Gotta love the airline WI-FI….I’ve been able to get some work done at 39,000 feet! Here are a couple of thngs that I just heard via email…. Princeton head coach Sydney Johnson was on campus at Fairfield yesterday. This is confirmed from one of our troops on the ground who saw him on campus with
The DirtKing is off to Houston…..
The Dirtking is off to Houston! I’m sitting at the airport waiting for my flight, so I thought I’d get a few things up. I will try to blog throughout my trip – mostly during the few sober hours…. A few thoughts about my trip first….. Deciding last minute to go to the Final Four
Shyatt to Wyoming Done
We are hearing that Larry Shyatt is going back to Laramie. Sounds like the deal is done and it should be announced sometime tonight. The former Wyoming men’s basketball coach and, most recently, Florida assistant was 19-9 during his first go around at Wyoming.
REPORT: Painter to Mizzou
The St. Louis Dispatch is reporting Purdue basketball coach Matt Painter will take Missouri job. According to the article, Painter was believed to be flying from Orlando where he was vacationing to West Lafayette, Indiana, to meet with his players and then Columbia. Here’s the link: http://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/mizzou/tiger-tracker/… **UPDATE** At 3:50pm today, ESPN’s Andy Katz blogged
BREAKING: FGCU to hire Enfield
According to a source close to the situation, Florida Gulf Coast will hire FSU assistant Andy Enfield. A 2:00pm press conference is scheduled for this afternoon. I said this morning that he was the leader….looks like we got it right! Thanks to all of the great sources on this one – they kept is informed
Daily Dirt -3/30
Here’s what I’ve got so far ths morning…. Former Tennessee star Dane Bradshaw has met with new UT head coach Cuonzo Martin about a spot on his staff. Bradshaw played for the Vols from 2003-07 and is on their All-Century team. He has no coaching experience, but it’s always good to have an alum on
Lock Haven Names Coach
Mike Nestor has been named head coach at Lock Haven University. Nestor has spent the last 11 seasons as the assistant coach at his alma mater Shippensburg University. We had the finalist for this job a little over a week ago (http://www.hoopdirt.com/blog/bad338d0/lock-haven-contenders/…). Thanks for the tips and keep them coming.
UC-Davis opens
Gary Stewart is out as the head coach at UC-Davis. He will assume new administrative responsibilities within the athletics department as the "Special Project Administrator." Stewart compiled an 88-148 overall record during his tenure at UC-Davis. A nationwide search for a new men’s basketball coach will begin immediately.
Daily Dirt – Afternoon Edition
I’ve heard that a few assistants are on the move…. It sounds like Wyoming assistant Anthony Stewart is in the mix at Southern Illinois to fill the last vacancy on Chris Lowrey’s staff. Stewart was at Wyoming for four seasons, and was at Long Beach before that. I’ve also heard that Tyler (TX) JC assistant
Kent State names
The administration at Kent State should not look far to find the replacement for Geno Ford. As I said yesterday, interim head coach Rob Senderoff appears to be the leader here. He has been at KSU for the past 6 seasons (3 with Ford, 3 with Jim Christian). If he does not get the job,
Dayton names
Here are some of the names that I’ve heard that may be in the mix at Dayton…. Billy Schmidt, – Associate Head Coach Dayton. Has been on staff at Dayton for the past eight seasons. He has been an assistant in the SEC, The Big East, and the Big Ten. The logical "in-house" choice if
Manhattan update
I’ve heard that Manhattan has interviewed at least two candidates with three more possibly this week. I can confirm that current Manhattan assistant Scott Padget did get an interview last week. Padgett, who played at Kentucky was a 1st Round draft pick (28th overall) by the Utah Jazz in 1999 and spent eight years in