Some things that I’ve heard… Alfred Beard has been named as the interim head coach at Paine College (GA). He replaces Darryl Stinson who became an assistant coach at Lynn University (FL). Beard is a former player at Paine, who currently serves as the assistant AD for compliance at the college. Othyus Jeffers is out
DAILY DIRT: JUCO Edition – 7/21/19
Some things that I’ve heard from the JUCO world… In a TWEET late last week, I mentioned that a local JUCO assistant would take over as the new head coach at Palm Beach State. I can now confirm that Broward College assistant Richard Grant is the choice there. Before joining the Broward staff last season,
DePaul Dirt…
I can confirm that DePaul head coach Dave Leitao has hired Marc Hsu as an assistant coach. He replaces Bill Courtney who departed for a spot at Miami back in June. Hsu had spent the past two seasons on the staff at Western Kentucky, and served as an assistant at New Mexico State before that.
Texas A&M Dirt…
I can confirm that Vince Walden has joined Buzz Williams’ new staff at Texas A&M as an assistant coach. This is the second move this off season for Walden, who left Arkansas State back in April to become an assistant at Elon. Walden had spent the past two seasons working for Mike Balado at Arkansas
JUCO DIRT: Coastal Bend set to name new head coach
I have heard from a great source that Coastal Bend College (TX) will promote assistant Marcus Thompson to the role of head coach. He will replace Carliss Robinson who became an assistant at Salem University at the end of June. Thompson has been at Coastal Bend for one season. The Texas native and 2014 Our
Cleveland State Dirt…
Following up on my TWEET from earlier this morning… Last night, I heard from multiple sources that Cleveland State head coach Dennis Felton had been yanked from the road, and told that he would be meeting with new AD Scott Garrett today. It is unclear if Felton will remain as the coach after the meeting,
DIII DIRT: SUNY Canton set to hire UAA assistant as new Head Coach
I have heard that Shiva Senthil will be named as the new head basketball coach at SUNY Canton. The current assistant at the University of Chicago will replace Ben Thompson who became the head coach at Emory & Henry College back in April. Last season was Senthil’s first at Chicago after spending the previous two
Daily Dirt – 7/9/19
A few things that I’ve heard… Boston College graduate assistant Stevie Taylor has joined the staff at NAIA Langston University as an assistant coach. Taylor had been at BC for the past two seasons, and played collegiately at Ohio. Purdue Ft. Wayne DBO Kenton Aubrey will be named as the Director of Scouting at Arkansas
NJIT Dirt…
NJIT assistant coach Stephen Sauers has resigned and will pursue other opportunities. A veteran at the DI level, Sauers had been at NJIT since 2017. He has also worked at UC Riverside, Seton Hall, Iona, and Albany. Sauers peviously spent time working for the Hoop Group, and served two seasons as the head coach for
Tennessee Martin Dirt…
I can confirm through multiple sources that Northwestern State assistant coach Bill Lewit will become an assistant at Tennessee Martin. Lewit had spent the past seven seasons on Mike McConathy’s staff. Before coming to NSU, Lewitt served as the associate head coach at the University of New Orleans for two seasons. Prior to that, he
DIII DIRT: Arcadia set to name DII assistant as new Head Coach
I can confirm that Arcadia University will name Millersville University assistant Adam Van Zelst as their new head basketball coach. He will replace Justin Scott, who became an assistant at St. Joe’s earlier in the spring. Last season was Van Zelst’s first at MU – he had spent the previous eight seasons as an assistant
HOT: Marquette Assistant headed to Holy Cross
Yesterday, I mentioned Marquette’s Brett Nelson as a finalist for the job at Holy Cross (Holy Cross Search Update). Today, reports are flying in that he will indeed be named as the Crusaders new head basketball coach. Nelson has been on the Marquette staff for the past six seasons, and was promoted to associate head