Just following up on a few tings… I reported last week that the finalists at DII Simon Fraser were Nate Philippe and Virgil Hill (DII Dirt – 4/6/15). I can now confirm that Virgil Hill will be the choice. Hill was most recently the head coach at the Collingwood School in Canada. He is a Simon Fraser
Bellarmine University announced today that the school and head basketball coach Scott Davenport have agreed to extend their relationship through the 2019-2020 academic year. Per university policy, contracts are not created for employees, but Bellarmine President Dr.Joseph J. McGowan has confirmed that the two have made the arrangement. “We are thrilled to have made assurances to keep Scott Davenport as
Northwest Nazarene head men’s basketball coach Dave Daniels announced on Monday that he is retiring from coaching and will turn over the reins of the Crusader men’s basketball program at the end of May. “I am very thankful for the opportunity I’ve had to work at NNU and for all the friendships, support and encouragement
Linc Darner, who led Florida Southern College to the 2015 NCAA Division II National Championship, has been named the seventh head coach in the history of the Green Bay men’s basketball program, Director of Athletics Mary Ellen Gillespie announced on Tuesday. Darner is a 13-year head coaching veteran with 292 career wins and a career
Another busy day here at the HD World Headquarters – here’s what I’ve heard so far… New VCU head coach Will Wade will add Wes Long and Rasheen Davis to his staff. Long has been with Wade for the past two seasons at Chattanooga. He is the former head coach at Queens (NC). Davis was
I have heard from multiple sources over the past 24 hours that the Bucknell search has been narrowed down to 5-6 candidates. It sounds like interviews will wrap up this week, and a decision could be made by Friday. The names that I’ve heard are: Jamion Christian – Head Coach Mount St. Mary’s. Has been
Southeast Missouri State has just named former Mississippi State coach Rick Ray as their new men’s basketball coach. Ray was fired last month after spending three seasons as the Bulldogs head coach (37-60). Before taking over at MSU, Ray was an assistant at Clemson (2010-12), and Purdue (2006-2010). He beat out two other finalists for
Ten days after his return to Liberty, head men’s basketball coach Ritchie McKay has announced his coaching staff. , will serve as assistant coaches, while Matt Olinger will remain the program’s director of operations. Getter is no stranger to Liberty basketball after serving on McKay’s staff during the 2008-09 season, helping guide the Flames to a
Busy day so far today – here’s Round II of the Dirt… I have now heard from multiple sources that Lander University (SC) head coach Jeff Burkhamer is the leader for West Florida. He has been the head coach at Lander since 2009, and was also the head coach at Armstrong (GA). Sounds like we
Southeast Missouri State University will hold a 5:30pm (CT) press conference tonight where they are expected to introduce their new head men’s basketball coach. The Redhawks are replacing Dickey Nutt who was fired back on March 23rd. Nutt had been the head coach at SEMO since 2009 (80-107). You can watch the press conference live
For the first time in program history, Hood College’s men’s basketball program will have a new head coach as Tom Dickman has announced he will focus full-time on his duties as the Blazers director of athletics. Dickman led the program from its inception through its first 12 seasons, leading Hood to immediate success. The team
In today’s Daily Dirt, I mentioned that the jobs at Indian Hills and Panola were done. According to multiple sources, here’s who I’ve heard that the choices are: Indian Hills CC (IA): Hank Plona. Spent the past four seasons as an assistant at South Plains College (TX). In his first season, Plona helped lead the
