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
HOT: Steve Henson headed to UTSA
HoopDirt.com can confirm multiple reports that Oklahoma assistant Steve Henson will be named as the next head coach at UTSA. He will be the second Oklahoma assistant to become a head coach at a Texas school this week, as we have also heard that Lew Hill is headed to UTRGV (BREAKING: Oklahoma Assistant Lew Hill
BREAKING: Oklahoma Assistant Lew Hill to be Named Next Head Coach at UTRGV
Multiple sources have confirmed to HoopDirt.com that Oklahoma assistant Lew Hill will be named as the next head coach at Texas-Rio Grand Valley. HoopDirt.com mentioned Hill as a candidate here back on March 22nd (UTRGV Search Update.) Hill has spent the past five seasons on Lon Krueger’s staff at Oklahoma. He also spent seven years
Little Rock Search Update…
The search to replace Chris Beard as the head coach at Little Rock is over. The Athletic Department has scheduled an 11:00am press conference where the new head coach will be announced. Multiple sources have told HoopDirt.com that the choice will be current Little Rock associate head coach Wes Flanigan. The Little Rock native is
Daily Dirt – 3/30/16
Things are heating up as the Final Four approaches – here’s what I’ve heard… The search to replace Jerod Haase at UAB is in full swing. Athletic Director Mark Ingram is not using a search firm and will handle the search internally. Early names here are current Blazers associate head coach Robert Ehsan and and
REPORT: St. Louis to Name Travis Ford Head Basketball Coach
Stu Durando of the The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is reporting that St. Louis has hired Travis Ford as the Billiken’s new head basketball coach. Ford was released as the head coach at Oklahoma State earlier this month. In his eight seasons as the Cowboys head coach, he compiled a 155-111 record (55-65 Big 12). Ford, who played at Kentucky,
JUCO Dirt
Earlier this morning, I mentioned that NJCAA DII Fayetteville Tech CC (NC) has hired Brian Hurd as their Inaugural head men’s basketball coach (Daily Dirt – 3/29/26). I can now confirm that another North Carolina Junior College has made a hiring… Johnston Community College (Smithfield, NC) is also starting a basketball program, and they have named Jason Johnson
Daily Dirt – 3/29/16
Here are some things that I’ve heard… On Sunday, I mentioned Columbia head coach Kyle Smith and his involvement at San Francisco (Daily Dirt – Easter Edition). Smith’s name is now on fire there, and KPIX-TV’s Dennis O’Donnel has gone as far as tweeting that Smith is expected to be named the head coach at
NAIA DIRT: Wright Resigns as Head Basketball Coach at Graceland (IA)
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Chris Wright has resigned as the head basketball coach at Graceland University (IA). In his only season at the school, Wright led the Yellowjackets to a 17-15 record – an 11-game improvement from the season before. Prior to his time at Graceland, he was an assistant at Arkansas Tech, and before
BREAKING: Santa Clara to Hire Herb Sendek as Head Basketball Coach
According to a recent report by CBSSport.com’s Jon Rothstein, Santa Clara will hire Herb Sendek as their new head basketball coach. HoopDirt.com first mentioned Sendek as a candidate back on March 10th (Daily Dirt – 3/10/16). He will replace Kerry Keating who was fired earlier this month. Sendek did not coach this past season after
Daily Dirt II – 3/28/16
I mentioned earlier in today’s first round of the Daily Dirt that I had some “dirt” on a few DII jobs – here’s what I’ve got… EASTERN NEW MEXICO: The Greyhounds are searching to replace Stot Carter who resigned back on 3/8. The names that I have heard here are: Clif Carroll (head coach Sul Ross State), Chris