I have now heard from multiple sources that New Orleans assistant Kenyon Spears will become an assistant at LIU Brooklyn. Spears is familiar with the Northeast Conference (NEC) – he was on Mike Deane’s staff at Wagner from 2005-2010 serving the last two seasons there as the associate head coach. The Texas native has also
Sacramento State Dirt: Katz Extended Through 2020
I can confirm through a great source that Sacramento State head coach Brian Katz has signed a contract extension that will keep him at the school through the 2020 season. Katz’ squad is coming off of a 21-win campaign in 2014-15 and a CIT post-season appearance. He also garnered several awards following the season, winning CollegeInsider.com’s
Daily Dirt – 9/2/15
Some things that I’ve heard over the past few days… I can confirm that former Hawaii head coach Gib Arnold has been hired as a West Coast scout for the Boston Celtics. Arnold was the head coach at Hawaii from 2010 until October of 2014. He has also been an assistant at USC, Pepperdine, Vanderbilt, and
Florida A&M Dirt…
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Will Jones has been hired as an assistant at Florida A&M. The former Jacksonville assistant will replace Don Anderson who passed away in June. Jones has also been an assistant at Charleston Southern, South Carolina State, and Okaloosa-Walton College. The official announcement is expected shortly.
Seton Hall Dirt…
The New York Post is the first to report that Seton Hall assistant Tiny Morton has resigned after one season with the Pirates. Morton joined Kevin Willard’s staff after a successful run as the head coach at Brooklyn’s Lincoln HS. It sounds like he will return to his job as a middle school math teacher,
DIII DIRT: Marywood University Finalists
The search to replace Bob Simmons at DIII Marywood (PA) is winding down, and a new coach is expected to be hired this week. I have heard that the three finalists were brought campus last week (the last one was on Friday). It sounds like an offer will be made today or tomorrow. I have
Daily Dirt – 8/28/15
On the move today – a few things that I’ve heard as August winds down… Dru Anthrop has joined Chris Mullin’s staff at St. John’s as a graduate assistant. The 2013 Purdue graduate had spent the past two seasons working for the Indiana Pacers. I can confirm that Steve Raisfeld will be hired as an assistant at
Dartmouth Dirt…
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Dartmouth head coach Paul Cormier will hire North Carolina Central Staffer Justin Bradley as an assistant coach. He will replace Jordan Watson who became an assistant at Siena back in June. Bradley has worked on LeVelle Moton’s staff at NCCU since 2013, serving as the director of operations, and as a
Canisius Dirt…
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Canisius head coach Jim Baron will hire Cory Macchioni as his new director of basketball operations. Macchioni served as a student manager under Baron for four seasons at the University of Rhode Island, and followed him to Canisius where he was a graduate assistant. For the past year, Macchioni served as the vice
DIII DIRT – 8/25/15
Some DIII assistants on the move… I can confirm that Babson College (MA) full-time assistant Sean Burton is headed to Ithaca College (NY) in a similar role. Burton spent the past two years on Stephen Brennan’s staff at Babson, and was part of this past seasons NCAA DIII Final Four team. The Ithaca grad was a two-time All-American
Loyola (Chicago) Dirt…
I have now heard from multiple sources that Indiana director of player performance Bennie Seltzer will be added to Porter Moser’s staff at Loyola (Chicago) as an assistant. He will replace Steve Shields who left for a spot an administrative spot at Missouri last month. Seltzer re-joined Tom Crean’s staff last January – he was
JUCO DIRT: College of Southern Idaho
HoopDirt.com reported yesterday that College of Southern Idaho assistant Brock Morris would be heading to South Alabama as an assistant (South Alabama Dirt). CSI head coach Jared Phay has worked quickly to replace Morris, and I have now heard that his choice will be Chipola College (FL) assistant Shelby Lindley. After spending the previous two seasons as