I few quick things that I’ve heard… Following up on a tweet that I sent earlier…I can confirm that DII Central Washington will hire Lewis-Clark State’s Brandon Rinta as their new head coach. Rinta is a CWU alum who has had a ton of success at LCSC. The official announcement is expected later today. I
Daily Dirt – 4/16/18
The DirtKing, DirtQueen, and all of the little DirtBags are headed to sunny South Florida for the week. I’ll have my lap top and phone on the beach, but will have to have some family time as well (bosses orders). There will be plenty of updates, but for the most up-to-date info, make sure you
DIII DIRT: Wisconsin Stout to Hire DII Assistant as New Head Coach
HoopDirt.com has learned that the University of Wisconsin Stout will name Ferris State assistant Jim Lake as their new head basketball coach. Lake will replace Eddie Andrist who resigned at the end of the 2017-18 season. Lake was part of the Ferris State squad that captured the DII National Championship this season. He has had
DIII DIRT: Worcester State Head Basketball Coach to Resign
I can confirm through multiple sources that Worcester State University (MA) head basketball coach David Lindberg will resign from his coaching position. I have heard that he will remain at the college in another role. Lindberg has spent the past 24 seasons as the head coach at WSU where he compiled a 281-351 record. The
Daily Dirt – 4/12/18
Today’s Daily Dirt… UNLV head coach Marvin Menzies is on the hunt for a new assistant to replace Rob Jeter who departed for Minnesota. The most interesting name at UNLV is David Padgett. The former Louisville interim head coach, who led the Cardinals to a 22-14 record this past season, is a Nevada native. He
Coaching Change Made at Southern
Morris Scott is no longer the head basketball coach at Southern. He has been replaced by former Morehead State head coach Sean Woods. Scott spent this past season as the interim head coach, and led the Jaguars to a 15-18 (10-8) record. He had spent the previous six seasons as an assistant at Southern. Woods
Daily Dirt II – 4/11/18
It’s been a busy day…here’s a second edition of the Daily Dirt… UNC Greensboro assistant Andre Morgan will join Nick McDevitt’s new staff at Middle Tennessee. He has been on Wes Miller’s staff at UNCG for the past two seasons and has also worked at The Citadel and UAB. An official announcement is expected as
Daily Dirt – 4/11/18
Here is some mid-week “Dirt”… Some names that I’ve heard at UNC Asheville are Indiana State assistant Bret Carey (former associate head coach at UNCA, also played there), UNC Greensboro associate head coach Mike Roberts, and USC Aiken head coach Mark Vanderslice (a UNCA alum and former staffer). At least two high major guys being
DIII DIRT: Gettysburg makes it’s choice…
I can confirm that Gettysburg College will name B.J. Dunne as their new head men’s basketball coach. Dunne has spent the past five seasons as the head coach at Vassar College. Before being hired at Vassar back in 2013, Dunne served as an assistant coach at Emerson College and Babson College. His best season at
JUCO DIRT: Andrew College (GA) set to hire new Head Basketball Coach
I can confirm that Andrew College (GA) will hire Arkansas Monticello assistant Justin Newton as their new head men’s basketball coach. In addition to his two seasons at DII UAM, Newton also spent time as an assistant coach at DII Lee University (TN), and at the JUCO level at South Georgia State College. Newton will
REPORT: Shaheen Holloway to St. Peter’s
Shaheen Holloway has agreed to become the head basketball coach at St. Peter’s according to a report by Adam Zagoria. He would replace John Dunne who became the head coach at Marist back on April 3rd. HoopDirt.com mentioned Holloway’s involvement here back on 4/6 (Daily Dirt). Holloway, had been the associate head coach at Seton
Daily Dirt – 4/10/18
Some things that I’ve heard… I can confirm that Tallahassee CC (FL) assistant Sam Waniewski will join the staff at Louisiana Monroe as an assistant coach. Waniewski, a former DBO at Furman, has also been an assistant at Midland College (TX) and Vincennes University (IN). Southwest Mississippi CC head coach Thomas Gray is rumored to