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BREAKING: KSU to hire Preston
On a roll today……earlier I blogged about Penn State assistant Lewis Preston and his involvement at Kennesaw State. Looks like it’s a done deal – Preston has accepted the head coaching position at KSU. I’ve heard that he will make somewhere between $165,000 and $190,000. The official announcement is expected in the next few days.
BREAKING: Henderson to Princeton
According to a source close to the situation, Northwestern assistant Mitch Henderson will be named as the next head coach at his Alma Mater, Princeton. Henderson graduated in from Princeton in 1998 – he was a four-year starter and captain for the Tigers. He has spent 11 seasons at Northwestern working under former Princeton head
Stetson update
It looks like Stetson is finally ready to name a coach. This has been one of the longest searches of the off-season – Derek Waugh resigned on February 20th. I’ve got it from good sources that Stetson has made it’s choice, and will announce the new coach at 1:45pm tomorrow. There were six finalists –
Daily Dirt – 4/19/11
Here’s what I have so far today…. Butler assistant Micah Shrewsberry is rumored to be leaving to join Matt Painter’s staff at Purdue. Shrewsberry has been at Butler since 2007 and is an Indiana native. He would replace Mike Jackson who resigned last month. I’ve heard Vermont associate head coach Hajj Turner’s name come up
Daily Dirt- 4/18
A quiet Monday so far, but here’s but I’ve got…. UConn assistant Andre LaFleur is going to accept the associate head job at Providence under new head coach Ed Cooley. LaFleur has been at UConn for the past nine seasons. Current UConn director of administration Glen Miller will be elevated to assistant coach to replace
Daily Dirt Part II – 4/18
A quick afternoon update…. Marshall assistant Bill Barton is rumored to be the leader for the vacant assistant position at Pitt. His current head coach, Tom Herrion, held the position at Pitt before he took the Marshall job last spring. Barton was also an assistant at Duquesne, and before that he was the long-time head
Daily Dirt – Part II – 4/15/11
A few more things that I’ve heard today…. My sources tell me that Mississippi assistant Owen Miller is leaving the staff for a high school job. The official announcement won’t be made until Monday, but Miller is headed to Gulfport HS – his Alma Mater. Miller has been an assistant coach at Ole Miss since
Daily Dirt 4/15/11
Some end of the week chatter…. New Utah head coach Larry Krystkowiak is going to add Andy Hill to his staff. Hill previously worked for Krystkowiak at Montana (and has remained on staff there). He will join the Utah staff as either the third assistant coach or the director of basketball operations. Also, former Utah
Daily Dirt 4/14/11
Pretty quiet day here at the HoopDirt World Headquarters. Here are a few things that have come across my desk so far…. The search at Eastern Michigan is continuing. From what I’ve heard, at least two possible candidates have turned down the opportunity to interview. Texas Southern head coach Tony Harvey, and former Utah head
Princeton names
Here are some of the names that I’ve heard who may be involved at Princeton…. Mike Brennan – Assistant Coach Georgetown. Played for Pete Carril at Princeton (1994 grad). Spent seven seasons as an assistant at his Alma Mater before moving on to American and then Georgetown. Brian Earl – Assistant Coach Princeton. A 1999
Daily Dirt 4/13/11
Some morning dirt…. It sounds like Iowa State assistant director of operations Matt Abdelmassih will be elevated to an assistant coaching spot. Abdelmassih worked with head coach Fred Hoiberg with the Minnesota Timberwolves before following him to ISU. Louisville assistant Tim Fuller is headed to Missouri to join Frank Haith’s staff. He worked for Haith