George Mason

George Mason Dirt…

Following up on a TWEET from Saturday… I can confirm that Zack Curran has become the new Director of Basketball Operations at George Mason. Curran had worked at the Hoop Group since 2016, serving most recently as the director of the Hoop Group Elite. He also spent time as an assistant at Marymount University before

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Daily Dirt – 5/17/19

Some quick hitters to wrap-up the week… I have heard that Tanner Smith will become an assistant at Kennesaw State. He has spent the past three seasons as the Director of Basketball Operations at Mississippi State. He played collegiately at Clemson, and later overseas. Smith also spent time on the staff at Charlotte. I have

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Hutchins joins George Mason Basketball staff

George Mason University men’s basketball head coach Dave Paulsen announced that Pete Hutchins will join his staff as an assistant coach. Hutchins brings a diverse background of experience to the Patriot program which includes assistant coach tenures at the NCAA Div. I and Div. III levels, as well as nearly a decade as a prep

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Daily Dirt – 3/25/19

Some things to kick off what is expected to be a busy week… I have heard that Korn Ferry has the Vanderbilt search. Not a huge surprise since they just ran the recent AD search. Too early for any legit names here yet. I’ll have some soon though. The Luke Murray to Fairfield rumors are

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Daily Dirt – 4/26/18

Some things that I have heard… I have heard that DII Minnesota Duluth will name Justin Wieck as their new head basketball coach. Wieck has been the associate head coach at Minnesota Moorhead for the past five seasons, and also served as the head coach at Jamestown University (N.D.), where he went 32-31 in two

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Daily Dirt – 6/3/16

Some things that I’ve heard… I have heard that Long Beach State head coach Dan Monson will hire Senque Carey as an assistant coach. Last season was Carey’s first as an assistant at Florida Gulf Coast.  He has also spent time at Hawai’i, Fresno State, Portland State and his alma mater, New Mexico. The official announcement is

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Daily Dirt – 5/4/16

A few things that I have heard … I have heard that Pete Hutchins and Mike Quinn will be hired as assistant coaches at Dartmouth. Hutchins has spent the past nine seasons as the head coach at New England prep power house New Hampton School. Quinn spent last season as the DBO at George Mason and has

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Dartmouth Search Update…

The search to replace Paul Cormier at Dartmouth is nearing a conclusion. On campus interviews began last week, and will wrap up in the next day so.  The names that I have heard are: Dane Fischer – Assistant Coach George Mason David McLaughlin – Associate Head Coach Northeastern Mark Prosser – Associate Head Coach Winthrop Billy

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George Mason’s Paulsen Records 400th Career Win

Behind three Patriots in double-figures, George Mason men’s basketball head coach Dave Paulsen recorded his 400th career victory with a 63-44 rout over Penn Saturday night at EagleBank Arena. Paulsen is in his first season at George Mason, prior to that, he spent seven seasons at Bucknell. During his tenure there, the Bison became the first

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VMI Dirt: Assistants to be Named…

I have heard that new VMI head coach Dan Earl is prepared to officially introduce his staff this week. I have heard that he will retain current assistant Ben Thompson, and add Chris Kreider and Steve Lepore. Thompson joined Duggar Baucom’s staff at VMI last season.  He was previously an assistant UNC Pembroke, and also

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