-athletes to reach new heights with high principles on and off the court. McRoy
Daily Dirt – 5/12/15
A lot of things going on – BUSY day already! Here’s what I’ve heard… Spoke to a great source last night about possible assistants for Al Skinner at Kennesaw State. Two names that were mentioned were Michael Cotton and Carlton Owens. Cotton played for Skinnner at Boston College and is currently an assistant at NC
New England Dirt…
Making our way up the East Coast today – started with our Sunshine State Dirt earlier this morning, and now on to our New England Dirt… I can confirm that Stonehill College (MA) assistant Michael Hauser has departed to become an assistant at league rival Assumption College (MA). Hauser spent one season on the Stonehill
BREAKING: Lance Randall Named Head Coach at Lindenwood
Lindenwood University announced on Monday morning the hiring of Lance Randall as the new head coach of the men’s basketball team. Randall is the program’s 19th head coach and takes over for previous head coach Brad Soderberg. “Coach Randall has been a consistent winner everywhere he has been and is the perfect fit for our