Some things from the Grand Canyon State… University of Arizona: With the departure of Damon Stoudamire to Memphis, it looks like Marquette assistant Mark Phelps is headed to Tucson as his replacement. Phelps spent 1996-2001 working with Arizona head coach Sean Miler – they were both assistants at NC State. Phelps also spent five seasons as
Weekly Roundup: Jobs
We added 13 new jobs this week, check the list below… Head Coach: St. Louis Community College- PT- (NJCAA DII) SUNY Ulster Community College- PT- (NJCAA DIII) Pennsylvania College of Technology- FT- (NCAA DIII) Reedley College- FT- (CCCAA) Assistant Coach: Colorado Christian University- FT- (NCAA DIII) Louisiana Tech University- FT- (NCAA DI) University of California,
Florida State Dirt II…
On Thursday, I said that former SEMO head coach Dickey Nutt was in the mix to join the staff at Florida State. I can now confirm that he will in fact join Leonard Hamilton’s staff – his title will be Video Coordinator. Nutt’s first job as an assistant was under Hamilton back in 1987 at
Penn State Dirt…
Multiple sources, including CBSSports.com’s Jon Rothstein have reported that Penn State DBO Ross Condon will be elevated to assistant coach. He will replace Brian Daly who departed Pat Chambers staff earlier this spring. Condon has been on Chambers’ staff at PSU for the past four seasons, and was a walk-on at Villanova when Chambers was
Denver Dirt…
There has been a staff shake-up at the University of Denver. Associate head coach Mike McKee and assistant coach A.J. Kuhle are no longer with the program. McKee had been on the UD staff for the past eight seasons. He also worked for Pioneers head coach at Air Force for three seasons. Kuhle, who has
Florida State Dirt…
I have now heard from multiple sources who have told me that former Southeast Missouri head coach Dickey Nutt is in the mix to join Leonard Hamilton’s staff at Florida State. Nutt’s first job as an assistant was under Hamilton back in 1987 at Oklahoma State. Before becoming the head coach at SEMO in 2009,
Daily Dirt – 5/20/15
Today’s Daily Dirt… I have heard that Palm Beach Atlantic University top assistant Eddie Shannon will become the Director of Basketball Operations at UT-Chattanooga. Shannon has been at PBA for three years, following a 10-year pro career. Collegiately, Shannon was a four-year starter at Florida for Lon Kruger and Billy Donovan and was recently selected
Daily Dirt – 5/19/15
Here are a bunch of things that I’ve heard… Kim English will be headed to Tulsa to join Frank Haith’s staff as an assistant. English played at Missouri for Haith in 2011-12, and was a 2nd round pick by the Pistons in the 2012 NBA Draft. He has been playing overseas since then. The official
Cornell Dirt…
With the departure of Cornell assistant Marlon Sears to Montclair State, Big Red head coach Bill Courtney is actively on the hunt for his replacement. The three names that I have heard so far are: Brion Dunlap – Former assistant coach Holy Cross. Spent five seasons at HC under Milan Brown (2010-15). Also worked for
Memphis Dirt…
Damon Stoudamire will leave his position as an assistant at Arizona to re-join the staff at Memphis. The former NBA and Arizona star was an assistant at Memphis from 2011 to 2013 before returning to his alma mater. Stoudamire confirmed the move on Twitter with the following Tweets: I tell you the last 72
JUCO Dirt…
Some things I’ve heard from the Junior Colleges… The search to replace assistant coach Josh Sash at State Fair CC (MO) is on. The three names that I’ve heard are: Adam Short (assistant coach Missouri West Plains), Evan Lavery (assistant coach Rock Valley College), and Matt Sherman (assistant coach William Jewell College). Sash became an
DII DIRT: Rockhurst Finalists
According to multiple sources, there are four finalists at DII Rockhurst University (MO). They are in the hunt to replace Bill O’Connor who retired back in March after 21-seasons at the school. From what I have heard, the final group includes: Dave Bezold – Former head coach Northern Kentucky. Spent 11-seasons as the head coach