Finally back from the Motor City….what a long trip!! The games were great (Ford Field is pretty nasty), and there were a lot of coaches out there, but everything was so spread out. Most of us coaches stayed in Windsor – right across the river from Detroit. The border crossings were a huge problem –
4:00 Press Conference Scheduled at Liberty
Liberty University has scheduled a 4:00pm press conference this afternoon to announce their new basketball coach. All indications are that it will be Marquette assistant Dale Layer. Before coming to Marquette, Layer was an assistant under Ritchie McKay at Liberty. Layer was also the head coach at Colorado State from 2000-2007 (103-106). Here’s the link
Fayetteville State Finalists
Fayetteville State has narrowed down its coaching search to three finalists. Included are Grambling State assistant Alphonza Kee, Elizabeth City coach Shawn Walker, and UNC-Wilmington assistant Joe Redmond. Alphonza Kee seems to be the favorite for the job, having played at Fayetteville. He also has 11 years of coaching experience. Shawn Walker has a ton
The DirtKing is off to Detroit!!
The DirtKing is headed to Detroit for the final four! As you all know, we are in the coaching business, and the NABC Convention is a big event for us. During this time, we will be updating the news and jobs section, but the blog will be fairly quiet. When I return, I’ll post all
Memphis seeks permission to speak with Pearl
Memphis is seeking permission from Tennessee to speak with Bruce Pearl about the newly vacant head basketball position at the school. Reports out there are saying Memphis is prepared to pay in the range of $3 million per years with a 7-year pact. Reports that the offer has already been made are untrue. Also, according
What’s going on at Arizona?
What is going on with Arizona and their search to replace Lute Olson? AD Jim Livengood has had since October (when Olson resigned) to conduct this search. Kentucky and Virginia both hired within a week of dismissing their coaches. Alabama, got their man in Anthony Grant last week. Not only do I not understand the
Watch Calipari’s press conference live
Here’s the live link to Coach Cal’s introductory press conference at UK. It’s scheduled to start at 9:30 – running a bit late: http://all-access.cbssports.com/player.html?code=kty&med… Should be interesting. Enjoy!!
Nickelberry out at Hampton
Our sources have told us that Kevin Nickelberry has resigned at Hampton. He becomes the second DI coach in the state of Virginia to resign today, following Liberty’s Ritchie McKay. Nickelberry had been an assistant at Clemson, UNC-Charlotte, and Holy Cross and owns a 49-44 record (16-16 this season) in 3 years at Hampton. Will
McKay Resigns at Liberty
Ritchie McKay has resigned as the head basketball coach at Liberty University. McKay was 39-28 in his two seasons at the school. He came to Liberty from New Mexico where he was 82-69 in 5 seasons. He has also been the head coach at Portland State, Colorado State, and Oregon State. Our sources tell us
What’s the deal with search firms?
Search companies are starting to get bad names in the coaching business and Boston University is a good example of this. BU Athletic Director Mike Lynch hired Parker Executive Search based out of Atlanta for help. This is crazy on so many fronts. Financially, they are believed to be paying in the range of $75,000
VCU Hires Florida Assistant
VCU will hire Florida assistant Shanka Smart as their next head basketball coach. The official announcement is expected later today. Smart will be the second straight Florida assistant to get the job – he replaces former Gators assistant Anthony Grant who recently took the job at Alabama. Smart is a 1999 graduate of Kenyon college
4th Annual CAN-AM On-Court Coaches Clinic
June 5-6, 2009 St. Denis Centre, Windsor, Ontario (1 minute across the Ambassador Bridge from Detroit) -Multiple on-court sessions with the clinicians so you can fully understand their concepts. -Cost: If you respond with the words HOOPDIRT09 on your registration, there will be a discount for you and your staff to $80.00 US/$90 CDN per