Author Archives: The DirtKing

DePaul Dirt…

I can confirm through a great source that DePaul will name Rick Carter as their new associate head basketball coach.  Carter has most recently been an assistant on Chris Mack’s staff at Xavier and has also worked at Michigan State, Fairfield, Western Michigan, and Missouri.  He and new Blue Demons head coach Dave Leitao have

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OFFICIAL: Ganot named head coach at Hawaii

We had this as a rumor last night – it has been made official this afternoon… Eran Ganot has been named the head men’s basketball coach at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa, Chancellor Robert Bley-Vroman announced during a press conference Thursday. “We are pleased to welcome Eran Ganot as he returns to the University

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Daily Dirt II – 4/9/15

Busy day so far today – here is round 2 of the Daily Dirt… I have heard from a good source that Columbia State CC (TN) head coach Brian Collins is in the mix to join Steve Forbes staff at East Tennessee State.  Collins spent three seasons as an assistant at Cumberland University (TN), and

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OFFICIAL: Dave Bliss hired at SCU

We had this as a rumor earlier this week.  It has now been made official… Southwestern Christian University announced the hiring of Dave Bliss as its new men’s basketball coach. Bliss, a veteran coach who has won over 500 games at college basketball’s highest level, becomes just the third men’s basketball coach in SCU history. He replaces

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Daily Dirt – 4/9/15

Still kicking the bugs out of the new site.  Seems like we’re all good now!  Here are a bunch of things that I’ve heard… I can confirm that New Mexico assistant Drew Adams is departing to join Brian Wardle’s new staff at Bradley.  Adams had been at New Mexico for the past four seasons, and

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Hawaii Dirt…

Multiple sources have reported that St. Mary’s (CA) associate head coach Eran Ganot will be named as the next head coach at Hawaii.  He would replace Benjy Taylor who served as the interim head coach this past season.  Taylor led Hawaii to a 22-13 record this season, and many believed that he would get the

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Cinco Boone named head coach at Angelo State

An instrumental leader in the resurgence of the Angelo State men’s basketball program, Cinco Boone has been promoted to head coach following the resignation of Chris Beard who accepted the same position at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock. Boone, who helped guide the Rams to a 47-15 record over the past two seasons as the associate head

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Evansville Dirt…

Evansville head coach Marty Simmons is on the hunt to fill two assistant spots on his staff.  I’ve heard from a great source that there are two leaders for these spots are former Nevada associate head coach Doug Novsek and former SIU-Edwardsville head coach Lennox Forrester.  Novsek had been at Nevada since 2006, and has

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OFFICIAL: Wade introduced at VCU

The VCU Men’s Basketball program welcomed back a familiar face Wednesday when it introduced Will Wade as its new head coach in a press conference at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. Wade, who served as an assistant for the Rams from 2009-13, returns to the Black & Gold after spending two seasons as head coach

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WATCH LIVE: Avery Johnson Press Conference at Alabama

University of Alabama Director of Athletics Bill Battle will formally introduce Avery Johnson as the Crimson Tide’s new head men’s basketball coach at a press conference scheduled for Wednesday morning on the UA campus. Johnson was announced as the 20th head coach in the program’s 102-year history on Monday night. Here is the link to

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Daily Dirt – 4/8/15

Fired up to be posting the “dirt” on our new site!  Here are some things that I’ve heard… From a good source… former Mississippi State graduate assistant Tanner Smith will become the Director of Operations at Charlotte under new head coach Mark Price.  Smith played at Clemson when former MSU head coach Rick Ray was

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