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
Boston College Dirt…
According to Jon Rothstein, Boston College will hire Chris Cheeks as an assistant basketball coach. He will replace Stan Heath who became the head coach of the Orlando Magic’s G-League affiliate. Cheeks spent last season at Western Kentucky before resigning from his position earlier this spring. He has also been an assistant at Delaware, Charlotte,
DIII DIRT: Lyndon State Set to Hire Former JUCO Head Coach
I have heard from a great source that Lyndon State College (VT) will name Dave Pasiak as their new head men’s basketball coach. Pasiak had most recently been an assistant at Morrisville State, but had spent fifteen seasons as the head coach at Onondaga Community College (NY) before that. Pasiak, who won 264 games at
Fresno State Dirt…
I have heard that Lamar assistant coach Brian Burton will be joining Rodney Terry’s staff at Fresno State. Burton, who also served as the recruiting coordinator at Lamar, had been on the Cardinals staff since 2014. He has also worked an assistant at Abilene Christian, Richland College, Collin College, Paris Junior College and Midland College.
Daily Dirt – 8/28/17
Things are getting busy as guys are starting to return to school. Here are some things that I’ve heard to kick off the week… I have heard from a great source that UNC Greensboro will name Kyle Bankhead as the new Director of Basketball Operations. Bankhead was a long-time assistant at San Diego who
Daily Dirt – 8/25/17
Catching up on a bunch of things that I’ve heard… Former New Mexico State assistant Jesse Bopp has landed as the varsity basketball coach at IMG Academy (FL). He was a finalist to become the head coach at NMSU this past spring after Paul Weir jumped ship to the University of New Mexico. Bopp
East Tennessee State Dirt…
According to my man Scott Eisberg of WCIV TV in South Carolina, Charleston Southern assistant B.J. McKie has accepted a spot on the staff at East Tennessee State. He will replace Penny Collins who departed for Illinois State a few weeks ago. McKie, a former standout at South Carolina, had been an assistant at Charleston
James Madison Dirt…
I have heard from a great source that James Madison head coach Louis Rowe will round out his staff by hiring Wofford’s Tim Johnson. A Hall of Famer at Wofford, Johnson had spent the past four seasons as an assistant to Mike Young. He also worked as a graduate assistant at Wyoming. His strong DMV
DII DIRT: Coaching change made at Mercy College (NY)
HoopDirt.com has learned that Dr. Jody King is no longer the head basketball coach at Mercy College (NY). King had been the Mavericks head coach for the past three seasons where he compiled a 23-58 record. He has also been the head coach at Hostos CC (NY), and SUNY Maritime. No official announcement has been
Daily Dirt – 8/14/17
Hanging out on the Coast of Maine for the next few weeks. Will be working hard to get stuff up from here between trips to the pool and the beach. Here are a few things that I’ve heard while avoiding icebergs in the frigid Maine waters… I have heard that Ira Poole will become the
Tulsa Dirt…
I have heard from a great source that Tulsa will hire Fresno State assistant coach Kenton Paulino. He will replace Kim English who became an assistant at Colorado earlier this week. Paulino has spent the past five seasons on Rodney Terry’s staff where he helped lead the Bulldogs to postseason appearances in three of the