Today’s “Dirt”… It sounds like Texas Southern Associate Head Coach Donnie Marsh is the leader at Alabama A&M. Other named that I’ve heard here are NC A&T assistant Will Jones and former Houston assistant Talvin Hester. I have heard that an announcement is expected here tomorrow. I have heard that the search at Coppin State
REPORT: Paul Weir to become next Head Basketball Coach at New Mexico
According to multiple reports, New Mexico State Head Coach Paul Weir will become the next Head Basketball Coach at New Mexico. It sounds like he beat out Florida Gulf Coast Head Coach Joe Dooley, ETSU Head Coach Steve Forbes, Texas Arlington Head Coach Scott Cross, and Spurs Assistant Coach James Borrego for the job. Last
BREAKING DII DIRT: Nick Pasqua to be named Head Basketball Coach at Tusculum College (TN)
Confirming what I mentioned earlier today on the Marky Billson Show on 1420 NBC Sports Radio Tri-Cities, Nick Pasqua will be named as the next head basketball coach at DII Tusculum College (TN). He has spent the past seven seasons as the associate head coach DII King University (TN). He beat out South Alabama assistant
HOT DII DIRT: IPFW assistant Mark Downey to be named Head Basketball Coach at Northeastern State
HoopDirt.com can confirm that IPFW assistant Mark Downey will become the next head basketball coach at DII Northeastern State (OK). The move will be made official once Downey clears the HR process, which is expected early next week. Before becoming an assistant at IPFW, Downey had a ton of success as a DII head coach.
DIII DIRT: Muchnick resigns as Head Basketball Coach at Maine Maritime
HoopDirt.com can confirm that David Muchnick has resigned for personal reasons as the Head Basketball Coach at Maine Maritime Academy. Muchnick had been the head coach at MMA for the past three seasons. He has also served as an assistant at Dennison University and SUNY Cortland. More on this story when it becomes official.
REPORT: Furman to Elevate Bob Richey to Head Basketball Coach
According to multiple reports, Furman will elevate Bob Richey to Head Basketball Coach. He has been on the Furman staff for the past six seasons, and was tabbed as the interim head coach on March 27th after Niko Medved departed for Drake. Before joining the Paladins staff, Richey spent five seasons as the associate head
Daily Dirt – 4/7/17
A few quick things that I’ve heard… Interesting new name that I’ve heard at Furman is Marquette assistant Chris Carrawell. The former Duke standout has been on Steve Wojciechowski’s staff for the past three seasons. After graduating, the 2000 ACC Player of the Year spent time overseas before returning to Duke where he worked in
Daily Dirt II – 4/5/17
Been a busy day. Here are a few more things that I’ve heard while flipping between the Red Sox and Celtics… Earlier today in the first edition of the Daily Dirt, I mentioned some names at New Mexico. I’ve now been told that UT Arlington head coach Scott Cross should be added to the list.
Daily Dirt – 4/5/17
Today’s “Dirt”… Sounds like the John Groce to Akron deal is just about wrapped up. The former Illinois head coach is expected to be made official at Arkon as early as today. Interesting tidbit on this search…many believed that the internal candidate to interview for the Zips job was long-time assistant coach Rick McFadden, but
BREAKING: Georgetown to hire Patrick Ewing as Head Basketball Coach
According to multiple reports, Patrick Ewing will be named as the next head basketball coach at Georgetown. He will replace John Thompson III who was fired earlier this spring. A former standout at Georgetown, he led the Hoyas to three Final Fours and the 1984 NCAA national championship. The eleven time NBA All-Star and Hall-of-Famer
REPORT: Lamont Paris to be named Head Basketball Coach at Chattanooga
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