Just to follow up on a blog from earlier in the week – to quote myself (a bit arrogant perhaps?): "Speaking of Arkanas, I’ve heard from a great source that a DII coach in the state has just told his team that he is being forced to resign. More on this when it becomes official."
Wyoming update
According to creadible sources, St. John’s assistant coach Mike Dunlap is emerging as the leader for the vacant Wyoming job. Dunlap has been the associate head coach at Arizona and Oregon, spent time in the NBA as an assistant with the Nuggets, and went 248-50 in 9 seasons as the head coach at DII Metro
Daily Dirt
Here are a few things that I’ve heard so far today…. It looks like former Truman State (MO) head coach Jack Schrader will become the next head coach at Culver-Stockton College (MO). He resigned this week after a 16-year run at DII Truman State. I’ve heard that former NBA player Johnny Newman is in the
DIII Rumors….
We have had a few tips that the Western New England College and Stevenson University jobs will open up soon. These are not officially open yet but we will keep you posted when we hear more. Thanks to our readers for the dirt, keep it coming…… **UPDATE** Here’s the official release about Stevenson Coach Brett
BREAKING: Balza out at Florida Gulf Coast
I just heard that Dave Balza is out as the head coach at Florida Gulf Coast. He met with AD Ken Kavanagh this afternoon. My source says that he was definitely surprised by the decision. A press conference is scheduled for either tomorrow or Monday.
Georgia State rumors….
From what I’ve heard, Georgia State has hired Parker Executive Search to help find a replacement for Rod Barnes. The plan is to have a new coach in place by the Final Four. Here are the names that I’ve heard so far: Phil Cunningham – Assistant Coach Mississippi State. Was the Associate Head Coach at
Rohrssen out at Manhattan?
The New York Daily News is reporting that Manhattan head coach Barry Rohrssen will not return next season. Sources told the Daily News that Rohrssen met with school officials on Tuesday and he was informed of their decision. The Jaspers are 58-94 during Rohrssen’s 5-year tenure, including a record of 6-24 this season. Rohrssen will
Daily "Dirt"…..
It appears that Arkansas State head coach John Brady will have his contract extended. According to my sources, it’s a done deal and will be announced sometime this week. Brady’s team won the West Division of the Sun Belt this season, and his team’s record has improved in each of his first three seasons. There
Two more DIII jobs open
Two DIII jobs in Illinois have just opened up. Mark Vershaw has resigned at Monmouth College, and Marc Smith has resigned at Millikin University. As I said in my blog this morning, this is only the begining of what I think will be a wild year on the coaching carousel. Read the press releases below:
Monmouth rumors….
There is already a lot of interest in the Monmouth job that opened up when Dave Calloway was forced to resign this past weekend. Most of the names that I’ve heard so far are Jersey guys (as they should be). My bet is that they hire someone with local connections – that combined with the
Thoughts from the DirtKing….
Well, it’s that time of year again when seasons end and jobs open. We saw the first high major job open a few weeks ago when Heath Schroyer was let go at Wyoming. This past weekend, there was a flurry of activity with Rod Barnes being fired at Georgia State, and Dave Calloway "resigning" at
Barnes out at Georgia State
Former national coach of the year Rod Barnes is out at Georgia State after 4 years. Barnes was 44-79 in that time. He had one year remaining on his contract that paid him a base salary of 200k. Georgia State assistant Paul Graham has been named interim coach and will coach the team in the