Had a chance to check my messages and return some calls in between bites of my lobster roll this afternoon. Here are a few things that I heard… It sounds like Billy Diamond has become the third coach to pass on the Georgian Court gig (Calloway and Potts have also passed – see previous blogs
DirtKing on Vacation
I’m sitting on the beach with the DirtQueen and all of the Little DirtBags on our annual family vacation. The only drawback this year is that the wireless in our cottage is down, so I’m blogging from my phone. No easy task since my 4G network only has 1G here (ugh). Mr. Dirt will do
Daily Dirt – 8/3/12
Packing up for a week-long vacation on the coast – here’s some "dirt" while the DirtQueen loads up the minivan… • From multiple sources…Gardner-Webb and head coach Chris Holtman are close to hammering out an extension that would run through the 2017 season. Holtmann is 23-41 in his two seasons at GWU. More on this
OFFICIAL: Ingle to Dalton State
We first reported this as a rumor yesterday – it’s now official…former Kennesaw State head coach Tony Ingle has been hired as the head coach at Dalton State. Here’s the link to the official statement released by the school: http://www.daltonstate.edu/news/articles/08.02.12_Dalton-Sta…
Daily Dirt – 8/2/12
Today’s "dirt"… • Multiple sources have told me that Washington State DBO Tim Marrion will join the staff at San Jose State as an assistant. Marrion is a WSU alum who has been on the Cougars staff for the past three seasons. He has previously worked at San Jose State – he held various roles
OFFICIAL: Davis hired at TSU
Former UAB and Indiana head coach Mike Davis has officially been hired as the Interim Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Texas Southern. Here is the link to the official statement by TSU: http://athletics.tsu.edu/news/2012/8/2/MBB_0802123227.aspx…
HOT: Mike Davis to Texas Southern
According to FOX-26 in Houston, former UAB and Indiana head coach Mike Davis has agreed to become the interim head coach at Texas Southern. Davis led Indiana to the Final Four in 2002 and was named Conference USA Coach of the Year at UAB after the 2010-2011 season. In 12 season as a head coach,
Daily Dirt – 8/1/12
August already??? Basketball season will be here before we know it! Here’s today’s "dirt"… • Following up on a rumor from yesterday…I said that Steven Enright and Shawn McCullion were going to be hired as assistants at Pfeiffer – looks like I was half right. Enright is a done deal, he will join the Pfeiffer
HOT RUMOR: Dalton State to hire Ingle
Two separate sources have confirmed that former Kennesaw State head coach Tony Ingle will become the head coach at Dalton State. Ingle was released at KSU following the 2011 season. He went 178-165 during his 11 seasons at the helm of the Owls. Current Dalton State AD Derek Waugh was the head coach at Stetson
Daily Dirt – 7/31/12
Today’s "dirt"… •I can confirm that Aerick Sanders has been hired as an assistant at Montana State. He is a San Diego State alum who has been playing overseas since graduation. He will replace Temesghen Starr who took a fund-raising position at Montana State earlier this spring. • Bryan Weber has been hired as the
Daily Dirt – 7/30/12
Finally back after a LONG week of camp! Here are some things that I’ve heard over the past week or so… • The search to replace Rob Purlee at Knox College (IL) is in full swing. Two names that I have heard that appear to be in the hunt are Northwest Florida assistant Jason Shay,
Daily Dirt – 7/26/12
Crazy week for the DirtKing – Sorry for the lack of updates. This is my week of camp, and I’ve had to buy the DirtQueen an new Minivan (ugh….). It has been a long week, but a good one! The kids are working hard, but more importantly, all of their checks have cleared. Here are