Word on the street is that Plymouth State head coach Damien Strahorn will be named head coach at Colby College in the coming days. Prior to PSU, Strahorn was an assistant at Columbia for four seasons. Strahorn graduated from Colby in 2002.
Early Penn State names
Here are some of the early names that are being mentioned to replace Ed DeChellis at Penn State: Jeff Lebo – Head Coach East Carolina. A Carlisle, PA native. Is 229-172 in 13 seasons as a head coach. Won 18 games this past season at ECU. Was also the head coach at Auburn, Chattanooga, and
Daily Dirt – 5/23/11
Some things that I heard over the weekend…. A few more names to add to the list at Radford –Oakland associate head coach Jeff Tungate and Clemson assistant Mike Winiecki . Here’s my original list: http://hoopdirt.com/blog/a8c4a295/radford-rumors/… John Becker is beginning to assemble his staff at Vermont. Assistant Matt O’Brien will remain on the staff. He
BREAKING: DeChellis to Navy
In a bit of a surprise, multiple sources are reporting that Penn State head coach Ed DeChellis will accept the job at Navy. There is a 7:00pm press conference scheduled for tonight. DeChellis will be taking a pay cut of almost $200,000 per year, but he will have some added job security. He has been
BREAKING: Murray State announcement
Murray State has scheduled a 5:00pm ET press conference to announce their new head coach. All indications are that assistant coach Steve Prohm will be elevated to the position. He has been at MSU for the past five seasons and worked under former Racers head coach Billy Kennedy at Centenary and Southeastern Louisiana as well.
Alabama A&M finalists
Alabama A&M is down to three finalists in their coaching search, with an announcement possibly coming as early as Monday. I can confirm that the three remaining candidates are: Willie Hayes – Current Alabama A&M assistant coach – former A&M All-American. Cy Alexander – Former South Carolina State and Tennessee State head coach. Ricardo Patton
Radford rumors
Here’s an early list of potential candidates for the opening at Radford. This comes from a source very close to the situation. Mike Young – Head Coach Wofford. He’s from Radford, VA. and is a cousin of Radford AD Robert Lineburg. Has been the head coach at Wofford for the past 9 seasons and has
Daily Dirt – 5/20/11
Some dirt as we roll into the weekend. Also, working with a great source and should have a list of candidates at Radford posted by the end of the day…. Steve Prohm appears to be the leader to replace Billy Kennedy at Murray State. Prohm has been on the Racers staff for the past five
BREAKING: Vermont to hire Becker
According to my source, the University of Vermont will name their new head coach today. The choice will be interim head coach John Becker who has been at Vermont for the past five seasons. He also worked as an assistant at Catholic, and was the head coach at DIII Galludet before that. Others that were
Albany area news
Changes at two Albany schools…. I mentioned last week that there would be a staff change at an America East school – I can now confirm that Pat Filien is out as an assistant at Albany. His contract is up in September and he will "pursue other opportunities". No word on a replacement yet. Siena
Daily Dirt – 5/19/11
Here’s today’s dirt…. The main pieces of Mark Turgeon’s staff at Maryland are in place, and they come as no surprise. Turgeon was able to lure Dalonte Hill away from Kansas State. Also, he is keeping current assistant Bino Ranson and will add former Texas A&M associate head coach Scott Spinelli. He has assembled a
Greenberg resigns at Radford
Brad Greenberg is out as the head coach at Radford. We first heard this on Monday (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/9669a450/radford-situation/…), and it has now become official. The school released this lengthy press release about Greenberg’s "resignation": _______________________________________ RADFORD, Va. – Radford University head men’s basketball coach Brad Greenberg has resigned, school officials announced today. A national search for