Here are the top four rumors from the past week (5/4 – 5/10): May 4th: JUCO DIRT: Johnston to be Named Head Coach at Northwest Kansas Tech May 5th: Eastern Washington Dirt May 8th: Austin Peay Dirt May 8th: DII DIRT: Jimmy Link the Choice at Clayton State Also, more rumors can be found in
DII DIRT: Jimmy Link the Choice at Clayton State
I can confirm that Paine College (GA) head coach Jimmy Link has been offered the job at Clayton State (GA). In his five seasons at Paine, Link has compiled an 80-62 record, including winning the SIAC regular season championship in 2014-15 with a 23-7 (17-2) record. He will replace Paul Harrison who departed earlier this
Austin Peay Dirt…
With the departure of Bubba Wells from the Austin Peay staff earlier this week, rumors are swirling about his possible replacement. The “hot” name right now is Martin Methodist head coach Scott Combs. This past season, his team went 30-5 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NAIA DI National Tournament. McCombs is a former
Daily Dirt – 5/7/15
Today’s Daily Dirt… Yesterday I mentioned that NJIT assistant Dino Presley was headed to Rider to replace Donyell Marshall (Daily Dirt – 5/6/15). I have now heard from two separate sources that Presley’s replacement at NJIT will be Kim Waiters who is currently the Director of Team Tournaments for the Hoop Group. The Robert Morris
Daily Dirt – 5/6/15
Somethings that I have heard today… I have heard that NJIT assistant Dino Presley will fill Donyell Marshall’s spot at Rider. Marshall left back in April to become an assistant on Nate Oats’ staff at Buffalo. Before coming to NJIT in 2014, Presley spent four seasons as an assistant at Marshall. He has also worked at
Eastern Washington Dirt…
Eastern Washington head coach Jim Hayford is on the hunt to replace assistant coach Alex Pribble who recently took over the program at DII St. Martins’s University (WA). It sounds like there is a ton of interest in this spot. The names that I am hearing as the most likely replacements are: Chris Victor –
Daily Dirt – 5/5/15
Busy last few days – here is today’s Daily Dirt… I have heard from a great source that former Citadel Assistant Andre Morgan has landed on Happy Osborne’s staff at Kentucky Wesleyan. Morgan spent one season on Chuck Driesell’s staff at The Citadel – before that he was an administrative guy at UAB. Speaking of The
American Dirt…
I can confirm that American University assistant coach Nate Philippe will be named as the next head coach at the University of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM). The official announcement will be made later today. Philippe has been on Mike Brennan’s staff at American since 2013, and was an assistant at Maine before that. The Canadian
Penn State Dirt…
I can confirm that Penn State associate head coach Brian Daly has left the program. He has been at Penn State for the past four seasons, and also worked with Nittany Lions head coach Patrick Chambers at Boston University. Before joining Chambers at BU, Daly was a prep coach in the Philadelphia Area. It sounds
JUCO DIRT: Johnston to be Named Head Coach at Northwest Kansas Tech
I can confirm that Jeremy Johnston will be named as the new head coach at Northwest Kansas Tech. He will replace Jase Herl who departed last week to become an assistant at South Plains (TX) JC. HoopDirt.com first reported Johnston as the leader back on May 1st (Daily Dirt – 5/1/15). Johnston had spent the
Weekly Roundup: Jobs
We added 17 new jobs this week, check the list below… Head Coach Columbia State Community College- FT (NJCAA DI) Clayton State University – FT (NCAA DII) Dawson CC (MT)- PT (NJCAA DI) Baldwin Wallace University- FT (NCAA DIII) Assistant Coach Cincinnati Christian University- PT (NAIA DII) John Jay College- PT (NCAA DIII) Western Oregon
Daily Dirt – 5/1/15
Here are a few things that I’ve heard… The “hot” name at Florida Southern right now is Southern Connecticut head coach Mike Donnelly. In his five seasons at SCSU, he is 97-49 (28-8 2014-15). He also spent seven seasons as the head coach at Post University. Florida Southern, who won the DII National Championship this