According to a recently published ESPN report, Stanford will hire UAB head coach Jerod Haase to replace Johnny Dawkins. HoopDirt.com mentioned Haase as the “hot” name at Stanford yesterday (Daily Dirt II – 3/24/16). Haase just wrapped up his fourth season at UAB with a 26-7 (16-2) record and a NIT appearance. During his time at
Daily Dirt – Good Friday Edition – 3/25/16
A few things that I’ve heard as we roll into Easter weekend… With Zach Spiker off to Drexel, the attention has now turned to Army. I have heard that current West Point associate head coach Jimmy Allen is receiving a lot of support for this job. Not only has he been on Spiker’s staff at the
BREAKING: Zach Spiker to be Named Head Basketball Coach at Drexel
Multiple reports, including sources close to HoopDirt.com are confirming that Army’s Zach Spiker will be named as the head basketball coach at Drexel. As we have reported all along, Drexel has been looking for someone with an academic background and Spiker fits that mold. In addition to his experience at Army, he spent five seasons in the
Daily Dirt II – 3/24/16
The DirtKing is on the move today – here’s a very quick second version of the Daily Dirt… Donyell Marshall’s name has been hot lately. The longtime NBA player and current Buffalo assistant had been rumored to be joining Steve Pikiell’s staff at Rutgers (not happening), and has interviewed at Central Connecticut. Yesterday, I mentioned
Daily Dirt – 3/24/16
A few things to start the day… On Monday, I mentioned some candidates to replace Eric Reveno at Portland. I have now also heard Columbia head coach Kyle Smith’s name mentioned here. His team is currently 23-10 and still playing in the CIT. He knows the WCC – he spent nine seasons at St. Mary’s
REPORT: LSU’s Johnny Jones to Return Next Season
After much speculation on the future of LSU head coach Johnny Jones, it now appears that he will return to coach the Tigers next year. Yahoo!’s Pat Forde tweeted the following earlier this afternoon: TWEET 1:“Just saw men’s basketball committee member and LSU AD Joe Alleva at arena in Louisville. Said LSU is not making
Daily Dirt – 3/23/16
The busy week continues…here are a bunch of things that I’ve heard in the past few hours… On Monday, I mentioned FGCU head coach Joe Dooley and Vanderbilt head coach Kevin Stallings and their involvement at St. Louis (Daily Dirt – 3/21/16). The “hot” name here now is Valparaiso head coach Bryce Drew. His team
BREAKING: Central Florida to Hire Johnny Dawkins
According to an ESPN report, Johnny Dawkins as accepted an offer to become the head coach at Central Florida. Dawkins was released as the head coach at Stanford last week after an 8-year run where he compiled a 156-115 record. The former Duke guard will replace Donnie Jones who was fired immediately after the season ended. More
Daily Dirt II – 3/22/16
Another crazy day in the college basketball coaching world. Here’s a few quick things in part II of the Daily Dirt… A “hot” name making the rounds right now is IPFW head coach Jon Coffman. He’s coming off a great season – 24-10 with an NIT apperance, and is now being mentioned at both Wright State and James
BREAKING: Todd Simon to be Named Head Coach at Southern Utah
UNLV Interim Head Coach Todd Simon will become the next head coach at Southern Utah. CBSSports.com’s Jon Rothstein was the first to confirm this. Simon will replace Nick Robinson who was fired as the Thunderbirds head coach on March 9th. Simon became the Interim Head Coach at UNLV back on January 10th, 2016 following the dismissal
Texas Rio Grande Valley Search Update
In last night’s Daily Dirt II, I mentioned that UTRGV was down to 6 finalists as to replace Dan Hipsher as the head basketball coach. I have heard that interviews will start this weekend. Great sources have told me the final group includes: Raphael Chillious: Assistant Coach University of Washington Lew Hill – Assistant Coach University of
Daily Dirt – 3/22/16
Yesterday was wild…I expect much of the same throughout the week. Here are some things that I’ve heard so far today… I have heard that Milwaukee has Parker Executive Search to help find the replacement for Rob Jeter. In case you missed it, here is great footage of Wisconsin State Senator Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee) taking