Dayton head coach Brian Gregory has been offered the Georgia Tech job according to sports by brooks. There are a lot of people reporting on this so Georgia Tech Associate AD Wayne Hogan released a statement and said: "The search for the next men’s basketball coach at Georgia Tech has not concluded and is still
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Daily Dirt part II – Friday 3/25
A few more things that I’ve heard as the day has progressed….. I can confirm that Montana head coach Wayne Tinkle was contacted by Fresno State about their vacant head coaching job. From what I’ve heard, Tinkle told them he would prefer to stay at Montana. Vanderbilt assistant King Rice is emerging as the leader
Loyola (IL) update
According to Loyola AD Grace Calhoun, there will not be a new head coach in place at Loyola before the Final Four. While the athletic department takes it’s time with this search, here are some of the names linked to the job: Tim Buckley – Indiana assistant coach. Was the head coach at Ball State
Tennessee names
According to a great sources, here are the top six candidates on Tennessee’s "wish list"…. Alabama Head Coach Anthony Grant Pittsburgh Head Coach Jamie Dixon Richmond Head Coach Chris Mooney Texas A&M Head Coach Mark Turgeon Villanova Head Coach Jay Wright Wichita State Head Coach Gregg Marshall I would also put good money on the
Daily Dirt – Friday 3/25
A few things that I’ve picked up in the past 24 hours….. I can confirm that Old Dominion assistant Jim Corrigan is no longer a candidate at Towson. It may not be a bad thing for him however. ODU head coach Blaine Taylor has been tied to the Wyoming job, so Corrigan will have a
Daily Dirt – Thursday 3/24
Here’s today’s “Daily Dirt”…… I’ve heard that Memphis assistant Willis Wilson is the front runner at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Wilson was the head coach at Rice from 1992-2008 and has been an assistant at Memphis for the past two seasons. Sources have told me that he may have already been offered the job. Indian Hills
Alcorn State Coaching Finalists
Alcorn State has narrowed the list of candidates for head men’s basketball coach down to three finalists. The finalists are Richard Horton- a 1982 graduate of Alcorn State University, is currently Head Boys and Girls Basketball Coach and Athletic Director for the Humphreys County School District, was a graduate assistant for Lady Braves Basketball team
Louisiana Tech names
Here are the names that are rumored to merit some consideration to replace Kerry Rupp at Louisiana Tech. I actually don’t love this list – I would assume that it will change pretty quickly, but this is what I’ve heard today: Dave Simmons – Head Coach McNeese State. A Louisiana Tech alum and one of
Willis to be hired at Texas A&M-CC
As I said in my blog this morning, I heard that Memphis assistant Willis Wilson was offered the job at Texas A&M-Corpus Chrisit. Looks like my source nailed it – he was offered the job – and has now accepted it. I am waiting on the official release, but the same guy who told me
Early Missouri names
There is a ton of speculation as to who Missouri will hire. The names that have been making the rounds so far are: Cuonzo Martin – Head Coach Missouri State. The former Purdue star and assistant is a hot commodity right now. He led MSU to a 26-9 record this past season. Is 61-41 in
Daily Dirt….
Here a a few things that I’ve heard this morning…. Old Dominion head coach Blaine Taylor met with officials from Wyoming yesterday. I can confirm that Wyoming AD Tom Burman as well as other senior level administrators flew to Virginia to discuss the Cowboy’s vacancy with Taylor. Taylor is under contract at ODU through 2015,
Lamar update
The Beaumont Enterprise (through the Texas Freedom of Information Act) has gotten a hold of the list of applicants for the Lamar job. So far, there are 31 applicants – a very interesting list. There are only a handful of legitimate candidates, including University of Houston (and Lamar Alum) Alvin Brooks. He is still believed