Today’s Daily Dirt – enjoy! Vermont has named John Becker as the interim head coach. As I’ve mentioned before, he is the only in-house candidate being considered for the job. Associate head coach Hajj Turner is going to George Washington with Mike Lonergan. The interim title keeps a captain at the wheel as the ship
Texas A&M rumors
A lot of names have been popping up as possible replacements for Mark Turgeon at Texas A&M. It sounds like AD Bill Bryne wants to move quickly here. The name that may be at the top of the list is Colorado head coach Tad Boyle. Byrne and Boyle have some history together, and Boyle is
Alabama A&M update
The search continues at Alabama A&M. The devistating tornado’s in the south have delayed the search, but according to my source, interviews are resuming this week. It sounds like phone interviews will be conducted over the next few days and the finalists will be brought to campus next week. A few neames that I’ve heard
Daily Dirt – 5/10/11
A bunch of assistants on the move today…. Texas State assistant Terrace Rencher will join the staff at Tulsa. The official announcement is expected today. Rencher is the all-time leading scorer at Texas, and has been at Texas State for the past two seasons. He joins former Colgate head coach Emmett Davis as new members
BREAKING: Turgeon to Maryland
Maryland AD Kevin Anderson has just confirmed that Texas A&M head coach will be the next head coach at Maryland. Turgeon been a DI head coach for 13 seasons: Jacksonville State (1998-2000), Wichita State (2000-07) and Texas A&M (2007-11) and has a 250-159 career record. He replaces Gary Williams who retired last week after 22
Daily Dirt – 5/9/11
A few things to start off the week…. Former DePaul head coach Jerry Wainwright is going to join Rodney Terry’s staff at Fresno State. Wainwright has also been the head coach at Richmond and UNC-Wilmington. While at UNCW, Terry was his assistant. Wainwright has 244 wins in 16 years as a DI head coach and
Vermont rumors
Here’s what I’ve heard so far at Vermont…. Associate head coach Hajj Turner has confirmed that he is not in the mix to replace Mike Lonergan. He will follow Lonergan to George Washington where he will assume a similar position on the GW staff. Assistant Coach John Becker appears to have the support of some
Lange Leaves Navy
Navy Head Coach Billy Lange has resigned after 7 seasons to become Jay Wright’s top assistant at Villanova. Lange went an even 132-132 at Navy.
HOT RUMOR: Lonergan to GW done deal?
Multiple sources have told me that Vermont head coach Mike Lonergan has accepted the job at George Washington. With his ties to the area and his connection with new AD Pat Nero, he was the obvious choice from the start of this process. I have heard that the announcement will come on Monday. For more
Gary Williams retires
After spending the past 22 seasons as the head coach at his alma mater, Maryland’s Gary Williams has decided to retire. A 1:00pm press conference is scheduled for this afternoon. Here’s the link if you want to watch: http://www.umterps.com/allaccess/?media=243986… Here are William’s complete career stats: 1978-1982 American 72-42 (.632) 1982-1986 Boston College 76-45 (.628) 1886-1989
Daily Dirt – 5/5/11
Happy Cinco De Mayo! Quick fact….Cinco De Mayo is NOT Mexican Independence Day like many believe. Cinco De Mayo is actually the date that the Mexican Army smashed the French in the Battle of Puebla (1862). Mexican Independence Day takes place on September 16. Anyway, I will hoist a few Corona’s back tonight in honor
BREAKING: FAMU set to name Johnson
According a source close to the situation, Florida A&M University is going to hire Clem Johnson as their basketball coach. An announcement may be made as early as today. Johnson is currently the head coach at University of Alaska-Fairbanks. He played at FAMU 1974-1978 and was a second round pick in the 1978 draft (Portland).