Aaron Toomey, who has established an impressive coaching résumé on the heels of a standout playing career, has been named the new head men’s basketball coach at the University of Hartford. Toomey served as interim head coach at Amherst College during the 2019–20 season, guiding the Mammoths to a stellar 18–8 record. He was selected to
Phillips takes over as Head Coach at Kenyon
Jill McCartney, Kenyon College’s Director of Athletics, Fitness and Recreation, announced the hiring of Steve Phillips as head coach of the Owls men’s basketball program. Phillips will arrive on campus after serving as an assistant coach at Williams College since the 2018-19 season. Phillips, who also has coaching experience at Washington & Lee University and
Wilkins named Assistant Basketball Coach at Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt men’s basketball head coach Jerry Stackhouse announced the hiring of Anthony Wilkins as an assistant coach. A native of Atlanta, Wilkins spent the last five seasons at Georgia Tech – four as an assistant coach before one as the associate head coach. “We are thrilled to add Anthony Wilkins to our Vanderbilt coaching staff,”
Notre Dame Basketball Staff Update
New Notre Dame head coach Micah Shrewsberry has added Kyle Getter (associate head coach) and Mike Farrelly (assistant coach) to his staff. Here are the releases on each hiring: Kyle Getter The first domino of Micah Shrewsberry’s staff was set in motion on Thursday when it was announced that Kyle Getter will step in as
OFFICIAL: Boone named Assistant Basketball Coach at Abilene Christian
Following up on something that I mentioned in the DAILY DIRT back on 4/10. Cinco Boone has officially been named as an assistant at Abilene Christian University. No press release from the school yet, but the following was posted to Twitter earlier today: Boone spent last season as an assistant at Texas Arlington, after a
D2 DIRT: Seattle Pacific set to open; Leep taking D1 assistant job
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) I teased this one yesterday on Twitter and can now confirm that D2 Seattle Pacific head coach Grant Leep will step down and become an assistant at D1 Seattle University. Leep had been at SPU for the past 14 seasons – 7 as an assistant, and the last seven as the
OFFICIAL: Saddler named Head Basketball Coach at Nicholls State
Following up on HoopDirt.com’s report from earlier today. Nicholls State has officially named Tevon Saddler as their new head men’s basketball coach. Here’s the release from the school: Nicholls State University Director of Athletics Jonathan Terrell announced Thursday the hiring of Tevon Saddler as the head men’s basketball coach. The hiring is pending approval from the University of Louisiana
Thomsen named Head Basketball Coach at D2 Frostburg State
Frostburg State Director of Athletics Troy Dell has announced that Zack Thomsen will be the school’s 15th head men’s basketball coach in program history. Thomsen will be the team’s second head coach to take helm as a member of Division II and the Mountain East Conference. “I want to thank President Nowaczyk, Director of Athletics Troy Dell and
SOUTHLAND DIRT: Nicholls State set to hire Maryland Staffer as new Head Coach
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) Following up on my TWEET from earlier today…I have heard from multiple sources that Maryland Director of Player Personnel Tevon Saddler will be named as the new head men’s basketball coach at Nicholls State. He would replace Austin Claunch who became an assistant at Alabama a few weeks ago. Saddler, a
Temple Basketball Staff Update
New Temple head basketball coach Adam Fisher has announced three additions to his staff. Chris Clark and Bobby Jordan have been named as assistant coaches, and Jimmy Polisi has been added as the director of basketball operations. They join Michael Huger, who was announced as the associate head coach last week. CHRIS CLARK Chris Clark,
Southern Illinois names Jerrance Howard Assistant Basketball Coach
Southern Illinois men’s basketball has added Jerrance Howard to its staff as an assistant coach, head coach Bryan Mullins announced. “We are excited to welcome Jerrance and his family to our program. Jerrance has an infectious personality and will bring tremendous energy and experience to our staff,” Mullins said. “His winning background will have an immediate impact
Pickens joins UT Arlington Basketball Staff
UT Arlington men’s basketball head coach KT Turner has finalized his third assistant coach position with the hiring of former Division-I student-athlete Keith Pickens. Pickens, 32, spent the previous five seasons (2018-23) in the same position at Southeast Missouri, helping lead the Redhawks to the NCAA Tournament last month after SEMO won its first Ohio Valley Conference Tournament