The busy day continues in New England. Sounds like Steve Pikiell is close to signing an extension at Stony Brook. We were hearing that he was interested in the Holy Cross job but it looks like he will stay put and get a nice raise.
HOT UPDATE: New England rumors
New England is jumping today – been on the phone all morning talking northeast hoops! Here’s the latest with some updated information from some earlier blogs….. Hartford – I blogged earlier that BC’s John Gallagher was at the top of the short list. It now sounds like it’s a done deal. He’s expected to sign
Bzdelik hired at Wake Forest
Not much of a surprise here, we told you this was going to happen on Sunday (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/7c6984bb/bzdelik-to-wake-a-done-dea…). Here’s the link to the official press release: http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/04…
Assistants on the move…….
A few things that I picked up while on the phone yesterday….. Cornell assistant Woody Kampmann will be joining Steve Donahue’s staff at Boston College as the Director of Basketball Operations. He had been at Cornell for the past three seasons. Also, Cornell’s third assistant Kevin App will apparently not be joining the staff at
UPDATE: Clemson makes it official – Brownell hired
Just wanted to pass along the official release from Clemson. I reported earlier today that our source was saying it was a done deal – it now officially is. Brad Brownell is the new coach at Clemson. A 4:00 press conference is scheduled. Here’s the release: http://clemsontigers.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/04131… More info about Brownell from my last blog
Source: Clemson to hire Brownell
One of our better sources is telling us that Clemson and Wright State head coach Brad Brownell have reached a deal. Brownell has success at both Wright State (84-45 in 4 seasons) and UNC-Wilmington (83-40 in 4 seasons). He has had four straight 20 win seasons at Wright State (5 straight including his last season
Major begins assembling staff
New UNC-Charlotte head coach Alan Major has started putting his staff together. I’ve heard that Boston University associate head coach Orlando Vandross was on campus Sunday and that he and Major met with players Sunday night. Also, I’ve heard from numerous sources that Virginia Tech assistant Ryan Odom will join the staff as well. Odom
UNC-Wilmington update
The longest search in the history of searches is still going on. Not a ton to report – we know that Ed Conroy turned the job down in favor of Tulane and no high major assistants have expressed any interest. There was some type of discussion with Wofford’s Mike Young, but nothing seems to have
Bzdelik to Wake a done deal?
Two of our better sources are confirming that Colorado Head Coach Jeff Bzdelik is headed to Wake Forest. Bzdelik and Wake AD Ron Wellman are longtime friends – they worked together at Northwestern in the early 1980’s when Bzdelik was an assistant basketball coach and Wellman was the baseball coach. Also, Bzdelik’s youngest daughter attends
Major to Charlotte
According to multiple sources, Ohio State assistant Alan Major has accepted an offer to become the next Head Coach at UNC-Charlotte. Major has been an assistant to Thad Matta for the past 9 seasons (6 at Ohio State, 3 at Xavier). Expect an official announcement soon.
Candidates at Cornell
It’s early in the search process at Cornell, but here are some of the names that I’ve heard: Paul Fortier – Assistant Coach Washington. Was an assistant to Donahue at Cornell (04-06). Joel Burke – Assistant Coach Navy. Another former Donahue assistant (2001-04). Mike Maker – Head Coach Williams College. Took Williams to DIII National
Clemson search
We have been hearing a bunch of names that have gotten involved at Clemson. Here’s what we’ve gotten so far: Al Skinner – Former Head Coach at BC. Is believed to have interviewed with Clemson AD Terry Don Phillips yesterday. Jeff Capel – Head Coach Oklahoma. Shanka Smart – Head Coach VCU. A former Clemson