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
Weekly Roundup: Jobs
We added 18 new jobs this week, check the list below… Head Coach: East Mississippi Community College- FT (NJCAA DI) Salisbury University- FT (NCAA DIII) Le Moyne College- FT (NCAA DII) Ave Maria University- FT (NAIA DII) Assistant Coach: Coe College – FT (NCAA DIII) Saint Leo University- FT (NCAA DII) Lake Superior State University-
Small College Dirt – 5/17/15
Sitting at my oldest son’s AAU tournament all weekend. Here are two quick things that I’ve heard while watching him bury three’s, but be afraid to go hard to the basket… Multiple sources have told me that new Randolph-Macon head coach Josh Merkel will hire Josh King and Dave Matturro as assistant coaches. King is
Central Florida Dirt…
I have now heard from multiple sources that Harvard assistant Christian Webster will become an assistant at Central Florida. He will replace Tim Thomas who departed the UCF staff earlier this spring. Webster is a 2013 Harvard graduate who just wrapped up his second season on Tommy Amaker’s staff. As a player, Harvard won at least
HOT: Miami Assistant Konkol the Choice at Louisiana Tech
Multiple media outlets are now reporting that Miami assistant Eric Konkol will become the next head coach at Louisiana Tech. Konkol as been an assistant to Jim Larranaga at UM for the past four seasons – he also spent seven seasons with Larranaga at George Mason. He wil replace Michael White, who took over for Billy
Daily Dirt – 5/15/15
Busy Friday here at HD….here are a bunch of things that I’ve heard… Sounds like there’s some movement on the administrative staff at Northern Arizona. I have heard that Director of Basketball Operations Landon Cosby has departed. He joined the NAU staff in 2014 after spending three seasons as an assistant at Salt Lake CC.
URI Dirt…
I have now heard from multiple sources that University of Rhode Island head coach Danny Hurley will add Antonio Reynolds Dean to his staff. He will replace Luke Murray who became an assistant at Xavier last week. Reynolds Dean is a URI alum (’99) who finished his collegiate career with the Rams scoring 1,576 points
Daily Dirt – 5/14/15
Some things that I’ve heard… I have heard that Boston College assistant Preston Murphy is headed to Creighton. Murphy worked for Jim Christian at BC for one season. Before coming to The Heights, he was an assistant at his alma mater URI. He will replace Patrick Sellers who joined Dave Leitao’s staff at DePaul earlier
Daily Dirt – 5/13/15
Another busy day. Here’s what I’ve heard… I have heard that Wright State assistant Chris Moore will be headed to Southeast Missouri where he will join new head coach Rick Ray. Moore had been at Wright State for the past four seasons, and has also worked at Morehead State, Bellarmine, Indiana-Southeast, and Cincinnati. I can