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
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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
Tibaldi to remain as DBO at Missouri
Mizzou Basketball Head Coach Kim Anderson added a second member to his staff on Thursday as he announced that Bryan Tibaldi will remain the program’s Director of Basketball Operations. A native of Traverse City, Mich., Tibaldi has spent three seasons at Missouri and played collegiately at Michigan State before serving as the Video Coordinator with
Kaminiski resigns at NCC
Northampton Director of Athletics Troy Tucker has announced that men’s basketball coach Mike Kaminski has stepped down from his position, effective immediately. Kaminski, who led the Spartans to a 14-13 record and a playoff victory over Lehigh-Carbon in his first season, served as an assistant for two seasons under Kevin Foley, before taking over the
Majerle extended through 2017-18 at GCU
Grand Canyon University announced today that they have extended the contract of head men’s basketball coach, Dan Majerle, through the 2017-18 season. Financial terms of the agreement were not released. "Coach Majerle exceeded expectations in our initial year of the Division I membership process," said Grand Canyon President Brian Mueller. "We are pleased to announce
ESPN: No NBA for Izzo
From Andy Katz at ESPN: Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said he’ll remain with the Spartans next season despite rumors that he is a candidate for NBA openings in Minnesota and Detroit. "First of all I’m going to be at Michigan State,” Izzo said Wednesday on ESPNU’s College Basketball podcast. "I still listen to things