I have heard that Grambling State head coach Joseph Price has been fired. He was 5-52 in his two seasons as the head coach at GSU. Apparently a new president took the reigns at GSU on Tuesday, and her first act was to ax both Price and Athletic Director Aaron James. Price, who played at
C of C’s Wojcik under investigation
According to multiple media reports, the College of Charleston has been investigating head coach Doug Wojcik amidst allegations of alleged verbal abuse of his players. I spoke to someone close to the situation late last night who confirmed to me that the investigation has been going on for at least a couple of weeks, and
The 5th Annual Rising Coaches/ADs Conference
The 5th Annual Rising Coaches/ADs Conference July 22-24 at the MGM in Las Vegas $95 to attend (includes all meals and socials) Rooms Available at the MGM for $65/night Speakers include… Jamie Dixon – Pittsburgh Will Wade – UT Chattanooga Jack Murphy – NAU Rashon Burno – Florida Brett Brielmaier – Cleveland Cavaliers Chris Hollender
Daily Dirt – 7/1/14
July 1st already…wow! Getting ready to hit the road, fired up to see some kids play. Here are a few things that I’ve heard… • I can confirm that Northern Colorado has hired Taylor Green as their DBO. Green spent this past season as an assistant at Emporia State. He has also been an HS
Columbia Dirt…
I have heard from multiple sources that Columbia has hired Adam Hood as an assistant. Hood was most recently the special assistant to head coach Joe Jones at Boston University. The 2008 Air Force grad had been at BU for the past two years. Look for the official announcement this week.
Central Connecticut Dirt…
I can confirm that Central Connecticut associate head coach Sean Ryan has resigned. He had been on the staff for the past four seasons – last season was his first as the associate head coach. I have not heard a reason for his departure. I can also confirm that assistant Steve Treffiletti has resigned as
Daily Dirt – 6/27/17
Recovering from Billy Joel last night. It was actually a good show. Average age in Fenway was 80, but still pretty cool. Here are a few things to end the week… • Word on the street is that New Mexico assistant Craig Snow is the leader for New Mexico Highlands. Snow has been at New
Northeastern Dirt…
According to a great source, Vermont assistant Chris Markwood will be hired as an assistant at Northeastern. He will replace Antonio Reynolds-Dean who departed in May to become an assistant at the College of Charleston. Markwood has been at Vermont since 2011, and was an assistant at Maine before that. He played at Notre Dame
Basketball on Chopping Block at SC State
UPDATING AN EARLIER STORY: Trustees at South Carolina State have still not balanced their budget, BUT they have agreed not to cut men’s basketball. According to reports, butting the program would have cost the school over $700,000 in league penalties and placed the athletic department on probation. ________________________________ According to reports, South Carolina State could
Daily Dirt – 6/26/14
I have officially turned into an old guy. Headed out to see Billy Joel at Fenway Park tonight. UGH. Here are a few things that I’ve heard… • Following up on my Temple “dirt” from last night (http://www.hoopdirt.com/blog/9b393f79/temple-dirt/…)…I have now heard that Rick Brunson will assume the assistant role, while current assistant Dave Duke will
Daily Dirt – 6/25/14
Craziness over the past few days around here – sorry for the lack of “dirt”. Here’s what I’ve got… • I can confirm that former Coppin State assistant Jay Dull has become the head coach at Howard CC (MD). He had been at Coppin State since 2005, and was the head coach at McDaniel (MD)
Temple dirt…
I mentioned on 5/22 that I had heard former Temple standout Rick Brunson was involved with a spot on the Owls staff (http://www.hoopdirt.com/blog/ae4b835e/daily-dirt-5-22-14/…). I can now confirm that he has been hired. When I first blogged about it, I had heard that Brunson would be added as the Director of Player Development. It now sounds