A few things to start off the week…. Former DePaul head coach Jerry Wainwright is going to join Rodney Terry’s staff at Fresno State. Wainwright has also been the head coach at Richmond and UNC-Wilmington. While at UNCW, Terry was his assistant. Wainwright has 244 wins in 16 years as a DI head coach and
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Vermont rumors
Here’s what I’ve heard so far at Vermont…. Associate head coach Hajj Turner has confirmed that he is not in the mix to replace Mike Lonergan. He will follow Lonergan to George Washington where he will assume a similar position on the GW staff. Assistant Coach John Becker appears to have the support of some
Lange Leaves Navy
Navy Head Coach Billy Lange has resigned after 7 seasons to become Jay Wright’s top assistant at Villanova. Lange went an even 132-132 at Navy.
HOT RUMOR: Lonergan to GW done deal?
Multiple sources have told me that Vermont head coach Mike Lonergan has accepted the job at George Washington. With his ties to the area and his connection with new AD Pat Nero, he was the obvious choice from the start of this process. I have heard that the announcement will come on Monday. For more
Gary Williams retires
After spending the past 22 seasons as the head coach at his alma mater, Maryland’s Gary Williams has decided to retire. A 1:00pm press conference is scheduled for this afternoon. Here’s the link if you want to watch: http://www.umterps.com/allaccess/?media=243986… Here are William’s complete career stats: 1978-1982 American 72-42 (.632) 1982-1986 Boston College 76-45 (.628) 1886-1989
Daily Dirt – 5/5/11
Happy Cinco De Mayo! Quick fact….Cinco De Mayo is NOT Mexican Independence Day like many believe. Cinco De Mayo is actually the date that the Mexican Army smashed the French in the Battle of Puebla (1862). Mexican Independence Day takes place on September 16. Anyway, I will hoist a few Corona’s back tonight in honor
BREAKING: FAMU set to name Johnson
According a source close to the situation, Florida A&M University is going to hire Clem Johnson as their basketball coach. An announcement may be made as early as today. Johnson is currently the head coach at University of Alaska-Fairbanks. He played at FAMU 1974-1978 and was a second round pick in the 1978 draft (Portland).
Daily Dirt – Part II – 5/5/11
Some more things that I’ve heard today…. New Stetson head coach head coach Casey Alexander is in the process of hiring his staff. Belmont assistant Roger Idstrom will be added as an assistant. He has been at Belmont with Alexander for the past 11 seasons. Also, former Belmont player Steve Drabyn will be joining the
Daily Dirt – 5/4/11
Pretty quiet day so far. Here’s what I’ve got….. Hamilton College head coach Tobin Anderson is leaving to accept a spot on the staff at Siena. Anderson 118-63 in 7 seasons at Hamilton. He also spent 5 seasons as the head coach at Clarkson (67-66) and was an assistant at LeMoyne before that. He will
Five-Star clinics this weekend
Just wanted to pass along the final info for the Five-Star clinics this weekend in New York and Chicago. Below are the official schedules as well as registration info. Like I’ve said before, I highly encourage getting out to see one of these if you can. *2011 SPRING *FIVE-STAR/NAISMITH HALL OF FAME *COACHING* *CLINICS* *NEW
Daily Dirt – 5/3/11
Some assistants on the move today….. I’ve heard that Georgia Southern assistant Chris Kreider is going to join Paul Hewitt’s staff at George Mason. Kreider worked for Hewitt in an administrative role at Georgia Tech. He has been an assistant at GSU under former Georgia Tech assistant Charlton Young for the past two seasons. It
Daily Dirt – 5/2/11
Some early week "dirt"…. The new staff at Towson is complete. URI assistant Kevin Clark has already been officially announced as an assistant. The other staff members will be Kenny Johnson, Luke Murray, and Duane Simpkins. Johnson and Murray both have strong AAU ties (Johnson in Maryland / DC, Murray in New York / New