We added 9 new jobs this week, check the list below… Head Coach: University of South Carolina Aiken- FT (NCAA DII) Assistant Coach: St. Catharine College (KY)- PT (NAIA DI) Medaille College- PT (NCAA DIII) Barton Community College- FT (NJCAA DI) Wright State University- FT (NCAA DI) Shaw University- FT (NCAA DII) College of Charleston-
Saturday Dirt – 6/6/15
Two schools who will name head coaches next week… Shaw University (NC) – NCAA DII – Joel Hopkins will be named as the new head coach at Shaw. HoopDirt.com first mentioned Hopkins as the “hot” name here back on 5/12 (Daily Dirt – 5/12/15). Hopkins was the head coach at Shaw in the early 2000’s
HOT: Patrick Beilein Named Head Coach at LeMoyne
Le Moyne College Assistant Vice President and Director of Athletics Matt Bassett announced this morning the hiring of Patrick Beilein as the eighth head men’s basketball coach in program history. Beilein replaces Steve Evans, who was promoted to Associate Director of Athletics last month after a 15-year tenure in charge of the Dolphins. Beilein, the
DII DIRT: Alexander the Choice at St. Leo (FL)
I can now confirm that USC Aiken head coach Vince Alexander will become the head coach at St. Leo (FL). Alexander was among three finalists that HoopDirt.com listed back on 5/29 (St. Leo Finalists). He beat out former Bowling Green assistant Mark Downey and former Wisconsin Green Bay Brian Barone for the job. In Alexander’s
Daily Dirt – 6/3/15
Today’s Daily Dirt… I have heard that the search for an assistant at Presbyterian has been narrowed to four. Among the group is a DI video coordinator (believed to be the leader), a former DI operations guy, and two other assistant coaches. Sounds like the official word will come any day. I’ll go with the
Braden, Sewell Join Bellarmine’s Coaching Staff
Bellarmine University announced today that Beau Braden and Josh Sewell have been named as assistant coaches for the men’s basketball team. Braden is a Louisville native who played at DeSales High School and Centre College before entering the coaching ranks. He first served on the staff at Georgetown College before moving on to St. Catharine
Daily Dirt – 6/1/15
Here are a some things that I’ve heard… The first name that has emerged surrounding the search to replace Steve Evans at LeMoyne is Patrick Beilein. The former West Virginia Wesleyan head coach spent this past season in a player development / video coordinator role with the Utah Jazz. Beilein was a 1,000 point scorer
Daily Dirt- 5/29/15
Here are some things that I’ve heard as we head in to the last weekend in May… Pretty cool story coming out of Illinois State. Director of Basketball Operations Mitch Gilfillan has resigned, and will take a job as an attorney at a local law firm. The former Ball State and SIUE assistant graduated from
DII DIRT: St. Leo (FL) Finalists
The search to replace Lance Randall at St. Leo (FL) is moving along quickly. Randall was named as the head coach at Lindenwood University (MO) back on May 11th. It sounds like there are at least three in the final group – the names that I’ve heard are: Mark Downey – Former assistant Bowling Green.
Daily Dirt – 5/28/15
Today’s Daily Dirt… It sounds like former Iona head coach Jeff Ruland is in the mix for a spot on Jimmy Patsos’ staff at Siena. Ruland was the head coach at his alma mater Iona from 1998-2007 (139-135), and spent 2009-2013 as the head coach at the University of District Columbia (40-61). He was the
Ivan Lewis Named Head Coach at DII Felician College
Ivan Lewis of Prospect Park, a 2004 graduate of Felician College, has been named head coach of the Golden Falcon men’s basketball team, Felician athletics director Ben DiNallo Jr. announced today. Lewis becomes the seventh coach in program history, succeeding Dave DeFerrari. He is the first alumnus of Felician to hold the position. “I commend
Weekly Roundup: Jobs
We added 13 new jobs this week, check the list below… Head Coach: St. Louis Community College- PT- (NJCAA DII) SUNY Ulster Community College- PT- (NJCAA DIII) Pennsylvania College of Technology- FT- (NCAA DIII) Reedley College- FT- (CCCAA) Assistant Coach: Colorado Christian University- FT- (NCAA DIII) Louisiana Tech University- FT- (NCAA DI) University of California,