Today’s "dirt"… • I mentioned a few weeks ago that I had heard that former Georgia Southern head coach Charlton Young was involved with a spot at South Florida. I have now heard from several sources that he is also involved at Florida State as a possible replacement for Corey Williams (just became the head
Thomas More College names head coach
Thomas More College Director of Athletics Terry Connor announced today (Monday, June 3, 2013) that Drew Cooper has been named the ninth head men’s basketball coach at Thomas More. Cooper comes to Thomas More from Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky where he has been the assistant men’s basketball coach for the past six seasons. While
Daily Dirt – 6/3/13
Some "dirt" to start the week… • I can confirm that DePaul DBO Andy Farrell will become an assistant at Longwood under new head coach Jayson Gee. Farrell has been at DePaul for the past three seasons and also worked for Oliver Purnell in an administrative role at Clemson. The hiring will be made official
Williams resigns at Eastern Oregon
After guiding the Eastern Oregon University men’s basketball program to a number one national ranking during the 2012-13 season, Isaac Williams has moved on to pursue other opportunities. Williams led the Mountaineers to their best season in school history, winning 28 of their 33 games; the most wins in a single season in the program’s
Frederick replaces Holladay at UNC
Joe Holladay, one of college basketball’s most widely respected coaches, is retiring after 20 years and 594 wins as a member of Roy Williams’ staffs at the University of North Carolina and University of Kansas. Holladay recently finished his fourth season as Director of Basketball Operations after a 16-year stint as assistant coach. Former Vanderbilt
Kansas City Kansas CC rumors
The search to replace Jon Oler at Kansas City Kansas CC is nearing the final stages. I have heard that there are six finalists (I believe that I have 5 of them). On a side note, I have heard that Oler will join the staff at Highland CC (KS). It sounds like he will replace
Wofford adds Johnson as assistant
Wofford men’s basketball head coach Mike Young has announced that Tim Johnson has joined the coaching staff for the 2013-14 season. Johnson was a four-year letterman for the Terriers and spent the last two seasons as a graduate assistant at Wyoming. A former standout student-athlete at Wofford, Tim Johnson served as a graduate assistant at
OFFICIAL: Williams named head coach at Stetson
Stetson University Director of Athletics Jeff Altier announced on Monday the selection of Corey Williams as the new head coach of the Hatters men’s basketball program. Williams, the 21st head coach in program history, takes the helm at Stetson after 13 years of collegiate coaching experience. A native of Macon, Ga., Williams played point guard
OFFICIAL: Hayes promoted at Georgia
I blogged about this as a rumor last night – it’s now official – Jonas Hayes has been promoted to assistant coach at Georgia. Here’s the release: Jonas Hayes, 2004 UGA graduate and the Bulldogs’ Basketball Operations Coordinator for the past year, has been promoted to Assistant Coach, according to an announcement Monday by head
Daly & Urgo Promoted @ Penn State
Penn State basketball coach Patrick Chambers today announced the promotion of third-year assistant coaches Brian Daly and Keith Urgo to associate head coach positions in the Nittany Lion program. Both Daly and Urgo were among Chambers’ first hires upon taking over the Penn State program in June of 2011. In addition to their current coaching,
Longwood adds assistant
Longwood University first-year men’s basketball head coach Jayson Gee has announced the appointment of Jake Luhn as his top assistant coach. Luhn previously served as an assistant coach at St. Bonaventure University during 2006-07 after three years as the Bonnies’ director of basketball operations (2003-06). He has been an assistant coach at Holy Trinity Episcopal
Metcalf named head coach at USAO
After nearly 15 seasons at the University of Sciences and Arts of Oklahoma, coach Vinson Metcalf has taken the reins after being named head coach of the Drovers men’s basketball program. “First and foremost, I’d like to give all praises to my lord and savior Jesus Christ,” Metcalf said. “I am so ecstatic to be