Busy day today – still trying to get caught up. Here’s some end of the day dirt…. After only 10 days on the job, Eastern Nazarene assistant Travis Persinger is on the move again. According to my source, he has accepted an assistant job at Moberly Area CC (MO). He spent last season as an
Weekend Dirt – 8/13/11
Some weekend dirt…. Miami-Dade College has promoted assistant coach Stephen Cowherd to the position of head coach. This was a long search process, but apparently the decision to hire Cowherd came a few weeks ago. He had spent one season as an assistant at MDC, and was a graduate assistant at Florida State before that.
Daily Dirt – 8/12/11
Some dirt as we roll into the weekend…. Rice University is expected to announce a contract extension for head coach Ben Braun. According to sources, the deal will last through the 2016 season. Braun will be entering his fourth season at Rice with previous stops at Eastern Michigan and Cal. He is closing in on
Daily Dirt – 8/11/11
Here are some things that I’ve heard over the past 24 hours…. Looks like former Purdue assistant Mike Jackson will take over as the Coordinator of Operations at Providence. Jackson spent last season at Purdue before resigning. He was an assistant at Michigan for five seasons before that. He would replace Carmen Maciariello who took
Brayden Carr Foundation Coaches Clinic
I wanted to pass along the info for the Brayden Carr Foundation’s Coaches Clinic on September 30th at Rutgers. For those of you who have not followed this story, Brayden is the late son of Rutgers Director of Basketball Operations Jim Carr. Brayden was an adorable, courageous two and a half year old boy who
NYC "Dirt"
A few rumors from NYC…. I’ve got it from a great source that Shay Berry has been offered the head job at Hunter College. The hiring will not be made official until it is approved by HR at Hunter/CUNY. Berry worked at Five-Star for the past few years and was an assistant at Dartmouth before
Daily Dirt – 8/8/11
Finally back from vacation….it feels funny to not be wearing flip-flops any more. Here are a few things that I’ve heard over the weekend…. I’ve heard that UNC-Asheville assistant Kotie Kimble will accept a spot on the staff at William and Mary. He had been at UNCA for the past four seasons, and was an
Daily Dirt – PART II – 8/8/11
A few more things that I’ve heard today…. Providence DBO Carmen Maciariello has accepted an assistant spot at Boston University. Maciariello was an assistant under new Providence head coach Ed Cooley at Farifield for the past three seasons. His hiring completes Joe Jones staff at BU. Jones had previously hired Yale assistant Curtis Wilson, Williams
Daily Dirt – 8/5/11
One more day of vacation…..here’s what I’ve heard while lounging on the beach…. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee staffer Dejan Matic has left to assume the top assistant spot at Olney Central CC. He had been on the UWM staff for one season in an administrative role. I have heard that Dan Gibbs is involved with the
Daily Dirt – 8/3/11
A few things before heading to the beach for the day…. Multiple sources are reporting that former Tennessee head coach Bruce Pearl will interview with D-League’s Texas Legends. It appears that Pearl will interview on Thursday for the head spot with the Dallas Mavericks affiliate. He would be in line to replace Nancy Lieberman who
Daily Dirt from the beach – 8/2/11
The DirtKing is on the coast with the DirtQueen and all of the little DirtBags. Between trips to the pool and the beach, I’ll try to get some "dirt" posted. The DirtQueen isn’t a huge fan of me blogging while we’re on vacation, but I’ll do my best…. I’ve heard that Mt. St. Mary’s assistant
Daily Dirt – 7/29/11
A few things that I heard while out and about today…. I’ve heard that Boston College may add Hobart head coach Izzy Metz to the staff. Metz was an assistant to current BC head coach Steve Donahue while they were at Cornell. It is still unclear if Metz will become an assistant or if current