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
Florida A&M Search Update: Complete list of all 122 Applicants
It’s been a long, strange search to replace Byron Samuels as the head basketball coach at Florida A&M. The search originally began on March 21st, was closed, re-opened, and closed again last week. A list of names obtained by the Tallahassee Democrat, reveals that 122 coaches have applied. There are former DI head coaches, former
Daily Dirt – 4/28/17
Some things that I’ve heard as we head in to the weekend… Sounds like some administrative changes at Nebraska…Director of Basketball Operations Teddy Owens has left the staff to become the head coach at Carrollwood Day School in Tampa. He had been the DBO for the past three seasons, and was a GA at Oklahoma
Daily Dirt – 4/26/17
A few things I’ve heard… It sounds like interviews at Presbyterian will start tomorrow. I’ve heard that the first guy up will be current Blue Hose interim head coach John Reynolds. He has been at Presbyterian for the past four seasons, and assumed the interim title earlier this month when Gregg Nibert resigned. Word on
Daily Dirt – 4/24/17
A few things to start the week… I can confirm that Southern Utah assistant coach Patrice Days is headed to Coastal Carolina. Before joining the SUU staff prior to last season, he was an assistant at Wright State. He has also been an assistant at Abilene Christian and a GA at Charlotte. It sounds like
JUCO DIRT: Seward County CC (KS) Search Update…
The search to replace Byran Zollinger at Seward County CC (KS) is over, and the official announcement is expected as early as today. I have heard that the leader and expected choice here is Jason Sautter. The former Seward County assistant coach has also been the head coach at Western Texas and and assistant at
REPORT: Florida A&M Interim Head Coach Lamont Franklin Resigns
According to WCTV in Tallahassee, Florida A&M University Interim Head Basketball Coach Lamont Franklin has resigned. Franklin was named as the interim head coach after Byron Samuels was fired earlier in the spring. According to the report, only Gerald Gillion who is not an employee with FAMU is on the Rattlers coaching staff. Gillion is