Busy day so far – here are a bunch of things that I’ve heard… • I mentioned SFA head coach Brad Underwood yesterday as Plan A at Southern Mississippi and Murray State head coach Steve Prohm as Plan B. It sounds like another name is now picking up some steam. I have heard from a
Daily Dirt – 4/29/14
A couple of quickies to start the day… • I have talked about the College of Southern Idaho search a few times in the last week. Yesterday, I mentioned that it was offered to one of the three candidates over the weekend – James Miller (New Mexico JC Head Coach), Norm Parrish (Utah DBO), and
Daily Dirt – 4/28/14
A few things to start the week… • The search at Southern Mississippi is really heating up. I have heard that target #1 Brad Underwood met with Southern Mississippi officials this weekend in Texas. Another name starting to get some play (a plan B), is Murray State head coach Steve Prohm. It sounds like he
HOT: Anderson named head coach at Mizzou
The University of Missouri announced on Monday that former University of Central Missouri head coach Kim Anderson, 58, a two-time graduate of Mizzou (’79 and ’81) and the 2014 NABC National Coach of the Year, has agreed to become the 18th men’s basketball coach in school history. Anderson will be officially introduced at a press
Peru State rumor…
I can confirm that Peru State has hired Eric Behrens as their new head basketball coach. We first mentioned that Behrens was a finalist on 4/21 (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/9ac6aaff/daily-dirt-4-21-14/…). Behrens was 283-62 in 13 seasons as the head coach at Omaha Central (NE) HS. The official announcement is expected on Monday.
Missouri rumor…
I have heard that the University of Missouri Board of Curators will hold a meeting on Monday to discuss issues related to the hiring of a new men’s basketball coach. The “hot” name making the rounds right now is Central Missouri head coach Kim Anderson. The Missouri native led his squad the DII National Championship
Daily Dirt – 4/25/14
Today’s"dirt"… • I can confirm that Ole Miss assistant Al Pinkins will join Donnie Tyndall’s new staff at Tennessee. Pinkins had been on the Ole Miss staff since 2011, and spent eight years at Middle Tennessee before that. I’ve also heard that Tyndall’s entire staff will join him from Southern Mississippi. The biggest change will
Daily Dirt II – 4/25/14
Round 2 of the Daily Dirt – speed round… • I can confirm that Toledo will hire former South Florida assistant Mike Wells. The Ohio native has also been an assistant at George Mason, and spent close to 20 years in the NBA. • I’ve got great info from our #1 source that a job
Coppin State finalists
There are five finalists in the search to replace Fang Mitchell at Coppin State. The candidates will be on campus over the next ten days, and the decision is expected by May 5th. The finalists are: Orlando "Bino" Ranson: A current assistant at the University of Maryland, Ranson has strong ties to the Baltimore-Washington area,
Daily Dirt – 4/24/14
Busy day – here are a bunch of things that I’ve heard… • Now that Mike D’Antoni and Brad Underwood have said no to Marshall, Eastern Kentucky’s Jeff Neubauer will be the next “hot” name here. Neubauer has actually been a target since the start of the search, but now that Marshall has swung and
BREAKING: Marshall to hire Dan D’Antoni
Marshall athletic director Mike Hamrick announced early Thursday that his school’s search for a new men’s basketball coach is complete, and a source confirmed to CBSSports.com that Dan D’Antoni will fill the position. D’Antoni is the brother of Lakers coach Mike D’Antoni. The development was first reported by WSAZ-TV’s Keith Morehouse. D’Antoni, 66, has been
VCU rumor…
Word on the street is that Shaka Smart is close to filling the vacancy on his staff created when Mike Rhoades departed for Rice. I have heard from a great source that Vanderbilt assistant David Cason is the leader here. He has been an assistant at Vandy since 2011 – prior to that he worked