Finally back at the HoopDirt headquarters! After a long trip to Houston here are some thoughts…. Houston – nice city to spend a few days, but wouldn’t want to live there! Way bigger than I thought it would be. Also, very spread out. Kind of makes you wish for Indianapolis again. The lobby of the
BREAKING: Gottfried to NC State
Multiple sources are reporting that former Alabama head coach Mark Gottfried will be the next coach at NC State. Gottfried’s career record is 278–155 overall. He was 210–132 at Alabama. It sounds like the announcement will be made tonight at 5:00pm.
Atlantic Sun update
There are two jobs still open in the A-Sun – Stetson and Kennesaw State. A third, Florida Gulf Coast, was filled this week when they hired Florida State assistant Andy Enfield. We have had a bunch of people asking about the two remaining openings, so I did some digging today. Here is what I found
Towson Hires Pitt Assistant Pat Skerry
Towson has hired Pittsburgh assistant Pat Skerry as its new men’s basketball coach. A press conference will be held Tuesday afternoon. Skerry just finished his first season at Pittsburgh, he has spent time has an assistant at Providence (2008-10), Rhode Island (2005-08), College of Charleston (2003-05), William & Mary (2000-03) and Northeastern University (1998-2000).
Miami’s Haith to Missouri
Wait, what?? I woke up this morning and saw this…. http://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/mizzou/article_23dbec… Haith was 129-101 with one NCAA Tournament appearance in seven seasons and a 43-69 record in Atlantic Coast Conference play — including just 10-22 the last two seasons. I guess he’s not on the "hot seat" at Miami anymore.
Fairfield Hires Johnson
Fairfield has hired Sydney Johnson as its new head coach. Johnson led Princeton to its first NCAA tournament since 2004.
Daily Dirt from Space City
A lot of crazy stuff going on in Houston. Here are a few things that I’ve heard while pounding $7 Bud Lights in the Hilton Lobby…. It sounds like Loyola (IL) is set to name St. Louis associate head coach Porter Moser as their next head coach. Before joining Rick Majerus’ staff, he was the
Breaking: Utah Hires Coach
New Jersey Nets assistant Larry Krystkowiak signed a multi-year contract late Saturday night to become the new head coach of the Utes. Krystkowiak played for the Utah Jazz in 1992-93. He was 42-20 in two seasons at the helm of his alma mater Montana. He was also head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks.
Lamar Update
Sounds like Lamar is down to 8 Finalist for the job, we were hearing that Central Oklahoma coach Terry Evans is the leader but who knows at this point, the job has thought to been offered twice already but A.D. Larry Tidwell has denied those rumors. Finalist : Terry Evans – Central Oklahoma Head Coach
Small College Update
UW-Eau Claire opened up the other day when Terry Gibbons resigned as the head coach. This is a big time job in the state of Wisconsin. At one time it was one of the premiere small college programs in America. Ken Anderson turned down UW to stay here back in the day because the camp
Daily Dirt from Houston
Tough morning here in Houston…..I’m trying to recover from a Bud Light induced coma. A few things I’ve heard while banging around the Hilton lobby…. There are 8 finalists at Lamar (this from a source VERY close to the situation). They are: former Texas Tech coach Pat Knight, Lamar assistant Tic Price, Lamar State College-Port
BREAKING: Missouri State to hire Lusk
Purdue assistant Paul Lusk will be officially introduced as the next head coach at Missouri State. A 1:30pm news conference is scheduled for tomorrow. Lusk, who has spent the last seven seasons at Purdue, will sign a five year contract. He replaces Cuonzo Martin who became the head coach at Tennessee.