UC Riverside Head Men’s Basketball Coach and 2022-23 Big West Coach of the Year, Mike Magpayo, has signed a new five-year deal that will keep him at the helm of the Highlanders’ program through the 2027-28 season. Magpayo’s new contract comes on the heels of UCR’s best season in the program’s 20+ year Division I history.
OFFICIAL: Westerlund takes over at NAIA UNOH
HoopDirt.com first mentioned this one yesterday (NAIA DIRT). The hiring of Richard Westerlund at NAIA University of Northern Ohio is now official – here’s the release: The University of Northwestern Ohio is proud to announce the hiring of Richard Westerlund as the new Head Men’s Basketball coach for the Racers. Westerlund takes over the program
HoopDirt.com 2022-23 NCAA D2 Coach of the Year presented by Just Play Solutions
For Immediate ReleaseMarch 31, 2023 Nova Southeastern University Head Men’s Basketball Coach Jim Crutchfield has been named as the HoopDirt.com NCAA D2 Coach of the Year presented by Just Play Solutions for the 2022-23 college basketball season. Crutchfield qualified for this award by earning the HoopDirt.com / Just Play Solutions Coach of the Week for Week 15 of the season. A
OFFICIAL: McCasland named Texas Tech Head Basketball Coach
This one has been making the rounds for weeks. Fresh off his NIT Championship last night, Texas Tech has finally announced UNT’s Grant McCasland as their new head men’s basketball coach. Here’s the press release from the school: A proven winner who began his career as the Texas Tech men’s basketball Director of Operations from
Horn inks contract extension at Northern Kentucky
Northern Kentucky University Vice President and Director of Athletics Christina Roybal announced head men’s basketball coach Darrin Horn and Northern Kentucky University have agreed to a contract extension. The new agreement will extend his current contract by two years to keep him at the helm of the NKU basketball program for four full seasons. This extension makes
Penn State Basketball Staff Update
Penn State Peter and Ann Tombros Endowed Men’s Basketball Head Coach Mike Rhoades has officially announced five members of his coaching staff. Jamal Brunt, J.D. Byers, Brent Scott and Jimmy Martelli will join Rhoades in Happy Valley after serving on his staff at VCU, while Rhoades has also added Penn State alumni and all-time great Joe Crispin. Brunt will serve as associate head coach,
OFFICIAL: Johnson resigns at CSUN
No secret here – this one has been out for a few days. CSUN finally released a statement on the resignation of head men’s basketball coach Trent Johnson: California State University, Northridge Head Men’s Basketball Coach Trent Johnson announced his resignation today after leading the Matadors for the past two seasons. “It’s time, the game of basketball
OFFICIAL: Thomas takes over at NAIA Florida Memorial
In yesterday’s NAIA DIRT, I mentioned that Delano Thomas would be hired as the new head basketball coach ay NAIA Florida Memorial. This move has now been made official – here’s the press release from the school: Florida Memorial announces the hiring of NAIA National Championship coach Delano Thomas as men’s head basketball coach. The
NAIA Bethany College hires Flemmer as new Head Men’s Basketball Coach
Bethany College and the Department of Athletics are pleased to announce Trevor Flemmer has been named Head Men’s Basketball Coach for the Swedes. “I want to thank President Mauch and Athletic Director Laura Moreno for entrusting me with the opportunity to lead the men’s basketball program here at Bethany College,” said newly-named Head Men’s Basketball
Halcovage named Head Basketball Coach at Buffalo
George Halcovage III has been named the 15th head coach in University at Buffalo men’s basketball history, Vice President and Director of Athletics Mark Alnutt announced on Thursday. A rising star in the coaching ranks, Halcovage comes to Buffalo from Villanova where he spent 15 years, most recently serving as associate head coach. As a trusted
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Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A few things from the NAIA level. I have heard from multiple sources that NAIA Florida Memorial will hire DeLano Thomas as their new head basketball coach. Thomas had been the head coach at Shawnee State (OH) since 2017, and captured the 2020-2021 NAIA National Championship. An official announcement is expected
Green Bay Basketball Staff Update
Green Bay men’s basketball head coach Sundance Wicks announced his coaching staff Thursday afternoon. Wicks will be joined on the bench this season by Pat Monaghan, Zach Malvik, and Nic Reynolds as assistant coaches. All three bring a substantial amount of coaching and playing experience. Adams Owens was retained as the team’s Director of Basketball