Author Archives: The DirtKing

Doc Sadler joins Kansas Basketball Staff

Doc Sadler has returned to the Kansas men’s basketball program as an analyst, KU head coach Bill Self announced today. Sadler comes to Kansas after being on the staff at Oklahoma for the 2022-23 season where he was a special advisor to the head coach. Sadler served as director of basketball operations at Kansas for

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USC Basketball Staff Update

The USC men’s basketball program has elevated Desmon Farmer and Kurt Karis to assistant coaches, it was announced by head coach Andy Enfield.  In January this year, the Division I Council moved forward to modernize rules for coaching limits across several sports. In men’s and women’s basketball, the Council supported an increase of two coaches, effective July 1. Per the

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UCLA Basketball Staff Update

The UCLA men’s basketball program has elevated Nate Georgeton to the role of assistant coach, while adding Nemanja Jovanovic and Brendyn Taylor as assistant coaches. The NCAA Division I Council voted in January 2023 to approve an increase of two basketball coaches who can participate in skill instruction, but may not recruit off campus. These changes became effective in men’s and women’s

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D3 NEWS: Lewis promoted to full-time assistant at Averett

 Averett University men’s basketball head coach David Doino announced Tuesday the full-time addition of KeShawn Lewis ’22 to the program as an assistant coach. Lewis, who played four seasons for the Cougars, served as a volunteer assistant coach last season while also working within athletics administration. “I am extremely proud and excited to elevate KeShawn to a full-time assistant

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OFFICIAL: Dildy named Assistant Basketball Coach at Duke

No secret here – this one has been out for a while. Duke finally made it official today though. Here’s the release from the the Blue Devils: Duke men’s basketball head coach Jon Scheyer announced Tuesday the hiring of Emanuel Dildy as an assistant coach. Dildy fills the position vacated by Amile Jefferson, who was hired as an assistant coach

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Moats elevated to Assistant Basketball Coach at Boise State

Boise State men’s basketball head coach Leon Rice has announced that David Moats will transition into the role of assistant coach.  Moats enters his seventh season with Boise State after joining the program in 2017-18. He spent five seasons as the director of operations (2017-22) before moving into the newly-created role of director of recruiting ahead of the 2022-23

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OFFICIAL: Miller announces retirement at Wisconsin-Whitewater; Wischer named Interim Head Coach

Following-up on a report from earlier today…Wisconsin-Whitewater head men’s basketball coach Pat Miller has officially announced his retirement. Here’s the statement from the school: Pat Miller, head coach of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men’s basketball team — who led the program to 10 NCAA national tournament appearances and two national championships — will retire after

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Miskelly named Men’s Basketball Director of Video and Analytics at K-State

Kansas State head coach Jerome Tang filled out the last full-time position on his coaching staff on Monday afternoon (July 31) with the hiring of Franklin Miskelly as Director of Video and Analytics. Miskelly arrives at K-State after a two-year stint (2021-23) as a graduate assistant at Mississippi State for head coaches Ben Howland and Chris Jans, helping the Bulldogs win 39 games

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Buffington named Men’s Basketball GM at Texas Tech

Texas Tech head coach Grant McCasland has officially announced the hiring of Kellen Buffington who will work as the program’s General Manager. Buffington is one of the most respected grassroots basketball organizers in the country and arrives at Texas Tech after founding and operating TheTB5Reports in Dallas. The organization hosted amateur basketball events for the

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SIUE hires Thorpe as Assistant Basketball Coach

 SIUE men’s basketball Head Coach Brian Barone continues to add to his coaching staff, announcing the addition of veteran Assistant Coach Angres Thorpe. Thorpe comes to SIUE following a four-year stint on the staff at Buffalo, where he spent the 2022-23 season as the Associate Head Coach. The Bulls compiled a 70-49 record with Thorpe on staff.

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