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
Niagara Dirt…
I can confirm that Niagara head coach Greg Paulus has made two additions to his staff. Kevin Devitt has been hired as an assistant coach at Austin Kelley will be named as the Director of Basketball Operations. Devitt had spent the four seasons as an assistant at UAB, and also worked as an assistant at
Indiana Dirt…
Indiana head coach Archie Miller has wasted no time in replacing Bruiser Flint (departed for Kentucky) on his staff. According to a TWEET by CBS’ Jon Rothstein, Miller will hire UConn assistant Kenya Hunter as Flint’s replacement. Hunter had been on Dan Hurley’s staff at UConn since 2018. Before that, he spent five seasons at
DAILY DIRT: Sunday Edition – 8/23/20
Finally back from a long trip up north to Maine. Catching up on a bunch of things that I’ve heard… I have heard that the leader for the vacant Director of Basketball Operations spot at Yale is Windward School (CA) assistant Matt Elkin. Before heading out west, Elkin served as an assistant at prep powerhouse
DAILY DIRT – 8/13/20
Catching-up on a few things… I have heard that Niagara head coach Greg Paulus is finalizing his staff – it sounds like he may have two spots to fill. The names that I’ve heard here are former UAB assistant Kevin Devitt, and a current staffer in the A-10. Should be official shortly. Kevon Davis is