Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Today’s Daily Dirt… I have heard that UMass Lowell assistant coach Biko Paris has resigned. Sounds like he is getting out of the business. Paris, a former player at Boston College, had sent the past nine seasons as an assistant at Lowell. In yesterday’s Daily Dirt, I mentioned that phone interviews
D3 DIRT: Wilmington College (OH) set to open
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that K.C. Hunt is no longer the men’s basketball head coach at D3 Wilmington College (OH). Hunt, who had been the head coach at WC for the past fifteen seasons, finishes his tenure with the second most wins in school history (185). He led the Quakers to Ohio
REPORT: San Diego zeroes in on Steve Lavin
According to a TWEET by Jon Rothstein, San Diego is closing in on a deal to hire Steve Lavin as their next head men’s basketball coach. Lavin, who has most recently been working as a college basketball TV analyst, has been the head coach at UCLA (1996-03) and St. John’s (2010-15). During his tenure, he
Daily Dirt – 4/6/22
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Lafayette will hire Mike McGarvey as their associate head coach. McGarvey has spent the past four seasons as the head coach at D3 Lycoming (PA). Prior to his time at Lycoming, McGarvey spent seven seasons as an assistant at Colgate, where he served on the same staff
Wichita State Dirt…
Combining a bunch of reports here… Wichita State associate head coach Lou Gudino is on the move, and will become the associate head coach under new head coach Michael Lewis at Ball State. Gudino had been at WSU for the past four seasons, and spent ten seasons on the staff at Indiana State before that.
REPORT: Hayes headed to Georgia State
According to a TWEET from Jon Rothstein, Georgia State is finalizing a deal with Jonas Hayes, and intends to name him as their new head basketball coach. Hayes most recently led Xavier to the NIT Championship after serving as the Musketeers interim head coach since Travis Steele was fired back on 3/16. He had been
REPORT: Cleveland State to hire Iowa State’s Robinson
According to a report by Jon Rothstein, Cleveland State will hire Iowa State assistant Daniyal Robinson as their new head men’s basketball coach. Robinson was NOT listed as a finalist by HoopDirt.com earlier today (whiff). Robinson was retained by head coach T.J. Otzelberger last spring and just completed his seventh season at ISU. It is Robinson’s
REPORT: La Salle set to hire Dunphy
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) According to a report from Mike Jensen, La Salle is expected to name Fran Dunphy as their new head basketball coach. HoopDirt.com mentioned Dunphy as a serious contender here back on 3/29 (DAILY DIRT). Dunphy, a Philadelphia native, has previously served as the head coach at Temple (2006-19) and Penn (1989-2006).
Cleveland State Finalists
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) According to multiple sources, Cleveland State has narrowed their final group to four candidates. It sounds like a 2pm presser has been called for tomorrow to introduce the new coach. The names that I’ve heard are: Dru Joyce III: Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator – Cleveland State. Had been on Dennis
Daily Dirt – 4/5/22
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Word on the street is that Elon head coach Mike Schrage is the leader to replace Nolan Smith (headed to Louisville) on Jon Scheyer’s staff at Duke. He had previously worked in an administrative role under Coach K from 2002-08, and has been the head coach at Elon since 2019). Other
REPORT: Michigan State’s Stephens headed to WMU
Earlier today in the DAILY DIRT, I mentioned that Western Michigan’s AD had focused in on a candidate after conducting interviews in New Orleans. Now according to a TWEET by Jon Rothstein, it appears that Michigan State associate head coach Dwayne Stephens is the choice. Stephens has been on Tom Izzo’s staff for the past
Daily Dirt – 4/4/22
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A few quick things to kick off the week… No secret here…former Miami (OH) head coach Jack Owens is headed to Ohio State as an assistant. He had been the Redhawks head coach since 2017, and was a long-time assistant in the Big Ten at Purdue before that. The search at