Ryan Ayers, a 2009 Notre Dame graduate and sharp-shooting guard for the Fighting Irish, has returned to his alma mater as an assistant coach on Mike Brey’s staff. Ayers is the second former Brey player and team captain added to the men’s basketball coaching staff in the last two weeks joining 2002 graduate Ryan Humphrey.
Daily Dirt – 5/31/16
A bunch of things that I heard over the long weekend… DII Queens College (NY) is making progress in their search for a new head coach. Skype interviews wrapped up last week, and on campus interviews begin today. I have heard that they interviewed a mix of candidates, from DI assistants to DIII head coaches,
Daily Dirt – 5/25/16
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
Tuesday Starting Five – 2/9/16
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Daily Roundup – 1/7/16
ESPN’s Jay Bilas watched the Syracuse-Miami game with Jim Boeheim at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Syracuse. This was the eighth game of Boeheim’s nine game suspension. Portions of Bilas’ live game viewing with the Syracuse coach will air on this week’s SportsCenter and during the UNC-Syracuse game. I am definitely looking forward to watching
Bucknell Dirt…
I have heard from multiple sources over the past 24 hours that the Bucknell search has been narrowed down to 5-6 candidates. It sounds like interviews will wrap up this week, and a decision could be made by Friday. The names that I’ve heard are: Jamion Christian – Head Coach Mount St. Mary’s. Has been
Tennessee-Chattanooga Dirt…
Some names are beginning to surface in the search to replace Will Wade at Tennessee-Chattanooga. Parker is handling the search, and they are in the very early stages with this one. I have now spoken to multiple people surrounding this one, and the names that I am hearing are: Rod Balanis – Assistant Coach Notre