Just got off of the Little League field. Great day watching one of the Little DirtBags pitch a complete game and launch some missiles to the outfield! Here are a few things that I’ve heard while waving 10-year olds in from 3rd (and yes, I did get yelled at for checking my texts with the
HOT RUMOR: Walsh offered Maine job
Three separate sources have all told me with in the past hour that Rhode Island head coach Bob Walsh has been offered the Maine job. Walsh just completed his ninth season at RIC, and spent seven seasons as an assistant at Providence before that. No word yet on if he will accept the position. We
Daily Dirt – 5/2/14
A few things to start off the day… • There are four finalists for the vacancy at Thomas College (ME). They are: Peter Mugar (associate head coach Salem State), Geoff Hensley (assistant coach Centre College), Bobby Wheet (assistant coach Wisconsin La Crosse), and Matt Barry (assistant coach Thomas). All four have completed their on campus
Skerry Has Year Added to Contract
After a record-setting 2013-14 season, Towson University head men’s basketball coach Pat Skerry’s contract has been extended by one year and now runs through the 2019-2020 season. Skerry, who signed a contract extension through 2018-19 during the offseason last year, will see the terms of his contract remain the same with the additional year being
Coppin State rumor…
Coppin State has scheduled a press conference for Monday afternoon to introduce their new head coach. Multiple sources have told me that the choice is Stillman College (AL) head coach Michael Grant. Grant led his squad to 17 wins this past season and holds a 253-197 record in 15 seasons as a head coach. In
OFFICIAL: Lockhart to JCJC
Had this as a rumor earlier today- it’s now official… Jones County Junior College has a new men’s basketball coach. Rahim Lockhart, currently the head coach at Madison Central High School, will be officially introduced at an 11 a.m. press conference Monday in the JCJC Media Room. “First, I am tremendously blessed to have this
HOT: Conger resigns at Lake Forest
Lake Forest College Head Men’s Basketball Coach Chris Conger announced Thursday that he is resigning after 18 years at the helm of the program. After developing such a strong relationship with the College, Conger’s choice to step down was a difficult one. "Without question, this is the hardest decision I’ve ever had to make because
UMKC adds assistant
The UMKC men’s basketball program announced that Andre McGee has joined the staff as an Assistant Coach. He comes to Kansas City after spending the last four seasons as part of the University of Louisville staff, where he worked with ‘Roos Head Coach Kareem Richardson. For the past two years, he was the Director of
Armstrong Atlantic names head coach
Armstrong Atlantic State University has named Evans Davis the head men’s basketball coach for the Pirates, lifting the interim tag that he has served under since taking over the program in August of 2013. Davis becomes the 11th head men’s basketball coach in Armstrong history. Davis was hired after a national coaching search that began
Daily Dirt II – 5/2/14
Busy day – here’s round 2 of the "Daily Dirt"… • I’ve got this one confirmed by a top-notch source…Jeremy Friel is no longer an assistant at Albany. Friel had been on Will Brown’s staff for the past seven years. It sounds like there are some former players / staffers in the mix already for
Daily Dirt – 5/1/14
Today’s “dirt”… • I’m on double secret probation with this one, but I can confirm that the search Maine has really ramped up. It sounds like two America East assistants have already been eliminated from the mix. Also, I have heard there is at least one CAA assistant with head coaching experience on campus as
University of Houston Hires Price
Former Oklahoma All-American Hollis Price has joined the University of Houston Men’s Basketball program as its director of player development, head coach Kelvin Sampson announced Thursday. In that role, Price will be responsible for a wide variety of tasks essential to the program’s success and will be reunited with his collegiate head coach in Sampson,