Nice to be back home from Dallas. There is a ton of stuff going on, still trying to cull through a lot of it. Here are a few things to start off the day… • Two separate people have told me that Metro State head coach Derrick Clark is involved with the job at Delaware
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Jacksonville rumor Part II…
Apparently the situation at Jacksonville is really heating up! I reported earlier that I had heard Texas Southern’s Mike Davis was the leader. This still may be the case, but there is a very strong 1A in the mix. A separate source has confirmed to me that IPFW head coach Tony Jasick heavily involved here
Jacksonville rumor…
According to two great sources, Texas Southern head coach Mike Davis is the "hot" name right now and Jacksonville, and may have separated himself from the pack. Davis just wrapped up his second year at Texas Southern – they won the SWAC and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. This is the second time in two
Wojo adds assistant at Marquette
First-year head men’s basketball coach Steve Wojciechowski has announced the hiring of Chris Carrawell as an assistant coach with the Marquette University men’s basketball program. Carrawell, who was a teammate of Wojciechowski’s at Duke, owns a wealth of coaching experience at both the collegiate and professional levels. "I have a tremendous amount of respect for
OFFICIAL: FAU hires Curry
Florida Atlantic University has named Michael Curry as its head men’s basketball coach. Curry, who played for seven NBA teams during an 11-year career and also previously served as head coach of the Detroit Pistons, was introduced today as the eighth coach in FAU program history. "On behalf of the Florida Atlantic University community, I
Arizona St. Dirt: Musselman out / Peery in
Multiple sources are reporting that Arizona State associate head coach Eric Musselman has resigned and will be replaced by Indian Hills (IA) head coach Barret Peery. Musselman was hired at ASU in 2012 and had previously been an NBA head coach (Golden State and Sacramento). Sounds like he wants to be a head coach again
Boston College rumor…
I mentioned earlier today that I had heard that Mike Jarvis II was involved with an assistant spot at Boston College: http://hoopdirt.com/blog/f2a84cec/daily-dirt-4-7-14/… . It now appears that Maryland assistant Scott Spinelli is involved as well. I have heard from multiple sources that the Leominster, Massachusetts native has been in contact with new head coach Jim
HOT: Manhattan to keep Masiello
ManhattanCollege today announced it will reinstate Steve Masiello as its men’s head basketball coach, once he has completed his undergraduate degree from the University of Kentucky. He will be on unpaid leave until he receives his degree. During his absence, associate head coach Matt Grady will lead the program as interim head coach. Masiello has
Jacksonville rumor Part III…
Busy day at Jacksonville… Boots on the ground are telling me that not only is IPFW’s Tony Jasick on campus right now, he may be starting to talk contract. I’ve got some good people on this one. Sounds like a deal could be imminent. Stay tuned…
HOT RUMOR: Michael Curry to FAU
Multiple sources have told me that Florida Atlantic will hire Michael Curry as their new head basketball coach. Curry played in the NBA for 11 seasons. He was most recently an assistant with the Philadelphia 76ers. The announcement is expected later today. More on this when it becomes official.
Chuck Person to Auburn
In the fall of 1980, Earl Henderson had just arrived in the little south Alabama town of Brantley to coach the local high school’s basketball team. On the first day of school, he saw the tall kid with the silky jump shot playing a pickup game with his friends. "It sounds like something I’m making
Western Illinois rumor…
Multiple sources have told me that Western Illinois head coach Jim Molinari is headed to Nebraska where he will become Tim Miles’ top assistant. Molinari has been at WIU for the past six seasons (79-104). He would replace Craig Smith who became the head coach at South Dakota last week. More on this as it