Trying to catch-up after a busy weekend. Here are a bunch of things that I’ve heard…. • I have heard that North Carolina State operations staffer Levi Watkins is involved with an assistant spot on Jim Baron’s new staff at Canisius. Watkins has workied in various ops roles on the Wolfpack staff over the past
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ODU Hires Assistant
ODU head basketball coach Blaine Taylor announced today the John Richardson will return to the Monarch program as an assistant coach after two seasons at Virginia Tech. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Northland hires Engen
We’ve been blogging about this job for a while….Northland (WI) has finally made thier choice. They have hired Stu Engen who will also serve as an assistant AD. Engen most recently coached at Minnesota State University-Moorhead (MSU-Moorhead) for eight seasons. He previously held head coaching positions at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (UW-L) (2000-2002), Upper
OFFICIAL: Virginia Tech releases Greenburg
Here’s the official statement from Virginia Tech on the firing of head coach Seth Greenburg: BLACKSBURG – The Virginia Tech Athletics Department announced this afternoon that Seth Greenberg has been released from his position of head men’s basketball coach. "I want to thank Coach Greenberg for his dedication and effort in leading Virginia Tech in
St. Thomas Removes Interim Tag
The University of St. Thomas announced today that John Tauer will become its head coach of men’s basketball after serving as interim head coach for the 2011-12 season. A four-year standout player and 11-year assistant at St. Thomas, Tauer led St. Thomas to a share of the conference title and the MIAC playoff championship this
Ohio Staff Update
Ohio Head Coach Jim Christian announced the promotion of Aaron Fuss to assistant coach and the addition of Chip Cunningham as director of basketball operations. A member of former head coach John Groce’s initial staff at Ohio, Fuss has been the Director of Basketball Operations since 2009. Cunningham served as video coordinator and graduate assistant
Mars Hill College Names Coach
Rick Scruggs has been named the new head men’s basketball coach at Mars Hill College. We had this earlier today(http://www.hoopdirt.com/blog/4db77d08/daily-dirt-4-23-12/…), now its official . Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
BREAKING: Greenburg out at Virginia Tech
According to Daily Press columnist David Teel, Seth Greenburg is out as the head coach at Virginia Tech. We’ve been working this story for the past few hours – here’s the link to Teel’s blog: http://www.dailypress.com/sports/teel-blog/dp-sources-say-gr… Here’s the link to the presser that will take place at 4:00pm: http://www.fansonly.com/schools/vtec/allaccess/?media=316953…
Daily Dirt II – 4/23/12
Crazy day today….as we wait for the announcement at Virginia Tech, here’s the second installment of the “Daily Dirt”…. • It sounds like Manhattan assistant Scott Padget is headed south and will join Benny Seltzer’s staff at Samford. Padget is an eight-year NBA vet who has been on the Manattan staff for the past two
HOT RUMOR: Virginia Tech situation
I’m getting conflicting reports as to what is happening at Virginia Tech. What I can confirm is that VT has scheduled a 4:00pm press conference for this afternoon. Originally, it was believed that this had nothing to do with the fate of head coach Seth Greenburg. In fact, around 12:00 today, David Teel of the
Willard returns to Holy Cross as a consultant
Ralph Willard will serve as a consultant for the Holy Cross athletic department. Willard will assist with the professional development for the head coaches of all 27 of the Crusaders’ varsity sports. Willard served as the head coach of the Holy Cross’ men’s basketball team from 1999-2009, posting an overall record of 192-117. He also
Ursinus names assistant
Ursinus College has announced the hiring of Dennis Stanton as an assistant men’s basketball coach. Stanton, class of 2004, returns to Ursinus after an illustrious college and professional playing career and a successful stint as head coach at Souderton Area High School. Stanton, the 2004 Mid-Atlantic Region Player of the Year, enjoyed the best individual