Multiple sources are reporting that Winston-Salem State head coach Bobby Collins will become the next head coach at Maryland-Eastern Shore. I first reported Collins involvement here on Friday in Dallas: http://hoopdirt.com/blog/7ddcc302/dallas-dirt/… . It looks like the official announcement will come today. We’ll bring it to you as soon as it is released.
Daily Dirt – 4/7/14
Nice to be back home from Dallas. There is a ton of stuff going on, still trying to cull through a lot of it. Here are a few things to start off the day… • Two separate people have told me that Metro State head coach Derrick Clark is involved with the job at Delaware
Jacksonville rumor Part II…
Apparently the situation at Jacksonville is really heating up! I reported earlier that I had heard Texas Southern’s Mike Davis was the leader. This still may be the case, but there is a very strong 1A in the mix. A separate source has confirmed to me that IPFW head coach Tony Jasick heavily involved here
Jacksonville rumor…
According to two great sources, Texas Southern head coach Mike Davis is the "hot" name right now and Jacksonville, and may have separated himself from the pack. Davis just wrapped up his second year at Texas Southern – they won the SWAC and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. This is the second time in two
Arizona St. Dirt: Musselman out / Peery in
Multiple sources are reporting that Arizona State associate head coach Eric Musselman has resigned and will be replaced by Indian Hills (IA) head coach Barret Peery. Musselman was hired at ASU in 2012 and had previously been an NBA head coach (Golden State and Sacramento). Sounds like he wants to be a head coach again
Boston College rumor…
I mentioned earlier today that I had heard that Mike Jarvis II was involved with an assistant spot at Boston College: http://hoopdirt.com/blog/f2a84cec/daily-dirt-4-7-14/… . It now appears that Maryland assistant Scott Spinelli is involved as well. I have heard from multiple sources that the Leominster, Massachusetts native has been in contact with new head coach Jim
Jacksonville rumor Part III…
Busy day at Jacksonville… Boots on the ground are telling me that not only is IPFW’s Tony Jasick on campus right now, he may be starting to talk contract. I’ve got some good people on this one. Sounds like a deal could be imminent. Stay tuned…
HOT RUMOR: Michael Curry to FAU
Multiple sources have told me that Florida Atlantic will hire Michael Curry as their new head basketball coach. Curry played in the NBA for 11 seasons. He was most recently an assistant with the Philadelphia 76ers. The announcement is expected later today. More on this when it becomes official.
Western Illinois rumor…
Multiple sources have told me that Western Illinois head coach Jim Molinari is headed to Nebraska where he will become Tim Miles’ top assistant. Molinari has been at WIU for the past six seasons (79-104). He would replace Craig Smith who became the head coach at South Dakota last week. More on this as it
HOT: Saul Phillips to Ohio
Ohio University Director of Athletics Jim Schaus has named former North Dakota State University head coach Saul Phillips as the Bobcats’ next men’s basketball head coach. With seven years of head coaching experience, Phillips becomes the 18th head coach in school history. "I am extremely excited about the future of Ohio basketball and I am
Cal Rumors…
Here are some names that I’ve heard surrounding the search at Cal. I can confirm that Cal has hired DHR International to conduct the search… • Mike Brey – Head coach Notre Dame. His name has gotten a lot of play out here in Dallas. Cal AD Sandy Barbour was an administrator at ND before
Saturday Dallas Dirt
Actually going to do something “touristy” today and visit the Grassy Knoll. Before I head out, here are a few things that I heard while bouncing around last night… • The buzz around here is that Davidson associate head coach Jim Fox is the choice at Appalachian State. Sounds like it could get done over