Some things that I’ve heard as we head into the live period… • Two separate sources have told me that Tulane assistant Ronnie Hamilton will join the staff at Houston. Hamilton has been on Ed Conroy’s staff at Tulane for the past two seasons. He also worked for Conroy at The Citadel. • Speaking of
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Wetzel promoted at MSUB
Montana State University Billings announced that Justin Wetzel has been promoted in title to associate head men’s basketball coach after dedicating the past four years to the program. Wetzel is entering his fifth season at MSUB in a career that has seen him coach at the high school, college and professional levels. This past season,
HOT: Gillespie out at VI
Jason Gillespie has resigned as the head coach at Virginia Intermont after 6 weeks on the job. The school issued the following release today: http://www.viathletics.com/article/637.php… We have learned what his "other opportunity" is…he will become the new head coach at Reinhardt University. That announcement is expected early next week. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest
OFFICIAL: Parham to Illinois
University of Illinois head coach John Groce announced the hiring of Paris Parham as assistant coach. A Chicago native, Parham comes to Illinois after five years as an assistant at Illinois State. We first reported this as rumor on 6/27 (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/485fd8e0/daily-dirt-6-27-12/…“>http://hoopdirt.com/blog/485fd8e0/daily-dirt-6-27-12/……). Here’s the link to the official release: http://hoopdirt.com/blog/485fd8e0/daily-dirt-6-27-12/…“>http://hoopdirt.com/blog/485fd8e0/daily-dirt-6-27-12/…… Stay with HoopDirt for the latest
Miami (OH) staff update
Miami (OH) head coach John Cooper has filled two spots on his staff over the past few days… Trey Meyer was named as an assistant coach. Meyer was on Coach Cooper’s staff at Tennessee State the last three years, spending two years as a graduate assistant while earning his master’s degree from TSU in 2011
Edgewood names head coach
Edgewood College has named Justin Meyer the sixth head men’s basketball coach in the school’s history. Meyer has been on the Eagles’ coaching staff for a total of 11 seasons serving at various times as an assistant coach, recruiting coordinator and head assistant coach, before being promoted to his current position of associate head coach
Missouri S&T names assistant
Aaron Coombs, an assistant coach at Northern Oklahoma College for the past two seasons, has been named by Missouri S&T as its new assistant coach for the university’s men’s basketball program. Coombs will fill the position previously held by Joey Goodson, who resigned to accept an assistant coaching post at his alma mater, Saint Francis
Daily Dirt – 7/5/12
I hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable 4th. With the exception of a brief ER visit and some stitches for one of our Little DirtBags, we had a great day! Here’s some "dirt" as we head into the July live period… • I can confirm that former San Francisco head coach Jessie Evans has
Daily Dirt – 7/3/12
A few things that I’ve heard as we get ready to celebrate July 4th… • I have heard from multiple people that Missouri State assistant Kyle Smithpeters will become the new head coach at John A. Logan College. Before joining the MSU staff last spring, Smithpeters spent four years as an assistant at JALC. He
Webster promoted at Tennessee
Tennessee basketball coach Cuonzo Martin announced Tuesday that he has promoted Tracy Webster to associate head coach. Webster, who, like Martin, is entering his second season with the Volunteers, has previously held the title of assistant coach since his hiring on April 5, 2011. A three-time All-Big 10 selection during his collegiate playing career at
Extension for North Dakota’s Jones
University of North Dakota Director of Athletics Brian Faison announced today that head men’s basketball coach Brian Jones has been signed to a three-year contract extension that will take him through the 2014-15 season. The deal also includes a pair of options that could extend Jones through the 2016-17 season. Stay with HoopDirt for the
OFFICIAL: Smithpeters to JALC
Confirming what I blogged about earlier today…Kyle Smithpeters has officially been named as the head coach at John A. Logan College. Here’s the link to the official release: http://news.jalc.edu/index.php/2012/07/smithpeters-named-new…#more-12718 Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.