More on the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma… Pretty crazy situation…I’ve been hearing from a ton of sources on this one. I have now been told by two very good guys that the choice will actually be former UMKC assistant Doug Hall. Both sources have told me that the announcement will be made
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Florida’s Daigneault heads to D-League
The Oklahoma City Thunder named Mark Daigneault as the head coach of its D-League team, it was announced today by Executive Vice President and General Manager Sam Presti. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. “Mark has placed a high value on development throughout his career and we feel that he is
OFFICIAL: Garcia to Chatham
I mentioned this as a rumor on Thursday. It’s now official… Chatham University welcomes Andrew Garcia, who has been named Chatham University’s first men’s basketball coach. The Cougars will take the court for the first time in the winter of 2015. Andrew Garcia spent 3 years on Carnegie Mellon University’s men’s basketball staff after being
USAO Update…
In yesterday’s blog, I mentioned the search at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/61918b8a/daily-dirt-8-22-14/…). The candidates that I listed were: Rick McCormick (former head coach Union College, former DI assistant, current owner of Southwest Hoops Basketball), Bill Foy (former head coach Richland College, former assistant at North Texas), and Kyle Blankenship (head
Daily Dirt – 8/22/14
Some quick things that I’ve heard. Gotta spend the rest of the day getting ready for my fantasy football draft tomorrow! Sitting on the #1 pick (it’s a keeper league, so it’s really the first pick of the 4th round). Here’s what I’ve got… • I have heard from a very good source that the
Saint Martin’s (WA) adds assistant
Joe Petschl comes to Saint Martin’s University from The University of Montana. Petschl has spent the last 6 seasons under Head Coach Wayne Tinkle; 4 as student manager, 1 as Graduate Assistant, and this past year as Director of Basketball Operations. During his tenure at The University of Montana, they attended 3 NCAA Tournaments and
Carberry named assistant at CCSU
Connecticut native and former University of Vermont standout Tobe Carberry has been named an assistant coach for the Central Connecticut men’s basketball program. Carberry joins the Blue Devils after most recently spending four seasons at the University of New Haven. Carberry helped lead the Chargers to a 21-9 overall record a year ago, which came
OFFICIAL: McKie returns to Temple
We first mentioned this back on 8/6. It’s now been made official… One of the all-time greatest players to ever don the Cherry and White, Aaron McKie, is returning to his alma mater as he has been named an assistant men’s basketball coach at Temple University. McKie will join current assistants Dwayne Killings and Shawn
OFFICIAL: Gilbride to RPI
I posted this as a rumor on Monday – it’s now official… Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Director of Athletics Jim Knowlton has announced the appointment of Mark Gilbride to the position of head men’s basketball coach. Gilbride joins the Rensselaer staff from Clarkson University, where he has served as the head men’s basketball coach for
Daily Dirt – 8/21/14
A bunch of things that I’ve heard today… • Word on the street is that Carnegie Mellon assistant Drew Garcia will be the new head coach at Chatham University (PA). Garcia had been the full-time assistant at Carnegie Mellon since 2011, and has also been an assistant at Flagler and a GA at Marshall. •
Black Hills State names Rayfield assistant
Black Hills State University head men’s basketball coach Jeff Trumbauer has announced the addition of Rion Rayfield as assistant coach. "I couldn’t be more excited about adding Rion to our staff," Trumbauer said. "He comes with an impressive background and great deal of passion for coaching and recruiting. He is well connected and respected throughout