Some things that I’ve heard… Willie Jones has been promoted to associate head coach at NC A&T. He has been on the Aggies staff for the past two season, and has also worked at Florida A&M, Jacksonville University, Charleston Southern, South Carolina State, and Tennessee State. I have heard that two assistants from DII St.
Daily Dirt – 7/23/18
Monday’s Daily Dirt… The search at Delaware State is over. I have heard that the final two were UMBC assistant Eric Skeeters and former Florida State head coach Pat Kennedy. Multiple reports have Skeeters getting the job. The complete list of finalists can be found HERE. Steve Roccaforte has departed Buzz Williams staff at Virginia
DIII DIRT: FDU Florham set to tab DIII assistant as new Head Coach
I have heard from great sources that Gettysburg College (PA) assistant Jeff Slanovec will be named as the new head basketball coach at FDU Florham (NJ). Slanovec had spent the past four seasons on the Gettysburg staff. He started his coaching career back in 2012 as an assistant at his alma mater Misericordia University (PA).
JUCO DIRT: Coaching Change at Northwest Tech (KS)
Northwest Kansas Technical College head coach Jeremy Johnston has departed and will become an assistant at DII Metropolitan State University of Denver. Current NW Tech assistant coach Nathan Padia has been promoted to replace Johnston. Johnston had been the Mavericks head coach since 2014 and led his squad to a 18-13 record this past season.
North Dakota Dirt…
I can confirm that Nate Kaeding will be named as the Director of Basketball Operations at the University of North Dakota. Kaeding has most recently served as the associate head coach at NCAA DII University of Sioux Falls. The North Dakota native also worked as an assistant at Southwest Minnesota State University. An official announcement
Daily Dirt – 7/17/18
A few things that I’ve heard… It sounds like former Evansville head coach Marty Simmons will be joining the basketball staff at Clemson. Simmons’ son Blake tweeted the following: “Orange and Purple just got a little more exciting. Congrats Dad for joining the Clemson staff!” Simmons had spent the past 11-seasons at Evansville (184-175) before
NAIA DIRT: Another change at OLLU
I can confirm that Chris Wright has resigned as the head basketball coach at Our Lady of the Lake University (TX). Wright was named as the Saints head coach back on May 8th replacing Ryan Wall. OLLU Director of Athletics Jack Hank also resigned back on June 20th. Before coming to OLLU, Wright had been
Daily Dirt – 7/13/18
A few things that I’ve heard… Dartmouth assistant Mike Quinn has departed the Big Green staff and is rumored to be joining the staff at Boston University. Quinn had been at Dartmouth for the past two seasons and had previously served as the DBO at Fordham and George Mason. He is the second Dartmouth assistant
Daily Dirt – 7/12/18
A bunch of things going on as summer recruiting heats up… Shaheen Holloway’s new staff at St. Peter’s is starting to take shape. Earlier this week, I mentioned that Erik Goldbach would be hired in an administrative role (Daily Dirt – 7/10/18). The Asbury Park Press is now reporting that the full-time assistants will be
Daily Dirt – 7/10/18
Some things that I’ve heard… Yesterday I mentioned the candidates at Delaware State (DELAWARE STATE SEARCH UPDATE). I have now heard from a great source that the mysterious 8th candidate is actually a current MEAC head coach. More on this search as it continues to develop. I have heard that Erik Goldbach will be hired
Towson Dirt…
I can confirm that Kevin Clark will be elevated to associate head coach at Towson University. Clark has been an assistant on Pat Skerry’s staff since 2011. The pair also worked together as assistants at URI in the mid-2000’s. The coaching veteran has previously served as the associate head coach at St John’s and as
Delaware State Search Update…
The Delaware State Men’s Basketball program has been in a state of flux since late February when head coach Keith Walker was released. Associate head coach Keith Johnson was named as the interim head coach, and has continued to serve in that role as DSU also searched for a new athletic director. Now that D.