I mentioned yesterday that Memphis assistant Jason Gardner was involved with the IUPUI job (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/a3d772a8/iupui-rumors/…). Now, I have heard that he has in fact been offered the job and will accept. The former Indiana Mr. Basketball and Arizona standout is expected to be formally introduced on Monday.
HOT RUMOR: Fang Mitchell out at Coppin State
According to the Baltimore Sun, and now confirmed by one of my boots on the ground, Coppin State will not renew the contract of long-time head coach Fang Mitchell. Mitchell has been the head coach at Coppin State since 1986. He has compiled a 429-417 record over that span including an upset of second seeded
Daily Dirt – 3/28/14
Friday’s “dirt”… • According to multiple reports, Wendell Moore is no longer a part of Danny Manning’s staff at Tulsa. He had been at Tulsa for the past two years and was previously an assistant at UMKC and Florida Atlantic. • Apparently Interviews are underway at Brooklyn College (NY). Some of the names that I
IUPUI rumors…
The search to replace Todd Howard at IUPUI seems to be winding down. The three names that I’ve heard the most surrounding the Jaguars vacancy all have very strong Indiana ties. They are: • Calbert Chaney – assistant coach St Louis. An Evansville, IN native – was a three time All-American and National Player of
HOT RUMOR: Dave Rice offered S. Florida job
The Las Vegas Review-Journal is reporting that South Florida has offered their head basketball position to UNLV head coach Dave Rice. The deal is reportedly worth $1.2 per year over five years. Stay tuned as this one continues to develop…
Daily Dirt II – 3/27/14
Daily Dirt round 2… • I have heard that Penn assistant Scott Pera has departed and will join Mike Rhoades new staff at Rice. Pera spent the past two seasons as an assistant at Penn, and served as an assistant at Arizona State before that. • Word on the street is that Emerson College (MA)
UNC-Wilmington rumor…
According to someone close to the situation, the front runner at UNC-Wilmington right now is Louisville associate head coach Kevin Keatts. It sounds like an announcement could come as early as today. Keatts has been at Louisville since 2011. Before that, he was the head coach at Hargrave Academy where he went 263-17 and won
OFFICIAL: Keatts to UNC-Wilmington
University of Louisville Associate Head Coach Kevin Keatts will become the 10th men’s basketball coach in UNCW history when the Cardinals conclude their season, UNCW Director of Athletics Jimmy Bass announced early Thursday. Keatts, who is completing his third season with Coach Rick Pitino and the Cardinals, is an ideal fit for the Seahawks and
Daily Dirt – 3/27/14
Busy day at the HD World Headquarters – a few things that I’ve heard… • Multiple sources are reporting that NC State associate head coach Bobby Lutz is emerging as a front runner at Appalachian State. The long-time UNC Charlotte head coach has been on the staff at NC State for the past three seasons.
Daily Dirt – 3/26/14
A few things I picked up today – more to come later… • I have heard that Marquette assistant Jerry Wainwright will not be joining Buzz Williams at Virginia Tech. Wainwright spent the past two seasons on Williams staff and had previously served as a DI head coach at DePaul, Richmond, UNC-Wilmington. Sounds like he
South Carolina Dirt…
A few things from the Palmetto State… • I mentioned last night that I had heard Houston associate head coach Alvin Brooks name surrounding the vacancy at West Texas A&M (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/7e02844d/texas-dirt/…). Another name that is now making the rounds is South Carolina-Aiken head coach Vince Alexander. His team is currently 32-3 and playing in the
Southeastern Louisiana rumor…
According to good sources, the "hot" name at Southeastern Louisiana right now is Jones County JC head coach Jay Ladner. This past Saturday, Ladner led his squad to the NJCAA DI National Championship. JCJC defeated top-seeded and previously No. 1 ranked Indian Hills in the championship game. Ladner is in his second season at JCJC