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
Calloway resigns at Monmouth
After 14 seasons at Monmouth Dave Calloway has resigned. Calloway received a five year contract extension after the 2006 season. Since then he has had 5 straight losing seasons. His overall record at Monmouth was 178-227, which includes the schools only two trips to the NCAA tournament.
O’Connor resigns at Holy Family
No shock here, but Holy Family head coach John O’Connor has told his team that he will resign. It has been a wild week for O’Connor, who was accused of head butting a player in practice on February 11th. The tape of the practice was released about a week ago, and since then this story
Kwantlen University rumors….
Here are some rumors for our readers in the great Northwest! From what I’ve heard, Kwantlen University in British Columbia is getting closer to naming a head coach. The three leaders at this point appear to be: Stefon Wilson – Assistant men’s basketball coach at Simon Fraser University. Dan Nazebzabeh – Assistant women’s basketball coach
UConn’s Calhoun faces 2011-12 suspension
UConn head coach Jim Calhoun has been suspended for the first three Big East games of the 2011-12 season. The NCAA Committee on Infractions found the school violated rules on phone calls, texts and improper benefits to a recruit. UConn will also go from 13 to 12 scholarships for the next three years. The program
DeBari retires at Assumption
In a move that was not unexpected (we had known about it for a few weeks), Assumption College head coach Serge DeBari has announced his retirement effective at the end of the season. DeBari is an Assumption alum who was the head coach at his alma mater from 1995-1999 and then again from 2005 until
Northwest Nazarene rumors….
I’ve started hearing a few names that are rumored to be involved with the Northwest Nazarene job. From all indications, NNU Athletic Director Rich Sanders has been moving quickly here to replace Tim Hills who announced his retirement a few weeks ago. Here are the names that I’ve heard… Brandon Rinta – Assistant Coach Northwest