Here’s some "dirt" to end the week…. Multiple sources have told me that Mike Davis Jr. has accepted an assistant job at Chipola JC. Davis is the son of UAB head coach Mike Davis. The younger Davis played for his father at UAB and this will be his first collegiate coaching job. I have heard
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Farrelly to Niagara official
Just passing on the official press release from Niagara on the hiring of Mount St. Mary’s Mike Farrelly. I reported it as a rumor last month, but it is now a done deal. Here’s the release: http://www.purpleeagles.com/news/2011/8/18/MBB_0818113103.as… Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Staff promotions at BC
Boston College head men’s basketball coach Steve Donahue has announced that Nat Graham has been promoted to assistant head coach and Woody Kampmann has been promoted to assistant coach. Graham served last season as assistant coach, while Kampmann spent the 2010-11 season as the program’s director of basketball operations. Graham joined the Eagles for the
Daily Dirt – 8/18/11
Today’s buzz…. I can confirm that Wingate assistant Akeem Miskeen has accepted a similar job at Hampton University. Miskeen has worked at Hampton before – after graduating from Queens University (NC) in 2008 he served as the DBO at HU. He also had a 1-year stint as an assistant at Mt. Olive College before going
Demons Promote Speilbauer
Jacob Spielbauer, who has been part of the Northwestern State basketball staff for the past five seasons, has been promoted to an assistant coach. Spielbauer was an NAIA honorable mention All-American point guard and an Academic All-American at William Penn University in 2006 and 2007. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news
UALR Hires Lee
UALR head coach Steve Shields has hired former Louisiana-Lafayette head coach Robert Lee. In 14 seasons with the Ragin’ Cajuns (six as a head coach), Lee was part of a program which won three Sun Belt Tournament titles, advanced to the NCAA Tournament three times and the NIT twice. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest
Daily Dirt – Part II – 8/18/11
A few more things that I’ve heard today…. Former Toledo head coach Gene Cross has accepted a job as an assistant with the Maine Red Claws (D-League). In addition to his time as the head coach at Toledo, Cross also worked as an assistant at Notre Dame, Virginia, and DePaul. He worked for current Red
Wagner names DBO
Chris Alesi has been named as the Director of Basketball Operations at Wagner as announced by head basketball coach Dan Hurley. Alesi replaces Scott Smith, who was recently promoted to assistant coach earlier this summer. Alesi comes to Wagner after spending the five seasons as an assistant coach for the Xaverian (NY) High School varsity
Daily Dirt – 8/17/11
I have heard that Kyle Vogt will be added to the staff at Western Illinois. He spent 7 years at Bradley – 6 in operations, 1 as an assistant. Vogt also worked at Lakeland College and Wisconsin-Platteville. An official announcement is expected in the next few days. Rumor has it that St. Cloud State assistant
Clarkson Hires Assistant
Clarkson University announced that Mike Hauser will take on the role as top assistant coach for the Golden Knights’. Hauser graduated from Bowdoin College in 2010, where he was a four-year member of the Polar Bears’ basketball team. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Schweer joins Monmouth (IL) staff
Steve Schweer joins Todd Skrivseth’s men’s basketball staff at Monmouth (IL) for the 2011-12 season. The 2006 graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University played on two NCAA Division III Sweet Sixteen teams and played in one Final Four. He served as an assistant at Lakeland College and most recently was a graduate assistant at North Park
West Alabama adds assistant
The University of West Alabama Department of Athletics announces the hiring Tyler Roden as the assistant men’s basketball coach. Roden joins Mike Newell’s staff after serving one year as a graduate assistant on the Tiger women’s basketball team. Prior to UWA, Roden spent a year at Buckhorn High School in Huntsville, Ala., as the assistant