A few things that I’ve heard today… • LSU head coach Johnny Jones is going to get a huge bump in salary this week. The LSU Board of Supervisors are scheduled to meet on Friday and vote on a $400,000 pay increase and an extension until 2019. Jones is 39-26 in his two seasons at
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Gem State Dirt…
Originally, I was going to title this blog Potato State Dirt, but after a bit of research, I learned that the official nickname of Idaho is the Gem State. Apparently nearly every known type of gemstone has been found there. I think Idaho potatoes are pretty popular as well, but I guess that would be
John Thompson wins NABC’s Court of Honor Award
For the first time since presenting its first Court of Honor Award in 2009, the National Association of Basketball Coaches Foundation will bestow the honor on one its own, legendary former Georgetown University coach John Thompson, Jr., at the sixth Court of Honor Gala on Wednesday, June 24, 2015. The Court of Honor Award is
Penn State Altoona adds assistant
Penn State Altoona has named Matt Klein as the assistant men’s basketball coach. His duties will include assisting in team practice, scouting opponents, regional recruiting, game day operations, skill development, community relations, and managing the Lions’ strength and conditioning program. Klein earned his Bachelor’s degree in Sports Administration, along with minors in Business Administration and
Stigall named Video Coordinator at Troy
Troy University has hired former Butler standout Chase Stigall as video coordinator for the men’s basketball team, head coach Phil Cunningham announced Monday. "We are really excited about adding Chase to our coaching staff as the new video coordinator," Cunningham said. " I believe that it is important to keep a young, hungry coach on
OFFICIAL: Linton to Army
Had this as a rumor on 10/8. It’s now official… Army Head men’s basketball coach Zach Spiker has finalized his coaching staff for the 2014-15 season by announcing the hiring of Brandon Linton, who comes to West Point from Bowdoin College. "We are very excited with the addition of Coach Linton," Spiker said. "As a
ENC hires assistant
Eastern Nazarene College men’s basketball head coach Jim Aller has announced the addition of volunteer assistant coach Isaiah Boxell. Boxell comes to Eastern Nazarene following a one-year stint as a volunteer assistant coach at Hawaii Pacific University. Boxell graduated from the University of the Ozarks in Clarksville, Arkansas in 2013 with a Bachelor of Science
HOT: Extension on tap for Kellogg at UMass
The Daily Hampshire Gazette is the first to report that UMass head coach Derek Kellogg will sign a contract extension that will keep him with the Minutemen through the 2018-19 season. It sounds like the deal will be made official next week. Kellogg is 109-86 in his his 6-seasons at the helm. More on this
Mansfield names Hamlin assistant
Mansfield University head men’s basketball coach Rich Miller has announced the appointment of former Bloomsburg University assistant coach Michael Hamlin to a full-time assistant position with the Mountaineers. "We are very pleased to have Coach Hamlin join our staff," said Miller. "He’s familiar with the league and with our players after spending so much time
Arseneault Jr. named D-League head coach
The Reno Bighorns, NBA D-League affiliate of the Sacramento Kings, announced today that David Arseneault Jr. will serve as the team’s head coach. Arseneault, 28, joins the Bighorns after spending the last four seasons as an associate head coach for Grinnell College, where he served under his father. Prior to starting a career in the
OFFICIAL: Elmore named assistant at Union (KY)
Back on 9/29, I mentioned that I had heard Rusty Elmore would be named as an assistant at Union (KY) [http://hoopdirt.com/blog/753d0118/daily-dirt-9-29-14/…]. It’s now been made official… Rusty Elmore enters his first season as the head assistant coach in the Union men’s basketball program in 2014-15, joining the athletic department in September. Elmore comes to Barbourville
Wallace named assistant at LeTourneau
LeTourneau University has named James Wallace as its new head men’s cross country and assistant men’s basketball coach, announced athletic director Terri Deike. “We are excited to add James to the YellowJacket Athletic staff and consider him a great addition to our program. With his passion for coaching young men in cross country and basketball