Coaches, as most of you know by how busy you all currently are, the season is rapidly approaching and teams are beginning to prepare for their first several games. I am confident that most of you are well aware that I am in support of the up and coming company Just Play Solutions. I am
Daily Dirt: Weekend Update – 10/1/17
Here’s a quick re-cap of a few things that I heard this weekend: Cal State Bakersfield will hire Mike Scott as an assistant coach and Dee Wallace as the director of player development. More HERE. I have confirmed that Dickinson State (ND) has hired UMary assistant Josh Vaughan as their new head basketball coach. More
Cal State Bakersfield Dirt…
Cal State Bakersfield head coach Rod Barnes will add Mike Scott to his staff as an assistant coach, and Dee Wallace as the director of player development. Scott has most recently been an assistant coach at Paris JC (TX). He has also worked at Texas A&M International, Wayland Baptist, Midland College, and his alma mater
JUCO DIRT: Coaching Change Made at Redlands CC (OK)
I can confirm that Tyler Brown has been replaced as the head coach at Redlands CC by Jose Molina Negron. Brown, who had been an assistant at Redlands since 2011, was hired this past spring to replace former head coach Earnest Crumbley. It also sounds like none of the current assistants were retained in this
NAIA DIRT: Dickinson State Set to Name New Head Basketball Coach
I can confirm that Dickinson State University (ND) will name Josh Vaughan as their new head basketball coach. He will replace Justin Wetzel who became an assistant in the NBA G-League a few weeks ago. Vaughn was one of three finalists who interviewed on campus late last week (DSU Finalists). Vaughan has spent the past
Louisville Dirt…
It sounds like Louisville will name an interim head coach to replace recently fired Rick Pitino as early as today. Three names have surfaced over the past 24-hours… Yesterday, Rival.com’s Corey Evans reported that current assistant coach David Padgett will be the choice. The 32-year old former Cardinal player reportedly has the backing of the
NAIA DIRT: Dickinson State Search Update
I have heard that the search to replace former head basketball coach Justin Wetzel who resigned last week at Dickinson State University (ND) is moving quickly. It sounds like two finalists interviewed on campus yesterday, and another is due in today. Yesterday’s interviews included University of Mary (ND) assistant coach Josh Vaughan and former Bismarck
Daily Dirt – 9/19/17
A bunch of things that I’ve heard… Hawaii Pacific has hired Craig Stanger as an assistant coach. He had served as the women’s basketball coach at BYU-Hawaii since 2013, and also spent six seasons as the head men’s coach at Western Oregon. BYU-Hawaii discontinued their athletics program after this past season. Former Toledo head coach
JUCO DIRT: Another Change Made at Minnesota West
In last Friday’s Daily Dirt: JUCO Edition, I reported that Kris Babler had resigned as the head coach at Minnesota West Community and Technical College, and was replaced by assistant coach Dave Walker. I have now learned that Walker did not last long, and he has resigned after only a few days on the job.
DAILY DIRT: 9/15/17 – JUCO Edition…
Some things that I’ve heard at the Junior College level… Kris Babler has resigned as the head coach at Minnesota West Community and Technical College. Last season was his first at the school. He will be replaced by Dave Walker, who has been an assistant at the college for the past seven seasons. Walker also
Maine Dirt…
I can confirm that Maine head coach Bob Walsh will hire Bob Simon as an assistant basketball coach. Simon had spent the past two seasons as the associate head coach at Alabama before departing Avery Johnson’s staff in May. Before being hired at Alabama, Simon worked for Ed Cooley at both Providence and Fairfield, and
Daily Dirt – 9/6/17
Here are a few things that I’ve heard as school gets underway… I can confirm that Matt Vogel has been named as the Director of Basketball Operations on Derek Kellogg’s new staff at LIU Brooklyn. He had been on Kellogg’s administrative staff at UMass since 2009, serving most recently as the operations coordinator. It