Today’s buzz….all from the Left Coast…. Former Wyoming head coach Heath Schroyer is going to join Dave Rice’s staff at UNLV. Schroyer was released at Wyoming after going 49-68 in four seasons. My source tells me that he is signing a contract today, and an official announcement could be made this afternoon. Rodney Terry is
Mike Lonergan update
Vermont head coach Mike Lonergan has been a "hot" name over the past few days. When Jim Larranaga took the Miami job last week, Lonergan’s name shot to the top of the list at George Mason. He’s even hotter now that the George Washington job is open – he has so many connections there that
End of the night "Dirt"
A few things to close out the day…. Duane Broussard, the DBO at New Mexico, will be elevated to assistant coach to replace Wyking Jones. Broussard has been at New Mexico for the past nine seasons – the past three as the DBO for Steve Alford, and the six before that as an assistant to
Daily Dirt – 4/26/11
Here’s what I’ve got this morning…. I said yesterday that Shenandoah University is going to announce their new head coach at a Wednesday press conference. I’ve heard the choice here will most likely be Air Force assistant Rob Pryor. According to a great source, he is headed to Virginia today to prepare for Wednesday’s announcement.
BREAKING: Hobbs out at George Washington
According to multiple sources, including the Washington Post, George Washington head coach Karl Hobbs will not be retained. New AD Patrick Nero, the former Commissioner of the America East, has apparently made the decision to part ways with Hobbs. A team meeting was called Monday to inform the players of the situation. More to come
BREAKING: Colgate to hire Langel
According to my sources, Temple assistant Matt Langel is expected to be hired as the next head basketball coach at Colgate. Langel has been an assistant at Temple for the past five seasons. He also spent two seasons as an assistant at Penn where he played from 1996-2000. An official announcement is expected within the
Daily Dirt – 4/25/11
A pretty quiet post-Easter Monday here at the HD World Headquarters. Here are some of the things that I’ve heard so far today…. Wofford head coach Mike Young is apparently the "hot" name at George Mason right now. I’ve heard his name mentioned from three different sources today (although two of them are tight). Young
Saturday Dirt….
A few things that I heard today…. Sounds like Dartmouth assistant Patrick Beilein may join the new staff at Bradley as the director of operations. Beilein played at West Virginia and spent two years working for his father as the GA at Michigan. Former Colgate head coach Emmett Davis is one of three finalists for
Daily Dirt – 4/22/11
I am out of the office today – just wanted to get a couple things up before the DirtQueen and all of the little DirtBags wake-up….apparently we are having a "family day" today. Here we go… George Mason head coach Jim Larranaga is emerging as the leader at Miami. Sources have confirmed that he interviewed
Larranaga To Miami
According to multiple reports George Mason coach Jim Larranaga has accepted the job at Miami. The deal is in the million dollar a year range. Last season, Larranaga led Mason to a 27-7 record and a at-large berth in the NCAA Tournament. His career record at GM was 273-164.
Alabama A&M search
The search at Alabama A&M is progressing. According to a source, there were about 60 applicants for the job. That list was almost immediately cut in half because the candidates did not meet some of the qualifications. I’ve heard that the committee is in the process of getting the list to eight and then down
Wild Wednesday recap
Yesterday was a wild day in the DI coaching world – 6 new head coaches were hired. Two Atlantic Sun jobs, Two IUPUABCDEFG jobs, one MAC job, and an Ivy League job were all filled. Here’s the run down: Eastern Michigan – Rob Murphy (assistant Syracuse) replaces Charles Ramsey (fired) IPFW – Tony Jasick (assistant