I have heard that Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College will name Tim Ryan as their new head men’s basketball coach. Ryan had spent the past seventeen seasons as the head coach at the College of Central Florida. He will replace Jason Harrison who lasted less than a year at MGCC. Ryan, who is the all-time
Daily Dirt – 5/13/20
A few things that I’ve heard… I have heard that Clarendon College (TX) head coach Isaac Fontenot-Amedee has become an assistant at Louisiana Monroe. Amedee had been at Clarendon since 2015, and was a HS coach in Louisiana before that. This past season he led Clarendon to a 29-3 record. His best player, Russell Harrison,
SEC DIRT: Change made on Vanderbilt Basketball Staff
I can confirm through multiple sources that David Grace has moved on from his role as the associate head coach on Jerry Stackhouse’s staff at Vanderbilt. Grace, widely recognized as one of the best recruiters in college basketball, had spent just one season at Vandy. Before his time in Nashville, Grace had a long tenure
Daily Dirt – 5/11/20
A few things to start off the week… Kenny Johnson is out as an assistant at LaSalle. The former Indiana, Louisville, and Towson assistant had been on the Explorers staff since 2018. Johnson helped run Team Takeover (DC) AAU before working at the college level. Jason Shay will add Turner Battle as an assistant and
D2 DIRT: Chestnut Hill set to name D3 assistant as new head coach
I can confirm that D2 Chestnut Hill College (PA) will name JJ Butler as their new head men’s basketball coach. Butler has spent the past two seasons as an assistant coach at D3 Susquehanna University (PA). He is no stranger to Chestnut Hill however – he played his final collegiate season there, and spent 2017-18
Daily Dirt – 5/7/20
It’s like groundhog day here at the HD HQ. Here are a few things that I’ve heard… Alabama State is still in the hunt for a new head coach. One name that I’ve now heard a few times that is Cal State Northridge assistant Mo Williams. The 13-year NBA vet, who played collegiately at Alabama,
REPORT: Shay to be named head coach at ETSU
According to a report by Jon Rothstein, East Tennessee State will name Jason Shay as their new head basketball coach. He will replace his former boss Steve Forbes, who became the head coach at Wake Forest last week. Shay has been at ETSU since 2015, and has worked with Forbes at both Northwest Florida and
D2 DIRT: Lincoln U (PA) set to name D1 staffer as new head coach
I have heard from multiple sources that Lincoln University (PA) has offered their men’s basketball job to current St. Peter’s staffer Corey Lowery. He would replace former NBA player Doug Overton, who was placed on leave during the season, and subsequently not retained. Lowery has served as the Director of Player Development / Coaching Consultant
East Tennessee State names and odds
The search at East Tennessee State to replace Steve Forbes is underway, and has been a pretty interesting one so far. Many thought assistant (and current interim head coach) Jason Shay would be promoted fairly quickly – that obviously hasn’t happened. I have heard that the president is actively involved in this one, and interviews
Daily Dirt: Sunday Edition – 5/3/20
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