Lehigh Carbon Community College named Michael Iorio interim head coach. Iorio was the assistant coach for LCCC for the past three years. During his first year as an assistant, the team won its first Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference Championship. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Daily Dirt – 10/3/11
Pretty quiet so far today. Here are a few things…. I’ve heard that Union CC has finally hired former Concordia head coach and Felician assistant Joan Sanchez. Apparently he will have some administrative duties in the athletic department as well. According to my source, he will name one of his former players as an assistant.
Providence College staff update
Providence College Coach Ed Cooley announced the hiring of Mike Jackson, who will serve as the coordinator of basketball operations, and Kevin Kurbec, who will serve as the associate director of player development/video operations. Mike Jackson comes to Providence after spending the last six seasons as an assistant coach in the Big Ten. Last season,
Auburn adds staffer
Harper Williams, a 17-year European professional basketball veteran, has been named Basketball Administrative Assistant at Auburn. Williams was a teammate of Auburn Head Coach Tony Barbee at UMass (1989-1993). Williams was the 1992 Atlantic 10 Player of the Year and was a two-time Atlantic 10 Most Outstanding Player in 1992 and 1993 as well as
Daily Dirt – 9/30/11
A few things that I’ve heard over the last couple of days…. Sounds like Kevin Funston, an assistant at Lycoming College last season, has accepted a spot on the staff at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Funston spent one season on the Lycoming staff, and was a manager at Pitt before that. I guess Lycoming head
Eastern Naz hires assistant
Brent Burris has been hired as an assistant coach at Eastern Nazarene College after spending four years at Indiana University East, where he was a scholarship athlete on the men’s basketball team for the Red Wolves. Burris, who hails from Indianapolis, Indiana, made the journey to Massachusetts in order to begin his coaching career under
Eustachy Signs New Contract
Southern Miss men’s basketball coach Larry Eustachy signed a new three-year contract extension. The Golden Eagles went 22-10 last year, and overall, Eustachy has a record of 117-104 since 2005. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
RPI Hires Assistant
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has officially hired Matt Kelly as an assistant coach. We had this last week ( http://hoopdirt.com/blog/a684980a/daily-dirt-9-20-11/…). Click below for the official press release. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Daily Dirt – 9/28/11
Here are a few things that I’ve heard today as I recover from my bout with death…. According to the Twitter account of Glenville State head coach Stephen Dye, he has hired former West Virginia standout Joe Mazzulla as an assistant coach. I mentioned in the spring that Mazzulla had an offer from Nova Southeastern
H-SC adds former NBA player to staff
Head coach Dee Vick has recently announced the addition of former NBA and UVA star Cory Alexander to the basketball coaching staff. Alexander comes to the Tiger staff after a ten year professional career that included time with the San Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets, Orlando Magic and Charlotte Bobcats. A native of Waynesboro, Virginia, Alexander
Cruz hired at LCCC
Mike Cruz, who was a graduate assistant on Alan Major’s staff last season at UNC-Charlotte, has been named as the head coach at Lorain County CC (OH). Cruz is from the Lorain area and brought in as part school’s renewed emphasis on athletics. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Daily Dirt – 9/27/11
Late blog tonight – I was out of the office sick all day. Like I told Mr. Dirt earlier today, I think I have a temperature of like 200 degrees (The DirtQueen needed two thermometers to get an accurate reading). Here’s what I have in a rare moment of lucidity…. I’ve heard that Harcum College