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.
Daily Dirt – 7/9/18
A bunch of things that I’ve heard… Eastern Illinois will add Justin Brown as an assistant coach. He had spent the past two seasons as an assistant coach at South Plains College (TX), and also served as an assistant at Utah State Eastern. An official announcement is expected as early as today. According to multiple
Daily Dirt: JUCO EDITION – 7/6/18
Here are a few things that I’ve heard from the JUCO level… REGION I: Duane Eason has been named as the new head coach at Phoenix College (AZ). He will replace long-time PC coach Matt Gordon who resigned back in early June. Eason has most recently served as the head coach at Mountain Pointe HS
NAIA DIRT: Life University set to name former DI assistant as new Head Basketball Coach
I have heard from a great source that former DI assistant Kevin Easley will be named as the new head basketball coach at NAIA Life University (GA). Easley was most recently an assistant coach at Tennessee Chattanooga and has also worked at UNC Greensboro, UNC Wilmington, High Point, and Tennessee Martin. University of West Florida
Daily Dirt – 7/2/18
Some things that I’ve heard as we roll in to July… Back on 6/14, I mentioned that new Delaware State AD D. Scott Gines was leaning towards keeping Keith Johnson on as the interim head basketball coach. I have now heard that as many as eight candidates interviewed for the position last week. I have
NAIA DIRT: Keiser U HC Dante Calabria heads to Italy with Larry Brown; Starkman Named Interim Head Coach
Larry Brown, who was just named as the head coach of Fiat Torino in Italy’s Lega Serie A, will take Keiser University head coach Dante Calabria with him as an assistant. Calabria has already been replaced at Keiser by former long-time Browrd College head coach Bob Starkman. Calabria had been an assistant on Rollie Massimino’s
DII DIRT: Arkansas Ft. Smith set to hire Lamar Assistant as new Head Basketball Coach
I have now heard from multiple sources that Arkansas Ft. Smith will hire Lamar assistant Justin Bailey as their new head basketball coach. He will replace Josh Newman who became the head coach at Texas Permian Basin back on June 13th. Bailey was first mentioned as a candidate here by HoopDirt.com back on 6/18 (DAILY
Late Night Dirt – 6/26/18
Some late night DIRT to end a loooong day…. I have heard that the search for a new head coach at DII Wheeling Jesuit University is winding down. It sounds like the leader here is IPFW assistant coach John Peckinpaugh. Before joining the Mastodon’s staff prior to last season, he spent three seasons as the
DIII DIRT: Lycoming to name DI Assistant as new Head Basketball Coach
I can confirm that DIII Lycoming College (PA) will name Colgate assistant Mike McGarvey as their new head basketball coach. He will replace Guy Rancourt who became the head coach at Western Connecticut earlier this month. McGarvey had been on the Colgate staff since 2011. He came to Colgate from his alma mater, DIII Ursinus
DIII DIRT: Penn State Berks to hire former DII Head Coach
In today’s Daily Dirt, I mentioned that DIII Penn State Berks had offered their job to a former PSAC head coach. I have now heard from great sources that former Mansfield University head coach Rich Miller has been offered the position, and will become the new head coach at Penn State Berks. He will replace
HOT: Johnny Jones to be named Head Basketball Coach at Texas Southern
Former LSU and North Texas head coach Johnny Jones will be named as the new coach at Texas Southern. He will replace Mike Davis who departed for Detroit earlier this month. Mark Berman of Fox 26 in Houston was the first to report this. He tweeted: Former LSU and North Texas Coach Johnny Jones, currently