HoopDirt.com has learned that Barry Mohun is retiring as the head basketball coach at Shelton State CC (AL) after 19 seasons. According to great sources, his replacement will be current Shelton State assistant coach Joe Eatmon. Under Mohun’s leadership, the Buccaneers had posted 13 consecutive 20-win seasons. Mohun’s honors include being named Alabama Community College
Daily Dirt – 8/5/16
Some things that I’ve heard… I have heard that Ryan Price will be joining that staff at Southern University as the Director of Player Development and special assistant. Price, the son of Lamar University head coach Tic Price, served as an assistant at Prairie View A&M in 2014-15, and was an assistant at Southern before
UC Irvine Dirt II…
Yesterday, HoopDirt.com mentioned some of the staff moves at UC Irvine (UC Irvine Dirt). In addition to those moves, head coach Russell Turner has also hired former Old Dominion Head Coach Blaine Taylor as an assistant coach. He will replace Nick Booker who departed for his alma mater Davidson College where he has become the
Prairie View A&M Dirt…
HoopDirt.com has learned that Prairie View A&M head coach Byron Smith will hire Derrick Daniels as an assistant coach. Daniels was most recently the director of basketball operations at UT Arlington. He had also spent six seasons as an assistant at UT Arlington before heading to the HS ranks, and eventually returning to Scott Cross’
NAIA DIRT: Valley City State University Finalists
There are two finalists for the vacant head basketball coach position at NAIA Valley City State (ND). They are vying to replace Jeff Kaminsky who became the head basketball coach at DII Wayne State College (NE) back in June. The final two are: Ryan Montgomery – Assistant Coach Bemidji State. Will interview on campus on
JUCO DIRT: Townsell to be named Head Coach at Roxbury CC
Back on 7/11, HoopDirt.com mentioned that former Newbury College (MA) head coach Jelani Townsell had been offered the job at Roxbury CC (MA) (Daily Dirt – 7/11/16). I can now confirm that Townsell has indeed accepted RCC’s offer and is now the new head coach there. He had spent the past five seasons as the
UNH Dirt…
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Josh King has been hired as an assistant coach at the University of New Hampshire. He replaces Marc Kuntz who became the head coach at DII Post University earlier this month. King played at East Carolina for current UNH head coach Bill Herrion, and also served as an assistant coach at
South Florida Assistant Resigns; NCAA Probe Underway
According to multiple reports, University of South Florida assistant coach Oliver Antigua has resigned. ESPN reported earlier today that the NCAA investigating the USF men’s basketball team for possible academic fraud issues. Shortly after that story broke, the news of Antigua’s resignation was confirmed by school officials. South Florida also released the following statement: “The
DIII DIRT: Todd McGuiness to be named Head Coach at Case Western
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Case Western Reserve University will name Todd McGuinness as their new head basketball coach. McGuiness has spent the past seven seasons as the head coach at Hartwick College where he compiled a 114-72 record. This past season, his squad went 19-9 and captured the Empire 8 Championship. Prior to becoming the
DIII DIRT: Delaware Valley set to name Seidenburg new Head Basketball Coach
HoopDirt.com has learned that DIII Delaware Valley University will name Mark Seidenburg as their next head basketball coach. The current Messiah College assistant coach will replace Casey Stitzel who became the head coach at DII Millersville University back in May. Seidenburg has been on the Messiah staff for the past four seasons, and was an
Daily Dirt – 7/11/16
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.