Another late night for the DirtKing. Here are some things that have heard while waiting for our guys to return to campus… • Bucknell assistant Charles Lee has departed and accepted a spot on the Atlanta Hawks staff. Lee is a Bucknell alum who played professionally overseas from 2006-2010. He was also the Patriot League
UPDATES: Monmouth and Duquesne hirings
Just wanted to follow-up on a few rumors from earlier this month from Monmouth and Duquesne… MONMOUTH: • On 8/1, I posted that Fordham staffer Duane Woodward would be named as an assistant at Monmouth (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/6020d846/monmouth-dirt/… ). The official announcement was made today. Here’s the link: http://www.monmouthhawks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=62255&am… ______________________________________________ DUQUESNE • On 8/6, I blogged that
Late Night Dirt – 8/18/14
Crazy day at the HD World Headquarters…here’s some late night dirt… • I have heard that RPI has wrapped up their search and for a head coach and will hire Clarkson’s Mark Gilbride. In four seasons as the head coach at Clarkson, Gilbride has compiled a 75-51 record. He has also been an assistant at
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Late Night Dirt – 8/14/14
Catching-up on a bunch of things… • I have heard from a great source that Ronnie Dean will be hired as an assistant at Jacksonville State. He has been an assistant at Southeast Missouri, Jacksonville, Montana, Long Beach State, and Cal State Fullerton. Look for the official announcement any day. • It sounds like North
Vermont Dirt…
I can now confirm through two separate sources that Hamlet Tibbs has accepted an assistant spot at the University of Vermont. He has been an assistant with the Albany City Rocks (AAU) since 2009, and has also worked as an assistant at the Albany Academies. Tibbs will replace Chris Markwood who departed for Northeastern earlier
Mid-Atlantic Dirt…
A few things from the MD, VA, PA area (with shout-outs to NJ and FL mixed in)… • It sounds like Washington College (MD) assistant Dorian Long will become the DBO at James Madison. He joined the Washington College staff two seasons ago – he had previously worked at his alma mater Neumann University as
Jackson State Dirt…
I have now heard from two separate sources that former Lawson State head coach Phillip Shumpert has been hired as an assistant at Jackson State. Shumpert, who was 82-46 during his four seasons at Lawson State, spent last season as an assistant at Southern Poly (GA). I have heard that this will be officially announced
College of Charleston Dirt…
The search to replace Doug Wojcik at the College of Charleston is moving quickly. Athletic Director Joe Hull will chair the eight member committee which features former C of C head coach John Kresse. The names that I have heard so far are: • Anthony Johnson (Scout for the New Orleans Pelicans). A former C
Binghamton Dirt…
Lazarus Sims is out as an assistant at Binghamton. The former Syracuse standout had been on Tommy Dempsey’s staff for the past two seasons. There has been no reason given for his departure – “parted ways” is the term that I keep hearing. I have also heard that current coordinator of player development Herb Courtney
Daily Dirt – 8/11/14
Back from vacation and completely swamped! Here are a few things that I heard today… • Word on the street is that former Grambling State head coach Joseph Price is the leader for the Central State (OH) job. Price spent the past two seasons as the head coach at Grambling before being released earlier this
Cleveland State Dirt…
I have now heard from two separate sources that the search for the new Director of Basketball Operations at Cleveland State is in the final stages. Both sources have confirmed to me that the final three are: Craig Heatherly (associate head coach Davenport University), Tim Daniels (current Cleveland State graduate manager/video coordinator), and Victor Morris