Virginia Military Institute Athletics Director Dr. Dave Diles announced Sunday that Dan Earl has accepted the position of head basketball coach. Earl comes to VMI from the United States Naval Academy where he was Associate Head Coach since the 2011-12 season. His duties included serving as recruiting director, scheduling, scouting of opponents, game preparation and
Bowling Green Dirt…
Pretty interesting search going on at Bowling Green as AD Chris Kingston scrambles to replace recently fired head coach Chris Jans. I’ve talked to a bunch of people surrounding this one, and keep getting the same names – all Big Ten assistants plus one internal candidate. I have not heard of any current head coaches mentioned at
Stansbury Promoted to Associate Head Coach at Texas A&M
The Texas A&M men’s basketball program announced that Rick Stansbury has been elevated to the position of associate head coach. “Rick has made a huge impact on our program in a very short time,” Texas A&M head coach Billy Kennedy said. “His experience in coaching, recruiting and all areas has been a great benefit. There
Oats Sheds Interim Tag at Buffalo
Nate Oats, the top assistant and recruiting coordinator for the last two seasons, has been named the 13th head men’s basketball coach at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Director of Athletics Danny White announced on Saturday. “After hours of conversations with Nate, it became very clear to me that the
Saturday Dirt – 4/11/15
Saturday Dirt from the HD World Headquarters… Yesterday I mentioned the names that I have heard as candidates to replace Will Wade at Chattanooga (http://hoopdirt.com/tennessee-chattanooga-dirt/). I have now heard that there are two more to add to that list: Georgia assistant Philip Pearson and VCU assistant Jeremy Ballard. Pearson was a long-time Alabama assistant who
Hoiberg to Undergo Open Heart Surgery
Iowa State men’s basketball coach Fred Hoiberg announced Friday that he will undergo open heart surgery to replace his aortic valve on Friday, April 17 at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. “After my initial surgery to replace my aortic root 10 years ago, I knew that this was something that would need to be
Chris Jans Issues Statement
Former Bowling Green head coach Chris Jans issued an apology today following an incident that led to his dismissal. The statement reads as follows: “On March 21st I made a mistake for which I sincerely apologize. After our final loss of the season I went to a bar to be amongst friends, became intoxicated and
Oats named interim head coach at Buffalo
Athletic Director Danny White has announced that Nate Oats will serve as Interim Head Coach of the State University of New York at Buffalo men’s basketball program. He replaces Bobby Hurley who recently departed to become the head coach at Arizona State. Oats has spent the last two seasons as the lead assistant and recruiting
Daily Dirt – 4/10/15
Some Friday “dirt”… I can confirm through multiple sources that Tony Sheals is no longer the head coach at DII Virginia Union. Sheals was hired last April after spending the previous season as the head coach at Saint Augustine’s University. He has also been the head coach at Delaware State and Bethune-Cookman. VUU went 10-17
Tennessee-Chattanooga Dirt…
Some names are beginning to surface in the search to replace Will Wade at Tennessee-Chattanooga. Parker is handling the search, and they are in the very early stages with this one. I have now spoken to multiple people surrounding this one, and the names that I am hearing are: Rod Balanis – Assistant Coach Notre
BREAKING: Bobby Hurley named head coach at Arizona State
Statement from Ray Anderson, ASU Vice President for University Athletics: I am thrilled to announce Bobby Hurley as the new head men’s basketball coach at Arizona State University. We conducted an exhaustive search and after numerous discussions with many of basketball’s most knowledgeable and respected individuals, one thing became clear: Bobby is the right person to lead
Pickelman Assumes McMurry Hoops Coaching Reins
McMurry University Director of Athletics Sam Ferguson has announced that Zach Pickelman has been selected as the University’s new men’s basketball head coach. Pickelman is the 16th men’s basketball head coach in McM school history. Pickelman will be very familiar to – as well as him having a familiarity of – the McMurry faithful, serving on the men’s basketball coaching