Multiple sources are saying that American University will name a new head coach today. It sounds like they are down to two finalists: • Jason Williford – Assistant coach Virginia. Was an assistant at American for four seasons before joining the UVA staff in 2008. Has also been an assistant at Boston University and played
Daily Dirt – 4/30/13
Here are a few things that I’ve heard… • Good friend Ryan Restivo over at Big Apple Buckets (nybuckets.com) has confirmed what we heard earlier in the week surrounding the Niagara staff. We had reported on 4/24 that former Marist assistant Will Lanier will be joining Chris Casey’s new staff (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/86e64a12/daily-dirt-ii-4-24-13/…). It now sounds like
UPDATE: 2013 DI coaching changes
**UPDATED 4/30/13 – 10:05pm** Here’s the up-to-date list of 2013 DI coaching changes: School: (old coach) new coach American: (Jeff Jones) Mike Brennan Ball State: (Billy Taylor) James Whitford Buffalo: (Reggie Witherspoon) Bobby Hurley Cal State Fullerton: (Andy Newman) Dedrique Taylor Cal State Northridge: (Bobby Braswell) Reggie Theus Campbell: (Robbie Laing) Kevin McGeehan Chattanooga: (John
HOT: Brennan to American
Mike Brennan has been named the 17th head coach of the American University men’s basketball program in an announcement made at a press conference on April 30, 2013. "We welcome Mike Brennan back to the AU campus as our new men’s basketball coach. He has achieved tremendous success as an assistant coach at prominent programs
Daily Dirt – 4/29/13
A few things to start the week… • I have heard that Western Illinois associate head coach Billy Wright is in the mix for an assistant spot at Ball State. Wright is an Indiana native who has been on the WIU staff for the past three seasons. He was a very successful HS coach in
New HoopDirt coaching clinics policy
As we’ve said many times, we here at HoopDirt are trying to help as many coaches as we can. We have said repeatedly that we will never charge for our rumors, news, or jobs (http://www.hoopdirt.com/article/6b5e827e/hoopdirts-mission-s…). As coaches we understand how difficult it is to break into and remain in the business. We do have a
Small College Dirt – 4/27/13
Some things I’ve heard at a few small colleges… • I have heard that Lincoln Memorial University (TN) assistant coach Chris Cottrell will become the next head coach at Davis & Elkins (WV). Cottrell had been at LMU for the past five seasons and has also worked as a GA at High Point. • Some
UNC Asheville to introduce coach today
The UNC Asheville Athletics Department will host a press conference this afternoon at 1 p.m. to announce the selection of its new head basketball coach. The press conference will be streamed live at www.uncabulldogs.com. We believe the three finalists to be: http://hoopdirt.com/blog/aaed287b/unc-asheville-rumors/…
N. Michigan down to four
Four finalists for the head men’s basketball coaching position at Northern Michigan University will be on campus from April 29-May 2. Each candidate will spend a day at NMU, meeting with various groups and presenting at a public forum. The four candidates are Tom Brown, associate men’s head coach at Winona (Minn.) State University; Dan
Daily Dirt – 4/26/13
Some end of the week "dirt" … • Louisville head coach Rick Pitino is expected to announce Kareem Richardson’s replacement today. Word on the street is that one of the frontrunners is Florida International assistant Mike Balado. He spent last season as an assistant to Richard Pitino at FIU, then joined him briefly in Minnesota,
HOT: McDevitt the choice at UNCA
Press conference taking place now at UNC Asheville. Nick McDevitt was just introduced as the head coach: http://www.uncabulldogs.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19200… Here’s what we’ve said about McDevitt in the past: http://hoopdirt.com/blog/aaed287b/unc-asheville-rumors/… http://hoopdirt.com/blog/8b7b7ccf/daily-dirt-4-8-13/… We’ll pass along the official statement once it’s released.
HOT: Extension for Giannini at La Salle
La Salle University and Dr. John Giannini have reached a multi-year agreement that should keep Giannini as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at 20th and Olney for years to come, Director of Athletics, Dr. Tom Brennan, announced today. Details of the contract will not be disclosed. “This past season was an outstanding one for our