Brent Burris has been hired as an assistant coach at Eastern Nazarene College after spending four years at Indiana University East, where he was a scholarship athlete on the men’s basketball team for the Red Wolves. Burris, who hails from Indianapolis, Indiana, made the journey to Massachusetts in order to begin his coaching career under
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Eustachy Signs New Contract
Southern Miss men’s basketball coach Larry Eustachy signed a new three-year contract extension. The Golden Eagles went 22-10 last year, and overall, Eustachy has a record of 117-104 since 2005. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
RPI Hires Assistant
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has officially hired Matt Kelly as an assistant coach. We had this last week ( http://hoopdirt.com/blog/a684980a/daily-dirt-9-20-11/…). Click below for the official press release. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Daily Dirt – 9/28/11
Here are a few things that I’ve heard today as I recover from my bout with death…. According to the Twitter account of Glenville State head coach Stephen Dye, he has hired former West Virginia standout Joe Mazzulla as an assistant coach. I mentioned in the spring that Mazzulla had an offer from Nova Southeastern
H-SC adds former NBA player to staff
Head coach Dee Vick has recently announced the addition of former NBA and UVA star Cory Alexander to the basketball coaching staff. Alexander comes to the Tiger staff after a ten year professional career that included time with the San Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets, Orlando Magic and Charlotte Bobcats. A native of Waynesboro, Virginia, Alexander
Cruz hired at LCCC
Mike Cruz, who was a graduate assistant on Alan Major’s staff last season at UNC-Charlotte, has been named as the head coach at Lorain County CC (OH). Cruz is from the Lorain area and brought in as part school’s renewed emphasis on athletics. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Daily Dirt – 9/27/11
Late blog tonight – I was out of the office sick all day. Like I told Mr. Dirt earlier today, I think I have a temperature of like 200 degrees (The DirtQueen needed two thermometers to get an accurate reading). Here’s what I have in a rare moment of lucidity…. I’ve heard that Harcum College
Talladega assistant takes HS job
Talladega College assistant coach Randy Pulley has been named as the head coach at Word of God Christian Academy. He played at the school from 1998 to 2001. He played for two seasons at St. Louis before transferring to Missouri. Pulley had spent the past three seasons at Talladega. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest
Daily Dirt – 9/26/11
A few things to start off the week…. I’ve blogged a ton about the Union County College job over the past month. It has been offered to Billy Diamond (Berkeley assistant) and Dermon Player (former Seton Hall assistant), but neither of them took the job. The latest name that I’ve heard is current Felician College
Sharlow joins Potsdam staff
SUNY Potsdam Men’s Basketball Coach Sherry Dobbs has announced the appointment of Josh Sharlow as an assistant coach for the 2011-12 season. Sharlow replaces Jon Tanous who has moved on to take the top assistant job at Ithaca College. Sharlow will move to the coaching arena after a very successful playing career both at St.
Lebo extended through 2019
East Carolina University has announced that an extension of head men’s basketball coach Jeff Lebo’s contract, which would help secure his position through the 2018-19 season, was approved Friday by the University’s Board of Trustees. In his first season at the helm of the Pirates, Lebo led East Carolina to its first winning season in
New England Dirt….
Some dirt from the great Northeast (I’ve heard some places in New England already have a few feet of snow)…. Former Boston College standout Billy Curley has joined that staff at Emerson College. Curley played for current Emerson head coach Jim O’Brien at BC. He was the 22nd pick in the 1994 NBA draft, and