Some mid-week “dirt”… • Ben Limback has resigned as the head coach at Concordia (MI) to focus solely on his responsibilities as the Director of Admissions at the school. Assistant Coach Matt Distelrath will be named as his replacement. Distelrath has been on the staff for the past five seasons and was a player at
Daily Dirt – 7/16/12
A few things that I heard while out watching games this weekend… • I have heard that Rodell Davis is no longer on the staff at Loyola (Chicago). Last season was his first at Loyola and he had spent the previous three at Providence. I’ve heard from two separate people that Loyola HC Porter Moser
Minot State candidates
There are currently three candidates for the vacant men’s basketball job at Minot State (ND). On-campus interviews will begin tomorrow (July 17th) and go through Thursday. Here are the three that are coming to campus and their interview dates: Steve Keller – Head Coach Montana Western (July 17th). Jason Henry – Head Coach South Dakota
Rising Coaches Elite Conference
I just wanted to pass along the information for the upcoming Rising Coaches Elite Conference. The event will take place July 24-26 at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas. Some of the speakers scheduled include: Dave Rice (head coach UNLV), Bill Coen (head coach Northeastern), Rob Senderoff (head coach Kent State), Kareem Richardson (assistant
Daily Dirt – 7/9/12
Just a few things to kick off the week… • UNLV assistant Stacey Augmon is involved with a spot on Mike Dunlap’s staff with the Bobcats. Augmon was the #9 pick in the 1991 NBA draft, and spent 15-seasons in the league. He and Dunlap worked together with the Nuggets from 2006-2008. • Mike Thomas
Daily Dirt – 7/6/12
Some things that I’ve heard as we head into the live period… • Two separate sources have told me that Tulane assistant Ronnie Hamilton will join the staff at Houston. Hamilton has been on Ed Conroy’s staff at Tulane for the past two seasons. He also worked for Conroy at The Citadel. • Speaking of
Daily Dirt – 7/5/12
I hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable 4th. With the exception of a brief ER visit and some stitches for one of our Little DirtBags, we had a great day! Here’s some "dirt" as we head into the July live period… • I can confirm that former San Francisco head coach Jessie Evans has
Daily Dirt – 7/3/12
A few things that I’ve heard as we get ready to celebrate July 4th… • I have heard from multiple people that Missouri State assistant Kyle Smithpeters will become the new head coach at John A. Logan College. Before joining the MSU staff last spring, Smithpeters spent four years as an assistant at JALC. He
BREAKING: Harvey out at Texas Southern
We’ve been hearing rumors about this for the past week or so, but it’s finally been confirmed…. Tony Harvey as out as the head coach at Texas Southern. He "resigned" officially today, but the move has been talked about for a while. According to my sources, Keith Legree has been named as the acting head
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
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
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.