A few things that I’ve heard… Anthony Solomon has departed the Notre Dame and will become an assistant at Georgetown. He joins Akbar Waheed (Hofstra) as new assistants on John Thompson III’s staff. They replace Tavares Hardy (Georgia Tech), and Kevin Sutton (Pitt). Solomon, the former head coach at St. Bonaventure, has also been an
Daily Dirt – 5/3/16
Some things that I have heard today… TCU head coach Jamie Dixon will hire Louisiana Tech assistant Corey Barker as his third assistant. He joins Ryan Miller (UNLV) and David Patrick on Dixon’s staff. Barker has also been an assistant at Bowling Green and Arkansas State. He’s a Houston native with deep Texas recruiting ties.
Daily Dirt – 4/13/16
Today’s dirt… Yesterday, we posted an assistant job that was open at Sam Houston State. I have now learned it’s open because Omar Lowery will be departing to join the staff at Milwaukee. He is a Wisconsin native who graduated from Concordia (WI). Lowery has also been a DI assistant at San Jose State, Cal Poly, and
DI Assistants on the Move: Second Edition
Last week, I published a list of DI assistants on the move. This past weekend has been busy, so here’s the second edition: Boise State: Lost Danny Henderson to Oklahoma State last week. Head coach Leon Rice will replace him with Nebraska assistant Phil Beckner. Last season was Beckner’s first as a Cornhusker, he has also
CONFIRMED: NJIT’s Jim Engles to Columbia
After hearing the rumors swirl over the past 48-hours, HoopDirt.com can now confirm that NJIT’s Jim Engles will become the next basketball coach at Columbia. He will replace Kyle Smith who became the head coach at San Francisco earlier this week. Engles took over as the head coach at NJIT in 2009-09 – the program’s
BREAKING: Kyle Smith Named Head Basketball Coach at San Francisco
Kyle Smith, who has served as the head coach at Columbia University for the last six seasons, has been named head men’s basketball coach at the University of San Francisco, Director of Athletics Scott Sidwell announced today. Smith, 46, becomes the 19th head coach of one of college basketball’s most storied programs that has won two NCAA
Daily Dirt – 3/29/16
Here are some things that I’ve heard… On Sunday, I mentioned Columbia head coach Kyle Smith and his involvement at San Francisco (Daily Dirt – Easter Edition). Smith’s name is now on fire there, and KPIX-TV’s Dennis O’Donnel has gone as far as tweeting that Smith is expected to be named the head coach at
Daily Dirt – 3/24/16
A few things to start the day… On Monday, I mentioned some candidates to replace Eric Reveno at Portland. I have now also heard Columbia head coach Kyle Smith’s name mentioned here. His team is currently 23-10 and still playing in the CIT. He knows the WCC – he spent nine seasons at St. Mary’s
Sunday Dirt – 4/26/15
A bunch of things that I’ve heard today… I can confirm that Bill Morosco will become the DBO at The Citadel. He was most recently an administrative staffer for Jim Les at UC Davis. I can also confirm that Columbia has hired Jonathan Safir as a Graduate Assistant. He played at DIII Vassar College (NY)