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Daily Dirt – 7/2/12

Some "dirt" as we head in to July… • I have mentioned the Nichols brothers a few times over the past week or so – here’s an update….Shane (assistant at Wofford) is headed to Niagara as an assistant. I’ve heard that it’s a done deal. His brother Darris will remain at Northern Kentucky and will

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Daily Dirt – 6/29/12

• Two separate sources have confirmed that Cole Pittis has been named DBO at Bradley. I first mentioned that he was involved with this gig in 6/18 (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/cf301a81/daily-dirt-6-18-12/…). Now sounds like it’s a done deal. The former Mt. Union assistant played for current Bradley HC Geno Ford at Muskingum. • Nick Lagroone has been hired

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Wisconsin-Superior finalists

There are four finalists for the vacancy at Wisconsin-Superior. They are: • Josh Drinkall – Assistant Coach Gustavus Adolphus College (MN). • Paul Eberhardt – Former Head Coach Scottsdale CC. Current AD at Ellsworth (IA). • Jeff Nicholas – Assistant Coach Minnesota Duluth. • Greg Polkowski – Former Assistant Coach at UW-Superior and Carroll University.

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Daily Dirt – 6/27/12

A bunch of things happening today… • It sounds like Illinois head coach John Groce will hire former Illinois State assistant Paris Parham. Before spending the past five seasons on the staff at ISU, Parham was a very successful HS and AAU coach in Chicago. He is also a Chicago native who will bring legit

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Daily Dirt – 6/26/12

Some things that are happening in the "dirt" world… • I have heard from multiple sources that Wofford assistant Shane Nichols is involved with an assistant spot at Niagara. Nichols is a Wofford grad who has spent the past two season’s Mike Young’s staff. Shane’s brother Darris, an assistant at Northern Kentucky, is involved with

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Daily Dirt – 6/22/12

Some “dirt” as we head in to the first weekend of the summer… • It sounds like Idaho DBO Chris Helbling has been promoted to assistant coach. Helbling has been on Don Verlin’s staff at Idaho since 2008. Prior to working for Verlin, Helbling was a student assistant at Gonzaga University under Mark Few. Helbling

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Daily Dirt – 6/21/12

Day 2 of being at home with the four Little DirtBags…My experience can best be described by the Lonestar song “Mr. Mom”…. "Pampers melt in a Maytag dryer, Crayons go up one drawer higher, Rewind Barney for the fifteenth time, Breakfast six naps at nine, There’s bubble gum in the baby’s hair, Sweet potatoes in

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Edgewood College finalists

There are two finalists in the search for a new head coach at Edgewood College (WI). Both coaches will interview on-campus next week, and the decision is expected by early July. The pair are vying to replace Todd Adrian who became the head coach at Otterbein University (OH) earlier this spring. The final two are:

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Daily Dirt – 6/20/12

Due to a child care snafu, the DirtKing is stuck at home for the next two days with all four Little DirtBags! Should be an interesting few days…it’s taken over an hour to write this blog with all of the interruptions…I’ve changed two diapers, put a band-aid on a skinned knee, unplugged a toilet, and

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Bemidji State finalists

There are four finalists for the vacant job at Bemidji State. The final interviews will begin today and run through the end of the week. A decision is expected sometime early next week. The four remaining candidates are: • Al Biancalana – Associate Head Coach University of Illinois-Chicago • Mike Boschee – Head Coach Central

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BREAKING: Potts named HC at MVSU

Chico Potts has been named head coach at Mississippi Valley State University. He replaces his former boss Sean Woods who departed for Morehead State last month. Potts has spent the past four seasons on Woods staff at MVSU. We’ll bring you the official statement from MVSU once it is released.

Wisconsin-Oshkosh finalists

There are four finalists in the search to replace Ted Van Dellen at Wisconsin-Oshkosh. They are: • Aaron Aanonsen – Head Coach Lakeland College (WI) (Interview: Monday 6/25). • Tim Gaubatz – Long-time assistant Wisconsin-Oshkosh (Interview: Tuesday 6/19). • Patrick Juckem – Head Coach Coe College (IA) (Interview: Thursday 6/21). • Richard Reed – Head

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