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
This week, HoopDirt.com added 7 new jobs. Check them out below: Head Coach Winona State University- FT (NCAA DII) Assistant Coach Susquehanna University- PT (NCAA DIII) Washington College- FT (NCAA DIII) Tennessee Tech University- FT (NCAA DI) Florida A&M University- FT (NCAA DI) Cornell University- FT (NCAA DI) Graduate Assistant Colorado Christian University- PT (NCAA
USC Dirt…
I have now heard from two great sources that USC head coach Andy Enfield will add Martin Bahar to his staff as the Director of Scouting and Video Operations. Bahar was most recently an assistant at Fairfield, where he had been on Sydney Johnson’s staff since 2011. He also worked for Johnson at Princeton and
Daily Dirt – 7/2/15
Some things that I’ve heard as we cruise in the the 4th of July Weekend…. “Hot” name for the opening at Winona State is Wisconsin Green Bay assistant Randall Herbst. The Winona State alum joined Linc Darner’s staff this past spring. He also worked with Darner at Florida Southern, and has been a head coach
DII DIRT: Southern Connecticut
Multiple sources have told HoopDirt.com that former UConn standout, and current Quinnipiac assistant Scott Burrell is the leader at DII Southern Connecticut, and could be introduced as early as Wednesday or Thursday of this week barring any last minute roadblocks. Burrell has been on Tom Moore’s staff at Quinnipiac for the past eight seasons. He joined the