University at Buffalo Athletic Director Danny White announced a contract extension for men’s basketball head coach Bobby Hurley on Tuesday morning. The extension keeps Hurley on the sidelines for the Bulls through the 2018-2019 season. "Our men’s basketball program made tremendous progress in just one season under Coach Hurley and his staff," said White. "Our
NYC JC Dirt…
Some things that I’ve heard from two NYC JC’s… • Word on the street is that the two finalists at Hostos CC are Hunter College assistant Eddie Lau and Hostos assistant Darryl Jones. They are in the hunt to replace Dr. Jody King who became the head coach at Mercy College earlier this summer. Sounds
Mountain State Dirt…
A couple of things from the Mountain State… • West Virginia Tech Head Coach Bob Williams has hired Nic Kjaerholt as a full-time assistant. Kjaerholt, a native of Denmark, replaces David Rawlinson who was interim assistant in 2013-14. Kjaerholt spent the past two years as the Graduate Assistant at Rio Grande University. He served as
HOT: 6-year extension for Brennan at American
American University men’s basketball head coach Mike Brennan has agreed to a new contract with AU. The reigning Patriot League Coach of the Year signed a new six-year contract, extending his current deal by two years, keeping him in D.C. through 2020. In his first season at the helm of the Eagles, Brennan led the
Young and Johnson remove names from C of C search
In a strange turn of events, the final two candidates to replace Doug Wojcik at the College of Charleston have both withdrawn their names from consideration for the position. I can confirm that both Anthony Johnson and Mike Young are no longer involved with the job. Yesterday, I mentioned that they were the two candidates
College of Charleston Search Update…
I have heard from some pretty good sources on this one…it sounds like the College of Charleston is down to two finalists to replace Doug Wojcik. The two names that the search committee has recommended are Wofford head coach Mike Young, and New Orleans Pelicans scout (and former C of C standout) Anthony Johnson. They
SMU Basketball Coaching Clinic
SMU basketball coach Larry Brown will host a coaching clinic at Moody Coliseum on Sunday, Sept. 7. The SMU Basketball Coaching Clinic is slated to feature Coach Brown as well as head coaches Bill Self of Kansas, Shaka Smart of VCU and Wes Miller of UNCG, and NBA coach Mike Woodson. The event includes guest
USAO update II…
More on the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma… Pretty crazy situation…I’ve been hearing from a ton of sources on this one. I have now been told by two very good guys that the choice will actually be former UMKC assistant Doug Hall. Both sources have told me that the announcement will be made
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USAO Update…
In yesterday’s blog, I mentioned the search at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/61918b8a/daily-dirt-8-22-14/…). The candidates that I listed were: Rick McCormick (former head coach Union College, former DI assistant, current owner of Southwest Hoops Basketball), Bill Foy (former head coach Richland College, former assistant at North Texas), and Kyle Blankenship (head
Daily Dirt – 8/22/14
Some quick things that I’ve heard. Gotta spend the rest of the day getting ready for my fantasy football draft tomorrow! Sitting on the #1 pick (it’s a keeper league, so it’s really the first pick of the 4th round). Here’s what I’ve got… • I have heard from a very good source that the
Daily Dirt – 8/21/14
A bunch of things that I’ve heard today… • Word on the street is that Carnegie Mellon assistant Drew Garcia will be the new head coach at Chatham University (PA). Garcia had been the full-time assistant at Carnegie Mellon since 2011, and has also been an assistant at Flagler and a GA at Marshall. •