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
NJIT Dirt…
I have heard from a great source that NJIT head coach Brian Kennedy will add Stephen Sauers to his staff as an assistant coach. Sauers would replace Kevin Driscoll who became an assistant coach at Loyola University Maryland back on June 26th. Sauers was a longtime assistant at Marist (1990-2004), and also spent time as
JUCO DIRT: Fenerci Resigns as Head Basketball Coach at Lamar CC (CO)
I can confirm that Sercan “Serg” Fenerci has resigned as the head basketball coach at Lamar Community College (CO). He will become the Assistant Athletic Director at Bunker Hill Community College (MA). During Fenerci’s two plus seasons as the head coach at LCC, he compiled a 55-23 overall record, and his squad was ranked as
Colorado Dirt…
HoopDirt.com has learned that Tulsa assistant coach Kim English will join Tad Boyle’s staff at Colorado. He will replace Jean Prioleau who recently became the head coach at San Jose State. English had been at Tulsa since 2015, serving first as the Director of Player Development before being promoted to assistant coach prior to last
San Jose State Dirt II: The Finalists….
I’ve written about the search at San Jose State a couple of times in the past 24 hours. I keep hearing that the decision on the next head coach will be announced shortly. Here are the coaches that I have heard are the four finalists to replace Dave Wojcik: Scott Burrell – Head Coach Southern
Daily Dirt – 8/4/17
Some things that I’ve heard… Last night, I published an update on the search that’s winding down at San Jose State (San Jose State Dirt). I mentioned one of the finalists as being a former NBA player who is a current DI head coach. That’s incorrect – he’s actually a DII head coach. I’m now
San Jose State Dirt…
The search to replace Dave Wojcik as the head coach at San Jose State is winding down. The final group of four coaches have officially wrapped up their on campus interviews, and an announcement is expected on Monday. I can confirm that current interim head coach Rodney Tention is in the mix. He has been at