It appears as thought the search for a basketball coach at Georgian Court University (NJ) is finally over. This has been a job that we have been talking about for a while – it has been a very long, strange search. After at least four coaches turned down the job, it appears that GCU has
BREAKING: Eastern Michigan’s Murphy to Orlando Magic
MLive.com’s Graham Couch is reporting that Eastern Michigan head coach Rob Murphy is departing for a job with the Orlando Magic. The former Syracuse assistant has only been at EMU for one season (14-18). He has no pro experience – he spent seven seasons at SU, and two at Kent State. He has also been
Daily Dirt – 8/13/12
Finally back from vacation. Trying to catch-up on a ton of things… • Crazy situation at Villanova with Doug Martin being forced to resign over a resume flap (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/ef11f6f4/hot-martin-resigns-at-vill…). I’ve got to give credit to one of our readers here…three days before Dana O’Neil broke the story on ESPN, someone sent us all the info
HOT RUMOR: Mizzou to name assistant
Multiple sources are reporting that Missouri will hire Western Michigan assistant Rick Carter to replace recently departed assistant Ryan Miller (Auburn). In addition to his time at WMU, Carter has also worked at Fairfield, and his alma mater Michigan State. An official announcement is expected when Mizzou returns from its trip to The Netherlands next
HOT: Martin resigns at Villanova over resume issue
Recently hired Villanova assistant Doug Martin has resigned due to inaccuracies in his resume. In a statement released by the university, Head Coach Jay Wright said, "I have always known Doug to be a good person and coach. He has taken responsibility for his mistake and will move on successfully! We all wish Doug well."
Daily Dirt from the beach
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,