The search at Penn State is moving swiftly. Just to recap….East Carolina head coach Jeff Lebo and Drexel head coach Bruiser Flint have both said that they are not interested in the job. They were two early targets. Duquesne head coach Ron Everhart interviewed this week and I’ve heard that there will be at least
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Alaska-Fairbanks finalists
It sounds like they are down to three in the search at Alaska-Fairbanks. According to sources close to the situation, the finalists are: Tim Moser – Head Women’s Coach Alaska-Anchorage. He is 108-20 in his four seasons at UAA including Final Four appearances in 2008 and 2009. Craig Stanger – Former Head Coach Western Oregon.
Daily Dirt- 6/2/11
Here’s today’s "dirt"….. Cincinnati staffer Chris Shumate has accepted a spot on Steve Prohm’s staff at Murray State. Shumate has been at Cincinnati in operations roles for the past four seasons. He played at Murray State under current UC head coach Mick Cronin. It sounds like Kyle Cieplicki will return to Vermont to become an
Daily Dirt – 6/1/11
Happy June…here are a few tidbits to kick off the month…. Arkansas – Ft. Smith assistant Ryan Price will join the staff at Southern. Price had been at UAFS for the past two seasons, and is the son of Tic Price, the former head coach at McNeese State, Memphis and New Orleans. Derrick Jasper will
Daily Dirt – 5/31/11
I hope you all had a great Memorial Day Weekend. I attended the wedding of the century – a ton of big-time coaches were there. None of us actually believed the guy that got married actually liked girls – we had to see this wedding with our own eyes to believe it! Anyway, here is
Daily Dirt – 5/27/11
A few things as we sail into the Memorial Day weekend…. The name that keeps coming up at Penn State today is Arizona State head coach Herb Sendek. Not sure if Penn State can get the money close however. The one thing that I can confirm here is that East Carolina head coach Jeff Lebo
Alabama A&M hires head coach
Alabama A&M has finally hired a head coach, and they didn’t look far to find him. 16-year assistant and A&M alum Willie Hayes has been hired as the new head coach. He beat out Cy Alexander and Ricardo Patton for the job. Here’s a link to the official release by the school: http://www.aamusports.com/news/2011/5/26/MBB_0526115938.aspx…
Daily Dirt – 5/26/11
Here’s what I have today…. Penn State has hired Eddie Fogler to help with their search. Fogler most recently helped with the search at Towson. Some new names that have surfaced over the past few days are Boston University head coach Pat Chambers, Drexel head coach Bruiser Flint, Rider head coach Tommy Dempsey, and former
Colby College Hires Alum
Word on the street is that Plymouth State head coach Damien Strahorn will be named head coach at Colby College in the coming days. Prior to PSU, Strahorn was an assistant at Columbia for four seasons. Strahorn graduated from Colby in 2002.
Early Penn State names
Here are some of the early names that are being mentioned to replace Ed DeChellis at Penn State: Jeff Lebo – Head Coach East Carolina. A Carlisle, PA native. Is 229-172 in 13 seasons as a head coach. Won 18 games this past season at ECU. Was also the head coach at Auburn, Chattanooga, and
Daily Dirt – 5/23/11
Some things that I heard over the weekend…. A few more names to add to the list at Radford –Oakland associate head coach Jeff Tungate and Clemson assistant Mike Winiecki . Here’s my original list: http://hoopdirt.com/blog/a8c4a295/radford-rumors/… John Becker is beginning to assemble his staff at Vermont. Assistant Matt O’Brien will remain on the staff. He
BREAKING: DeChellis to Navy
In a bit of a surprise, multiple sources are reporting that Penn State head coach Ed DeChellis will accept the job at Navy. There is a 7:00pm press conference scheduled for tonight. DeChellis will be taking a pay cut of almost $200,000 per year, but he will have some added job security. He has been