Holy Cross will announce their new head coach today and introduce him at a press conference tomorrow. The finalists are Pitt’s Tom Herrion and Notre Dame’s Sean Kearney. We reported earlier that there was a mysterious third candidate looming, and it looks like we were right! Holy Cross alum Rod Baker is the mystery man.
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DII Felician College
We heard that Felician College Head Coach Del Harrison has resigned from his post after four seasons. Last year he led his team to a 16-13 record. In four years he compiled a overall record of 51-61. The job has not been officially posted yet but we have heard that the interview process has started.
D3 rumors……
A couple quick rumors that I heard today…. Todd McGuinness, an assistant at Case Western has been named head coach at Hartwick College. He was previously an assistant at Hartwick and has also worked at Vassar. McGuinness is a 2002 graduate of Bethany College (WVa). Dickinson College (PA) is going to name Al Seretti of
Cross one off the Crusaders list
Holy Cross assistant Andy Sachs will not be the mysterious third candidate for the Crusaders vacant head coach opening. Sachs has accepted the head job at Bethany College in West Virginia. Originally believed to be in the mix at Holy Cross, Sachs apparently knew otherwise and went hard for the Bethany job. He is a
Monday rumors….
We have a big-time transfer on campus today, so I only have a minute to share some things that I’ve heard over the weekend. Bethany College (WVa.) will announce their new head coach as soon as today. Former head coach Mike Summey left to take an ops job at Miami last week. With how quick
Holy Cross search winding down
Holy Cross will have a coach in place by this time next week according to our sources. Here are the candidates that we believe have already met with AD Dick Regan: Notre Dame assistant Sean Kearney Former Boston U head coach Dennis Wolff Quinnipiac assistant Sean Doherty Quinnipiac assistant Eric Eaton UMass Lowell head coach
West Florida cuts 144 down to 10
West Florida has announced the 10 finalists for their vacant men’s basketball job. The original list of 144 (http://www.hoopdirt.com/blog/a925a3d9/west-florida-applicant…) included former NBAer’s Tree Rollins and Tiny Archibald – neither of which made the final cut. It appears to be a very interesting final 10. There are current and former head coaches, a bunch of assistants,
Newberry to hire DeMeo
DII Newberry College is set to hire Central Florida assistant Steve DeMeo. A 11:00am press conference is scheduled for tomorrow. DeMeo was at UCF for one season after spending the previous 10 at Providence. Sources tell us that Newberry alum and UNC Charlotte associate head coach Rob Moxley took his name out of the running,
News and rumors from the DirtKing……
I really like the out-of-nowhere hiring of Kevin O’Neill at USC. AD Mike Garrett got everything that he wanted – a guy with NBA experience (head coach of the Raptors, assistant with the Knicks, Pistons, and Pacers), someone who has been a high level DI head coach (Tennessee, Northwestern, Arizona), and a coach who is
West Florida Applicants
This is crazy – 144 applicants for the West Florida job – and they published the names! As a coach, I think this stinks. Whenever I have applied for a job, I just assumed that it was a private application. When I was an assistant, I would always tell my head coach if I was
USC / Holy Cross updates
Only two searches going on right now – here are some updates….. USC AD Mike Garrett is going to meet with Reggie Theus today. He has also reportedly met with Lakers assistant Jim Clemons. It sounds more and more like Garrett wants someone with NBA experience. PJ Carlesimo is reportedly on the short list as
Wednesday ramblings from the DirtKing
Some quick items I thought I’d share as I finish my Frosted Flakes…… Interesting article from the LA Times regarding USC’s search. It says Lakers assistant Jim Cleamons has already spoken with AD Mike Garrett about the vacant head coaching spot. It also mentions former NBA head coaches PJ Carlesimo and Reggie Theus as serious