Four finalists for the head men’s basketball coaching position at Northern Michigan University will be on campus from April 29-May 2. Each candidate will spend a day at NMU, meeting with various groups and presenting at a public forum. The four candidates are Tom Brown, associate men’s head coach at Winona (Minn.) State University; Dan
OFFICIAL: Kerns to Wofford
Wofford College men’s basketball coach Mike Young has announced that Dustin Kerns will be rejoining the coaching staff for the 2013-14 season. Kerns has spent the last six seasons as an assistant coach at Santa Clara after coaching at Wofford for three seasons. Kerns and Gus Hauser will both be associate head coaches for the
Daily Dirt – 4/26/13
Some end of the week "dirt" … • Louisville head coach Rick Pitino is expected to announce Kareem Richardson’s replacement today. Word on the street is that one of the frontrunners is Florida International assistant Mike Balado. He spent last season as an assistant to Richard Pitino at FIU, then joined him briefly in Minnesota,
Church named head coach at St. Joe’s (IN)
Saint Joseph’s College and Director of Athletics Bill Massoels has announced Tom Church as the 18th head coach of the men’s basketball team. Coach Church makes his return to SJC after spending the past three seasons as an Assistant Coach at Florida Southern College. Before his three years at FSC, Church was an Assistant Coach
Berry names head coach
Jeff Rogers has been named head basketball coach at Berry College announced Viking Athletic Director Todd Brooks. Rogers comes to Berry after serving as the head coach at Thomas More College—also an NCAA Division III institution—located in Crestview Hills, Ky. In four seasons, he led the Saints to a 77-34 (.694 win percentage) record. Rogers’
HOT: McDevitt the choice at UNCA
Press conference taking place now at UNC Asheville. Nick McDevitt was just introduced as the head coach: http://www.uncabulldogs.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19200… Here’s what we’ve said about McDevitt in the past: http://hoopdirt.com/blog/aaed287b/unc-asheville-rumors/… http://hoopdirt.com/blog/8b7b7ccf/daily-dirt-4-8-13/… We’ll pass along the official statement once it’s released.
HOT: Extension for Giannini at La Salle
La Salle University and Dr. John Giannini have reached a multi-year agreement that should keep Giannini as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at 20th and Olney for years to come, Director of Athletics, Dr. Tom Brennan, announced today. Details of the contract will not be disclosed. “This past season was an outstanding one for our
Daily Dirt – 4/25/13
Another busy day here at the HoopDirt World Headquarters – here are a couple things to start the day… • Kansas State Director of Student-Athlete Development Wayne McClain is departing and will become the head coach at Champaign Central High School (IL). McClain just finished his first season at KSU – before that he spent
Loyola (IL) assistant resigns
Rick Malnati, who has spent the last two years on Porter Moser’s men’s basketball staff at Loyola University Chicago, has resigned from his post as assistant coach it was announced today. Malnati is leaving to take the head varsity boys basketball job at Fenwick High School. "I am extremely happy for Rick to be able
Daily Dirt II – 4/25/13
Installment #2 of the dirt… • Jason Grunkemeyer has been hired as an assistant at Ball State. He has previously been an assistant at Miami (OH) and St. Louis. He spent this past season as a HS AD in Ohio. The official announcement is expected shortly. • Former UCLA assistant Scott Garson has been named
Daily Dirt – 4/24/13
On the run a bit today – here are a couple of quick things… • I have heard that the search at Pace (NY) is down to 3-4 candidates. Some of the names mentioned are Robert Morris assistant Mike Byrnes, former Towson head coach Pat Kennedy, and former Hofstra assistant Steve DeMeo. It sounds like
Daily Dirt II – 4/24/13
Like I said earlier – CRAZY DAY around here today….here are a few more things that I’ve heard… • VCU assistant Will Wade has become a hot name at Tennessee Chattanooga. He is a Tennessee native and has some connections to new AD David Blackburn. There are a ton of other names floating around today,