Coppin State has scheduled a press conference for Monday afternoon to introduce their new head coach. Multiple sources have told me that the choice is Stillman College (AL) head coach Michael Grant. Grant led his squad to 17 wins this past season and holds a 253-197 record in 15 seasons as a head coach. In
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OFFICIAL: Lockhart to JCJC
Had this as a rumor earlier today- it’s now official… Jones County Junior College has a new men’s basketball coach. Rahim Lockhart, currently the head coach at Madison Central High School, will be officially introduced at an 11 a.m. press conference Monday in the JCJC Media Room. “First, I am tremendously blessed to have this
HOT: Conger resigns at Lake Forest
Lake Forest College Head Men’s Basketball Coach Chris Conger announced Thursday that he is resigning after 18 years at the helm of the program. After developing such a strong relationship with the College, Conger’s choice to step down was a difficult one. "Without question, this is the hardest decision I’ve ever had to make because
UMKC adds assistant
The UMKC men’s basketball program announced that Andre McGee has joined the staff as an Assistant Coach. He comes to Kansas City after spending the last four seasons as part of the University of Louisville staff, where he worked with ‘Roos Head Coach Kareem Richardson. For the past two years, he was the Director of
Armstrong Atlantic names head coach
Armstrong Atlantic State University has named Evans Davis the head men’s basketball coach for the Pirates, lifting the interim tag that he has served under since taking over the program in August of 2013. Davis becomes the 11th head men’s basketball coach in Armstrong history. Davis was hired after a national coaching search that began
Daily Dirt II – 5/2/14
Busy day – here’s round 2 of the "Daily Dirt"… • I’ve got this one confirmed by a top-notch source…Jeremy Friel is no longer an assistant at Albany. Friel had been on Will Brown’s staff for the past seven years. It sounds like there are some former players / staffers in the mix already for
Daily Dirt – 5/1/14
Today’s “dirt”… • I’m on double secret probation with this one, but I can confirm that the search Maine has really ramped up. It sounds like two America East assistants have already been eliminated from the mix. Also, I have heard there is at least one CAA assistant with head coaching experience on campus as
University of Houston Hires Price
Former Oklahoma All-American Hollis Price has joined the University of Houston Men’s Basketball program as its director of player development, head coach Kelvin Sampson announced Thursday. In that role, Price will be responsible for a wide variety of tasks essential to the program’s success and will be reunited with his collegiate head coach in Sampson,
Montana State Staff Update
Brian Fish came one step closer to completing his first Montana State coaching staff on Thursday when he reappointed current staff member Chris Haslam. Haslam joined the Bobcat staff last year, and his positive impact was immediate. MSU signed a pair of big men from Haslam’s native England in November, and drew praise for his
OFFICIAL: Slice to Kentucky
We first mentioned the rumors of Barry "Slice" Rohrssen being involved at Kentucky on 4/13 (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/9d3dd911/sunday-night-dirt/…). It’s now official – he has been added to John Calipari’s staff… Barry Rohrssen has joined the UK men’s basketball coaching staff as an assistant coach, head coach John Calipari announced Thursday. Rohrssen comes to Lexington after serving as
Daily Dirt II – 5/1/14
A couple of quick updates on previous items… • I have been given the green light to give a better update on Maine…from what I am hearing, the search is now focusing on two candidates – Northeastern associate head coach Dave McLaughlin, and Rhode Island College head coach Bob Walsh. Skype interviews wrapped up earlier
Brady named head coach at Shoreline CC
Donald Brady is the new Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Shoreline Community College. “Coach Brady brings a wealth of basketball knowledge to Shoreline and we are excited about the future of our men’s basketball program under his direction,” said Acting Athletic Director, Steve Eskridge. Prior to Shoreline Community College, Brady was an Associate Head Coach