Here’s today’s dirt…. I’ve heard that Cal Baptist has added Troy Johnson to its Men’s Basketball staff. Johnson has had stops at San Jose State University, Colorado State University-Pueblo, Western New Mexico and was the head coach at Merritt College in Oakland. CBU is has made the transition to NCAA DII and is a member
Daily Dirt – 9/6/11
Fall is here! It’s great to have all of our guys back on campus. We are getting ready for the season, but the dirt never stops! Here’s what I heard over the weekend…. Sounds like Bryant College assistant Kevin Kurbec is headed back to Providence College. Kurbec worked at PC from 1998-2008 in various administrative
Daily Dirt – 9/1/11
September is here! The season is now right around the corner – I can’t wait! A few things that I heard today…. Sounds like Seton Hall coordinator of operations Casey Stanley is headed to Louisville. He will assume the role of video coordinator for the Cardinals. Prior to his time at SHU, Stanley was the
Daily Dirt – 8/31/11
I can’t believe today is the last day of August – the summer flew by! Here are a few things that I’ve heard…. From multiple sources….Hawaii associate head coach Walter Roese has resigned to pursue other opportunities outside of basketball. Roese coached the Brazilian junior national team this summer and is rumored to be returning
Daily Dirt – 8/30/11
Still recovering from Hurricane Irene….we’ve been told not to expect power until Friday at the earliest. The Little DirtBags are running crazy. I feel bad for the DirtQueen who has to be home with the all day – at least I get to escape to the office (where there is power!) Here are a few
End of the Week Dirt – 8/26/11
A few things to end the week as we prepare for the arrival of Irene…. I’ve heard that the leader for the vacant Keystone College job is Ithaca assistant Nevada Smith. According to a source, he is in line to replace Jason Leone who has accepted the SUNY-Oswego job. Smith has been an assistant at
Daily Dirt – 8/25/11
No updates yesterday – I was off the grid. I took The DirtQueen and the Little DirtBags to a water park / amusement park. The DQ gave me strict “no basketball” orders for the day. Even had to leave the cell in the car. The Little DB’s wore me out, but we had a great
DIII Hobart rumor….
According to a source, Hobart College has scheduled an 11:00am press conference for today to announce their new head basketball coach. My guy on the ground there tells me that the choice will be former Rochester head coach Mike Neer. Neer compiled a 563-326 record during his 34 seasons at UR. He will replace Izzy
Daily Dirt – 8/22/11
Very happy that the Dow has opened up this morning – hopefully that trend continues throughout the day and the rest of the week. Here’s some "dirt" that I heard over the weekend…. I’ve heard that Middlebury assistant Arlen Galloway is in the mix for a spot on the staff at Cornell as the 3rd
Daily Dirt – 8/19/11
Here’s some "dirt" to end the week…. Multiple sources have told me that Mike Davis Jr. has accepted an assistant job at Chipola JC. Davis is the son of UAB head coach Mike Davis. The younger Davis played for his father at UAB and this will be his first collegiate coaching job. I have heard
Daily Dirt – 8/18/11
Today’s buzz…. I can confirm that Wingate assistant Akeem Miskeen has accepted a similar job at Hampton University. Miskeen has worked at Hampton before – after graduating from Queens University (NC) in 2008 he served as the DBO at HU. He also had a 1-year stint as an assistant at Mt. Olive College before going
Daily Dirt – Part II – 8/18/11
A few more things that I’ve heard today…. Former Toledo head coach Gene Cross has accepted a job as an assistant with the Maine Red Claws (D-League). In addition to his time as the head coach at Toledo, Cross also worked as an assistant at Notre Dame, Virginia, and DePaul. He worked for current Red