According to a report by Blue Ribbon College Basketball’s Chris Dortch, Chattanooga will hire Lamont Paris as their new Head Basketball Coach. Paris would replace Matt McCall who became the head coach at UMass late last week. Paris had been an assistant at Wisconsin since 2010, and was elevated to associate head coach prior to
UC Santa Barbara Schedules Tuesday Press Conference to Announce Joe Pasternack as Head Basketball Coach
UC Santa Barbara will hold an open press conference to introduce its new Head Men’s Basketball Coach on Tuesday, April 4 at 2:00 p.m. in the Lynn and Winnie Reitnouer Auditorium in the Intercollegiate Athletics Building on campus. According to multiple published reports, Arizona associate head coach Joe Pasternack has accepted position. Pasternack joined the
DII DIRT: Texas A&M Commerce to hire Hartford Assistant Coach Jaret von Rosenberg
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Texas A&M University-Commerce will hire Hartford assistant Jaret von Rosenberg as their new head basketball coach. He will replace long-time head coach Sam Walker who transitioned into a new role with the school after spending 17-years at the helm of the Lions. Before joining the Hartford staff prior to the 2015-16
FINAL FOUR EDITION: Daily Dirt – 3/31/17
Here’s a Final Four Edition of the Daily Dirt as the parties in Phoenix continue… It’s now been confirmed that Pitt assistant Jeremy Ballard is departing and will become the associate head coach at VCU. Ballard spent 2012-15 on Shaka Smart’s staff at VCU. He then moved on to one-year stints at Illinois State and
BREAKING: Daytona State’s Ryan Ridder to be named Head Basketball Coach at Bethune-Cookman
Bethune-Cookman will name Ryan Ridder as their next head basketball coach. A press conference has been scheduled for tomorrow afternoon to make the official announcement. Ridder, who has been the head coach at DSC for the past four years, led the Falcons to a 25-7 record this past season. During his tenure, he compiled a
DII Search Updates…
There are a bunch of DII openings right now. Here are updates on a few of them… Tusculum College (TN) I have heard that Tusculum College is onto the Skype round of interviews. Over the next week, the search committee is expected to talk to eight coaches. The names that I have heard here
REPORT: Austin Peay hones in on South Carolina’s Matt Figger
According to multiple reports, South Carolina Associate Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator Matt Figger in the choice to replace Dave Loos as the head coach at Austin Peay. Figger has been at South Carolina for the past five seasons, and had also spent five seasons working for Frank Martin at Kansas State. Before hooking up with Martin
REPORT: Jim Hayford to be named Head Basketball Coach at Seattle
According to a report by CBSSports.com’s Gary Parrish, Eastern Washington’s Jim Hayford will become the next head basketball coach at Seattle. This past season, Hayford’s group went 22-12 and had a post season appearance in the CBI. In his six seasons at EWU, he compiled a 106-91 record. Hayford has also been the head coach
Daily Dirt – 3/29/17
It’s one of those day – so much “dirt”, so little time…Here are a few things to start the day. More updates later… It sounds UNC Wilmington is down to four candidates in the search to replace Kevin Keatts. Three of the four include Arizona associate head coach Joe Pasternack, North Carolina assistant coach C.B.
NAIA DIRT: Mayville State (ND) Finalists
The search to replace Dan DeWitt as the head basketball coach at NAIA Mayville State is in the final stages. I have now heard from multiple sources that the final four includes: Nigel Jenkins (Head Coach – Waldorf College), Nate Kaeding (Associate Head Coach – University of Sioux Falls), Michael Larsen (Assistant Coach – Dakota
Daily Dirt – 3/28/17
A few things to start the day… I have heard that Joe Mazzulla is the leader for the vacant Fairmont State (Wva.) job. He played for both John Beilein and Bob Huggins during his career at West Virginia. He also spent three seasons as an assistant coach to Jerrod Calhoun at Fairmont State. This past
JUCO DIRT: Dreiling resigns as Head Basketball Coach at Midland College (TX)
HoopDirt.com can confirm a report by WestNews9.com that Midland College head coach Jordan Dreiling has resigned. In his four seasons as the head coach, Dreiling compiled a 64-55 record including 24-40 in the ultra-competitive WJCAC. According to the report, Dreiling resigned in order to seek coaching opportunities closer to his family in Arizona. More on