I have heard that there are three finalists in the search to replace Ken D’Agostino as the head coach at Ave Maria University (FL). Two of the final three are: John Lamanna – Head Coach Franciscan University (OH). Has been at Franciscan for the past five seasons. Re-started the basketball program which has been discontinued
Oakland Dirt…
I can confirm that Oakland University will hire Drew Valantine as an assistant coach. Valentine is a 2013 Oakland graduate who most recently served as a graduate assistant at Michigan State. He scored 1,069 points for the Grizzlies, and was an All-Summitt League honorable mention during his senior season. Valentines brother, Denzel, was the second
Weekly Roundup: Jobs
We added 13 new jobs this week, check the list below… Assistant Coach: Muskingum University- FT (NCAA DIII) Cameron University- FT (NCAA DII) University of San Francisco- FT (NCAA DI) Clayton State University- FT (NCAA DII) Georgian Court University- FT (NCAA DII) American University – FT (NCAA DI) Brooklyn College- PT (NCAA DII) Lakeland College-
Weekly Round-up: DIRT
Happy Father’s Day to all of the Dads out there! DK is enjoying being away with the family for the weekend. Here was my view when I woke up this morning. Going to be tough to go back to the HD World Headquaters tomorrow… Here are our top rumors from this past week… 6/18 – Radford DIRT:
Radford Dirt…
I have heard that Ron Jirsa is the leader for the vacant assistant position at Radford. The position opened earlier this spring when Kyle Getter took a spot on Ritchie McKay’s new staff at Liberty. Jirsa is the former head coach at Georgia (1997-99) and Marshall (2003-07). He has also been an assistant to Tubby
JUCO DIRT: Columbia State CC (TN) Set to Name Coach
I have been following the search at Columbia State CC (TN) for a few weeks now. As I have reported previously, the applicant pool started at over 100. The search was then narrowed to 12, 8, and finally down to two finalists. I have now heard from multiple sources that the front runner here is
St. Mary’s (CA) Dirt…
I have heard that former Nevada head coach David Carter will be hired as a volunteer assistant at his alma mater St. Mary’s (CA). Carter, who was fired as the head coach at Nevada imediately following this year’s Mountain West Tournament, was inducted into the St. Mary’s Hall of Fame back in 2006. In addition
Virginia Dirt…
I can confirm that Virginia head coach Tony Bennett will hire former Charlotte assistant Orlando Vandross in an administrative role. It sounds like the title will be something along the lines of recruiting coordinator and player development assistant. Vandross was on Alan Major’s staff at Charlotte for the past five seasons, and was not retained
Fresno State Dirt…
Fresno State head coach Rodney Terry has been searching for an associate head coach since the departure of Michael Schwartz to Tulsa. I have now heard that Terry will bring in good friend Jerry Wainwright to fill the role. Wainwright is the former head coach at DePaul, Richmond, and UNC Wilmington. He also worked for
Boston College Dirt…
Reports are that Boston College head coach Jim Christian will hire his former boss Stan Heath as an assistant coach. Sports Illustrated’s Pete Thamel was the first to Tweet the news earlier today. Christian served as Heath’s assistant at Kent State during the 2001-2002 season, and took over as the head coach when Heath departed
JUCO Dirt…
Some things that I’ve heard from the junior college world… Chesapeake College – I can confirm that Allen Mitchell has been named as the head coach here. He replaces Joel Dearring who resigned earlier this spring. Mitchell has been an assistant at CC since 2010. Before that, he spent 12 seasons on the staff at
Cornell Dirt…
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Craig Carter has become an assistant at Cornell. He will replace Marlon Sears who became the head coach at DIII Montclair State earlier this spring. Carter spent last season as an assistant at Longwood University. Before that, Carter served two stints as an assistant coach at Siena College from 2010-13 and