It sounds like D3 Finlandia University (MI) will name Allen Dehority as the Interim Head Men’s Basketball Coach. He would replace Sam Casey, who went 1-23 in his only season with the Lions. Dehority has most recently served on the women’s basketball staff at Finlandia. He also spent three seasons as an assistant at Rose-Hulman
Daily Dirt – 10/2/20
A few quick things to wrap-up the week… I have heard that North Texas Director of Basketball Operations Andy Schmitt will be departing the staff, and will join basketball analytics company HD Intelligence. Schmittt had been at UNT since 2018, and was at New Mexico before that. Former Rutgers and Rhode Island assistant Jim Carr
Daily Dirt – 9/29/20
A bunch of things as September winds down… I can confirm through multiple sources that Southern Illinois DBO Ken Moses will be added as an assistant to Danny Sprinkle’s staff at Montana State. Last season was Moses’ first at SIU after spending two seasons as an assistant at NJCAA D1 Missouri State West Plains. He
D3 DIRT: SUNY Purchase to hire D3 assistant as next head coach
I can confirm that D3 SUNY Purchase will name Vassar College assistant Dan Bozzelli as their new head men’s basketball coach. He will replace Kyle Martin who departed earlier in the summer to become the head coach at Cicero-North Syracuse High (NY). Bozzelli had spent the past two seasons at Vassar, and was the Director
Oregon State Dirt…
I can confirm that Gregg Gottlieb is no longer on the men’s basketball staff at Oregon State. It sounds like he was part of a cost cutting purge that has slashed a reported 23 positions within the Beavers athletics department. Gottlieb had been on Wayne Tinkle’s staff for the past six seasons, serving the first
Daily Dirt – 9/21/20
Catching up on a bunch of things… Scott McCloud, Jr. has been hired as a graduate assistant at Fordham. He spent last season working as an assistant at Covenat College Prep (NJ). Donnie Tyndall has added Jordan VerHulst to his staff at Chipola. VerHulst had previously worked as the the video coordinator / special assistant
D3 DIRT: Casey out at Finlandia U.
I have heard from great sources that Sam Casey is no longer the men’s basketball coach at D3 Finlandia University (MI). The 2019-20 was Casey’s only season as the head coach at Finlandia. His team struggled to a 1-23 record, but that was an improvement over the Lions 0-21 mark during the 2018-19 season. Casey
D2 DIRT: Coaching change made at Central State (OH)
I have heard from multiple sources that Joe Price is no longer the head men’s basketball coach at D2 Central State University (OH). Price had been the head coach at CSU for the past six seasons, where he put together a record of 76-97 (.439). Last season, he led his team to a 17-13 (11-8)
Daily Dirt – 9/8/20
It’s crazy that Labor Day has come and gone and school is now in session. Here are a few things that I’ve heard as we begin the slow march towards the possible start of college basketball season. The search at D3 SUNY Purchase sounds like it’s down to a group of five. They are vying
UConn Dirt: Former Husky set to join Hurley’s staff
Former UConn standout Kevin Freeman will return to the Huskies as an assistant coach on Dan Hurley’s staff. This was first reported earlier this morning by Rivals’ Corey Evans. He will replace Kenya Hunter who became an assistant at Indiana last month. Freeman had been an assistant at Penn State for the past two seasons.
Daily Dirt – 8/31/20
Crazy that this is the last day of August already. Very curious to see what September brings for college basketball. Here are a few things that I’ve heard over the last couple of days… A few high major graduate assistant hirings: I have heard that Stephen Rodgers has been hired as a GA at Florida
JUCO DIRT: Northern Oklahoma Enid Opens
I can confirm that Northern Oklahoma College Enid head men’s basketball coach Aaron Butcher has resigned. I have heard that he will be taking a high school athletic director position in Indiana. Butcher had been at NOC for the past two seasons. This past year, he led his team to a 17-15 record. Before his