Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A bunch of assistants on the move or rumored to be on the move… According to Inside Texas, Longhorns assistant Ulric Maligi will be joining Jerome Tang’s new staff at Kansas State. Last year was Maligi’s first at Texas, and was with Chris Beard for the previous two seasons at Texas
D2 DIRT: East Central U (OK) opens
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Max Pendery has resigned as the head basketball coach at D2 East Central University (OK). Pendery took over at ECU last spring, replacing former head coach Chris Crutchfield who became an assistant at Oregon (he has since become the head coach at Omaha). Pendery had spent the
Daily Dirt – 3/23/22
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Interesting situation at UMass. Mark Blaudschun reported earlier today that St. Bonaventure’s Mark Schmidt is the choice and that he will sign a $1.8MM/yr deal. Now it sounds like that’s not the case, and a decision on Schmidt’s part has not been made. The Bonnies are still alive and on to
REPORT: Citadel working on a deal with Conroy
According to a report by Jeff Hartsell, The Citadel is working on a deal with former head coach Ed Conroy to bring him back to Charleston. Conroy has been a target here from the start, as HoopDirt.com first mentioned him here back on 3/11 (DAILY DIRT). Conroy is currently an assistant Vanderbilt and was the
Daily Dirt – 3/22/22
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Wild day yesterday, expecting more of the same today. Here are a few quick hitters to get it going… Very early at Murray State, but some names making the rounds include current Racers assistant coach Tim Kaine, and Morehead State head coach Preston Spradlin. I mentioned Yale’s James Jones on Sunday
REPORT: Paris finalizes 5-yr deal at South Carolina
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) According to a report from ESPN’s Pete Thamel, South Carolina and Lamont Paris have finalized a five-year deal that will make the Chattanooga head coach the Gamecocks new leader. Paris was hired as the Mocs head coach back in 2017, and has gone 87–71 (.551) since then. This past season, he
REPORT: Murray State’s McMahon headed to LSU
According to a TWEET by Jon Rothstein, Murray State head coach Matt McMahon is expected to take over at LSU. McMahon would replace Will Wade who was fired a few weeks ago. McMahon took over at Murray State back in 2015 after spending four seasons with the Racers as an assistant. During his seven seasons
REPORT: Northwestern State expected to hire Gipson as next Head Basketball Coach
According to a TWEET from Jeff Goodman, Northwestern State is expected to hire Missouri State associate head coach Corey Gipson as their new head coach. He would replace Mike McConathy who announced his retirement last week after 23-seasons at NSU. Gipson has been on Dana Ford’s staff at Missouri State for the past seven seasons.
REPORT: Louisiana Tech’s Konkol headed to Tulsa
I mentioned Louisiana Tech’s Eric Konkol at Tulsa in my DAILY DIRT last night. It now appears to be a done deal. I heard that Konkol was on campus yesterday, and sounds like this got done quickly. According to a report from the News Star, Konkol will take over for former head coach Frank Haith
REPORT: Howard out at La Salle
According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Ashley Howard is out as the head men’s basketball coach at La Salle. Howard had been the Explorers head coach since 2018, where he put together a 45-71 (.388) record. This past season, La Salle went 11-19 (5-13 A-10). Before being hired at La Salle, Howard served as an assistant
Daily Dirt: Sunday Edition – 3/20/22
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Sounds like 5 are the mix at Tulsa right now. Names I’ve heard include Stephen F. Austin’s Kyle Keller, Louisiana Tech’s Eric Konkol, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi’s Steve Lutz, St. John’s associate head coach TJ Cleveland, and one more. It sounds like this one could be wrapped up this week. Interesting name
REPORT: Baylor’s Tang to be named Head Coach at K-State
According to multiple reports, including one from KSNT.com, Baylor Associate head coach Jerome Tang is expected to become the next head coach at Kansas State. Tang is currently in his 19th season at Baylor, and was part of the staff that captured the National Championship last season. As an original member of Scott Drew’s Baylor