A couple quick hitters to start the weekend… • Central Wyoming College is down to two finalists – current interim head coach Shelby Lindley and Texas-Arlington DBO Pat Rafferty. Lindley joined the Central Wyoming staff last fall, and was elevated to interim head coach prior to the start of the season. He had previously served
Stephen F. Austin rumor
Multiple sources have told me that South Carolina associate head coach Brad Underwood is the leader at Stephen F. Austin. Underwood just wrapped up his first season at South Carolina after following Frank Martin from Kansas State. He does have experience as a head coach – he has been the HC at both Daytona Beach
Daily Dirt – 4/19/13
Some things that I have heard so far today… • I blogged last night that Vassar College head coach Del Harris was out. I have now heard that assistant coach BJ Dunne will assume the role of interim head coach while the search takes place. He will also be considered for the position. Dunne joined
HOT RUMOR: Niagara to hire Casey
CBSSports.com’s Jeff Goodman first reported, and I have now confirmed that LIU-Post head coach Chris Casey will be the choice at Niagara. Casey has amassed a 62-25 record in his three seasons at LIU-Post. Prior to his stint at LIU-Post, he spent six seasons on Norm Roberts staff at St. John’s. He has also been
Daily Dirt – 4/18/13
A few things I’ve heard so far today. Also, I have heard that two small colleges have opened – waiting for confirmation and hope to bring those to you later today (HINT: 1 in NY, 1 in MN). • Multiple sources are reporting that Montana State head coach Brad Huse will sign a two-year contract
HOT: Rutgers agrees to terms with Jordan
Multiple outlets are now reporting that Rutgers and Lakers assistant Eddie Jordan have come to an agreement and the final touches are being hammered out this morning. I have heard that the deal could be in the 5-year $6 million dollar range. Apparently the sticking point had been the number of years and now it
Small college "dirt"…
Earlier today, I wrote “I have heard that two small colleges have opened – waiting for confirmation and hope to bring those to you later today (HINT: 1 in NY, 1 in MN)”. Since then, I have confirmed that Bethel (MN) has opened (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/893b051a/daily-dirt-ii-4-18-13/…). I can now confirm that Vassar College (NY) has opened. According
Daily Dirt II – 4/18/13
Some mid-day "dirt"… • I have heard that Minnesota DBO Mike Balado has resigned and will return to Florida International where he will join Anthony Evans staff. I have also heard that Steve Goodson will replace Balado on Richard Pitino’s staff as the DBO. Goodson had been the special assistant for the past six seasons
Texas Tech staff rumor
I have heard that new Texas Tech head coach Tubby Smith is close to hiring TCU assistant Pooh Williamson. Smith was the head coach at Tulsa when Williamson played there (1991-1995). Before joining the TCU staff last season, Williamson had been an assistant at Wichita State and Texas A&M under Mark Turgeon. He also spent
Siena staff rumors
I have already mentioned that Greg Manning and Luke D’Alessio will be following Jimmy Patsos from Loyola (MD) to Siena. With G.G. Smith becoming the head coach at Loyola, I have heard that Patsos will hire James Madison DBO Lucious Jordan to fill the final assistant spot on his staff. Jordan played collegiately at Albany
FGCU Hires Dooley
FGCU Director of Athletics Ken Kavanagh announced on Wednesday the hiring of Joe Dooley, an assistant coach at the University of Kansas, as the third men’s basketball head coach in program history. Possessing 25 years of coaching experience as an assistant coach and head coach, Dooley spent the last 10 seasons as an assistant at
Daily Dirt – 4/16/13
Just a couple of quick hitters to start the day – more to come later… • I can confirm that Dan Russell has been named as the new coach at Casper College (WY). He replaces Joel Davidson who departed last week for an assistant spot at Northern Colorado. Russell had spent the past five seasons