I have heard from a great source that new Tennessee State head coach Dana Ford has added two members to his staff. Randy Peele has been added as the associate head coach, and Pierre Jordan has been added as an assistant. They both spent last season on Mark Byington’s staff at Georgia Southern. Peele is
BREAKING: Ollie Signs Extension at UConn
The University of Connecticut and head men’s basketball coach Kevin Ollie have agreed to a new five year contract that will run through May 31, 2019. Ollie became the 18th men’s basketball coach at UConn in September, 2012. Ollie led the Huskies to a 20-10 season in 2012-13, the first UConn coach to ever win
DIII Rumor…
I mentioned in today’s "Daily Dirt" that I had heard a CUNY job opened last night (http://www.hoopdirt.com/blog/ae4b835e/daily-dirt-5-22-14/…). I have now received confirmation from two separate sources that the John Jay (NY) job is in fact open. It sounds like head coach Otis Fenn and the school parted ways last night. Fenn went 37-45 in his
Late Night Dirt – 5/21/14
Late night dirt…stuck in a departmental meeting all day today. Ugh! Here are a few things that I heard while downing three coffees, two cokes, and two packs of Starbursts while doing my best to look like I was paying attention… • The “hot” name at Florida A&M right now is Georgia staffer Byron Samuels.
OFFICIAL: Oregon State hires Tinkle
Wayne Tinkle, who led Montana to three NCAA Tournament appearances, has been named the head coach of the Oregon State men’s basketball team, Director of Athletics Bob De Carolis announced Monday. Tinkle, 48, was the head coach at Montana for eight seasons and won 158 games, the second most in school history. He led the
Daily Dirt – 5/20/14
A couple of quick hitters… • In one of the worst kept secrets in America…Maryland will promote DBO Cliff Warren to an assistant spot. Warren, the former head coach at Jacksonville, joined the Maryland staff earlier this spring. He is a Maryland native who played for Jim Phelan at The Mount (MD). He went 126-150
Daily Dirt – 5/19/14
Catching up on a bunch of things that I heard over the weekend… • On 5/12, I mentioned some names who were believed to be involved at West Alabama (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/896dedae/daily-dirt-5-12-14/…). I have now heard that the job has been offered to one of the candidates that I mentioned. According to two separate sources, Arkansas-Monticello head
HOT RUMOR: Montana’s Tinkle to Oregon State
Multiple sources, including the Oregonian, are reporting that Oregon State will hire Montana head coach Wayne Tinkle to replace the recently fired Craig Robinson. Tinkle just completed his eighth season at Montana where his squad won 17 games (158-91 overall). It sounds like the announcement will come tomorrow. More on this when it becomes official.
Legendary coach Don Meyer passes away
Sad news about the passing of Don Meyer. I just wanted to pass along a few things… Here’s a great tribute page that was put up on Coach Meyer’s website. It’s great to read some of the stories, and have the opportunity to share one of your own: http://coachmeyertribute.com/story-wall/… Also, a nice tribute from Lipscomb
HOT: Major takes leave of absence at Charlotte
Charlotte 49ers head men’s basketball coach Alan Major is taking a leave of absence due to health issues. “After discussing my health with my family and our Athletic Director Judy Rose,” Major said. “I have decided to take a medical leave of absence. My family has a history of heart and eye issues, and I
Daily Dirt – 5/15/14
Crazy day today – in an all day meeting. I got away for a few minutes… • Two names that I keep hearing at Mississippi Valley State are current interim head coach Marcus Thomas and Wiley College (TX) head coach Andre Payne. Thomas served as the associate head coach at MVSU under former head coach
Daily Dirt – 5/14/14
• I can confirm that Vermont assistant Matt O’Brien will be joining Bob Walsh’s new staff at Maine. O’Brien had been on the Vermont staff for the past six seasons. Before that, he was an assistant to Walsh at Rhode Island College. • I have heard that Oklahoma State assistant video coordinator Trey Hendon has