Some "dirt" I’ve heard from a a few small colleges…. I’ve heard that Union College (NY) assistant Mike Smiley is involved with a spot at LeMoyne. Smiley has also been an assistant at Babson, and played in two NCAA tournaments while at Holy Cross. It also sounds like Wendell Capeheart will be hired as the
BREAKING: Reed released at Bethune-Cookman
Coming off a 21-win season and an NIT appearance, Bethune-Cookman has released head coach Clifford Reed. According to a statement released by the University, Reed was let go following "an internal administrative review." There is no word on his replacement or a time table for the search, but assistant Gravelle Craig will manage operations of
Clark Atlanta set to hire coach
According to my sources, Clark Atlanta has scheduled a press conference for tomorrow at 11:30am to introduce their new coach. From what I’ve heard, the choice is Meridian Community College head coach Dale Brown. Brown accepted the MCC job on June 8th of this year. I blogged at that time that he was a finalist
Daily Dirt – 6/27/11
Some slag to start the week…. Texas Tech assistant Chris Beard has resigned. He was a part of Pat Knight’s staff for the past three seasons, and was retained by new head coach Billy Gillispie when he got the job in April. Not sure what the reason is, but I can confirm that he is
Daily Dirt – 6/24/11
Pretty quiet out there over the past few days. Here are a few things that I have heard…. Expect Boston University interim head coach Brian Daly to make the move to Penn State. Now that Joe Jones has gotten the BU job, Daly will most likely head to Happy Valley with Pat Chambers and assume
Rising Coaches Conference
One of our favorite events to promote each year is the Rising Coaches Conference. This is a great opportunity for DI support staff to hear from some of the best coaches in the business, and a tremendous networking event. Our mission at HoopDirt is to help guys move up in this business. This conference is
BREAKING: BC’s Jones to BU
Boston College associate head coach Joe Jones will become the next head coach at Boston University. Jones spent one season at BC – he was the head coach at Columbia before that (7 seasons – 86-108). He was also an assistant to Jay Wright at Villanova and Hofstra (former BU head coach Pat Chambers was
Daily Dirt – 6/22/11
Here are a few things that I heard while out and about last night… I can confirm through a great source that VCU DBO Kyle Getter is headed to Radford. He will join the staff of new RU head coach Mike Jones (a former VCU assistant) as a full-time assistant. Getter was at VCU for
Daily Dirt – 6/21/11
Today’s "dirt"…. Adam Fisher, the DBO at Boston University last season, will head to Penn State with Pat Chambers. Fisher spent two seasons with Chambers at BU. They were also together at Villanova where Fisher was a graduate manager. Fisher is a Penn State alum and expected to assume the role of video coordinator. Siena
Daily Dirt – 6/20/11
Sobering up after a long Father’s Day weekend….here’s what I’ve got…. I blogged last week that former Iowa and Butler head coach Todd Lickliter was close to joining the staff at Miami (OH). He is still the top choice at Miami, but with the resignation of Brandon Miller at Ohio State, his name has surfaced
Daily Dirt – 6/16/11
A few things that have come across my desk this morning…. I’ve heard that St. Mary’s College (MD) assistant coach John Kopcso will land a spot on Gary Water’s staff at Cleveland State as the video coordinator. Kopcso is a Cleveland native who has also been an assistant at Cleveland Central Catholic HS. It sounds
Daily Dirt – 6/15/11
Pretty quiet on the "dirt" front today. Here are a couple of things that I’ve heard. Former North Carolina State assistant Larry Harris is close to joining the staff at URI. Harris had spent 15 seasons as an assistant at NC State. He would replace Kevin Clark who departed for Towson. On a side note,