Here are a few things that I’ve heard as school gets underway… I can confirm that Matt Vogel has been named as the Director of Basketball Operations on Derek Kellogg’s new staff at LIU Brooklyn. He had been on Kellogg’s administrative staff at UMass since 2009, serving most recently as the operations coordinator. It
Daily Dirt – 5/16/17
A few things… Roy Williams confirmed to the Herald-Sun that UNC DBO Brad Frederick is on the road recruiting and will be bumped up to to assistant coach replacing C.B. McGrath who became the head coach at UNC Wilmington earlier in the spring. It also sounds like assistant DBO Sean May will be elevated to
Derek Kellogg Named Head Basketball Coach at LIU Brooklyn
In an announcement today at Barclays Center, LIU Brooklyn announced the choice of Derek Kellogg to serve as the 14th head men’s basketball coach in the program’s history. Kellogg previously served for nine seasons as the head coach of the University of Massachusetts in the Atlantic 10 Conference. Before that, he served for eight seasons
OFFICIAL: LIU Brooklyn does not renew contract of Head Basketball Coach Jack Perri
Following up on a report from earlier today… LIU Brooklyn has officially announced that they will not renew the contract of head basketball coach Jack Perri. After going 20-12 this past season, AD Brad Cohen released the following statement:
BREAKING: Jack Perri fired as Head Basketball Coach at LIU Brooklyn
HoopDirt.com can confirm an ESPN report that LIU Brooklyn has released head basketball coach Jack Perri. This move comes on the heels of a 20-win season for LIU, and the third straight season where Perri’s Blackbirds have improved their record. The former assistant to Jim Ferry at LIU, Perri finishes his five-year stint at the
LIU-Brooklyn Dirt…
Former Central Connecticut assistant coach Tobe Carberry has been named as an assistant coach at LIU Brooklyn. Carberry had been on the CCSU staff since 2014, and was not retained when Donyell Marshall took over this past spring. He also spent four seasons as an assistant coach at DII New Haven, and three seasons at
LIU Brooklyn Dirt…
HoopDirt.com can confirm that LIU Brooklyn head coach Jack Perri has hired Greg Van Pelt as the Blackbirds new Director of Basketball Operations. Most recently, Van Pelt served as an assistant coach at Montclair State (NJ). He has also worked at Susquehanna University (PA) and DII East Stroudsburg University (PA). An official announcement is expected
DI DIRT: Administrative Staffers Hired
I’ve heard that three schools have filled administrative roles over the past few days… Campbell I can confirm that Campbell University has hired Kenneth White as their new Director of Player Development. White was most recently the head coach at Lausanne Collegiate (TN), where he had won two State Championships. He played at Oak Hill in the late
LIU Brooklyn Dirt…
I have now heard from multiple sources that New Orleans assistant Kenyon Spears will become an assistant at LIU Brooklyn. Spears is familiar with the Northeast Conference (NEC) – he was on Mike Deane’s staff at Wagner from 2005-2010 serving the last two seasons there as the associate head coach. The Texas native has also
DIII DIRT: UMass-Boston set to Name New Head Coach
I have heard that UMass-Boston has found their replacement for long-time head coach Charlie Titus. According to great sources, the choice will be current LIU Brooklyn assistant coach Jay Harris. He has spent the past seven seasons on the Blackbirds staff, serving two as the DBO, and the last seven as an assistant. Harris is