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
Daily Dirt – 4/25/13
Another busy day here at the HoopDirt World Headquarters – here are a couple things to start the day… • Kansas State Director of Student-Athlete Development Wayne McClain is departing and will become the head coach at Champaign Central High School (IL). McClain just finished his first season at KSU – before that he spent
Daily Dirt II – 4/25/13
Installment #2 of the dirt… • Jason Grunkemeyer has been hired as an assistant at Ball State. He has previously been an assistant at Miami (OH) and St. Louis. He spent this past season as a HS AD in Ohio. The official announcement is expected shortly. • Former UCLA assistant Scott Garson has been named
Daily Dirt – 4/24/13
On the run a bit today – here are a couple of quick things… • I have heard that the search at Pace (NY) is down to 3-4 candidates. Some of the names mentioned are Robert Morris assistant Mike Byrnes, former Towson head coach Pat Kennedy, and former Hofstra assistant Steve DeMeo. It sounds like
Daily Dirt II – 4/24/13
Like I said earlier – CRAZY DAY around here today….here are a few more things that I’ve heard… • VCU assistant Will Wade has become a hot name at Tennessee Chattanooga. He is a Tennessee native and has some connections to new AD David Blackburn. There are a ton of other names floating around today,
HOT: Herenda to FDU
UMass-Lowell head coach Greg Herenda is the choice at Fairleigh Dickinson. We have been mentioning his name here for the last few weeks. The hiring was confirmed earlier today by CBSSports.com’s Jeff Goodman. My sources tell me that late last week Herenda was offered an extension by UML – he took a few days to