Some things that I’ve heard so far today… • According to multiple sources, Chris Beard has been offered the Lamar State – Port Arthur job. Beard is a former Texas Tech assistant who currently coaches the South Carolina Warriors (ABA). The announcement is expected this afternoon. • Confirming a rumor from the 4/23 edition of
Daily Dirt II – 5/7/12
A few quick late night items… • Sounds like New Mexico assistant Ryan Miller has been offered a job by Frank Haith at Missouri. Miller has been with Steve Alford at New Mexico since 2007. He also worked for John Calipari at Memphis in an ops role. His brother Mike plays in the NBA for
Daily Dirt – 5/7/12
Here are some things that I heard this weekend… • East Tennessee State has posted their Director of Basketball Operations position. From what I hear however, the posting is just a formality. Current DBO Andrew Greene is still with the program and I see no reason that he will be replaced. Because the position is
BREAKING: Muller, not Judson, the choice at Illinois State
Apparently this morning’s report from The Pantagraph was incorrect. Current Illinois State assistant Rob Judson was not offered the job and tonight, according to CBSSports.com ISU will hire Vanderbilt assistant Dan Muller. The 1998 Illinois State grad has spent the past 12-seasons on Kevin Stallings’ staff at Vandy. Muller is ranked eighth in career scoring
HOT RUMOR: Judson offered Illinois State job
According to The Pantagraph, Rob Judson has been offered the job at Illinois State. The current assistant interviewed to replace his former boss Tim Jankovich (departed for SMU) on Friday. It sounds like Judson will accept the job and an announcement will be made early this week. Before joining the ISU staff in 2007, Judson
Brown candidates
GoLocalProv.com has learned the names of the nine coaches in contention for the Brown job. Interviews are scheduled to begin on the week on May 14th. Here are the candidates… T.J. Sorrentine – Sorrentine is the interim head coach who was a four-year assistant under Jesse Agel. A local legend, Sorrentine starred at St. Raphael
Daily Dirt – 5/4/12
Rolling into the weekend with some “dirt”… • I’ve heard that Transylvania head coach Brian Lane interviewed yesterday at Morehead State. He is a former Morehead State assistant who is 191-104 in his 10-seasons at Transy. Next up is Pikeville head coach Kelly Wells followed by Mississippi Valley State head coach Sean Woods. • Sounds
Daily Dirt – 5/3/12
Here’s Thursday’s “dirt”… • I have heard that Marquette’s Buzz Williams is considering former Air Force Head Coach Jeff Reynolds for a spot on his staff. Reynolds had been the head coach at Air Force for 6 seasons before being released on February 8th. He has also been the head coach at Wingate and N.C.
Wisconsin-Eau Claire finalists
The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire has narrowed their search down to four finalists. According to UWEC, there were 96 applicants and the final interviews will take place from May 7-11. UWEC has also posted the finalist’s resumes on-line – this is definitely the first time I’ve seen this. The Final Four (with links to resumes)
Daily Dirt – 5/2/12
On the go today…here is the “speed round” of the Daily Dirt…. • Yesterday I mentioned Tennessee Tech assistant (and KY coaching legend) Happy Osborne as a candidate at Morehead State (http://www.hoopdirt.com/blog/78bba1e1/morehead-state-rumors/…). I have just heard that he has accepted the Montgomery County High School (KY) job. Looks like you can cross him off of
Daily Dirt II – 5/2/12
First, some updates from earlier items… • I mentioned earlier that Austin Peay assistant Scott Combs had been offered the Martin Methodist job – I was right, and he has accepted it. Here is the official press release: http://www.goredhawks.com/article/1888.php… • I also talked about the vacancy at Immaculata (PA). I have now learned that head
Morehead State rumors
Now that Donnie Tyndall has departed for Southern Mississippi, here are some of the names that I’ve started hearing at Morehead State: Kelly Wells – Head Coach University of Pikeville. He is a Morehead State alum who won the NAIA DI National Championship in 2010-11. He was also the NAIA DI National Coach of the