I have now heard from multiple sources that Syracuse assistant Kelley Gibson will become an assistant at Rutgers. The former WNBA standout has been on the Syracuse staff for the past five seasons. She also worked at USC, Maine, UMBC, and American. After graduating from Maryland, she played for the Houston Comets from 2000-04, winning
JUCO DIRT…
I have heard from a great source that Snow College (UT) assistant coach Jordan Downs will be named as the next head coach at Whatcom CC (WA). Last season was Downs first season as an assistant at WCC – he was a high school coach in the area before that. Downs was part of a
Buffalo State Dirt…
I have heard from a good source that Buffalo State head coach Sue Roarke will depart to become the assistant athletic director at Niagara. She has spent nine season as the head coach at BSU (118-114). Roarke has also been the head coach at Sage College and Stevens Institute of Technology, and holds a career
DIII DIRT: Coe College’s New Head Coach…
Word on the street is that Wartburg College (IA) assistant Nate Oakland will become the next head coach at Coe College (IA). He will replace Randi Henderson who became an assistant at Charlotte earlier this month. Oakland just wrapped up his fourth season at Wartburg, and he was previously an assistant at Coe. During his
Xavier Dirt…
I have heard from a great source that Xavier head coach Brian Neal will hire St. Bonaventure associate head coach Kate Achter as an assistant. She will replace Bryce McKey who was hired as an assistant at Maryland back in April. Achter has been at St. Bonaventure since 2010. She worked as a graduated assistant at
Bemidji State Finalists
There are five finalists five finalists in Bemidji State’s search for a new head women’s basketball coach. The candidates include: Chelsea DeVille, John Motherwell, Shannon Nelson, Mandy Pearson and Brent Pollari. The finalists will be on campus May 26-29.. DeVille has been a part of the University of Sioux Falls women’s basketball coaching staff since 2009 and
HOT RUMOR: Guth the Choice at Yale
According to a great source, Northwestern assistant coach Allison Guth will be named as the next head coach at Yale. Guth was an assistant at Yale from 2010-2012 before heading to Northwestern. The Chicago native has also worked at DePaul and Missouri. She will replace Chris Gobrecht who became the head coach at Air Force
VCU Dirt…
I have heard from a great source that VCU head c0ach Beth O’Boyle will add Richard Fortune to her staff. Fortune has been an assistant at Old Dominion for the past two seasons. He has also worked at Central Florida, and been an assistant for the Boo Williams AAU Girl’s Nike Travel Team. Fortune will
DIII DIRT: Southern Maine to Name Allen Head Coach
Multiple sources have said that Southern Maine will name Sam Allen as their next head women’s basketball coach. Allen was an assistant to recently retired Gary Fifield last season. Before coming to Southern Maine in 2014, Allen was the Director of Basketball Operations at the University of Vermont. She played collegiately at Southern New Hampshire, and
Stephen F. Austin Dirt…
It sounds like the search to replace Brandon Schneider at Stephen F. Austin is about to wrap-up. A great source has told me that West Texas A&M head coach Mark Kellogg is the leader, and could be named as the head coach in the next few days. Schneider has had a great two-year run at West Texas A&M