Still recovering from Hurricane Irene….we’ve been told not to expect power until Friday at the earliest. The Little DirtBags are running crazy. I feel bad for the DirtQueen who has to be home with the all day – at least I get to escape to the office (where there is power!) Here are a few
News
Pearl to private sector
Former Tennessee head coach Bruce Pearl has accepted a job vice president of marketing with H.T. Hackney Co – a Knoxville-based wholesale grocery company. He will begin working at H.T. Hackney on September 1st. The company is led by Chairman and CEO Bill Sansom, a former University of Tennessee trustee. Stay with HoopDirt for the
Former Knicks assistant joins Wake staff
Former New York Knicks assistant coach Greg Brittenham has joined the Wake Forest athletic department as the Director of Athletic Performance for Men’s and Women’s Basketball. Brittenham, who spent the past 20 seasons with the Knicks as an assistant coach for player development and team conditioning, will work directly with the Demon Deacon men’s and
Fisher gets 4-year contract extension
San Diego State basketball coach Steve Fisher has been given a four-year contract extension and long-time assistant Brian Dutcher has been designated as his eventual replacement. The addendum keeps Fisher at SDSU through the 2014-15 campaign and comes two years after the University exercised its two-year option on Fisher’s original five-year deal, which was signed
Dougal named assistant at UWP
Eric Dougal has been named assistant men’s basketball coach for the Pioneers, University of Wisconsin-Platteville head coach Jeff Gard announced Thursday. For the last five years, the Janesville, Wisconsin native has been an assistant coach at Manchester College, where he was involved with all aspects of the Spartans’ men’s basketball program. He served as the
RIC adds Holt to staff
hode Island College has named Matt Holt as an assistant men’s basketball coach. Holt joins the program after a five-year stint as the Head Student Assistant Coach and Video Coordinator for the Northeastern University men’s basketball program. He also gained AAU coaching experience with the Rhode Island Breakers. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college
Cornell names assistant
I mentioned this one earlier last week….it’s now official. Middlebury assistant Arlen Galloway has been named as an assistant at Cornell. Here’s the press release: Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
End of the Week Dirt – 8/26/11
A few things to end the week as we prepare for the arrival of Irene…. I’ve heard that the leader for the vacant Keystone College job is Ithaca assistant Nevada Smith. According to a source, he is in line to replace Jason Leone who has accepted the SUNY-Oswego job. Smith has been an assistant at
Daily Dirt – 8/25/11
No updates yesterday – I was off the grid. I took The DirtQueen and the Little DirtBags to a water park / amusement park. The DQ gave me strict “no basketball” orders for the day. Even had to leave the cell in the car. The Little DB’s wore me out, but we had a great
Metz to BC press release
This is something that we have been talking about for weeks (and has not been a secret). Izzy Metz hiring at Boston College is now official. Here’s a link to the press release issued by BC yesterday: http://bceagles.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/082411aaa.… Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Saunders resigns at Lewis
Lewis University assistant men’s basketball coach Condric Sanders announced his resignation and has accepted a position at Division I Florida A&M as an assistant coach. Sanders had been on the Lewis staff for the past two seasons. Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching news and rumors.
Georgetown (KY) names coach
I mentioned in my blog this morning that I heard Chris Briggs was a candidate to replace Happy Osborne at Georgetown – looks like I was right! Briggs has in-fact been chosen as the head coach at GC. Here’s the link to the official release: http://www.georgetowncollegeathletics.com/article/906.php… Stay with HoopDirt for the latest college basketball coaching