University of Louisiana at Monroe will name LSU assistant Keith Richard its next head coach. A press conference is scheduled for 2pm. http://www.ulmwarhawks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90653&… Richard, has been an assistant for the past two seasons at LSU. Prior to that, he was head coach at Louisiana Tech from 1999-2007, compiling a 150-117 record.
Cornell Names Coach
Virginia Tech assistant Bill Courtney has been hired as Cornell’s new head coach. A press conference to announce the hiring has been scheduled for 3 p.m.
Citadel Names
We are hearing that the Citadel is narrowing it’s searched down and a announcement will come down sometime this week or early next week. Here are a couple of names that are out there. John Krikorian- Head coach of DIII Merchant Marine for the past 4 seasons, was 24-5 this past year Duggar Baucom- VMI
Five-Star Coaches Clinics
Some rain in the tropics this morning, so I have some time to blog…. I wanted to pass along the info for the Five-Star Basketball Coaches Clinics that are coming up. They are great opportunities for coaches at all levels to get new ideas. They also provide a great networking opportunity – there will be
Southern Connecticut Update
We are hearing that Post head coach Mike Donnelly will be named head coach at Southern Connecticut. We will keep you updated when it becomes official.
Dartmouth Hires Coach
Former Dartmouth head coach and current Golden State scout Paul Cormier will be named the next head coach of the Big Green. We heard that Albany head coach Will Brown withdrew his name from consideration the other day. A press conference will be held to introduce Cormier Monday afternoon.
Mount St. Mary’s Rumors
We haven’t heard that much on the Mt. St. Mary search but here are some names that have been mentioned Brion Dunlap- current assistant at Mt. St. Mary, has a ton of support Robert Burke- American Assistant, local guy has been an assistant at Georgetown Cliff Warren- Jacksonville head coach, took a team from 1
Holy Family Search
Holy Family has narrowed its search down to three. Chuck Hammond- Head coach at Goldey-Beacom for the past 7 years, also was an assistant at Philadelphia University. John O’Connor- Current Georgia Tech assistant. Also has been an assistant at Lafayette, Drexel and Villanova Bernie Rogers- Head Coach at Archbishop Ryan for 10 seasons. Was an
Columbia Update
Columbia has started the interview process and we keep hearing the same names. NJIT head coach Jim Engles (a former Columbia assistant) ,University of New Orleans Head Coach Joe Pasternack, St. Mary’s associate head coach Kyle Smith have all interviewed for the position.
Rutgers Rumors
The name that keeps coming up here is Robert Morris head coach Mike Rice. Rice has been the head coach for three years at Robert Morris. He has guided them to back to back NCAA tournaments and has strong NY/NJ ties. Other names that will surface are former Ohio State head coach Jim O’Brien and
Cornell Update
We can confirm that Temple assistant Matt Langel and Virginia Tech assistant Bill Courtney have already interviewed last week. We are also hearing that Wisconsin assistant Gary Close will be interviewing this week. Another name that is coming up is recently fired Chicago State head coach Benjy Taylor. Taylor was an assistant at Cornell in
DirtKing on vacation……
I’m headed out with Mrs. Dirt for a quick get-a-way! We will be on the beach sipping fruity drinks with little umbrella’s until Saturday. Mr. Dirt will keep you updated on all of the news, jobs, and rumors while I’m gone. Keep reading!