A few more things that I’ve heard today…. My sources tell me that Mississippi assistant Owen Miller is leaving the staff for a high school job. The official announcement won’t be made until Monday, but Miller is headed to Gulfport HS – his Alma Mater. Miller has been an assistant coach at Ole Miss since
Daily Dirt 4/15/11
Some end of the week chatter…. New Utah head coach Larry Krystkowiak is going to add Andy Hill to his staff. Hill previously worked for Krystkowiak at Montana (and has remained on staff there). He will join the Utah staff as either the third assistant coach or the director of basketball operations. Also, former Utah
Daily Dirt 4/14/11
Pretty quiet day here at the HoopDirt World Headquarters. Here are a few things that have come across my desk so far…. The search at Eastern Michigan is continuing. From what I’ve heard, at least two possible candidates have turned down the opportunity to interview. Texas Southern head coach Tony Harvey, and former Utah head
Princeton names
Here are some of the names that I’ve heard who may be involved at Princeton…. Mike Brennan – Assistant Coach Georgetown. Played for Pete Carril at Princeton (1994 grad). Spent seven seasons as an assistant at his Alma Mater before moving on to American and then Georgetown. Brian Earl – Assistant Coach Princeton. A 1999
Daily Dirt 4/13/11
Some morning dirt…. It sounds like Iowa State assistant director of operations Matt Abdelmassih will be elevated to an assistant coaching spot. Abdelmassih worked with head coach Fred Hoiberg with the Minnesota Timberwolves before following him to ISU. Louisville assistant Tim Fuller is headed to Missouri to join Frank Haith’s staff. He worked for Haith
Assistant coach rumors
Some scuttlebutt on assistant coaches who may be on the move…. I’ve heard that DePaul DBO Josh Postorino may be involved with a spot on Brian Gregory’s staff at Georgia Tech. Postorino has also been an assistant at Clemson and Marshall. It sounds like URI assistant Kevin Clark may be considering an offer to join
Daily Dirt 4/12/11
Quiet over the last 24 hours – here are a few things that have surfaced….. We’ve gotten a bunch of questions about the Alabama A&M position. It’s been a slow process, but here’s what I’ve found out. So far, there are 41 applicants for the position. The search committee has begun to review them, and
Eastern Michigan names
Here are the names that I’ve heard over the last few days around the Eastern Michigan job: Bacari Alexander – Assistant coach Michigan. Just finished his first season at Michigan. Before that, was an assistant at Western Michigan – in the MAC – same league as EMU. Has also worked at Ohio and Detroit. Dane
Manhattan update
After swinging and missing on LIU head coach Jim Ferry, it appears that Manhattan has finally found it’s next head coach. Louisville assistant Steve Masiello is going to be the choice here after a long weekend of deliberation by Manhattan officials. After offering LIU head coach Jim Ferry the job late last week, the two
Daily Dirt – 4/11/11
Here are a few things to start off the week…. It sounds like new Georgia State head coach Ron Hunter is in discussions to add Eastern Kentucky associate head coach Everick Sullivan and UTEP program coordinator Claude Pardue to his staff. Sullivan played at Louisville and has been at EKU since 1998. Pardue was a
Breaking: Southern University Hires Coach
We are hearing that a press conference is scheduled for tomorrow to announce Roman Banks as its next head coach. Banks is currently the Associate head coach at Southeastern Louisiana University. Prior to Southeastern Banks was an assistant coach at Southern for six seasons.
Daily Dirt Part II – 4/11/11
A few more things that I’ve heard today…. Wake Forest assistant Jeff Battle has turned down an offer to join close friend Ed Cooley on the staff at Providence. Battle has been an assistant for Wake Forest for 10 seasons under three different head coaches. Jackson (OH) HS head coach Mike Fuline is going to