For 14 years Pat Cleary sat at the right side of Edinboro head men’s basketball coach Greg Walcavich. When the 2013-14 campaign begins, Cleary will have to slide over one spot. Today Director of Athletics Bruce Baumgartner announced the appointment of the former assistant coach as Edinboro’s tenth head coach. This will mark Cleary’s first
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Fairleigh Dickinson rumors…
I have heard that the search at Fairleigh Dickinson is winding down and there could be an announcement as early as today. The two “hot” names that are believed to be finalists are former Louisville assistant Walter McCarty, and UMass-Lowell head coach Greg Herenda. I mentioned that I had heard McCarty was on campus interviewing
HOT: Extension for Kennedy at Ole Miss
On the heels of an NCAA Tournament appearance and SEC Tournament Championship, Ole Miss head basketball coach Andy Kennedy’s contract has been extended to run through 2017, Athletics Director Ross Bjork announced Friday. Kennedy’s four-year deal is the longest allowed by the state of Mississippi and includes a base salary of $1.8 million, which ranks
Daily Dirt II – 4/12/13
Another busy day, another round of "dirt"… • It sounds like Kennesaw State will hire Brian Lawhon as an assistant. He has served as an assistant at Bellarmine and Wilmington (OH). He played collegiately at Northern Kentucky – now an A-Sun member with Kennesaw. KSU still has one open assistant spot to fill. • I
OFFICIAL: USC Hires Two
The USC men’s basketball program has hired Tony Bland and Jason Hart as assistant basketball coaches. Bland spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach at his alma mater San Diego State, helping lead the Aztecs to the NCAA Tournament both seasons. He is a Los Angeles native who was a high school All-American
HOT: Ostlund named head coach at St. Martin’s
After a nationwide search Director of Athletics Bob Grisham has announced that Michael Ostlund is the new head men’s basketball coach at Saint Martin’s University. “This was the deepest applicant pool we have ever had for this position, and many with collegiate head coaching experience that made it a difficult task for the search committee,”
OFFICIAL: G.G. Smith named head coach at Loyola (MD)
G.G. Smith has been named the head men’s basketball coach at Loyola University Maryland, the school’s president, Rev. Brian F. Linnane, S.J., announced today at a press conference in Reitz Arena. Smith, who is the son of current Texas Tech University Head Coach Tubby Smith, has been an assistant at Loyola for the past six
OFFICIAL: Medved to Furman
Niko Medved has been named Furman University’s new head men’s basketball coach, director of athletics Dr. Gary Clark announced on Friday afternoon. A native of St. Paul, Minn., and former Furman assistant, Medved takes the reigns of the Paladin basketball program after spending the past six seasons as an assistant coach at Colorado State University,
Loyola (MD) rumor
I mentioned in my blog last night that I had heard current Loyola (MD) assistant G.G. Smith was the leader to replace Jimmy Patsos (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/5498eb02/daily-dirt-iii-4-11-13/…). I’ve now got multiple sources telling me that it’s a done deal, and he will be introduced today at 2:30. Here’s the link to watch the press conference live: http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/loyola.portal?mode=…#
HOT: Estes named HC @ Barry
Replacing a school’s wins leader is never easy, but Barry University has a great candidate to try in Butch Estes who takes over the helm of the Buccaneer men’s basketball program. “I want to thank athletic director Mike Covone and the administration for giving me the opportunity to lead the men’s basketball program at Barry
HOT: Extension for Herrion @ UNH
University of New Hampshire athletics director Marty Scarano has announced that men’s basketball head coach Bill Herrion has signed a contract extension through the 2015-16 season. Terms of the contract were not disclosed. With the win over UMBC on Feb. 13, Herrion, who just completed his eighth year at UNH and 22nd in America East,
Daily Dirt II – 4/11/13
Round two… • I have heard that new Hofstra head coach Joe Mihalich will be bringing his entire staff from Niagara with him and that current interim head coach Patrick Sellers will not be retained. I have also heard that he has offered former St. Benedict’s (NJ) assistant Billy Diamond an administrative role on the