A few things that I have heard… UMass-Boston will start bringing candidates to campus over the next week or so. I have heard some pretty good names surrounding this one, including at least one Ivy League assistant and one Little East assistant. A few other DIII head coaches also involved. Interestingly enough, I’ve heard that
Bradley Dirt…
HoopDirt.com can confirm that Butler Community College (KS) head coach Mike Bargen will join Brian Wardle’s staff at Bradley. Bargen has been the head coach at BCC for the past nine seasons – his team went 29-4 this past season. He and Wardle were teammates at Marquette in 1999. Bargen also worked for Dana Altman
Daily Dirt – 4/29/15
A bunch of things that I’ve heard so far today… I can confirm that recently fired Kennesaw State head coach Jimmy Lallathin will become the head coach at St. Xavier HS in Cincinnati. Lallathin spent the last year and half as the head coach at Kennesaw State. He was an assistant at KSU before he
DIII DIRT: Randolph-Macon Finalists
The Richmond-Times Dispatch has reported, and HoopDirt.com has since confirmed, that there are three finalists to replace Nathan Davis at Randolph-Macon. Davis became the head coach at Bucknell back on April 19th, after a very successful run at R-MC. The three finalists are: Sean McAloon – Head Coach St. John’s College HS (DC). A Randolph-Macon
DIII DIRT: Bridgewater (Va.) Hires Randolph-Macon Assistant
I can confirm that the new head coach at DIII Bridgewater College (Va.) will be Randolph-Macon assistant coach Shawn Postiglione. He will officially be introduced at a 3:00pm press conference tomorrow. Postiglione just completed his frist season at R-MC, and was part of a Yellow Jackets squad that went 28-3 and advanced to the NCAA DIII
BREAKING: Al Skinner to Kennesaw State
HoopDirt.com has just learned that Al Skinner will be named as the next head coach at Kennesaw State. The former Boston College and URI head coach holds a 385-291 record in his 22 seasons as a head coach. Skinner has most recently served as the associate head coach for his former assistant Tim O’Shea at
Sunday Dirt – 4/26/15
A bunch of things that I’ve heard today… I can confirm that Bill Morosco will become the DBO at The Citadel. He was most recently an administrative staffer for Jim Les at UC Davis. I can also confirm that Columbia has hired Jonathan Safir as a Graduate Assistant. He played at DIII Vassar College (NY)
JC DIRT: Mast to Retire at Dawson (MT) CC
I can confirm that Dawson Community College (MT) head coach Don Mast has retired. The official statement should be relesed shortly. In his 25 years as the head coach at DCC, he compiled a 439 – 330 record. He was the longest currently tenured head coach in Montana. In 35 total seasons as a head coach, Mast
Junior College Dirt…
A bunch of things that I’ve heard at the JUCO level… I have heard that Kansas State graduate assistant Dennan Morrow will become an assistant at Kilgore (TX). Morrow has been a GA for the past two years, and was a student manager in the program before that. He also played at Barton County Community
Daily Dirt – 4/24/15
Finally back from vacation – a bunch of things to catch-up on… It sounds like new George Mason head coach Dave Paulsen will add Duane Simpkins and Dane Fischer to his staff. Simpkins, who played at Maryland, was at UNCG for the past three seasons. Fischer had been with Paulsen at both Bucknell and Williams.
DII DIRT: Monmouth Assistant Reese to be Named Head Coach at GCU
I have heard from multiple sources that Monmouth assistant Brian Reese will be named as the next head coach at Georgian Court University (NJ). Reese, who won a National Championship as a player at North Carolina in 1993, has been on King Rice’s staff at Monmouth for the last four seasons. He also spent one
DIII DIRT: TCNJ to Hire Amherst Assistant
I can confirm that The College of New Jersey will hire Amherst assistant Matt Goldsmith as their new head basketball coach. The New Jersey native is a 2008 Amherst graduate who has been on the staff for three seasons. During his seven years at the college, he won two National Championships (one as a player,