Southland Conference

OFFICIAL: Bailey to New Orleans

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Following up on a rumor that HoopDirt.com posted back on September 4th (New Orleans Dirt)…It has now been made official that Jody Bailey has been named as an assistant coach at the University of New Orleans. Bailey arrives in New Orleans after five seasons at Jacksonville College where he

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New Orleans Names Bil Duany Assistant Coach

New Orleans men’s basketball head coach Mark Slessinger officially welcomed in his newest aid on Wednesday morning, naming Bil Duany as a Privateer assistant coach for the upcoming season. Duany spent last season as a graduate assistant at New Mexico State University where he worked primarily with the post players, film evaluation, life skills, and

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Simmons Receives Extension at McNeese State

Dave Simmons has signed a three-year extension at McNeese State.  Simmons, who will be entering his 10th season at McNeese, is the first coach in school history to take his team to back-to-back national postseason tournaments (2011 NIT; 2012 CBI). During his time at McNeese, he’s won 127 games and passed Wayne Cusic last season

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