A Sunday Edition of the Daily Dirt (not that Sunday is different from any other day at this point…) A few things at ETSU…no secret here, but Steve Forbes took his entire staff – assistants Brooks Savage and BJ McKie as well as DBO Frank Davis with him to Wake (with roles to be determined).
HOT: Updated Wake Forest names and odds
The search at Wake Forest has been moving quickly with interviews taking place since early this week. Here is the updated list – today’s odds in GREEN, Saturday’s odds are in RED: Steve Forbes (2 to 1 / 25 to 1) – Head Coach East Tennessee. Has shot quickly to the top of this search.
DAILY DIRT – 4/29/20
Some mid-week DIRT… I’m adding a few names to my original LIST at Wake Forest from Saturday. It now sounds like Harvard’s Tommy Amaker and Northwestern’s Chris Collins are in play here. I’ve also heard that some guys on my original list have already spoken to Wake: Wes Miller (UNCG), Ryan Odom (UMBC), and Steve
D3 DIRT: Bryn Athyn College set to hire D3 assistant as new head coach
I have heard that D3 Bryn Athyn College (PA) is expected to hire Sean Westerlund as their new head men’s basketball coach. Westerlund has spent the past four seasons as an assistant at D3 Hood College (MD). Before that, he was the head coach at the Harford Christian School (MD), where he won three straight
D2 DIRT: Downey set to return to Arkansas Tech
Multiple sources have confirmed to me that Northeastern State University (OK) head coach Mark Downey will become the next head basketball coach at Arkansas Tech. Downey had previously served as the head coach at Tech from 2006-10 where he went 77-43 (.642). During his final season with the Wonder Boys, his squad went 30-2, were
Early Wake Forest names and odds
The ink has barely dried on Danny Manning’s monster buyout at Wake Forest, but things will need to move quickly in Winston-Salem. Here are seven potential candidate at Wake with early odds: John Beilein (3 to 1) – Former Head Coach Cleveland Cavs / University of Michigan. Veteran who has proven he can win at
D2 DIRT: USciences set to hire former D1 assistant as new Head Coach
I have heard from multiple sources that the University of the Sciences will hire Mike Conners as their new head basketball coach. He would replace long-time head coach Dave Pauley, who departed midway through this past season. Conners had been an assistant at nearby Drexel for 15 seasons (2001-16). He has also worked at UMass,
D3 DIRT: Illinois Tech opens
I can confirm that Todd Kelly has resigned as the head basketball coach at D3 Illinois Institute of Technology. Kelly had been the head coach at IIT for the past six seasons where he compiled a 75-84 record, including a 12-14 (10-10) mark this past season. He inherited a zero win team back in 2014,
JUCO DIRT: USU Eastern set to hire former Idaho State head coach
I have heard from multiple sources that NJCAA DI Utah State University will name Bill Evans as their new head basketball coach. The 71-year old Evans served as the head coach at Idaho State from 2012-19 and as the head coach at Southern Utah from 1991-2007. While at Idaho State, he was named the Big
Daily Dirt – 4/22/20
A few things that I’ve heard… The search at D2 Arkansas Tech is down to two with final interviews taking place this week. Both guys are current D2 head coaches with big-time ties to the state of Arkansas. Eastern New Mexico has narrowed their list to eight (although at least one has dropped out), with
D3 DIRT: UMHB set to name new head coach
I have heard from multiple sources that D3 University of Mary Hardin-Baylor will name Clif Carroll as their new head basketball coach today. Carroll has spent the past five seasons as the head coach at American Southwest Conference foe Sul Ross State. This past season, he led SRSU to a 17-10 (13-3) record, and compiled
D2 DIRT: George Lynch out at Clark Atlanta
George Lynch’s contract was not renewed at D2 Clark Atlanta University. He has been the head coach there for the past two seasons, and compiled a 28-28 record (22-14 SIAC). Lynch, a former standout at North Carolina, was the 12th pick in the 1993 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. He spent 12 seasons