A few quick hitters to start your Monday -sounds like it will be pretty active with assistants on the move this week… JC updates…from what I have heard, the searches at Panola and Indian Hills are done. Both schools have made great hires. Will give you the names later today when I come off of
HOT RUMOR: McCall the choice at Chattanooga
The Times Free Press was the first to report that Florida assistant Florida assistant Matt McCall will be named as the new head coach at Tennessee Chattanooga. McCall was listed by HoopDirt.com as one of the candidates late last week (Tennessee-Chattanooga Dirt). He was a manager and then DBO for Billy Donovan at Florida before joining
Bowling Green Dirt…
Pretty interesting search going on at Bowling Green as AD Chris Kingston scrambles to replace recently fired head coach Chris Jans. I’ve talked to a bunch of people surrounding this one, and keep getting the same names – all Big Ten assistants plus one internal candidate. I have not heard of any current head coaches mentioned at
Saturday Dirt – 4/11/15
Saturday Dirt from the HD World Headquarters… Yesterday I mentioned the names that I have heard as candidates to replace Will Wade at Chattanooga (http://hoopdirt.com/tennessee-chattanooga-dirt/). I have now heard that there are two more to add to that list: Georgia assistant Philip Pearson and VCU assistant Jeremy Ballard. Pearson was a long-time Alabama assistant who
Daily Dirt – 4/10/15
Some Friday “dirt”… I can confirm through multiple sources that Tony Sheals is no longer the head coach at DII Virginia Union. Sheals was hired last April after spending the previous season as the head coach at Saint Augustine’s University. He has also been the head coach at Delaware State and Bethune-Cookman. VUU went 10-17
Tennessee-Chattanooga Dirt…
Some names are beginning to surface in the search to replace Will Wade at Tennessee-Chattanooga. Parker is handling the search, and they are in the very early stages with this one. I have now spoken to multiple people surrounding this one, and the names that I am hearing are: Rod Balanis – Assistant Coach Notre
DePaul Dirt…
I can confirm through a great source that DePaul will name Rick Carter as their new associate head basketball coach. Carter has most recently been an assistant on Chris Mack’s staff at Xavier and has also worked at Michigan State, Fairfield, Western Michigan, and Missouri. He and new Blue Demons head coach Dave Leitao have
Daily Dirt II – 4/9/15
Busy day so far today – here is round 2 of the Daily Dirt… I have heard from a good source that Columbia State CC (TN) head coach Brian Collins is in the mix to join Steve Forbes staff at East Tennessee State. Collins spent three seasons as an assistant at Cumberland University (TN), and
Daily Dirt – 4/9/15
Still kicking the bugs out of the new site. Seems like we’re all good now! Here are a bunch of things that I’ve heard… I can confirm that New Mexico assistant Drew Adams is departing to join Brian Wardle’s new staff at Bradley. Adams had been at New Mexico for the past four seasons, and
Hawaii Dirt…
Multiple sources have reported that St. Mary’s (CA) associate head coach Eran Ganot will be named as the next head coach at Hawaii. He would replace Benjy Taylor who served as the interim head coach this past season. Taylor led Hawaii to a 22-13 record this season, and many believed that he would get the
Evansville Dirt…
Evansville head coach Marty Simmons is on the hunt to fill two assistant spots on his staff. I’ve heard from a great source that there are two leaders for these spots are former Nevada associate head coach Doug Novsek and former SIU-Edwardsville head coach Lennox Forrester. Novsek had been at Nevada since 2006, and has
Daily Dirt – 4/8/15
Fired up to be posting the “dirt” on our new site! Here are some things that I’ve heard… From a good source… former Mississippi State graduate assistant Tanner Smith will become the Director of Operations at Charlotte under new head coach Mark Price. Smith played at Clemson when former MSU head coach Rick Ray was