Author Archives: The DirtKing

OFFICIAL: Cunningham out at UIW

I teased this one earlier today on Twitter – it’s now official. Carson Cunningham is out as the head men’s basketball coach at the University of the Incarnate Word. UIW released the following statement late this afternoon: Cunningham went 42-105 (.286) in his five seasons at UIW, including a 12-19 (6-12 Southland) mark this past

Continue Reading →

Byers joins Virginia Tech Men’s Basketball Staff

Virginia Tech men’s basketball head coach Mike Young announced Tuesday the hiring of J.D. Byers as an assistant coach for the Hokies. Byers, who is familiar with the New River Valley from his coaching days at Radford, enters his 18th season as an assistant coach in 2023-24. He comes to Blacksburg after assistant coach stints at Penn State (2023), VCU

Continue Reading →

Foster departs Cal State San Marcos; Named Head Coach at Southern Nazarene

Southern Nazarene University Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, Danny Thomason, announced the hiring of BJ Foster as the eighth head coach in the storied 59-year history of Southern Nazarene University Men’s Basketball.  “We were looking for someone that would point our student-athletes towards SNU’s Mission, continue the tradition of excellence that has become the norm with

Continue Reading →

Otzelberger inks 2-yr extension at Iowa State

After guiding the Iowa State men’s basketball team to the NCAA Tournament for the second-straight season and signing the highest-rated recruiting class in program history, head coach T.J. Otzelberger has been rewarded with a two-year contract extension, Cyclone Director of Athletics Jamie Pollard announced. “In just two years, Coach Otzelberger and his staff have reimagined the Cyclone

Continue Reading →

Daily Dirt – 4/11/23

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A beautiful day down here in Charlotte. Here are a few things that I’ve heard while spending time with some great people… Some staff changes at San Jose State. I can confirm that Trent Miyagishina is no longer the Spartans DBO. He started as a manager at the college and eventually

Continue Reading →

Wichita State Basketball Staff Update

Kenton Paulino, Chris Hollender and Quincy Acy will be the assistants on Paul Mills’ inaugural Wichita State coaching staff, Mills formally announced. Mills, who was recently hired as WSU’s 27th head men’s basketball coach, will introduce additional members of his support staff in the coming days. The 2023 national coach of the year finalist has spent

Continue Reading →