Here’s what I’ve heard so far this morning….. Richard Pitino has sparked some interest from Wagner. The younger Pitino is currently an assistant at Florida and has served as an assistant on his father’s staff at Louisville. Apparently the AD at Wagner is very intrigued by the possibility of getting involved with Pitino. I’ve heard
Candidates at Hawaii
A number of candidates are beginning to surface at Hawaii. Here are who I’ve heard as possible replacements for Bob Nash, who was fired yesterday. The job will pay between $185,000 and $400,000 – and can be increased by as much as 25% by the president. Jarinn Akana – A UH alum (1994), has spent
FDU officially hires Vetrone
Greg Vetrone has been officially named head basketball coach at Farleigh Dickinson University. Vetrone spent the past season as the interim head coach after taking over for his former boss Tom Green. FDU finished this season at 11-2. They started the season 1-12, but Vetrone guided the Knights into the Northeast Conference Tournament as the
Today’s "Dirt" from The DirtKing
Here’s some "dirt" that I heard while working the phones yesterday…… UTEP Head Coach has emerged as the front runner for the DePaul job. It is a major rebuilding job, and Barbee would be a great fit. He’s really gotten it going at UTEP -the Miners are 24-5 and on a 14 game win streak
UL Lafayette 10am Press Conference
Many sources are reporting that Louisiana Lafayette head coach Robert Lee has been let go. There will be a press conference tomorrow at 10 am. Lee has just finished his sixth year as head coach, and was in his final year of a four year contract. We will keep you updated when this becomes official.
Coaching changes made at Oregon, East Carolina, and C. Arkansas
The firing season has begun this weekend. Here is what I’ve heard over the past 24 hours…… Oregon will fire Ernie Kent at the conclusion of the season. According to our sources, the decision has already been made, and Kent was informed of it. An official announcement is expected in the next few days. Kent
Latest rumors from The DirtKing….
Florida Gulf Coast AD Ken Kavanagh is going to determine the fate of Head Coach Dave Balza possibly today, but definitely no later than next week. Balza is in the final year of a three-year $95,000 contract. He has been at the helm for the past 8 seasons, leading FGCU in it’s transition to DI.
New Haven opening….
It seems that I was incorrect yesterday when I blogged that New Haven was going DI. Apparently they are not. When I searched for Al Seibert’s career stats yesterday (after he announced his resignation), I found this: 1997-98 Western Ky. 3-3 .500 2005-06 New Haven 10-18 .357 2006-07 New Haven 9-19 .321 2007-08 New Haven
A few mid-week rumors…….
A few quick rumors that I’ve heard over the past few days….. There are no shortage of names trying to get involved with the Wagner job. The most interesting is former Fordham Head Coach Dereck Whittenburg. He was the head coach at Wagner before he took the Fordham job in 2003. He went 66-50 in
Breaking: Deane fired at Wagner
Mike Deane has just been fired as the Head Basketball Coach at Wagner. Deane was 95-113 in 7 seasons – the Seahawks were 5-26 (3-15 NEC) this past season. AD Walt Hameline issued this statement: “We thank Mike for his contributions as head basketball coach at Wagner. I admire him greatly as a human being
News and Rumors from The DirtKing…..
Indiana Tech Head Coach Brad Winton has apparently resigned after just one year on the job. We got a tip yesterday that he had quit, but I didn’t want to blog about it until I could confirm the rumor. I looked at Indiana Tech’s website to see if there was any info and couldn’t find
Interim Head Coaches
By my count, there are 8 current DI “interim” head coaches out there right now. As the season begins to wind down, here is the low down on their current situations. Farleigh Dickinson According to multiple sources, Farleigh Dickinson has started their interview process for a permanent head coach. Interim Head Coach Greg Vetrone is