According to a Jeff Goodman report, Ole Miss is expected to hire Chris Beard as their new head men’s basketball coach. Beard would replace Kermit Davis who was released back on February 24th. Beard spent 1+ years at Texas before being fired on January 5th following his arrest on a felony domestic family violence charge
Daily Dirt – 3/13/23
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) This will definitely be a busy week. Here are just a couple of items to kick it off… I mentioned some names at New Mexico State in Saturday’s Dirt. Since then, a pretty interesting one has started to surface, as I have heard former Indiana State head coach Greg Lansing’s name
REPORT: Northwestern State’s Gipson headed to Austin Peay
I can now confirm a Jon Rothstein report that Northwestern State head coach Corey Gipson will take over at his alma mater Austin Peay. In Gipson’s only season at NSU, he led the Demon’s to a 22-11 (13-5 Southland) record and their first appearance in the Southland Conference Championship game since 2013. Gipson, who played
D3 DIRT: Linfield U opens amidst turmoil
Shanan Rosenberg is no longer the head men’s D3 Linfield University, following weeks of turmoil. Rosenberg was suspended following an incident at a game on February 18th, where he allegedly got into a verbal altercation with a parent behind Linfield’s bench. The Oregonian is reporting that “In a letter sent to the university’s board of
Isaac Brown out as Head Basketball Coach at Wichita State
According to multiple reports, including one from Jon Rothstein, Wichita State has parted ways with head basketball coach Isaac Brown. Brown led the Shockers for 2+ seasons, putting together a 48-34 (.585) record. He took over in November 2020 following the resignation of Gregg Marshall. This past season, his squad went 17-15 (9-9 American). More
DAILY DIRT: Saturday Edition – 3/11/23
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) It’s obviously been crazy over the past few days. Just going through my notes to catch-up on a bunch of things… A couple of names making the rounds at Manhattan include Kentucky associate to the head coach Bruiser Flint and Rutgers associate head coach Karl Hobbs. Flint has also been the
REPORT: St. John’s parts ways with Head Basketball Coach Mike Anderson
According to multiple reports, including one from Jeff Goodman, St. John’s has parted ways with head men’s basketball coach Mike Anderson. Anderson took over at St. John’s back in 2019, and led the Red Storm to a 68-56 (.548) record during his tenure. This past season, Anderson’s squad went 18-15 (7-13 Big East). They knocked
REPORT: South Florida parts ways with Brian Gregory
Jon Rothstein first with this one… South Florida is expected to part ways with head basketball coach Brian Gregory. The veteran head coach has been at USF for the past six seasons (79-107 -.425). This season, the Bulls went 14-18 (7-11 American). Gregory has spent 19 seasons as a D1 head coach, with stints at
REPORT: Pastner out at Georgia Tech
According to multiple reports, including one from Jon Rothstein, Georgia Tech is expected to part ways with Josh Pastner later this afternoon. Pastner has been the Yellow Jackets head coach for the past seven seasons. He has compiled an 87-113 (.435) record during his tenure, including a 15-18 (6-15 ACC) mark this season. Before taking
D3 DIRT: Greensboro College opens
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard from multiple sources that Jim Cantamessa is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at D3 Greensboro College. Cantamessa joined the GC staff back in 2010 as an assistant, and was elevated to head coach in 2019. During his tenure in the lead chair, he put together a
Small College Dirt…
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have teased these moves on Twitter over the past few days – following up on them now…
D3 DIRT: Bethany (WVa) set to hire D3 assistant as next Head Basketball Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I teased this one a bit today in the Daily Dirt, and can now confirm it. D3 Bethany College (WVa) will hire Nebraska Wesleyan Wesleyan assistant Brad Johnson as their new Head Men’s Basketball Coach. Johnson just wrapped up his second season at NWU, after a three-year stint as an assistant