A few quick hitters… • I have heard that Harvard assistant Yanni Hufnagel is in the mix for a similar position at Vanderbilt. He has been at Harvard for the past four seasons and was a GA at Oklahoma before that. • It sounds like Southwestern Oklahoma State GA Keith Robinson will be hired as
BREAKING: Wade hired at Tennessee Chattanooga
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics David Blackburn announced Will Wade as the new men’s basketball head coach today. Wade just finished his fourth season as an assistant coach at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Va., and is the 18th head coach in the history of Chattanooga basketball. A native
URI rumor
I have now heard from three separate sources that URI head coach Dan Hurley will hire Towson’s Luke Murray as an assistant. Murray would replace Hurley’s brother Bobby who became the head coach at Buffalo earlier this spring. Murray has been at Towson for the past two seasons and brings some very strong NYC and
North Dakota State rumor
I have heard that Concordia (MN) assistant Freddy Coleman is in the mix to become an assistant at North Dakota State. Coleman is a NDSU alum (2011) who has been on the Concordia staff since graduation. NSDU head coach Saul Phillips is looking to replace Jason Kemp who departed last week for a similar position
TPG Sports Group Masters in Coaching Clinic
TPG Sports Group invites you to attend the 2nd Annual Masters in Coaching Clinic this September 7-8 in Charlotte, NC. The TPG Masters in Coaching Clinic is a one of a kind basketball coaching clinic that will give you the opportunity to learn from some of the greatest clinicians in the country. 2013 clinicians include
Western Kentucky rumor
Multiple sources have told me that Western Kentucky will hire Louisiana Lafayette assistant Shawn Forest as an assistant. Forest spent just one season on Bob Marlin’s staff at UL. He has also been an assistant at North Texas, Arkansas State, Florida A&M, and Troy. He would replace Phil Cunningham who became the head coach at
Midland College update
I blogged earlier today about the search at Midland College (TX): http://hoopdirt.com/blog/92dd4d0e/daily-dirt-5-10-13/… I have now heard from two great sources that Central Arizona head coach Jordan Dreiling is the choice at Midland. Dreiling has gone 50-15 in his two seasons at Central Arizona – including a 30-5 record this year. Before coming to CAC, he
Daily Dirt – 5/10/13
Here’s the Friday "dirt"… • The search at Midland College (TX) is in the final stages. I have heard that all the interviews are complete and the announcement is expected next week. Some of the names that I have heard surrounding the search are: Matt Cross (Talladega College head coach), Jordan Dreiling (Central Arizona head
Daily Dirt II – 5/9/13
I told you there would be a DDII today… • Florida Atlantic associate head coach Mike Jarvis II is a very hot name right now. He has been mentioned as being involved with positions at Memphis and FDU. I have at least three different sources who have given me little bits of info that lead
Daily Dirt – 5/9/13
It’s been a pretty busy few days in the dirt world…here’s what I have so far today – looks like there will definitely be a Daily Dirt II later today… • Some names have started making the rounds as possible replacements for Brad Underwood as an assistant on Frank Martin’s staff at South Carolina. The
Shippensburg update
I mentioned earlier today that I had heard IUP associate head coach Chris Fite had interviewed at Shippensburg (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/90a0c96b/daily-dirt-5-8-13/…). I can now confirm that and have the names of the rest of the candidates. Here’s the complete list along with their interview dates: Tuesday, May 7: Marcus Kahn Kahn is the head men’s basketball coach
Daily Dirt – 5/8/13
Today’s "dirt"… • I can confirm that the University of San Francisco will hire David Rebibo as an assistant. He has been the head coach at El Camino Real HS (CA) for the past six seasons. This should be officially announced today. • Gary Parrish of CBSSports.com tweeted that Arizona State will promote Eric Musselman