Missouri coach Frank Haith has verbally agreed to become the next coach at Tulsa, a source close to the situation told ESPN.com on Thursday. Haith, who was traveling to Tulsa on Thursday afternoon to finalize the deal, will replace Danny Manning, who left for Wake Forest earlier this month. A surprise hire by Missouri out
Daily Dirt II – 4/17/14
Two quick hitters… • I have heard that Wabash College (IN) head coach Antoine Carpenter has resigned. He was 35-42 in his three seasons as the head coach there. He also served as an assistant for four seasons there. No word yet on the reason for his resignation. • Word on the street is that
Daily Dirt – 4/16/14
So much “dirt’, so little time…a few things to start the morning – more to come later… • I have now heard from two separate sources that former Auburn assistant Ryan Miller is in the mix for a spot on Dave Rice’s staff at UNLV. Miller had spent the past two seasons at Auburn under
Daily Dirt II – 4/16/14
Round 2 of the Daily Dirt… • Two new names have surfaced at Tulsa with in the past 24 hours – Texas Tech head coach Tubby Smith and New Mexico State head coach Marvin Menzies. Smith was the head coach at Tulsa from 1991-95 before going on to Georgia, Kentucky, Minnesota, and eventually TTU. Menzies
Delaware State rumor…
Delaware State will hold a 1:00pm press conference today to introduce the new head coach. Word on the street is that interim head coach Keith Walker is the choice. Walker, who took over as the interim in January, has been an assistant at DSU since 2000. More after 1:00…
Daily Dirt – 4/15/14
Ridiculously crazy day here at the HD World Headquarters. A few quickies to start the day… • A new name is emerging at Cal…a great source has told me Richmond head coach Chris Mooney is now getting some play there. Mooney has won 208 games in his nine seasons at Richmond. The former Princeton player
5 Mistakes That Will Ruin Your Coaching Career
All great basketball coaches share a common trait……they learn from mistakes of others. Ask any successful person in any profession and they’ll tell you the same. How does this relate to your career? Coach Randy Brown’s 30+ years of experience were used to create the "Five Most Common Mistakes of Aspiring College Basketball Coaches." Two
Daily Dirt II – 4/15/14
On the fly – two quickies… • I have heard from a great source that Minnesota State Moorhead assistant Dan Weisse has been offered and will accept the head coach spot at Minnesota Crookston. We initially listed Weisse as a candidate on 4/9 – you can read more about him here: http://hoopdirt.com/blog/f451ba04/minnesota-crookston-rumors… • Two good
BREAKING: Cuonzo Martin to Cal
Gotta admit, didn’t see this one coming… ESPN’s Jeff Goodman has reported the Cuonzo Martin will become the next head coach at Cal. Martin is coming off a Sweet 16 run at Tennessee after spending much of the season on the "hot seat". He went 63-41 in his three seasons at UT. More on this
HOT: Text us your "Dirt"!
As we move into the 21st century here at HoopDirt, you can now TEXT us your "Dirt". Our "Dirt Hotline" is (208) 495-4129. As always, submissions will remain anonymous. For all of you who are going to Google the 208 area code, I can save you the trouble…it’s Melba, Idaho. It’s not going to help
Daily Dirt – 4/14/14
A few things to start the week… • I have heard that new Southeastern Louisiana head coach Jay Ladner is beginning to assemble his staff. The first two names that I have heard are Errol Gauff and Kyle Roane. Gauff has been the head coach at St. Thomas Aquinas HS for the past 17 years
Daily Dirt III – 4/14/14
Daily Dirt III, what a day. A couple quickies that I just heard… • Apparently Kentucky assistant Rod Strickland will join Orlando Antigua at South Florida. John Calipari just posted this on his Facebook page: “I’m so happy for Rod and his family and their opportunity at South Florida. I’m sad we’re losing him but