Kansas State has scheduled a 4:00pm press conference to announce the hiring of former Illinois head coach Bruce Weber. K-State moved quickly to get their man – after hearing that Weber also interviewed at SMU, they turned up the heat and got it done. The WIldcats job was only open for four days. More on
Small college news and rumors
Some small college news and rumors…. Following up on a blog from last night….the last line in my “Daily Dirt” was: “A couple of small college situations to keep an eye on… Chowan (NC) and Lincoln (IL). Where there’s smoke, there’s fire….( http://hoopdirt.com/blog/c09535c0/daily-dirt-3-29-12/…). I’ve gotta thank some great sources for getting us out in front
Canisius update
The situation at Canisius is not as cut and dry as we thought. I reported earlier in the week that Jim Baron was the only candidate to be interviewed, and at that point he was. After he left campus on Monday, the search continued. I have heard that Cleveland State assistant Jayson Gee, and St.
Friday night rumors
Two Friday night quick hitters…. • Rutgers DBO Jim Carr is headed for a spot on Dan Hurley’s staff at URI. Sounds like he will move from the DBO role to an assistant spot. Carr has been at Rutgers for 13 seasons. • It sounds like Marist head coach Chuck Martin will add Davidson Day
Duquesne rumors
A bunch of names have started to surface in the quest to replace Ron Everhart at Duquesne. Here are some that I’ve heard. Orlando Antigua – Assistant Coach Kentucky. Knows the Pittsburgh area – played at Pitt (1991-1995) and spent five seasons as an assistant there. Was also an assistant to John Calipari at Memphis.
Kansas State rumors
Here are some of the names that have started to surface as the quest to replace Frank Martin at Kansas State begins. Tim Jankovich – Head Coach Illinois State. He is a Kansas State alum (’82), who is 104-64 in his 5 seasons at Illinois State (21-14 this season). Has also been the head coach
Illinois Press Conference scheduled
The University of Illinois has called an 1 p.m. CT press conference at Assembly Hall to introduce its new men’s basketball coach. The press conference is open to the public, will be televised live on the Big Ten Network and will be streamed live on fightingillini.com. It is not a very well kept secret that
Daily Dirt – 3/29/12
Some things that I’ve heard today…. Baker College head coach Brett Ballard has resigned and will join Danny Manning’s staff at Tulsa. He had spent two seasons at Baker, and was a Kansas staffer before that. I’ve also heard that Missouri State assistant Steve Woodberry (Kansas ’94) is in the mix for a spot on
BREAKING: Kelsey hired at Winthrop
Winthrop Athletic Director Tom Hickman announced on Thursday that 36-year-old Pat Kelsey, a former assistant coach at Wake Forest and an associate head coach at Xavier University in Cincinnati, has been hired as the sixth men’s basketball head coach in school history. He will be formally introduced to the media and Winthrop supporters sometime next
HOT RUMOR: Robinson the choice at Southern Utah
According to a source, LSU assistant coach Nick Robinson will be the next head coach at Southern Utah. Robinson has reportedly beat out Barret Peery (Indian Hills) and Ron Verlin (Pacific) for the job – we confirmed them as the final three last week (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/d02438ca/southern-utah-update/…). Robinson Hails from Salt Lake City, UT and played at
BREAKING: Manning to Tulsa
According to an ESPN report, Kansas assistant Danny Manning will be the next head coach at Tulsa. Earlier today, I mentioned in my blog that he was emerging as the leader for Tulsa – looks like things have progressed pretty quickly. We’ll keep monitoring this situation and bring you more as we hear it. Sounds
Daily Dirt – 3/28/12
A few quick items this morning…. Minnesota assistant Ron Jirsa will interview for the vacant head spot at Northland College (WI). Jirsa spent six seasons as a DI head coach (Georgia, Marshall). He has also been an assistant at Dayton, Tulsa, and Georgia. He is believed to be one of three finalists, and will reportedly