I have confirmed through multiple sources that D3 Augustana College (IL) head men’s basketball coach Steve Schafer has resigned. An official announcement is expected shortly. Schafer, an Augustana alum, had just completed his first season at the Vikings helm. He led his squad to a 7-5 (6-4) record during the COVID shortened season. The Vikings
REPORT: Wes Miller to Cincinnati
Wes Miller will become the next head coach at Cincinnati, according to multiple reports, including one from CBSSports.com. Miller, who has spent the past ten seasons as the head coach at UNC Greensboro, will replace John Brannen, who was fired last week. During his tenure at UNCG, Miller has compiled a 187-143 (.567) record. The
D2 DIRT: Chowan University (NC) opens
I have heard from Multiple sources that Brett Vincent is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at D2 Chowan University (NC). Vincent had been the Hawks bench boss for the past nine seasons, where he put together a 110-122 (.474) mark. His squad went 6-8 (5-7) and advanced to the Conference Carolinas Semi-finals during
D2 DIRT: East Central U (OK) Head Coach headed to the PAC-12
Yesterday, I TWEETED that a good D2 was about to open. Here it is… East Central University (OK) head coach Chris Crutchfield will become the associate head coach at Oregon, replacing Tony Stubblefield who became the head coach at DePaul earlier this spring. This past season was Crutchfield’s only season at ECU – his team
REPORT: UTEP to name Golding as new Head Basketball Coach
According to multiple reports, including one from KTSM 9, UTEP will hire Abilene Christian’s Joe Golding as their new head men’s basketball coach. KTSM 9 reports that “UTEP and ACU are negotiating Golding’s $250,000 buyout, which is preventing the news from becoming official.” Golding reportedly beat out Baylor associate head coach Jerome Tang, New Mexico
REPORT: Justin Gray to be named Head Coach at Western Carolina
In yesterday’s Daily Dirt, I mentioned that Justin Gray was the “name to keep an eye on” at Western Carolina. Now, there are multiple reports, including one from Jeff Goodman, which say that Gray will in fact be named as the new head basketball coach at Western Carolina. Gray had been an assistant on Pat
Daily Dirt – 4/12/21
A bunch of things that I’ve heard… I can confirm that Army assistant Zak Boisvert is headed to Indiana State. Boisvert had been at Army since 2016, and has also worked at Maine, Iona, and FDU. An official announcement is expected shortly. Word on the street is that Texas A&M University-Kingsville head coach Johnny Estelle
UTEP Men’s Basketball Coaching Search Odds
Interviews are underway this week at UTEP, as the look to replace Rodney Terry who departed for an assistant spot at Texas. Here are the current odds:
Daily Dirt – 4/8/21
A bunch of very quick hitters with D1 assistants on the move (some of these are out there, some are not). Kind of like the transfer portal of assistants… Brandon Chappell – Lamar to UNLV Patrice Days – Coastal Carolina to ETSU Jason Kemp – William & Mary to Minnesota Chris Markwood – Northeastern to
BREAKING REPORT: Miller out at Arizona
According to a Tweet by Jeff Goodman, Sean Miller is no longer the head basketball coach at Arizona. Miller has been the Wildcats head coach for the past 12-seasons, where he went 302-109 (.735). He and the university have been under investigation by the NCAA for more than three years, and have been charged with
D2 DIRT: Former D1 Head Coach set to take over at Allen U (SC)
I can confirm that former Coppin State and Southern University head coach Michael Grant will be named as the new head basketball coach at Allen University (SC). Allen, formerly an NAIA school, will be transitioning to the NCAA D2 level and competing in the SIAC. Grant has spent 18 years as a head coach at
REPORT: Purdue assistant headed to Texas A&M Corpus Christi
According to a tweet by Jon Rothstein, Texas A&M Corpus Christi is expected to name Purdue assistant Steve Lutz as their new head men’s basketball coach. He will replace Willis Wilson who announced his retirement last month. Lutz has been on the staff at Purdue for the past four seasons. Prior to that, he spent