Concord University will introduce their new head coach at a press conference tomorrow. Multiple sources have reported to HoopDirt.com that the choice will be current assistant coach Todd May. He had worked for former head coach Kent McBride, who became the head coach at California U. (PA) back on June 2nd, for the past four seasons.
North Texas Dirt…
Back on 6/3, I mentioned that there was a change on the staff at North Texas (Daily Dirt – 6/3/16). The Denton Record-Chronicle has now confirmed that Scott Monarch is no longer on Tony Benford’s staff at UNT. Monarch became an assistant for the Mean Green back in 2013. He had previously served on Buzz
Daily Dirt: Small College Search Update – 6/14/16
Here are a few things that I’ve heard on some small college searches… Georgia Southwestern (NCAA DII): It sounds like there at least four candidates to replace Mike Leeder as the head coach at GSW. Leeder stepped aside earlier this spring to focus on his duties as the AD. I have now heard these names
JUCO DIRT: Lake Land College to name Brandon Colvin Head Basketball Coach
Brandon Colvin will be named as the new head basketball coach at Lake Land College (IL). He has served as the head coach at Dakota College of Bottineau since 2014, and has also been the head coach at Minnesota-Fergus Falls. Before becoming a head coach, the Illinois native worked as an assistant at Southwestern CC,
REPORT: Shammond Williams to Join Western Kentucky Staff
According to a report by WBKO.com, former UNC standout Shammond Williams will join the Western Kentucky staff as an assistant coach. Williams, who played in three Final Fours while at UNC, was a second round pick in the 1998 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls. He then went on to play in the NBA and
DII DIRT: Post University Fires Head Basketball Coach Al Sokaitis
Al Sokaitis has been fired as the head basketball coach at Post University. An official announcement by the university is expected early this week. The veteran head coach had compiled an 82-81 record (14-13 2015-16) during his six year stint at Post. Sokaitis has also been the head coach at Western State, Alaska Fairbanks, Southern
Daily Dirt – 6/9/16
A bunch of things that I’ve heard over the past few days… It sounds like Radford assistant coach Chris Hawkins will be joining Reggie Witherspoon’s new staff at Canisius. Hawkins has been at Radford (his alma mater) since 2011, and was also an assistant there from 1997-2000. He has previously worked for Witherspoon at Buffalo
REPORT: Bob Cantu set to join Terry Porter’s staff at Portland
WestCoastHoops was the first to Tweet that UTEP assistant coach Bob Cantu will be joining Terry Porter’s staff at Portland. Cantu had worked Tim Floyd for the past three years, and had previously spent 12 seasons at USC as an assistant coach, associate head coach and interim head coach. Prior to his stint in Los Angeles,
REPORT: Slice out at St. John’s
According to a report by SNY.tv, St. John’s will part ways with assistant coach Barry “Slice” Rohrssen. The New York native, and former Manhattan College head coach joined Chris Mullin’s staff last spring after working for John Calipari at Kentucky. The New York Post is has said that this situation could take up to another
Daily Dirt – 6/6/16
Two quick assistant coach hirings… Loyola Marymount will hire Reggie Morris an as assistant coach. He will replace John Peterson who joined Vancouver, Washington based Shoot 360 – a high tech basketball training company earlier this spring. Morris has most recently been the head coach at powerhouse Redondo HS (CA) where he won a state championship back
DII DIRT: Queens (NY) set to hire former DI assistant
HoopDirt.com has learned that Queens College (NY) will name former Drexel assistant Matt Collier as their new head basketball coach. Collier had been on Bruiser Flint’s staff as an assistant since 2010, and was not retained when the change at Drexel took place this spring. He also worked for Flint as an administrative staffer from 2002-05
NAIA DIRT: Brescia University AD to take over as Men’s Basketball Coach
Brescia University (KY) Athletic Director Brian Skortz will add the title of men’s basketball coach to his role at the university. He will replace Josh Gibson who became the head coach at Lourdes University at the end of April. Skortz, who has been the AD at Brescia for the past four years, has previously been