Busy day today – here’s DD #2… • I have heard that former Ball State head coach Billy Taylor is involved with an administrative spot on Fran McCaffery’s staff at Iowa. Taylor was released this spring after compiling a 85-99 record over six seasons. He played at Notre Dame when McCaffery was an assistant there,
HOT: Brandon Miller named head coach at Butler
Butler University has named Brandon Miller ’03 as head coach of the school’s men’s basketball team. Miller, a former Butler point guard and assistant coach, replaces Brad Stevens, who left Butler to become head coach of the Boston Celtics. "I am extremely pleased to announce that former Butler University men’s basketball player and assistant coach
BREAKING: Butler’s Stevens named Celtics head coach
The Boston Celtics announced today that they have come to an agreement with Brad Stevens to be the 17th head coach of the team. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not announced. Stevens, age 36, has served for the past six years as the head coach of Butler University, never winning fewer than
Daily Dirt – 7/2/13
Here’s today’s "dirt"… • Yesterday, I mentioned the names that I had heard surrounding the job at Queens College of Charlotte (http://www.hoopdirt.com/blog/c6b518a9/queens-university-of-c…). I have now heard from three separate sources that North Texas assistants (and former Queens head coach) Bart Lundy is the choice here. The official announcement is expected any day. • A.J. Bender
Daily Dirt – 7/1/13
Here’s the "dirt" for the first day of July… • I have heard from two separate sources that St. Peter’s will hire former Mt. St. Mary’s assistant Matt Henry to replace assistant Bruce Hamburger (departed for FDU). Henry served as the interim head coach for stretch at MSM in 2012 and has also been the
Queens University of Charlotte rumors
The search for a new head coach at Queens University of Charlotte is in full swing and there are a ton of names that have surfaced. The names that I’ve heard the most from multiple sources are: • Walter Aikens – Head coach Harding University HS (NC) (a Queens Alum and Hall of Famer) •
Daily Dirt – 6/27/13
Sorry for not updating the “Dirt” yesterday – I was at a charity golf outing. Not a bad day on the course. Unfortunately, the two best balls I hit all day were when I stepped on the rake. Anyway…here’s what I’ve heard over the past few days… • Queens College (NY) will name their new
Daily Dirt – 6/25/13
Busy day today – here are some of the things that I’ve heard… • With the resignation of Steve Gosar at the College of Southern Idaho (http://www.hoopdirt.com/news/755c0ed2/csi-coach-steps-down/…), multiple sources are saying that newly hired assistant Jeremy Cox will become the next head coach there. Cox, who was most recently an assistant at Texas Tech, has
Sunday Late Night Dirt – 6/23/13
Catching up on a bunch of things tonight…here’s what I’ve got: • Three separate sources have now told me that Rice assistant Adam Cohen is the leader to replace Yanni Hufnagel at Harvard. Cohen joined the Rice staff as an assistant this past season and was a staffer at USC before that. He would replace
New York Dirt – 6/20/13
Some “dirt” today from the Empire State… • SUNY Sullivan has named Brent Wilson as their new head coach. He was most recently an assistant at North Dakota and was an assistant at Albany before that. Wilson replaces Kevin DeVantier who became an assistant at Norfolk State earlier this spring. • I have heard that
Daily Dirt – 6/20/13
A few things to close out the week… • I have heard that Brett Putz will be hired as an assistant at Upper Iowa. He was an assistant at his alma mater St. Cloud State last season. As a player at SCSU, he scored over 1,300 points for his career (2008-2012). • Mulitple sources have
Daily Dirt – 6/18/13
Today’s dirt… • It sounds like Loyola (IL) head coach Porter Moser will be losing two assistants. I have heard that assistant Jason Gardner is headed to Memphis, while assistant Armon Gates will be moving on to Northwestern. Earlier this spring, Moser lost assistant Rick Malnati who became the head coach at Fenwick High School