Michael Brooks is out as the Head Basketball Coach and Director of Athletics at DIII Cazenovia College (NY). The Cazenovia alum and hall of famer had been the head coach since the 2013-14 season, and had been an assistant for two years before that. In his three seasons at the helm, he compiled a 30-46
REPORT: UNLV to Hire New Mexico State Head Coach Marvin Menzies
According to an ESPN report, UNLV and New Mexico State head coach Marvin Menzies have verbally agreed on a contract. Menzies would replace Chris Beard who bolted for Texas Tech just weeks after accepting the UNLV job. In his nine seasons as the head coach at NMSU, Menzies has compiled a 198-111 record, including a 23-11
Friday Night Dirt – 4/15/16
Crazy few days – just wanted to catch-up on some things that I’ve heard… Heard from a great source that former Rutgers assistant Van Macon is in the mix to join the staff at FIU. He had spent the past six seasons at Rutgers. I have now heard from multiple sources that Winthrop associate head
Chris Beard – On the Move Again?
The big story in college basketball over the past 24-hours has been the Chris Beard to Texas Tech talk. After the rumors starting to break early yesterday morning about the newly hired UNLV head coach being involved as Tubby Smith’s replacement at TTU, Runnin’ Rebels AD Tina Kunzer-Murphy released the following statement: “Late this afternoon,
REPORT: Memphis Targeting Texas Tech’s Tubby Smith
According to a report by USA Today Memphis has had “significant contact with Texas Tech basketball coach Tubby Smith and could be targeting him to replace Josh Pastner.” This past season, Smith led Texas Tech to a 19-13 record, and earned the Big 12 Coach of the Year and Sporting News National Coach of the Year awards. In addition to
Daily Dirt – 4/13/16
Today’s dirt… Yesterday, we posted an assistant job that was open at Sam Houston State. I have now learned it’s open because Omar Lowery will be departing to join the staff at Milwaukee. He is a Wisconsin native who graduated from Concordia (WI). Lowery has also been a DI assistant at San Jose State, Cal Poly, and
DII DIRT: Segler to be Named Head Coach at Eastern New Mexico
Midwestern State assistant coach Tres Segler will be named as the next head coach at Eastern New Mexico University. Great sources have had HoopDirt.com in front of this one the entire time as we had the final three candidates posted yesterday (ENMU Dirt), and the larger group of initial interviews a few weeks ago (Daily Dirt II –
Cornell Dirt…
I have heard from a great source that on-campus interviews are underway at Cornell in the search to replace Bill Courtney. The three names that I have heard here are: Billy Taylor (assistant coach Iowa / former head coach Ball State and Lehigh), Brian Earl (associate head coach Princeton), and Tom Billeter (head coach Augustana /
REPORT: Bobby Lutz to Join Josh Pastner’s Staff at Georgia Tech
The question many have been asking today…if Joe Dooley is heading to NC State, whose spot is he taking? It is now being reported Wolfpack associate head coach Bobby Lutz will be headed to Georgia Tech where he will assume a similar role on Josh Pastner’s new staff. Lutz has spent the past five seasons
REPORT: FGCU’s Joe Dooley Considering Joining NC State Staff
Multiple outlets including CBSSports.com, are reporting that Florida Gulf Coast head coach Joe Dooley is considering an offer to join Mark Gottfried’s staff at North Carolina State. Dooley, a long-time assistant at Kansas took over at FGCU back in 2013. He has gone 65-38 during his tenure, winning 21+ games in all three seasons. He is reportedly
Daily Dirt – 4/12/16
Here are some things that I’ve heard… The search at NJIT is moving a bit slowly. I have heard that current NJIT assistant Brian Kennedy is the leader to replace Jim Engles, but the administration is kicking the tires on a few other candidates. Most expect Kennedy to get the job, but I’ve seen stranger
Eastern New Mexico Search Update
Back on March 28th, I reported on some of the candidates that I had heard surrounding the opening at Eastern New Mexico (Daily Dirt II – 3/28/16). I have now heard from great sources who have told me that the final group includes: Vinay Patel (head coach Oklahoma City University), Houston Reed (head coach Otero