Washington State is parting ways with head basketball coach Ernie Kent. This was first reported by Jon Rothstein. Kent had been at Washington since 2014, and had never been able to get it going there. He went 58-98 in his five seasons in Pullman, including an 11-21 (4-14 PAC-12) mark this year. He had never
Cal Poly Search Update II….
Following up on my Cal Poly search update from Monday… There have been at least five interviews held in Las Vegas so far for the vacant job at Cal Poly. The names that I’ve heard are: Gus Argenal (assistant coach Nevada), Tarvish Felton (assistant coach Fresno State), and Danny Yoshikawa (assistant coach St. Mary’s). I
Daily Dirt – 3/14/19
A few things to start the day… An interesting early name at William & Mary is former Georgetown and Princeton head coach John Thompson III. W&M AD Samantha Huge was the associate AD at Georgetown when JTIII was the Hoyas head coach. Obviously really early here though. I have heard Xavier assistant Jonas Hayes’ name
DI DIRT: Tony Shaver out at William & Mary
I can confirm that Tony Shaver has been released as the head basketball coach at William & Mary. He had been the head coach at W&M since 2003, and compiled a 226-268 record during his tenure. The Tribe finished 14-17 (10-8 CAA) this past season. UPDATE: Shaver has released the following statement:
Daily Dirt – 3/13/19
Obviously a very busy week so far. Here’s a quick update – more later… I tweeted on Monday that the over/under on DI coaching changes was 11 for the week. The firing of Saul Phillips earlier this morning moves the number so far to 7. Thursday and Friday will be busy – I’ll take the
Breaking: Billy Kennedy Out at Texas A&M
The Houston Chronicle is reporting that Billy Kennedy is out at Texas A&M. The Aggies were just 13-17 overall and 6-12 in SEC play this season. In eight seasons he posted a 150-115 record. More on this when it becomes official.
Search firm updates…
With a bunch of DI searches underway, here’s a quick update on some of the search firms that I’ve heard, as well as some updates from schools not not using them. Cal Poly – Collegiate Sports Solutions (Jeff Schemmel) – search update HERE. Fairfield – Ventura Partners (Katy Young Staudt) Mercer – Fogler Consulting Southern
Cal Poly Search Update
The search to replace Joe Callero at Cal Poly is moving at warp speed. Callero, who officially resigned on March 6th, coached the last two games of the season for the Mustangs, wrapping up a 6-23 (2-14 Big West) season on Saturday. Callero will reportedly be paid a $137,000 buy out for the one year
DI DIRT: Johnson out at Fairfield
I can confirm that Sydeny Johnson is out as the head basketball coach at Fairfield. Johnson went 116-147 in his eight seasons with the Stags, including 9-22 (6-12 MAAC) this past season. The former head coach at Princeton now has a career mark of 182-200. An official announcement is expected later this morning.
DIII DIRT: St. Joseph’s College – Long Island Opens
Kevin Spann is no longer the head basketball coach at DIII St. Joseph’s College – Long Island. Spann had been the head coach at the school since the 2014-15 season. He ends his tenure with a 47-81 record including a 5-20 (4-16 Skyline) mark this past season. In his first season in charge, Spann led
STETSON SEARCH UPDATE: Hatters focus in on four candidates
I have heard from a bunch of people on this one today. It sounds like the group of coaches that Stetson is focused in on right now are: Donnie Jones – Assistant Coach, Dayton Ryan Ridder – Head Coach, Bethune-Cookman Rex Walters – Special Assistant to the Head Coach, Nevada Sean Woods – Head Coach,
Daily Dirt – 3/7/19
A few things that I’ve heard… The search at Stetson is moving quickly. I have heard that they are already focused on a small group of candidates. One of the hot names down there is current Dayton assistant Donnie Jones. The long-time Billy Donovan assistant (at Marshall and Florida), also spent six seasons as the