According to multiple reports, Youngstown State will hire Fairmont State (WVa.) head coach as their next head basketball coach. He has reportedly beat out Arkon assistant coach Rick McFadden for the position. Calhoun led his team to the DII National Championship game where they lost yesterday to Northwest Missouri State 71-61. The 2017 Mountain East
DII DIRT: Tinsley not returning to Northeastern State (OK)
HoopDirt.com has learned that Jason Tinsley’s contract has expired and he will not return as the head basketball coach at Northeastern State (OK) next season. The Riverhawks went 5-23 this past season, and in his three seasons, Tinsley compiled a 20-61 record. Before becoming the head coach at NSU, Tinsley was the women’s coach at
BREAKING: Cal to name Wyking Jones Head Basketball Coach
According to a CBSSports.com report, Cal will promote Wyking Jones to head coach replacing Cuonzo Martin. Jones had been at Cal for the past two seasons. Before that, he served as an assistant to Rick Pitino for four seasons. During his time on the Cardinals’ coaching staff, UofL’s combined record was 123-30. Louisville captured the
REPORT: Cleveland State to hire Dennis Felton
Cleveland State AD Mike Thomas has confirmed to the Cleveland Plain Dealer that he will hire Dennis Felton to replace Gary Waters as the head basketball coach at CSU. The current assistant head coach at Tulsa, Felton has also been the head coach at Georgia and Western Kentucky. In 11-seasons as a DI head coach,
Daily Dirt – 3/24/17
What a wild day yesterday…Kelsey backs out on UMass just before the press conference, JT3 gets fired, fake news on James Whitford to Duquesne, and a letter from Byron Samuels that briefly crashed our site because of all of the traffic it generated. Here are a few things that I’ve heard while preparing for another
DII Flagler College Finalists…
I have now heard from multiple sources that there are four finalists to replace Bo Clark at DII Flagler College (FL). The final group includes three DI assistant coaches, and a JC head coach. The finalists are: North Florida Associate Head Coach Bobby Kennen, Daytona State (FL) Head Coach Ryan Ridder, Valparaiso Special Assistant Chad
Daily Dirt – 3/23/17
A quick update on a CRAZY day… South Dakota head coach Craig Smith backed out of the search at Drake. I have heard that Furman’s Niko Medved and Drake interim head coach Jeff Rutter are still in play. I have heard that both Michigan State assistant Dane Fife, and Vermont head coach John Becker have
BREAKING: UMass Cancels Kelsey Press Conference
UMass has canceled today’s press conference where they were scheduled to introduce Pat Kelsey as their new head basketball coach. UMass cited “unforeseen circumstances.” There are many rumors bouncing around out there right now. Is Chris Mack headed to Indiana, opening Xavier for Kelsey? Did he truly have a change of heart and wants to
Rice Dirt…
Multiple sources are reporting that Rice is acting quickly in their search to replace Mike Rhoades who departed for VCU earlier this week. I have heard that Associate Head Coach Scott Pera has already met with university officials regarding the vacant position. Pera had been on Rhoades staff for the past three seasons, and has
HOT: Shawn Walker not retained as Head Basketball Coach at Grambling
According to an ESPN report, Grambling has decided not to retain head basketball coach Shawn Walker. It’s a bit of a surprising move, as Walker’s squad finished 16-17 this year – a nine game improvement over last season. Before becoming the head coach at GU back in 2014, he spent 13-seasons at DII Elizabeth City
Drake Dirt…
Word on the street is that the search at Drake is getting close to wrapping up. It sounds like the top two here are South Dakota head coach Craig Smith and Furman head coach Nike Medved. I have also heard that current interim head coach Jeff Rutter could still be in the mix. Smith has
Daily Dirt – 3/22/17
Yesterday was wild – I expect more of the same today. Here are some things that I’ve heard… The two hottest names on Cleveland State’s radar right now are Wyoming assistant Jermaine Kimbrough and Fairmont State (WVa.) head coach Jerrod Calhoun. Kimbrough spent nine seasons as an assistant at Cleveland State under Gary Waters, and