I have heard that the search to replace Glenn Gutierrez at Washington and Jefferson is down to three. It sounds like all of the candidates have already wrapped up their on-campus interviews, and the job could be offered any day. The three finalists are: • Justin Jennings – Assistant Coach Army. Last season was his
Oklahoma Baptist Dirt…
Oklahoma Baptist will introduce their new head coach today at 3:00. I have heard from a great source that the choice is former OBU standout Quin Wooldridge – he is currently the head coach at Southwestern Christian University. As a player at Oklahoma Baptist, he holds the record for most games played in a Bison
BREAKING: Nevada to hire Musselman
HoopDirt.com has confirmed that Nevada will name LSU associate head coach Eric Musselman as their next head coach. The hiring will be approved tomorrow at the Nevada Board of Regents meeting. Thanks to great sources who have kept us in the loop – we were the first to mention Musselman’s involvement here on Monday. The
BREAKING: Riley not renewed at Alcorn State
Luther Riley’s contract at Alcorn State will expire at the end of the month and not be renewed. Riley’s squad went 6-25 this past year (38-90 – 2011-15). Before coming to Alcorn State, Riley was a long time HS coach in Mississippi. This past January, he took a leave of absence to deal with "private
Daily Dirt – 3/24/15
Keeping an eye on Arizona State – will have more on that in a few hours. Here are a bunch of things that I have heard already today… • NEVADA: We were the first to report yesterday that LSU associate head coach Eric Musselman was emerging as the leader here. Our sources still tell us
Daily Dirt III – 3/24/15
Round three of the Daily Dirt – two quick things to wrap-up a very hectic day… • Tim Fuller will not return to Missouri as an assistant next season. He was with Frank Haith for three seasons at Mizzou, but did not follow him to Tulsa. He received a significant raise last off-season, and was
Citadel Dirt…
I have mentioned the search at The Citadel a bunch of times – it now seems like they are getting closer to making a hire. Back on 3/12, I mentioned that VMI’s Duggar Baucom was at the top of the list. While I still believe he is, there are three more names that seem to
Arizona State Dirt…
Big day for Herb Sendek at Arizona State today…multiple sources are reporting that he will meet with AD Ray Anderson this morning to find out if he will remain as the Sun Devils coach. Sendek is currently under contract until 2017. In his eight seasons at the ASU, he is 159137 (18-16 2014-15). Sendek has
Daily Dirt II – 3/24/15
Mayhem at the HD World Headquarters…will have more later tonight, a couple quick hitters for now… • I have heard from a great source that Texas head coach Rick Barnes and AD Steve Patterson will meet sometime this week to discuss Barnes’ future at the UT. One big-time source has told me that the meeting
2015 PGC/Glazier Basketball Coaching Clinics
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BREAKING: Sendek fired at Arizona State
Herb Sendek has been fired as the head coach at Arizona State after a meeting this morning with AD Ray Anderson. Sendek went 159-137 in his 9-years at ASU, making two NCAA appearances. This is still fresh…more on this when the official statement is released.
Fairfield Dirt…
I can now confirm that there has been a shake-up on the staff at Fairfield. Head coach Sydney Johnson has dismissed associate head coach Tony Newsom and assistant coach Martin Bahar. Both Newsom and Bahar served as assistants to Johnson at Princeton, and followed him to Fairfield in 2011. Newsome has also been the associate