Bowling Green State University head men’s basketball coach Chris Jans has completed his coaching staff with the addition of Corey Barker. Barker will join David Ragland and Mark Downey as the three assistant coaches for Coach Jans, who was named the 16th men’s basketball head coach in BGSU history in March. "I am thrilled to
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Daily Dirt II – 4/25/14
Round 2 of the Daily Dirt – speed round… • I can confirm that Toledo will hire former South Florida assistant Mike Wells. The Ohio native has also been an assistant at George Mason, and spent close to 20 years in the NBA. • I’ve got great info from our #1 source that a job
Coppin State finalists
There are five finalists in the search to replace Fang Mitchell at Coppin State. The candidates will be on campus over the next ten days, and the decision is expected by May 5th. The finalists are: Orlando "Bino" Ranson: A current assistant at the University of Maryland, Ranson has strong ties to the Baltimore-Washington area,
Daily Dirt – 4/24/14
Busy day – here are a bunch of things that I’ve heard… • Now that Mike D’Antoni and Brad Underwood have said no to Marshall, Eastern Kentucky’s Jeff Neubauer will be the next “hot” name here. Neubauer has actually been a target since the start of the search, but now that Marshall has swung and
BREAKING: Marshall to hire Dan D’Antoni
Marshall athletic director Mike Hamrick announced early Thursday that his school’s search for a new men’s basketball coach is complete, and a source confirmed to CBSSports.com that Dan D’Antoni will fill the position. D’Antoni is the brother of Lakers coach Mike D’Antoni. The development was first reported by WSAZ-TV’s Keith Morehouse. D’Antoni, 66, has been
Fox Completes Staff
Appalachian State University men’s basketball staff is complete with the hiring of three assistant coaches, head coach Jim Fox announced on Thursday. Jason Allison, Bryan Lentz and Mantoris Robinson join Fox on the Appalachian State bench. The trio boasts a combined 27 years of collegiate coaching experience. “I’m extremely excited about the coaching staff we’ve
Walker Announced as UIS Head coach
The University of Illinois Springfield Director of Athletics Kim Pate announces Bill Walker as the next head coach of the Prairie Star men’s basketball program on Thursday "I am very excited to announce the appointment of Bill Walker as the next head men’s basketball coach," Pate said. "Coach Walker brings a winning mentality, tremendous experience,
Utah’s Krystkowiak Agrees to Five-Year Contract
University of Utah men’s basketball coach Larry Krystkowiak has agreed to a five-year contract through the 2018-19 academic year, Director of Athletics Dr. Chris Hill announced today. Krystkowiak’s compensation package will total $1.4 million a year. In addition, there are two retention clauses in the agreement: Krystkowiak will receive a $375,000 bonus if he stays
VCU rumor…
Word on the street is that Shaka Smart is close to filling the vacancy on his staff created when Mike Rhoades departed for Rice. I have heard from a great source that Vanderbilt assistant David Cason is the leader here. He has been an assistant at Vandy since 2011 – prior to that he worked
Illinois Springfield rumors…
I have heard from a few good sources on this one..sounds like Illinois Springfield is set to name their next head coach – the announcement could come as early as tomorrow. It sounds like the finalists are Mitch Gilfillan (assistant coach SIU Edwardsville), Al Biancalana (former assistant UIC), and Bill Walker (assistant coach Drake). According
Finlandia names head coach
Three-time U.P. Coach of the Year Mike O’Donnell has been named the head coach of the Finlandia University men’s basketball program. "We’re extremely excited to have Mike come back and be a part of the Finlandia Lions family once again," Athletic Director Chris Salani said. "The successes he’s had as a basketball coach and as
Daily Dirt – 4/23/14
Another “vacation” edition of the Daily Dirt. Gotta go quickly before the DirtQueen discovers me… • I have heard that Stony Brook assistant Dan Rickard is the leader at Adelphi, and could be named as the head coach there as early as tomorrow. Other names that I have heard surrounding this one are Fordham associate