Murray State head coach Billy Kennedy is the choice at Texas A&M pending approval by The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents. Kennedy will be announced at a Monday, May 16 news conference scheduled for 3pm.
Texas A&M down to two
Murray State head coach Billy Kennedy and Northern Iowa head coach Ben Jacobson are the final two standing in the search at Texas A&M. Some are reporting that Kennedy is getting the job, but Jacobson was interviewed late last night, so I’m not sure a decision has been made. I have heard that AD Bill
Daily Dirt – 5/13/11
Friday the 13th’s Daily Dirt…. More names keep surfacing at Texas A&M. Murray State’s Billy Kennedy, Northern Iowa’s Ben Jacobson, and Harvard’s Tommy Amaker have all been mentioned today as possible targets. I can confirm that Nebraska head coach Doc Sadler has not been contacted about the opening. Former Colorado State University-Pueblo head coach Patrick
Daily Dirt Part II – 5/13/11
A few things that I’ve heard as the day has gone on…. From a legit source – Washington assistant Ralph Chillious is in the mix at Vermont. He has been at UW since 2009. Before that, Chillious had spent the previous year working as Nike’s He also spent four and a half years (2003-08) as
Jeff Van Gundy contacted by Texas A&M
Hear Jeff Van Gundy comment on the Texas A&M situation on 1560 The Game in Houston. http://www.1560thegame.com/media/?p=3896… He confirms that he has been contacted about the Aggies job. Pretty interesting interview.
Daily Dirt – 5/12/11
Today’s Daily Dirt – enjoy! Vermont has named John Becker as the interim head coach. As I’ve mentioned before, he is the only in-house candidate being considered for the job. Associate head coach Hajj Turner is going to George Washington with Mike Lonergan. The interim title keeps a captain at the wheel as the ship
Texas A&M rumors
A lot of names have been popping up as possible replacements for Mark Turgeon at Texas A&M. It sounds like AD Bill Bryne wants to move quickly here. The name that may be at the top of the list is Colorado head coach Tad Boyle. Byrne and Boyle have some history together, and Boyle is
Alabama A&M update
The search continues at Alabama A&M. The devistating tornado’s in the south have delayed the search, but according to my source, interviews are resuming this week. It sounds like phone interviews will be conducted over the next few days and the finalists will be brought to campus next week. A few neames that I’ve heard
Daily Dirt – 5/10/11
A bunch of assistants on the move today…. Texas State assistant Terrace Rencher will join the staff at Tulsa. The official announcement is expected today. Rencher is the all-time leading scorer at Texas, and has been at Texas State for the past two seasons. He joins former Colgate head coach Emmett Davis as new members
BREAKING: Turgeon to Maryland
Maryland AD Kevin Anderson has just confirmed that Texas A&M head coach will be the next head coach at Maryland. Turgeon been a DI head coach for 13 seasons: Jacksonville State (1998-2000), Wichita State (2000-07) and Texas A&M (2007-11) and has a 250-159 career record. He replaces Gary Williams who retired last week after 22
Daily Dirt – 5/9/11
A few things to start off the week…. Former DePaul head coach Jerry Wainwright is going to join Rodney Terry’s staff at Fresno State. Wainwright has also been the head coach at Richmond and UNC-Wilmington. While at UNCW, Terry was his assistant. Wainwright has 244 wins in 16 years as a DI head coach and
Vermont rumors
Here’s what I’ve heard so far at Vermont…. Associate head coach Hajj Turner has confirmed that he is not in the mix to replace Mike Lonergan. He will follow Lonergan to George Washington where he will assume a similar position on the GW staff. Assistant Coach John Becker appears to have the support of some