The search at USC-Aiken is winding down, and is now down to two finalists. I have heard that the final four candidates wrapped up on-campus interviews last week, and a decision could come as early as tomorrow. I have heard that two of the candidates, both current DII head coaches, have pulled out of the
Daily Dirt – 7/16/15
A bunch of things that I’ve heard… Eastern Wyoming has named Neal Sherbeyn as the interim head coach. He replaces Casey Jones who recently resigned. Sherbeyn spent last season as an assistant for the women’s team at EWC. Dixie State assistant Ryan Sanchez has resigned to pursue opportunities outside of basketball. He played at Dixie State
DIII Dirt: Assistants on the Move…
Musical chairs with a few DIII assistants… Wesleyan assistant Tim McLaughlin has headed to Rochester where he will become an assistant. The former BC manager had been at Wesleyan since 2013 and worked at Wentworth before that. Replacing McLaughlin at Wesleyan will be Bard College assistant Max Sass. He was a GA at Hofstra before joining
Two former NCAA Coaches Land in Pro Ranks
Two former NCAA coaches have recently landed jobs at the professional level. Jerome Allen – The former head coach at Penn will join Brad Stevens staff with the Boston Celtics. Allen took over at his alma mater mid-way through the 2009 season and was dismissed following this past season (65-104 overall). The former two-time Ivy League Player
Central Arkansas Dirt…
I can confirm a couple of staff moves by Russ Pennell at Central Arkansas. Josh Lowery and Tyler Miller who both served as Graduate Assistants / Assistant DBO’s at UCA last season have both been promoted – Lowery will serve as an assistant coach, and Miller will assume the DBO role. Lowery played at Pepperdine
JUCO DIRT….
I have heard that two Mid-Atlantic Junior College’s are set to new head coaches… Bucks County CC (PA): I have heard that Nick Burke is the choice here. He has spent the past three seasons as an assistant at DIII Gwynedd Mercy University (PA). The Messiah (PA) grad has also been a HS coach, and
DIII DIRT: Theulen out at Westen New England
I have now heard from multiple sources that Mike Theulen has stepped down as the head coach at Western New England College. Theulen has been the head coach at WNE for the past eight seasons (103-112) and also spent eight seasons as the head coach at Springfield College (132-83). I have heard that he will
Wright State Dirt…
Word on the street is that Wright State head coach Billy Donlon has finalized his staff for the upcoming season. Last month, HoopDirt.com reported that Abilene Christian assistant Patrice Days would fill one the vacancies on Donlon’s staff (Wright State Dirt – 6/5/15). I have now heard from multiple sources that UAB DBO Kevin Devitt
North Carolina Central Dirt…
On Monday, it was announced that Paris JC (TX) head coach Chuck Taylor had resigned to become an assistant at a DI school in North Carolina (Taylor Resigns at Paris JC). I have now heard that his landing spot will be North Carolina Central where he will replace Michael Cotton who recently became the associate
Charleston Southern Dirt II…
I can confirm that Joey Murdock has been hired as an assistant coach at Charleston Southern. Murdock has been an assistant at Pensacola State College (FL) for the past five seasons. Before that, he was a GA under Jeff Lebo at Auburn and also spent time as a high school coach in Florida. He was one of
Western Kentucky Dirt…
I have heard from a great source that William Monts has been hired as the Director of Basketball Operations at Western Kentucky. Monts has spent the past two seasons as the head coach at Warren Wilson College (NC). Before becoming the head coach at WWC, Monts was an assistant at Georgia Southwestern State, and before that spent
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