According a source close to the situation, Florida A&M University is going to hire Clem Johnson as their basketball coach. An announcement may be made as early as today. Johnson is currently the head coach at University of Alaska-Fairbanks. He played at FAMU 1974-1978 and was a second round pick in the 1978 draft (Portland).
Daily Dirt – Part II – 5/5/11
Some more things that I’ve heard today…. New Stetson head coach head coach Casey Alexander is in the process of hiring his staff. Belmont assistant Roger Idstrom will be added as an assistant. He has been at Belmont with Alexander for the past 11 seasons. Also, former Belmont player Steve Drabyn will be joining the
Daily Dirt – 5/4/11
Pretty quiet day so far. Here’s what I’ve got….. Hamilton College head coach Tobin Anderson is leaving to accept a spot on the staff at Siena. Anderson 118-63 in 7 seasons at Hamilton. He also spent 5 seasons as the head coach at Clarkson (67-66) and was an assistant at LeMoyne before that. He will
Five-Star clinics this weekend
Just wanted to pass along the final info for the Five-Star clinics this weekend in New York and Chicago. Below are the official schedules as well as registration info. Like I’ve said before, I highly encourage getting out to see one of these if you can. *2011 SPRING *FIVE-STAR/NAISMITH HALL OF FAME *COACHING* *CLINICS* *NEW
Daily Dirt – 5/3/11
Some assistants on the move today….. I’ve heard that Georgia Southern assistant Chris Kreider is going to join Paul Hewitt’s staff at George Mason. Kreider worked for Hewitt in an administrative role at Georgia Tech. He has been an assistant at GSU under former Georgia Tech assistant Charlton Young for the past two seasons. It
Daily Dirt – 5/2/11
Some early week "dirt"…. The new staff at Towson is complete. URI assistant Kevin Clark has already been officially announced as an assistant. The other staff members will be Kenny Johnson, Luke Murray, and Duane Simpkins. Johnson and Murray both have strong AAU ties (Johnson in Maryland / DC, Murray in New York / New
Whitworth rumors
According to my source, Whitworth University (WA), is set to name their next head coach. I’m hearing that the choice is Lehigh associate head coach Matt Logie. Logie is a Washington native (Mercer Island) and has been on staff at Lehigh for six seasons. He is the #8 on Lehigh’s all-time scoring list. He will
Hewitt to George Mason
Former Georgia Tech head coach Paul Hewitt has been named head coach at George Mason. He replaces Jim Larranaga who became the head coach at Miami in mid-April. A 2:00pm press conference on Monday is scheduled to introduce Hewitt. Hewitt had 190 wins in 11 seasons at the helm at GT including an appearance in
Wisconsin-Eau Claire finalists
There are six finalists at Wisconsin-Eau Claire. It’s a pretty interesting list which includes a guy who was a DI head coach this past season, and an international coach. The finalists are: Todd Adrian – Head Coach Edgewood College. Is 74-58 in 5 seasons at EC. Won 18 games this past season. Eric Gardow –
Daily Dirt – 4/28/11
Sounds like Dayton is going to add Tom Ostrom and Allen Griffin to the staff. Ostrom was most recently an assistant at Arkansas under John Pelphrey. He also worked for Pelphrey at South Alabama and was at Florida before that. Griffin was an assistant at Hofstra last season. He has also been at St. Francis
Assumption College to name coach
According to great sources, Assumption College (MA) is prepared to announce their next head coach with in the next day or two. I can confirm that the three finalists are Quinnipiac assistant Eric Eaton, Rhode Island College head coach Bob Walsh, and Chaminade head coach Matt Mahar. According to my source, Walsh was offered the
George Washington rumors….
I still believe that Vermont’s Mike Lonergan is the leader at George Washington (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/77d6920d/mike-lonergan-update/…), but here are some other names that are starting to make the rounds: Joe Dooley – Assistant Coach Kansas. Is a 1988 graduate of George Washington. Was team captain his senior year. Has been an assistant at Kansas for the past