HoopDirt.com can confirm that Pete Durr will join the Siena staff as the Director of Basketball Operations. He will replace Ryan Harkins who became the DBO on Baker Dunleavy’s new staff at Quinnipiac back in April. Durr has served as the Director of Basketball Operations at Colgate for the past three seasons. Before joining the
Wake Forest Dirt: Deacons to hire Jamill Jones as Assistant Basketball Coach
HoopDirt.com can confirm a report by Deacons Illustrated that Danny Manning will add Jamill Jones to his staff as an assistant coach. Jones, who spent last season as an assistant to Johnny Dawkins at Central Florida, will replace Brett Ballard who became the head coach at Washburn University earlier this spring. A former assistant at
DIII DIRT: Elizabethtown set to name Britt Moore as new Head Basketball Coach
HoopDirt.com has learned that DIII Elizabethtown College (PA) will name Britt Moore as their new head basketball coach. Moore has spent the past six seasons as the head coach ta DIII Pitt Bradford where he compiled a 78-78 record. He has also been an assistant at Albright College and Misericordia University. An official announcement is
UNC Wilmington Dirt…
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Rob Burke will become the Director of Basketball Operations at UNC Wilmington. Burke had spent the past two seasons as the DBO at Georgia Southern after spending the previous five years as an assistant at The Citadel. He also served as the head coach at Spartanburg Methodist College where teams finished
Daily Dirt – 5/5/17
Been a busy week in the “dirt” world. Here are a bunch things that I’ve heard… Alabama Associate Head Coach Bob Simon will not have his contract renewed – this was first reported by BamaOnline. Simon had been on Avery Johnson’s staff for the past two seasons, and was with Ed Cooley at Providence before
Grambling State Search Update: Down to the Final Two…
The search to replace Shawn Walker as the head basketball coach at Grambling State is entering the final stages, and is now down to two candidates. GSU Athletic Director Paul Bryant told The New-Star that the finalists are LSU Alexandria head coach Larry Cordaro, and Stillman head coach Donte Jackson. A third finalist, former LSU
DIII DIRT: Loyola Assistant Josh Loeffler To Be Named Head Basketball Coach at Johns Hopkins
Following up on my tweet from earlier this morning… Loyola (MD) assistant coach Josh Loeffler will become the next head basketball coach at Johns Hopkins University. He has been an assistant with the Greyhounds since the 2013-14 season, and has also worked at Rutgers and Lafayette. Loeffler has also spent two seasons as a DIII
DIII DIRT: Strickland out as Head Basketball at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Sean Strickland is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. Strickland’s squad struggled to a 1-24 record this past season, but went 19-10 in 2015-16 with an NCAA DIII Tournament appearance. He compiled a 72-109 record in his seven seasons as the head coach
DIII DIRT: Rejniak to step down as Head Basketball Coach at SUNY-New Paltz
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Michael Rejniak is stepping down as head Men’s Basketball Coach at SUNY-New Paltz to pursue other coaching opportunities. The move is effective immediately and an official statement from the school is expected shortly. More on this when it becomes official.
Presbyterian Dirt…
I have heard from a bunch of sources on this one…sounds like the search at Presbyterian is focusing on five candidates. I have heard that three of them have interviewed on campus, and a fourth one will be in on Thursday. Not sure if/when the fifth candidate would interview. The names in the mix are:
Furman Dirt…
Yesterday I posted the job listing for the Director of Basketball Operations position at Furman. You can now ignore the post as I’ve heard from multiple sources that the job has been filled by Trey Meyer. He had been an assistant on John Cooper’s staff at Miami (OH) for the past five seasons, and was
Daily Dirt – 5/1/17
A few quick hitters to start the week… Boston University head coach Joe Jones is on the hunt for an assistant to replace Shaun Morris who joined Baker Dunleavy’s staff at Quinnipiac earlier this spring. The name that I keep hearing here is former LIU head coach Jack Perri. He has New England ties, having