HoopDirt.com can confirm that St. Bonaventure will hire Dwayne Lee as an assistant coach. He will replace Jerome Robinson who we reported last week will join Paul Weir’s staff at New Mexico (Daily Dirt II – 5/10/17). Lee has spent the past four seasons as an assistant coach under Greg Herenda at Fairleigh Dickinson. The
SMALL COLLEGE DIRT: Pratt Institute (NY) set to name DIII assistant as new Head Basketball Coach
HoopDirt.com has learned that Pratt Institute will name Wesleyan College (CT) top assistant Max Sass as their new head basketball coach. Sass recently completed his second season at Wesleyan, and has also worked as an assistant at Bard College (NY). A Hofstra alum, Sass began his career as a graduate assistant at his alma mater.
DIII DIRT: Shenandoah to name Adam Walsh Head Basketball Coach
HoopDirt.com has learned that Shenandoah University will name Adam Walsh as their new head basketball coach. He will replace Rob Pryor who was not retained following this past season. Walsh has served as the head coach at Centenary College (LA) since 2010 where he has compiled an 84-99 record. He is a Winchester, VA native
HOT: Florida A&M to Introduce New Head Basketball Coach Today
According to a report by the Tallahassee Democrat, Florida A&M will name Robert McCullum as their new Head Basketball Coach in a press conference today. McCullum, the current Assistant Director of Basketball Operations at Oregon, beat out Lindsay Hunter and Pat Kennedy for the job (FAMU Finalists). The former head coach at Western Michigan and South
HOT: Grambling State to hire Donte Jackson as New Head Basketball Coach
HoopDirt.com has learned that a decision was made earlier today, and that Grambling State will hire Stillman’s Donte Jackson as the Tigers new Head Basketball Coach. Jackson led Stillman to a 22-5 record this past season, and holds a 66-21 mark in his three seasons at the helm. He has also been the head coach
Daily Dirt II – 5/10/17
Been a busy day, just catching up on a few things since I published the first Daily Dirt earlier today… In DDI, I mentioned the search at Presbyterian. I can now confirm that current Presbyterian Interim Head Coach John Reynolds is in the final group of three, and will interview tomorrow. He has been on
Daily Dirt – 5/10/17
A few things that I’ve heard… It sounds like the list of five candidates at Presbyterian has now been trimmed to three, and a second round of on-campus interviews will take place. Putting together a bunch of pieces here, but it sounds like Wofford associate head coach Dustin Kearns and Charleston Southern associate head
Florida A&M Search Update…
The search for a new head basketball coach at Florida A&M is expected to conclude this week. Last week, we published the list of all 122 applicants who are vying to replace Byron Samuels who was released earlier in the spring. According to multiple sources, the final group includes: Robert McCullum – Assistant Director of
Siena Dirt…
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Pete Durr will join the Siena staff as the Director of Basketball Operations. He will replace Ryan Harkins who became the DBO on Baker Dunleavy’s new staff at Quinnipiac back in April. Durr has served as the Director of Basketball Operations at Colgate for the past three seasons. Before joining the
Wake Forest Dirt: Deacons to hire Jamill Jones as Assistant Basketball Coach
HoopDirt.com can confirm a report by Deacons Illustrated that Danny Manning will add Jamill Jones to his staff as an assistant coach. Jones, who spent last season as an assistant to Johnny Dawkins at Central Florida, will replace Brett Ballard who became the head coach at Washburn University earlier this spring. A former assistant at
DIII DIRT: Elizabethtown set to name Britt Moore as new Head Basketball Coach
HoopDirt.com has learned that DIII Elizabethtown College (PA) will name Britt Moore as their new head basketball coach. Moore has spent the past six seasons as the head coach ta DIII Pitt Bradford where he compiled a 78-78 record. He has also been an assistant at Albright College and Misericordia University. An official announcement is
UNC Wilmington Dirt…
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Rob Burke will become the Director of Basketball Operations at UNC Wilmington. Burke had spent the past two seasons as the DBO at Georgia Southern after spending the previous five years as an assistant at The Citadel. He also served as the head coach at Spartanburg Methodist College where teams finished