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
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
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
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
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:
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
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
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
Daily Dirt – 6/18/12
Just got back from a few days of vacation with The DirtQueen and the Little DirtBags. I tried to stay on top of things, but I was on a court ordered internet black out! I was able to sneak back to the cottage to check my phone a few times, but it wasn’t easy –
Daily Dirt – 6/14/12
Today’s "dirt"… • I have heard that Rochester assistant Ryan Mee is in the mix to become an assistant at Davidson. He would replace Landry Kosmalski who recently became the head coach at Swarthmore (http://hoopdirt.com/news/706a2f10/davidson-asst-gets-swarthm…). Mee has been an assistant at his alma mater for the past three seasons. He has also worked at Elmira,
James Madison rumor
A few coaches that I talked to today told me that Mike Deane will be added to Matt Brady’s staff at James Madison. Deane has been the head coach at Marquette, Siena, Wagner, and Lamar (436-334 in 26 seasons). He has been out of coaching for the past two seasons. Brady was a senior on