The University of Southern Mississippi has released the following statement on the health of head men’s basketball coach Jay Ladner: Southern Miss men’s basketball head coach Jay Ladner was hospitalized on Tuesday morning in Hattiesburg after suffering a heart related medical emergency. Ladner will step away from the team while he is expected to make a full
“The best is yet to come!” That was the message McNeese Cowboys basketball head coach Will Wade relayed to a packed Kleckley Room at the Legacy Center on Tuesday afternoon after Director of Athletics Heath Schroyer announced the signing of Wade to a new five-year contract that will pay him a record $700,000 per year plus incentives. The
Ottawa University Arizona Men’s Basketball and Coach Matt Keeley have announced the promotion of Cale Brubaker to Associate Head Coach. Coach Brubaker has his hands on all parts of Spirit basketball, primarily taking the lead on scouting and recruiting. Cale came to OUAZ at the start of the 2021-2022 season. OUAZ is in just its seventh season as a
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Congratulations to the following coaches who have been selected as the Week 13 HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by Just Play Solutions. These coaches are now eligible to receive the HoopDirt.com National Coach of the Year Award presented by Just Play Solutions which will be announced at the conclusion of the 2023-24 college basketball season. This is
Northwestern head men’s basketball coach Chris Collins has been fined and publically reprimanded by the Big Ten for his actions in the Wildcats game vs Purdue on 1/31. The Conference issued the following statement: “The Big Ten Conference issued an institutional fine of $5,000 and public reprimand of Northwestern University men’s basketball head coach Chris
The University of Arizona’s Tommy Lloyd has been named as the head coach of the 2024 USA Men’s U18 National Team. He will be assisted by Grant McCasland (Texas Tech University) and Micah Shrewsberry (University of Notre Dame). Lloyd, McCasland and Shrewsberry will lead the Americans at the 2024 FIBA U18 Men’s AmeriCup (date and location to be announced
Missouri assistant basketball coach Dickey Nutt took to social media to share his recent cancer diagnosis: Nutt, who is in his second season at Missouri, has over 30 years of coaching experience at the college level. He served as the head coach at both Arkansas State (1995-08) and Southeast Missouri State (2009-15), and has also
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I can confirm that Brian Hewitt is out as the head men’s basketball coach at D2 Southern Wesleyan University. Hewitt coached the team as the interim coach during the 2022-23 season, and was given the job on a permanent basis last February. It sounds like current assistant coach Joel Stites will take
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Congratulations to the following coaches who have been selected as the Week 12 HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by Just Play Solutions. These coaches are now eligible to receive the HoopDirt.com National Coach of the Year Award presented by Just Play Solutions which will be announced at the conclusion of the 2023-24 college basketball season. This is
Itawamba Community College’s men’s basketball coach Grant Pate plans to step down at the end of the 2023-24 season, the program announced Wednesday. Assistant coach Darrian Wilson will take over for the 2024-25 season. Pate is in the middle of his 12th season leading the Indians basketball program. “It wasn’t an easy decision,” said Pate.
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (GA) is headed from the NJCAA to the NAIA in July, 2024. The college, which dropped basketball back in 2008, will re-start their men’s and women’s programs as they move to the four-year level and join the Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC). To get ready for this move, ABAC has named
George Washington University men’s basketball head coach Chris Caputo has officially announced the promotions of Matt Colpoys and Cooper Handelsman to assistant coaches, elevating each of their roles in the program. Per new NCAA rules in effect this season, men’s basketball saw an increase in two coaches allowed to perform on-court duties. “Both Matt and Cooper have executed their roles with tremendous
