Some "dirt" to start the week… • I have heard that New Mexico State GA Andre Mazire has accepted a position with the Minnesota Timberwolves. He had been on the NMSU staff for one season, and had previously worked in the T-Wolves in basketball operations (2009-11). • I can confirm that Craig Doty has joined
CONFIRMED: DII Champs lose coach
What I’ve been hearing as a rumor for the past few hours has now been confirmed – Western Washington head coach Brad Jackson is indeed departing to become an assistant at the University of Washington. Here is the official statement released by WWU: http://www.wwuvikings.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/081712aaa…
HOT RUMOR: WWU’s Jackson to depart for Washington
Two separate sources have confirmed with me that Western Washington head coach Brad Jackson is departing for an assistant position on Lorenzo Romar’s staff at Washington. Jackson led WWU to the DII National Championship this past season (31-5). He has compiled a 518-279 record in his 27 seasons at the helm at WWU. It appears
Daily Dirt – 8/17/12
A busy end of the week – here we go… • According to Albany head coach Will Brown’s Twitter, his GA Josh Pelletier has been named as the DBO at Long Island University. Pelletier had been on Brown’s staff for the past two season, and was a player at St. Rose before that. I have
Daily Dirt – 8/16/12
Today’s Daily Dirt… • I have heard from a great source that Dustin Pfeifer has resigned as the head coach at Colby CC (KS). Assistant coach Rusty Grafel will be named as his replacement. Grafel has been on the CCC staff for the past three seasons. • It sounds like Virginia has hired Marlon Stewart
HOT: Murphy to remain at EMU
Eastern Michigan head coach Rob Murphy will remain at the school, and not take a job with the Orlando Magic. Murphy was all set to accept a job in the Magic’s scouting department – that is until he was informed that he would owe a $210,000 buyout to the school if he left. Here is
Daily Dirt – 8/15/12
Busy day today here at the HD World Headquarters…. • From a great source…It sounds like William & Mary will hire Kevin Hogan as the director of basketball operations. He spent last season as an assistant at Tallahassee CC, and has also been an assistant at Florida A&M. He is the son of Coastal Carolina
Georgian Court update
It appears as thought the search for a basketball coach at Georgian Court University (NJ) is finally over. This has been a job that we have been talking about for a while – it has been a very long, strange search. After at least four coaches turned down the job, it appears that GCU has
BREAKING: Eastern Michigan’s Murphy to Orlando Magic
MLive.com’s Graham Couch is reporting that Eastern Michigan head coach Rob Murphy is departing for a job with the Orlando Magic. The former Syracuse assistant has only been at EMU for one season (14-18). He has no pro experience – he spent seven seasons at SU, and two at Kent State. He has also been
Daily Dirt – 8/13/12
Finally back from vacation. Trying to catch-up on a ton of things… • Crazy situation at Villanova with Doug Martin being forced to resign over a resume flap (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/ef11f6f4/hot-martin-resigns-at-vill…). I’ve got to give credit to one of our readers here…three days before Dana O’Neil broke the story on ESPN, someone sent us all the info
HOT RUMOR: Mizzou to name assistant
Multiple sources are reporting that Missouri will hire Western Michigan assistant Rick Carter to replace recently departed assistant Ryan Miller (Auburn). In addition to his time at WMU, Carter has also worked at Fairfield, and his alma mater Michigan State. An official announcement is expected when Mizzou returns from its trip to The Netherlands next
HOT: Martin resigns at Villanova over resume issue
Recently hired Villanova assistant Doug Martin has resigned due to inaccuracies in his resume. In a statement released by the university, Head Coach Jay Wright said, "I have always known Doug to be a good person and coach. He has taken responsibility for his mistake and will move on successfully! We all wish Doug well."