Following up on my earlier TWEET… I have now heard from multiple sources that Florida Southwestern College head coach Marty Richter will become an assistant coach at Drake. The Iowa native has sent three players to Drake recently – twin wings Tremell and Anthony Murphy, and guard D.J. Wilkins. In his two seasons at FSW,
Jamion Christian to Siena (FINALLY) Done
After much speculation over the past few days, the Jamion Christian to Siena rumors are finally confirmed. Roger Wyland from WNYT jumped the gun a bit when he tweeted last Thursday that the Mount Saint Mary’s coach had been hired at Siena. At that point, Siena was still involved with at least two other coaches,
Florida Dirt…
Following up on my TWEET from last night… I have heard from multiple sources that Armon Gates short tenure as the associate head coach at Florida has ended. Gates was hired back on April 8th by head coach Mike White after spending the previous five seasons at Northwestern. There has been no reason given yet
DII DIRT: Southern Wesleyan Makes It’s Choice…
I have heard from multiple sources that Southern Wesleyan will name Nick Pasqua as their new head men’s basketball coach. He replaces Charles Wimphrie who retired at the end of the season. Pasqua spent last year as the head coach at Tusculum College (TN). In his only season at the college, he went 6-21. He
Daily Dirt – 4/30/18
A few things to start the week… Portland State assistant coach Kahil Fennell has joined Chris Mack’s new staff at Louisville as the Director of Basketball Operations. Fennell was the associate head coach at Texas-Permian Basin for two years before joining the Portland State staff prior to last season. An official announcement is expected shortly.
Daily Dirt – 4/27/18
Some things that I’ve heard while wondering why the Patriots didn’t a) draft a defensive player, and b) passed on Lamar Jackson last night… Former VCU standout Joey Rodriguez will land on Jeremy Ballard’s new staff at Florida International. Rodriguez was the Director of Player Development at his alma mater last season (Ballard was the
Daily Dirt – 4/26/18
Some things that I have heard… I have heard that DII Minnesota Duluth will name Justin Wieck as their new head basketball coach. Wieck has been the associate head coach at Minnesota Moorhead for the past five seasons, and also served as the head coach at Jamestown University (N.D.), where he went 32-31 in two
Daily Dirt – 4/25/18
A few things that I’ve heard… Grand Canyon head coach Dan Majerle has confirmed that Louis Wilson will be joining his staff. Johnson had spent the past three seasons as an assistant at Utah State, and was the head coach at DII Adams State before that. He will replace Todd Lee who became the head
JUCO DIRT: Daytona State to hire former South Alabama assistant as new Head Basketball Coach
I can confirm Daytona State will name Brock Morris as their new head basketball coach. The former South Alabama assistant will replace Erik Pastrana who became an assistant at Florida Atlantic earlier this spring. Morris had served on Matthew Graves staff at South Alabama since 2015. He has also worked as an assistant at the
JUCO DIRT: Springs out as Head Basketball Coach at Owens CC (OH)
I can confirm that Dennis Springs is out as the head coach at NJCAA DII Owens Community College (OH). There has been no reason given for his dismissal. The head coach at the Owens since December of 2016, Springs has done nothing but win at the school. This past season, he led the Express to
Big Ten Dirt…
A few things out of the Big Ten… Maryland Director of Basketball Operations Nima Omidvar will depart Mark Turgeon’s staff to become an assistant coach at South Alabama. This move was first reported by InsideMDSports.com. Omidvar had been on the Terps staff since 2014, and was the video coordinator at NC State before that. Current
DIII DIRT: NYU set to tab former assistant as new head coach
I have heard that NYU will hire former assistant coach Dagan Nelson as the Violets new head basketball coach. He will replace his former boss Joe Nesci who retired back in March. Nelson, a New York native, served as an assistant at NYU from 2000-2002. He then went on to become a DI assistant at