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.
Sunday Night Dirt – 4/3/16
Crazy day today as a lot of guys head home from Houston. I just wanted to follow-up on a few tweets that I sent earlier… UAB: I’m hearing this will be wrapped up soon. I can confirm that Auburn assistant Chuck Person is no longer a candidate. I’ve heard that current assistant coach/interim head coach Rob
REPORT: Stephen F. Austin to Name Texas A&M’s Kyle Keller Head Basketball Coach
According to an ESPN report, Stephen F. Austin will hire Texas A&M assistant Kyle Keller as their new head basketball coach. He would replace Brad Underwood who became the head coach at Oklahoma State back on March 21st. Keller would also be the second Texas A&M assistant to become a head coach in the past
Youngstown State Head Basketball Coach Jerry Slocum to Return for 2016-17 Season
The Horizon League has been like the Wild West this off-season with coaching changes made at Wright State, Milwaukee, and Detroit. After much speculation, HoopDirt.com can now confirm that the job that many thought would open – Youngstown State, will not. Head coach Jerry Slocum will return for the 2016-17 season as the option on his contract has
BREAKING: Donyell Marshall to be Named Head Coach at Central Connecticut
Buffalo assistant coach Donyell Marshall is expected to be named as the next head coach at Central Connecticut State University. ESPN was the first to report this earlier in the afternoon. Marshall will be the second Buffalo staffer to depart this week – HoopDirt.com reported yesterday that Director of Player Development Julius Hodge would be joining
Santa Clara Staff Update…
Following-up on a couple of tweets that I sent earlier today… New Santa Clara head coach Herb Sendek has moved quickly to assemble his staff. I can confirm that he had hired Julius Hodge, Barret Peery, and Jason Ludwig as assistant coaches. Hodge spent last season as the director of player development at Buffalo. He
CONFIRMED: NJIT’s Jim Engles to Columbia
After hearing the rumors swirl over the past 48-hours, HoopDirt.com can now confirm that NJIT’s Jim Engles will become the next basketball coach at Columbia. He will replace Kyle Smith who became the head coach at San Francisco earlier this week. Engles took over as the head coach at NJIT in 2009-09 – the program’s
NAIA DIRT: Graceland (IA) set to Name Brandon Stromer Head Basketball Coach
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Brandon Stromer will be named as new head coach at Graceland University (IA). He will replace Chris Wright who resigned earlier in March. Stromer, who has been at Simpson since 2010, spent three seasons as an administrative staffer on Mark Phelps staff at Drake (2007-10). Stromer played collegiately at Winona State
Central Connecticut Search Update…
The Hartford Courant is the first to report, and HoopDirt.com can now confirm the final three candidates in the search at Central Connecticut. They are: Jay Young – Associate head coach Stony Brook. CCSU AD Paul Schlickmann was the former associate at at Stony Brook. Patrick Sellers – Assistant coach DePaul. Former player and assistant