Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) No secret here…after not getting the New Mexico State job, James Miller is headed to Mississippi State with Chris Jans. Miller has been with Jans for the past four seasons, and has also been an assistant at Arkansas State and Omaha. He went 77-23 in three seasons as the head coach
D3 DIRT: NYU set to open
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm through multiple sources that Dagan Nelson will step away as the head men’s basketball coach at D3 NYU. Nelson was hired as the head coach at NYU back in the spring of 2018. In his four years with the Violets, he went 30-45 (.400). His team did not
Daily Dirt II – 3/28/22
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) So busy today, I needed round 2 of the DD. Here you go… Richmond assistant Kevin Hovde is headed to Florida where he will rejoin new Gators head coach Todd Golden. Hovde was the associate head coach under Golden at San Francisco from 2019-21, and an assistant at USF from 2016-19.
D2 DIRT: Angelo State’s Boone set to take D1 job
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I alluded to this one earlier in today’s DAILY DIRT – I can now confirm it. D2 Angelo State University head coach Cinco Boone will resign after seven seasons and become an assistant at Texas Arlington. Boone and current UTA head coach Greg Young were together in the late 2000’s at
Daily Dirt – 3/28/22
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A bunch of things to kick off the week… Staff changes at Oregon State. Associate head coach Kerry Rupp will not have his contract renewed, and assistant Stephen Thompson will shift to a non-coaching role. Rupp, the former head coach at Louisiana Tech was at OSU for the past 8 seasons,
George Washington Search Update
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I have heard from multiple sources that the search at George Washington is down to four candidates, all with very important DMV ties. The names that I have heard are: Chris Caputo – Associate head coach Miami. Has been with Jim Larranaga for the past 20-seasons – the past eleven at
REPORT: Prohm set to return to Murray State
According to multiple reports (here, here), Steve Prohm will return to Murray State and become the new head basketball coach. He would take over for his former assistant Matt McMahon, who departed last week for LSU. Prohm spent 2011-14 as the Racers head coach, putting together a big-time record of 104–29 (.782). He was named
REPORT: Martin, UMass finalizing deal
According to a report from Jon Rothstein, UMass is finalizing a deal with Frank Martin and is expected to name him as their new head basketball coach today. Martin had spent the past ten seasons as the head coach at South Carolina (171–147 – .538) before being released earlier this spring. He led the Gamecocks
Daily Dirt – 3/24/22
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