I can confirm that Eamonn Mahar has been added as the Director of Basketball Operations on Jared Grasso’s new staff at Bryant. Mahar spent last season as a graduate manager at Iona where he and Grasso worked together. Before joining the Iona staff prior to last season, Mahar had worked as a runner for the
DII DIRT: Trevecca Nazarene Search Update; D1 Assistants in the mix
DII Trevecca Nazarene (TN) will name their new head basketball coach at a 1:30pm press conference today. I have now heard from multiple sources on this one, and it sounds like the final group includes; Rice assistant coach Omar Mance, Lipscomb assistant Steve Drabyn, and Martin Methodist head coach Scott Combs. It also sounds like
Daily Dirt – 5/31/18
A bunch of things that I’ve heard… Tim Maloney, an assistant at Iona last year, has become the head coach at Dunbar HS in Florida. Prior to joining the Iona staff last year, Maloney had spent eight seasons as the DBO at Baylor. He has also worked at Florida, UMass, Eastern Kentucky and Buffalo. I
DII DIRT: SNHU offers job to DI assistant
Multiple sources have told me that Southern New Hampshire has offered their men’s basketball job to current Boston University assistant Jack Perri. Before joining the Terriers staff prior to last season, Perri spent six seasons as the head coach at LIU Brooklyn where he went 97-88. He went 20-12 in his final season, and laid
DIII DIRT: Vassar offers job to Davidson assistant
I have now heard from multiple sources that Davidson assistant coach Ryan Mee has been offered the head basketball coach position at Vassar College. It sounds like the other two finalists were Colgate assistant Mike McGarvey, and NYU assistant Mike McSloy. Mee, a New York native, has spent the past six seasons on the Davidson
JUCO DIRT: Manor College makes its choice…
I can confirm that NJCAA Manor College (PA) will hire Dave Ellerbee as their new head men’s basketball coach. Ellerbee, who played collegiately at Elizabeth City State University, coached the Bluejays women’s team last season. He is also the Athletic Coordinator at the college, and coaches the men’s and women’s cross country teams. He will
Daily Dirt – 5/25/18: Staff additions at Cleveland State, San Francisco, and VMI
Some DI DIRT as we slide in to the Memorial Day weekend… I have heard that former Pitt assistant Sam Ferry will join the staff at Cleveland State. Last season was his first on Kevin Stallings staff at Pitt after spending six seasons as an assistant at Monmouth. He had also worked in an administrative
Daily Dirt – 5/24/18
Here are a few things that I’ve heard… The Director of Administration for Men’s Basketball job at UAB was posted yesterday. I have heard that the posting is actually a formality and that Blazers head coach Rob Ehsan is just shuffling some titles of current staffers. More when the changes here are official. Iowa State
Daily Dirt – 5/22/18
A few things that I’ve heard… The search at Southern New Hampshire is just about complete. Last week, I mentioned the guys who I have heard who had been on campus: Former Maine head coach Bob Walsh, NJIT assistant Jeff Rafferty, and Boston University assistant Jack Perri. I have also heard that Iona assistant coach
REPORT: Winston-Salem State to name Cleo Hill, Jr. Head Basketball Coach
According to a report by the Winston-Salem Journal, Cleo Hill, Jr. is expected to be named as the next head basketball coach at Winston Salem State. HoopDirt.com first mentioned Hil’s involvement here late last week (Daily Dirt – 5/18/18). Hill, the son of WSSU legend Cleo Hill, Sr. (8th overall pick in 1961 NBA Draft),
Daily Dirt – 5/18/18
A bunch of things that I’ve heard… The hot rumor coming from the NBA Draft Combine in Chicago is that the Orlando Magic are kicking the tires on Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson. This past season, Sampson led the Cougars to a 27-8 record and is 83-48 in his four seasons at the school. The
URI DIRT…
Following up on multiple reports here… I can confirm that John Carroll and Kevin Sutton will be added to David Cox’ new staff at Rhode Island. Carroll coached the Celtics at the end of the 2003-04 season and also served as the head coach at Duquesne. He had most recently been coaching AAU with the