Texas A&M University-Kingsville has announced four finalists who will interview on campus for the men’s basketball head coaching vacancy beginning Wednesday. The four candidates include current Cardinal Stritch University head coach Drew Diener, former Javelina player and graduate assistant coach Johnny Estelle, who was an assistant at the University of Houston this past season, Benedict
Marshall dirt…
The search at Marshall is really heating up and it sounds like there could be an announcement made in the next few days. Right now, the three names that are the hottest surrounding the Thundering Herd vacancy are: • Murray Bartow – Head coach East Tennessee State. Has been at ETSU since 2003. Was the
HOT: Richman promoted to HC at North Dakota St.
David Richman has been named the 23rd head men’s basketball coach in North Dakota State University history, NDSU athletic director Gene Taylor announced Tuesday, April 8. Richman replaces Saul Phillips, who was hired by Ohio University on April 5 after seven years as the head coach of the Bison. This is Richman’s first head coaching
OFFICIAL: Fox to Appalachian State
Jim Fox has been named the 16th head coach in Appalachian State University men’s basketball history, Appalachian State director of athletics Charlie Cobb announced on Tuesday. Fox comes to Appalachian State from Davidson, where he coached for the past 13 seasons, including the last two as associate head coach. Fox will be introduced during a
OFFICIAL: UMES hires Collins
Bobby Collins has been named as the next head coach at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Collins, 48, comes to Princess Anne from Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina, where he was named head coach in 2006. His last four Ram teams averaged nearly 20 wins per season and qualified for the NCAA Division
Appalachian State dirt…
I have heard that the Appalachian State Board of Trustees has called a meeting for this afternoon to vote on the approval of a new men’s basketball coach. I mentioned on Saturday that I had heard Davidson associate head coach Jim Fox was the choice here (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/ef61d24c/saturday-dallas-dirt/…), and it looks like my sources were correct.
HOT: Collins to Maryland-Eastern Shore
Multiple sources are reporting that Winston-Salem State head coach Bobby Collins will become the next head coach at Maryland-Eastern Shore. I first reported Collins involvement here on Friday in Dallas: http://hoopdirt.com/blog/7ddcc302/dallas-dirt/… . It looks like the official announcement will come today. We’ll bring it to you as soon as it is released.
Daily Dirt – 4/7/14
Nice to be back home from Dallas. There is a ton of stuff going on, still trying to cull through a lot of it. Here are a few things to start off the day… • Two separate people have told me that Metro State head coach Derrick Clark is involved with the job at Delaware
Jacksonville rumor Part II…
Apparently the situation at Jacksonville is really heating up! I reported earlier that I had heard Texas Southern’s Mike Davis was the leader. This still may be the case, but there is a very strong 1A in the mix. A separate source has confirmed to me that IPFW head coach Tony Jasick heavily involved here
Jacksonville rumor…
According to two great sources, Texas Southern head coach Mike Davis is the "hot" name right now and Jacksonville, and may have separated himself from the pack. Davis just wrapped up his second year at Texas Southern – they won the SWAC and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. This is the second time in two
Wojo adds assistant at Marquette
First-year head men’s basketball coach Steve Wojciechowski has announced the hiring of Chris Carrawell as an assistant coach with the Marquette University men’s basketball program. Carrawell, who was a teammate of Wojciechowski’s at Duke, owns a wealth of coaching experience at both the collegiate and professional levels. "I have a tremendous amount of respect for
OFFICIAL: FAU hires Curry
Florida Atlantic University has named Michael Curry as its head men’s basketball coach. Curry, who played for seven NBA teams during an 11-year career and also previously served as head coach of the Detroit Pistons, was introduced today as the eighth coach in FAU program history. "On behalf of the Florida Atlantic University community, I