I have now heard from multiple sources that D3 Hiram College (OH) will hire Rochester assistant Taylor Roth as their head coach. He will replace Chris Kibler who resigned back in early January. Roth has spent the past two years at Rochester, and was an assistant at NYU for three seasons before that. Before his
D2 DIRT: Purdue Ft. Wayne assistant the leader at UIndy
I have heard that Purdue Ft. Wayne assistant Paul Corsaro is the leader at UIndy, and according to multiple sources has been offered the job there. He would replace his former boss Stan Gouard who became the head coach at Southern Indiana last week. Corsaro has been at Purdue Ft. Wayne for the past two
Daily Dirt – 4/16/20
Here are some things that I’ve heard… Multiple sources have confirmed that Gerald Gillion will be joining the new staff at Samford. Gillion spent last season as a HS coach in Florida, but has previously worked Tennessee Tech, South Florida, and Florida International. He also spent a long time as the head coach of Breakdown
Daily Dirt – 4/15/20
Some mid-week dirt… I can confirm that Chase Campbell is no longer the head coach at NAIA Wiley College (TX). He was hired there last July after spending time as an assistant at Tuskegee. Wiley went 13-13 (10-8) last season. It sounds like current assistant Ashton DeMurrell could be in a position to take over
Daily Dirt – 4/14/20
A few things that I’ve heard… Last week, I mentioned that Austin Peay assistant Sergio Rouco was headed to Samford (Daily Dirt 4/9). It now sounds like another APSU assistant could be on the move – I’ve heard Darryl Dora’s named mentioned multiple times now at Georgia Southern. He and new head coach Brian Burg
JUCO DIRT: Mesabi Range set to name former WNBA player as new Head Men’s Basketball Coach
NJCAA D3 Mesabi Range College (MN) will hire Tamara Moore as their new head men’s basketball coach. The former University of Wisconsin standout (1,662 career points) spent six seasons in the WNBA (2002-07) with six different teams after being drafted 15th overall in 2002. During her college career, Moore was a 2001 and 2002 Honorable
Daily Dirt – 4/9/20
Two quick things… Word on the street is that Austin Peay assistant Sergio Rouco is headed to Samford. Rouco is the former head coach at Florida International, who has also been an assistant at Ole Miss, South Florida, and UTEP. He has been at Austin Peay since 2017. A lot of chatter that he may
Daily Dirt – 4/8/20
Some mid-week dirt… Following up on my tweet from yesterday…I can confirm that Western Carolina associate head coach Monty Sanders is headed to UNCW. He had been at WCU for the last two seasons, but had spent eight years before that in the CAA at his alma mater Elon. The official announcement is expected by
D2 DIRT: Gouard to USI
I can confirm that Southern Indiana will hire UIndy head coach Stan Gouard. He will replace Rodney Watson who retired back in March. Gouard, a former standout at USI, has been the head coach at UIndy for the past 12 seasons 228-117 (.661). He also served as an assistant at Southern Indiana as well as
Daily Dirt – 4/7/20
A bunch of things that I’ve heard… Yesterday, I mentioned the easy/obvious staff additions at James Madison (Daily Dirt – 4/6). I’ve now heard of two more…It sounds like Mount St. Mary’s (MD) assistant Xavier Joyner and UMES assistant Calvin Baker will both be joining Mark Byington’s staff. Joyner has been at The Mount for
Daily Dirt – 4/6/20
Some things I’ve heard while continuing to adjust to the new normal… It sounds like NC State Director of Basketball Operations Travis Hackert is joining Takayo Siddle’s new staff at UNC Wilmington. Hackert has spent the past three seasons at NC State in administrative roles, and served in similar capacities previously at UNCW under Kevin
D2 DIRT: Eastern New Mexico opens
I have now heard from multiple sources that Eastern New Mexico head basketball coach Tres Segler has stepped down from his position. Segler had been the Greyhounds coach for the past four seasons, where he put together a 45-66 record (8-19 this past season). From 2009-2016, he served as an assistant coach at Lone Star