Talladega College assistant coach Randy Pulley has been named as the head coach at Word of God Christian Academy. He played at the school from 1998 to 2001. He played for two seasons at St. Louis before transferring to Missouri. Pulley had spent the past three seasons at Talladega. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest
Daily Dirt – 9/26/11
A few things to start off the week…. I’ve blogged a ton about the Union County College job over the past month. It has been offered to Billy Diamond (Berkeley assistant) and Dermon Player (former Seton Hall assistant), but neither of them took the job. The latest name that I’ve heard is current Felician College
Sharlow joins Potsdam staff
SUNY Potsdam Men’s Basketball Coach Sherry Dobbs has announced the appointment of Josh Sharlow as an assistant coach for the 2011-12 season. Sharlow replaces Jon Tanous who has moved on to take the top assistant job at Ithaca College. Sharlow will move to the coaching arena after a very successful playing career both at St.
Lebo extended through 2019
East Carolina University has announced that an extension of head men’s basketball coach Jeff Lebo’s contract, which would help secure his position through the 2018-19 season, was approved Friday by the University’s Board of Trustees. In his first season at the helm of the Pirates, Lebo led East Carolina to its first winning season in
New England Dirt….
Some dirt from the great Northeast (I’ve heard some places in New England already have a few feet of snow)…. Former Boston College standout Billy Curley has joined that staff at Emerson College. Curley played for current Emerson head coach Jim O’Brien at BC. He was the 22nd pick in the 1994 NBA draft, and
Wells joins Texas Tech staff
Craig Wells, who has served in the Texas Tech University Athletics Department for the last nine years, has been named the school’s first assistant athletic director for basketball operations. Wells joined the Texas Tech Athletics staff in 2002, and most recently oversaw external operations. Wells spent nine years as a coach. He served five years
Texas staff update
Chris Babcock has been promoted to Special Assistant and former Longhorn Connor Atchley has been named Graduate Manager, The University of Texas Basketball program announced Thursday. Babcock replaces Kenton Paulino, who left the Texas coaching staff last spring to take an assistant coaching position at Lamar University. Babcock served as a graduate manager the last
J.R. Reid hired at Chowan
Former University of North Carolina and NBA star J.R. Reid has been hired as an assistant at Chowan College. In his three seasons in Chapel Hill, Reid averaged 16.2 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. He shot 60.1% from the floor and 66.8% from the free throw line, leading him to be named a two-time
Voight out at Bluefield State
Jimmy Voight is officially out as the head coach at Bluefield State. I mentioned on 9/14 that I had heard about a meeting that Voight had with the President and AD concerning his future at the school. It took a bit longer than expected to reach a decision, but according to someone close to the
Milwaukee staff update
Three former University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee men’s basketball players will be a part of the team’s coaching and administrative staff for the 2011-12 season. Ronnie Jones has been promoted from his position as video coordinator to assistant coach, Chris Hill has been hired as the team’s academic advisor and Tone Boyle will replace Jones as video
Albany staff update
Brent Wilson has been elevated to the position of assistant coach and Jerrad Knotts has been hired as director of operations at Albany. Wilson recently completed his second year as UAlbany’s operations director. He played for the Great Danes from 2004-2008. Knotts also played at Albany and most recently worked in the private sector. Stay
Illinois state hires Maric
Josip Maric has been hired as the administrative assistant at Illinois State. Prior to arriving at Illinois State, Maric worked one season as an assistant coach at Howard College in Big Spring, Texas. Maric went to Howard after a four-year stint at Abilene Christian. Before coaching at ACU, Maric worked at Kishwaukee (Ill.) College for