Just catching up on a bunch of moves from the past few days – some we’ve reported already, some we haven’t… Alabama: Scott Pospichal is out. He had been an AAU coach before joining Avery Johnson’s staff last year. He will reportedly be replaced by former Arkansas and South Alabama head coach John Pelphrey. Arizona State
DII DIRT: Lee University Set to Name New Head Coach
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Lee University will hire Bubba Smith as their new head basketball coach with the announcement coming tomorrow. We listed Smith as one of the finalists for the job in our “dirt” earlier this week (Lee University Finalists). Smith has spent the past eight seasons as the head coach at Sewanee where he
BREAKING: Valparaiso to Promote Matt Lottich to Head Basketball Coach
Multiple outlets are reporting that Valparaiso will promote assistant basketball coach Matt Lottich to head coach replacing Bryce Drew. Lottich has been an assistant at Valpo for the past three seasons, and will take over for his former boss who was named head coach at Vanderbilt earlier this week. A former player at Stanford, Lottich
Dartmouth Dirt…
I’ve heard from a ton of sources on the search at Dartmouth. The names that I’ve heard surrounding this one are: Rob Jeter (former head coach Milwaukee), Shaun Morris (associate head coach Boston University), Dane Fischer (assistant coach George Mason), Dave McLaughlin (associate head coach Northeastern), Matt Kingsley (assistant coach Yale), Brian Earl (associate head
BREAKING: Milwaukee to Hire Michigan Assistant LaVall Jordan
HoopDirt.com tweeted early this morning that the search at Milwaukee was done. ESPN has now confirmed that and is reporting that Michigan assistant LaVall Jordan is the choice. He will replace Rob Jeter who was fired back on March 17th. Jordan has been on John Beilein’s staff since at Michigan since 2010. He has also
BREAKING: Jacksonville State to Hire Ray Harper as Head Basketball Coach
Multiple sources are reporting that Ray Harper will be named as the next head basketball coach at Jacksonville State. HoopDirt.com first mentioned Harper’s involvement at JSU on Monday. Harper resigned as the head coach at Western Kentucky back on 3/17. He went 88-64 during his tenure at WJU, including record 18-16 this past season. I have heard
REPORT: Colorado State to Lose Two Assistant Basketball Coaches
According to a report in the Coloradoan, Colorado State head coach Larry Eustachy will be losing two assistant coaches to other programs. Assistant coach Leonard Perry is reportedly headed to Pacific where he will become new head coach Damon Stoudamire’s associate head coach. Perry played for Eustachy at Idaho, and was also his assistant at
DII DIRT: California (PA) Search Update…
I’ve heard from a bunch of really good sources on the search for a new head coach at DII California University (PA). It sounds like Skype interviews are complete and 3-5 interviews will take place on campus. I have heard that the Skype round included a Mountain West assistant, and a current small college head
DII DIRT: Lee University Finalists
Last week, HoopDirt.com published a group of ten candidates for the open position at DII Lee University (Daily Dirt II – 3/28/16). It now sounds like that group has been whittled down to three (or four depending on who you talk to). I have heard that the final group is on campus this week and
Jacksonville State Dirt…
The search to replace James Green at Jacksonville State is heating up. I have heard that former Western Kentucky head coach Ray Harper is the hot name here. He resigned at WKU back on March 17th. Harper has a 88-64 career record (18-16 this past season). I have also heard former UAB and East Tennessee
HOT: Rob Ehsan to be Named Head Basketball Coach at UAB
Thanks to great sources who have helped along the way with the search at UAB. Last night, I tweeted, “Person & Terry out at UAB. Ehsan the leader, Lavin gaining? 2 more names emerge. Announcement within 24h.” It now appears our sources were on the money on this one, and Rob Ehsan will in fact become
BREAKING: Bryce Drew to Vanderbilt
HoopDirt.com can now confirm reports that Valpo head coach Bryce Drew will become the next head coach at Vanderbilt. He will replace Kevin Stallings who became the head coach at Pitt last week at the end of March. This season, Drew led Valpo to a 30-7 record, and an appearance in the NIT championship game.