A few things as we get ready to roll into the 4th… I have heard that the leader to replace Damian Pitts as the head coach DIII Centenary University (NJ) is current assistant Jason Geleski. A longtime coach (who also spent ten years in the Army), Geleski has had a bunch of stops in the
Holy Cross Search Update
The search at Holy Cross seems to be nearing an end, as the Crusaders are in the hunt for a new head basketball coach after Bill Carmody’s retirement back on June 18th. The late resignation, coupled with the hiring of new AD Marcus Blossom (was hired in May, but officially started yesterday), has made this
Daily Dirt – 6/28/19
A bunch of things to close out the week… I mentioned back on 6/3 that Chinedu Nwachukwu was the leader for the opening at Dartmouth. I have heard that he was offered the job, but will now be headed to Youngstown State instead. He had been on John Beilein’s staff since 2016-17, and was the
JUCO DIRT: Moberly Assistant to be named as new Head Coach at Colby CC
I can confirm that Moberly Area CC (MO) assistant coach Rusty Elmore will be named as the new head basketball coach at Colby CC (KS). He will replace Rusty Grafel who is headed to Texas Tech in an administrative role. Elmore joined the MACC staff after serving as an assistant at Vincennes University. He has
DIII DIRT: Plattsburgh State opens
I tweeted about this one on Friday – I now have confirmation… Plattsburgh State (NY) head coach Tom Curle has resigned an will become the director of athletics at William Peace University (NC). Curle had been the head coach at Plattsburgh State for the past 16 seasons where went 292-152. He has also been the
NAIA DIRT: Change made at Texas A&M Texarkana
The 2019-20 season will be the inaugural campaign the Texas A&M Texarkana men’s basketball program, and a coaching change has already been made… Charles Goar, who was hired as the first-ever men’s basketball coach in program history back in March has resigned. It sounds like he has entered the private sector. He had previously served
Texas Tech Dirt…
I can confirm that Texas Tech has hired Colby Community College (KS) head coach Rusty Grafel in an administrative role. Grafel had been at Colby CC for the past seven seasons. This past year, he led the Trojans to an 18-14 record and had 7’1 C Moses Bol sign to play at Central Florida. Grafel
Daily Dirt – 6/24/19
A few things to start the week…. I have heard that Nate Bollinger has been hired in an administrative role on Dane Fischer’s new staff at William & Mary. He had most recently been an assistant at Saint Vincent College (PA), and had previously served as the Director of Player Development at High Point. I
JUCO DIRT: Daytona State set to tab in-state head coach as their new leader
I have now heard from multiple source that Dayton State College will name Martin McCann as their new head basketball coach. McCann has spent the past five seasons as the head coach at Palm Beach State, where he has racked up four 20 win seasons, and won 109 games. This past season, McCann guided the
Furman Dirt…
Furman head coach Bob Richey has hired Jeremy Growe as an assistant coach. Growe has spent the past ten seasons on the staff at Xavier in various roles – from graduate assistant to DBO to special assistant to the head coach. He is a former manager at Indiana. An official announcement is expected shortly.
JUCO DIRT: Rock Valley set to name new Head Basketball Coach
I can confirm that NJCAA DIII Rock Valley College will name Tyler Bredehoeft as their new head basketball coach. He had spent last season as an assistant coach at DII Emporia State (KS) under former Rock Valley head coach Craig Doty. Before that, Bredehoeft was an assistant at the University of Saint Mary from 2013-18.
JUCO DIRT: Northwest Florida Finalists
NJCAA DI Northwest Florida State College is nearing the end of their search for a new head basketball coach. They are down to four finalists to replace Steve DeMeo who became an assistant coach at St. John’s earlier this spring. I’ve heard from multiple sources here, who have told me the final four are: Mike