Time for a quick blog…..Mrs. Dirt is rocking a deuce in our vacation cottage…. DI assistant Rodney Watson has taken over at the University of Southern Indiana. He had been an assistant at Southern Illinois for the past 21 seasons – serving under Bruce Weber, Matt Painter, and most recently Chris Lowrey. During Watson’s time
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Today’s coaching rumors…..
A few things that I picked up this morning….. Chipola JC coach Greg Heiar is a done deal at Southern Mississippi. He will officially join Larry Eustacy’s staff next week after his paper work is finalized. Heiar was 164-15 at Chipola including an NJCAA Final Four appearance this year. The Iowa native has been close
Congrats to Coach Hill – our 500th Facebook friend!
Congrats to Kyle Hill, the Head Coach at Cedar Creek School, in Ruston, Louisiana for becoming our 500th friend on Facebook! Thanks for your kind words about our site Coach Hill – we’ll be following your Cougars next season. I’d love to see the Cougars play in "The Brickhouse" – looks like a great home
HoopDirt gets another one right!
Back on April 20th, my colleague, Mr. Dirt declared Texas-San Antonio assistant Jay Spoonhour to be the front runner for the Moberly Area CC job (http://hoopdirt.com/blog/d140dc/moberly-area-community-colle…). Turns out he was correct! Spoonhour has indeed taken over at Moberly. No big press conference or announcement, but he has gotten the job. Damn we’re good!!
A few quick notes……..
As I mentioned the other day, Cliff Ellis is looking to hire at Coastal Carolina (http://www.hoopdirt.com/blog/3fa50ba1/todays-rumors-and-news…). Apparently he is now looking to replace his entire staff. Jamie Kachmarik has officially departed for Appalachian State, Scott Stapleton has gone to the Alabama Basketball Academy, and Raheem Waller has not been retained. That leaves DOB Jimbo Tolbert
Walker to be hired at Villanova
Well placed sources have told HoopDirt that New Mexico assistant Chris Walker is going to be added to Jay Wright’s staff at Villanova. Walker was a point guard at ‘Nova from 1988-1992. He played for Rollie Massimino and was an assistant for the Wildcats for one season under Steve Lappas. He has also served as
Today’s rumors and news…….
A few rumors and news items to start the week: It looks like Coastal Carolina Head Coach Cliff Ellis will be looking for two assistants. Jamie Kachmarik is rumored to be leaving to reunite with Buzz Peterson at Appalachian State. Kachmarik worked for Peterson when he was the head coach at Coastal Carolina from 2005-2007.
New England news and rumors….
Picked up a few New England items…… It looks like Dartmouth Head Coach Terry Dunn is going to promote volunteer assistant Matt Raidbard to full-time assistant. The Indiana grad has also been an assistant at Western New Mexico. Staying with the Ivy League, it looks like Harvard volunteer Josh Meyer will also be moved up.
Texas-Pan American narrows list to four
UTPA Interim Athletic Director Ricky Vaughn has narrowed the list of candidates to replace Tom Schuberth to four. They are all scheduled to interview with in the next ten days. They are: Charlotte assistant Bobby Kummer – scheduled to interview today (5/11). http://www.charlotte49ers.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/kummer_bob… North Texas assistant Bill Foy – will interview Tuesday 5/12. http://www.meangreensports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=9107&a… Nicholls
Candidates at Southern Indiana
Sounds like a pretty messy situation at USI. Head Coach Rick Herdes has resigned over what the school’s athletic director called "irregularities" within the program. Not sure exactly what they are, but the USI Athletic Department said they will be submitted to the NCAA once their internal investigation is complete. Herdes has had a ton
University of Nevada Rumor
Northern Illinois associate head coach Dennis Gates is a candidate for a spot on David Carter’s staff. Gates has been at Northern Illinois for the past two seasons.
UW-Platteville Update
As we reported last week, current assistant Jeff Gard has officially applied for the head coaching position at UW-P. We are also hearing that Will Ryan is in the mix for the position. Will is the son of Bo Ryan who won four national championships at UW-Platteville and is currently the head coach at Wisconsin.