Two DII schools officially hired new coaches this afternoon. Holy Family chose Georgia Tech assistant John O’Connor. O’Connor is a Philly native had been at GT since 2004. He has also been an assistant at Lafayette and Drexel. http://extra.holyfamily.edu/athletics/storydetail.asp?id=156… Pfeiffer College has promoted Jeremy Currier to head coach. Currier has been an assistant at the
Today’s coaching rumors…..
I just wanted to catch everyone up on a few things that I’ve heard over the past couple of days… New Cornell Head Coach Bill Courtney is close to hiring his first two assistants. They are believed to be former Columbia assistant Marlon Sears and Irish National team head coach Jay Larranaga. Larranaga is the
Adelphi coach headed to Trinity
Adelphi Head Coach James Cosgrove has resigned his position to take a similar job at DIII Trinity College. Cosgrove was 166-77 during his career at Adelphi including a 22-11 record this year. He has previous DIII experience – he was the head coach at Endicott College from 1997-2002 (73-60).
Rutgers update
According to sources, Eddie Jordan has told Rutgers AD Tim Pernetti that he is not interested in becoming the next head coach at his Alma Mater. Many believed that Jordan was the top choice to replace Fred Hill. Pernetti will now focus on five other candidates: Mike Rice – Head Coach Robert Morris Fran Dunphy
Northern Michigan candidates
Three candidates have emerged to fill the vacant job at Northern Michigan. They are: Lance Randall – Associate head coach UW-Stevens Point Kevin Mondro – Assistant coach Loyola (Chicago) Doug Lewis, Jr – Head coach Central State (OH) Randall and Mondro will interview on campus Friday, and Lewis will go in on Saturday.
Iowa State Hires Alum
Former Iowa State star Fred Hoiberg will be named head coach at his alma mater. Hoiberg currently works in Minnesota Timberwolves front office.
Mount St. Mary’s update
Mt. St. Mary’s has begun interviewing to replace Milan Brown who departed for Holy Cross a few weeks ago. Current assistant Brion Dunlap has received support from the players, but not sure that it will be enough. Another candidate that has emerged is Notre Dame assistant Martin Ingelsby. Ingelsby played at Notre Dame (1997-2001) and
JUCO Hires
We are hearing that a couple of JUCO jobs have been filled. Chris Martin will be named head coach of Gloucester County College (NJ). Martin was the head coach at Winslow Township for 8 years. Lance Tucker will be hired at Bunker Hill CC (MA). Tucker was the head coach at Emmanuel College from 2001-2004.
McDermott offered Creighton job
I’ve heard from multiple sources that Creighton AD Bruce Rasmussen has offered the job to Iowa State head coach Greg McDermott. McDermott had success in the Missouri Valley Conference when he was at Northern Iowa before he departed for Iowa State. It sounds like McDermott will make his decision today. He has come under fire
Driesell Hired at The Citadel
Maryland assistant basketball coach Chuck Driesell is expected to be named head coach at The Citadel, according to sources. Driesell has been at Maryland since 2006. An official announcement will be made in the coming days.
UNC-Wilmington staff
New UNC-Wilmington head coach Buzz Peterson is bringing two of his assistants from Appalachian State with him. Jamie Kachmarik and Matt McMahon have both been hired as assistants at UNCW. Jason Capel who was also on Peterson’s staff last year got the head job at Appalachian State, so Peterson will be looking to fill his
Add another name to the Columbia search
We reported last week that we heard these names that have been linked to the Columbia opening and have all interviewed or are expected to interview: NJIT Head Coach Jim Engles (a former Columbia assistant) University of New Orleans Head Coach Joe Pasternack St. Mary’s Associate Head Coach Kyle Smith You can now add former