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
DIII DIRT: Lesley University Opens
The busy off-season in New England continues… I can confirm that Chris Giordano has resigned as the head basketball coach at DIII Lesley University. Giordano inherited a Lesley program back in 2014 with only five players. By year three, he put together a 16-win season which is the most in program history. During his tenure,
David Grace to be named assistant coach at Cal
David Grace will be named as an assistant basketball coach at Cal. He was unexpectedly fired earlier this week at UCLA by head coach Steve Alford. The hiring is expected to be announced shortly. Before coming to UCLA back in 2013, Grace had spent five seasons as an assistant at Oregon State. The 20-year Air
Daily Dirt – 4/18/18
I few quick things that I’ve heard… Following up on a tweet that I sent earlier…I can confirm that DII Central Washington will hire Lewis-Clark State’s Brandon Rinta as their new head coach. Rinta is a CWU alum who has had a ton of success at LCSC. The official announcement is expected later today. I
Daily Dirt – 4/16/18
The DirtKing, DirtQueen, and all of the little DirtBags are headed to sunny South Florida for the week. I’ll have my lap top and phone on the beach, but will have to have some family time as well (bosses orders). There will be plenty of updates, but for the most up-to-date info, make sure you
DIII DIRT: Wisconsin Stout to Hire DII Assistant as New Head Coach
HoopDirt.com has learned that the University of Wisconsin Stout will name Ferris State assistant Jim Lake as their new head basketball coach. Lake will replace Eddie Andrist who resigned at the end of the 2017-18 season. Lake was part of the Ferris State squad that captured the DII National Championship this season. He has had
DIII DIRT: Worcester State Head Basketball Coach to Resign
I can confirm through multiple sources that Worcester State University (MA) head basketball coach David Lindberg will resign from his coaching position. I have heard that he will remain at the college in another role. Lindberg has spent the past 24 seasons as the head coach at WSU where he compiled a 281-351 record. The
Daily Dirt – 4/12/18
Today’s Daily Dirt… UNLV head coach Marvin Menzies is on the hunt for a new assistant to replace Rob Jeter who departed for Minnesota. The most interesting name at UNLV is David Padgett. The former Louisville interim head coach, who led the Cardinals to a 22-14 record this past season, is a Nevada native. He
Coaching Change Made at Southern
Morris Scott is no longer the head basketball coach at Southern. He has been replaced by former Morehead State head coach Sean Woods. Scott spent this past season as the interim head coach, and led the Jaguars to a 15-18 (10-8) record. He had spent the previous six seasons as an assistant at Southern. Woods