I hope everyone had a safe and successful time on the road last week. Here are a bunch of things that I have heard… It sounds like North Dakota assistant coach Shawn Dirden is the leader at DII Northwestern Oklahoma State. Dirden has spent the past two seasons on the UND staff, and has also
BREAKING: SMU’s Larry Brown to Resign
ESPN’s Andy Katz is reporting that SMU head coach Larry Brown is resigning as the head basketball coach at SMU. Associate head coach Tim Jankovich is rumored to be Brown’s successor. More on this breaking story as it develops.
DII DIRT: Stephens out as Head Coach at Cheyney University
HoopDirt.com has learned that Dominique Stephens is no longer the head basketball coach at DII Cheyney University (PA). He had been the head coach at Cheyney since 2008, and also spent five seasons as an assistant there. He departs with an official record of 25-138 – 53 of his wins over his first three seasons
DIII DIRT: Penn State Altoona set to name new Head Basketball Coach
HoopDirt.com can confirm that the next head coach at DIII Penn State Altoona will be LaGrange College (GA) associate head coach David McGreal. He will replace former NBA player Doug West who became the head coach at his alma mater Altoona HS earlier in the spring. McGreal has spent the past five seasons on the
Canisius Dirt…
I have slowly been compiling the members of Reggie Witherspoon’s new staff at Canisius. Back on 6/9, HoopDirt.com mentioned that Radford assistant Chris Hawkins would be named as an assistant coach (Daily Dirt – 6/9/16), and then reported on 6/28 that Daemen College assistant Jake Kroll would become the DBO (Canisius Dirt). I have now
Robert Morris Dirt…
HoopDirt.com has learned former Canisius assistant Mike Iuzzolino will join Andy Toole’s staff at Robert Morris. Iuzzolino was not retained at Canisius when Reggie Witherspoon took over this past spring. He had been an assistant with the Golden Griffins for the past two seasons, and had also worked as the DBO at New Mexico. Iuzzolino
DII DIRT: UNH Assistant to be Named Head Coach at Post University
HoopDirt.com has learned that University of New Hampshire assistant coach Marc Kuntz will be named as the head coach at DII Post University. He will replace Al Sokaitis who was relieved of his duties last month. Kuntz had been on Bill Herrion’s staff at UNH staff for the past four seasons. He came to New
Daily Dirt – 6/29/16
Here are some things that I’ve heard… I have heard from a great source that Robert Morris Director of Basketball Operations Dave Richards will become an assistant coach at Merrimack College. He will reunite with former RMU assistant Joe Gallo who became the head coach at Merrimack earlier this spring. Richards spent six seasons at
DIII DIRT: Case Western Finalists
HoopDirt.com has learned that there are three finalists in the mix to replace Sean McDonnell as the head coach at Case Western Reserve University (OH). I have heard that on campus interviews will take place July 11-14. The final group is: Bill Courtney – Former Head Coach Cornell University Dane Fischer – Assistant Coach George
Canisius Dirt…
I have heard from a great source that Daemen College assistant coach Jake Kroll will be named as the Director of Basketball Operations at Canisius. Kroll had served as the assistant video coordinator at Alabama before joining the Daemen staff prior to last season. He had previously served as a manager at Buffalo under new
ULM Dirt…
I have heard from great sources that Miami Dade College head coach Stephen Cowherd will become an assistant at ULM. Cowherd has spent the past five seasons as the head coach at MDC. He has also spent time on the staff at South Alabama, and served as a graduate assistant under Leonard Hamilton at Florida
Weber State Dirt…
HoopDirt.com has learned that David Marek has been named as an assistant coach at Weber State. Marek had been at Utah State for the past two seasons where he served as the Director of Player Development. Before joining the USU staff, Marek was the video coordinator at Idaho State. After wrapping up his playing career